Gena Rowlands

Gena Rowlands

🎂 19th June 1930 (95 yrs) 📍 Madison, Wisconsin, USA

Known For

The Notebook

Biography

Virginia Cathryn "Gena" Rowlands (June 19, 1930 – August 14, 2024) was an American actress. A four-time Emmy and two-time Golden Globe winner, she is known for her collaborations with her late actor-director husband John Cassavetes in ten films, including A Woman Under the Influence (1974) and Gloria (1980), which earned her nominations for the Academy Award for Best Actress. She also won the Silver Bear for Best Actress for Opening Night (1977).

Gena Rowlands

Movies Featuring Gena Rowlands

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age (2021)

as Self
Gena Rowlands: A Life on Film

Gena Rowlands: A Life on Film (2019)

as Self
Bette Davis: Larger Than Life

Bette Davis: Larger Than Life (2017)

as Self
Unfortunate Circumstances

Unfortunate Circumstances (2017)

as Dr. Cohen
Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks

Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks (2014)

as Lily Harrison
Watching Gena Rowlands

Watching Gena Rowlands (2014)

as Self (archive footage)
Parts Per Billion

Parts Per Billion (2014)

as Esther
Yellow

Yellow (2012)

as Mimi
Olive

Olive (2011)

as Tess M Powell
Faces

Faces (2011)

as Jeannie Rapp (archive footage)
Cannes: All Access

Cannes: All Access (2007)

as Self
Broken English

Broken English (2007)

as Vivien Wilder-Mann
What If God Were the Sun?

What If God Were the Sun? (2007)

as Melissa Eisenbloom
Paris Je T'aime

Paris Je T'aime (2006)

as Gena (Quartier Latin)
Edge of Outside

Edge of Outside (2006)

as Self
Stardust: The Bette Davis Story

Stardust: The Bette Davis Story (2006)

as Self
The Skeleton Key

The Skeleton Key (2005)

as Violet Devereaux
The Notebook

The Notebook (2004)

as Older Allie
The Incredible Mrs. Ritchie

The Incredible Mrs. Ritchie (2004)

as Mrs. Evelyn Ritchie
Taking Lives

Taking Lives (2004)

as Mrs. Rebecca Asher
Making 'Faces'

Making 'Faces' (2004)

as Self
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There

Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There (2003)

as Self
Charms for the Easy Life

Charms for the Easy Life (2002)

as Charlie Kate
Heart of the Festival

Heart of the Festival (2002)

as Self (archive footage)
Hysterical Blindness

Hysterical Blindness (2002)

as Virginia Miller
Wild Iris

Wild Iris (2001)

as Minnie Brinn
A Constant Forge

A Constant Forge (2000)

as Self
Light Keeps Me Company

Light Keeps Me Company (2000)

as Self
The Color of Love: Jacey's Story

The Color of Love: Jacey's Story (2000)

as Georgia Porter
The Weekend

The Weekend (1999)

as Laura Ponti
Playing by Heart

Playing by Heart (1998)

as Hannah
Grace & Glorie

Grace & Glorie (1998)

as Grace Stiles
The Mighty

The Mighty (1998)

as Gram
Hope Floats

Hope Floats (1998)

as Ramona Calvert
1001 Nights

1001 Nights (1998)

as Narrator (voice)
Paulie

Paulie (1998)

as Ivy
Best Friends for Life

Best Friends for Life (1998)

as Mrs. Harriet Cahill
She's So Lovely

She's So Lovely (1997)

as Miss Green
Unhook the Stars

Unhook the Stars (1996)

as Mildred
No Image

John Cassavetes: To Risk Everything to Express It All (1996)

as Self
The Neon Bible

The Neon Bible (1995)

as Mae Morgan
Something to Talk About

Something to Talk About (1995)

as Georgia King
Parallel Lives

Parallel Lives (1994)

as Francie Pomerantz
Anything for John

Anything for John (1993)

as Self
Silent Cries

Silent Cries (1993)

as Peggy Sutherland
Crazy in Love

Crazy in Love (1992)

as Honora Swift
Face of a Stranger

Face of a Stranger (1991)

as Pat Foster
Night on Earth

Night on Earth (1991)

as Victoria Snelling
Ted & Venus

Ted & Venus (1991)

as Mrs. Turner
Once Around

Once Around (1991)

as Marilyn Bella
Hollywood Mavericks

Hollywood Mavericks (1990)

as Self (archive footage)
Montana

Montana (1990)

as Bess Guthrie
Another Woman

Another Woman (1988)

as Marion
The Betty Ford Story

The Betty Ford Story (1987)

as Betty Ford
Light of Day

Light of Day (1987)

as Janette Rasnick
An Early Frost

An Early Frost (1985)

as Katherine Pierson
No Image

Nederland C (1985)

as Self - Interviewed actress
I'm Almost Not Crazy: John Cassavetes — The Man and His Work

I'm Almost Not Crazy: John Cassavetes — The Man and His Work (1984)

as Self
Love Streams

Love Streams (1984)

as Sarah Lawson
Rapunzel

Rapunzel (1983)

as The Witch
Thursday's Child

Thursday's Child (1983)

as Victoria Alden
Tempest

Tempest (1982)

as Antonia
Gloria

Gloria (1980)

as Gloria Swenson
Strangers: The Story of a Mother and Daughter

Strangers: The Story of a Mother and Daughter (1979)

as Abigail Mason
The Brink's Job

The Brink's Job (1978)

as Mary Pino
A Question of Love

A Question of Love (1978)

as Linda Ray Guettner
Opening Night

Opening Night (1977)

as Myrtle Gordon
Two-Minute Warning

Two-Minute Warning (1976)

as Janet
A Woman Under the Influence

A Woman Under the Influence (1974)

as Mabel Longhetti
Minnie and Moskowitz

Minnie and Moskowitz (1971)

as Minnie Moore
Husbands

Husbands (1970)

as Party Guest
Machine Gun McCain

Machine Gun McCain (1969)

as Rosemary Scott
Faces

Faces (1968)

as Jeannie Rapp
Nick Quarry

Nick Quarry (1968)

Tony Rome

Tony Rome (1967)

as Rita Kosterman
A Child Is Waiting

A Child Is Waiting (1963)

as Sophie Widdicombe Benham
The Spiral Road

The Spiral Road (1962)

as Els
Lonely are the Brave

Lonely are the Brave (1962)

as Jerry Bondi
Shadows

Shadows (1960)

as Woman in Nightclub Audience (uncredited)
The High Cost of Loving

The High Cost of Loving (1958)

as Ginny Fry