ACTOR
Gena Rowlands
Known for NCIS · Monk · Columbo
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…
Snapshot 2026-10-15
- Born
- Jun 19, 1930
- Died
- Aug 14, 2024
- Birthplace
- Madison, Wisconsin, USA
- Known For
- Acting
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).
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Known For
TV
NCISJoann Fielding · 2003
★ 7.6
★ 7.6
TV
MonkMarge Johnson · 2002
★ 7.9
★ 7.9
TV
ColumboElizabeth Van Wick · 1971
★ 8.1
★ 8.1
TV
BonanzaRagan Miller · 1959
★ 7.5
★ 7.5
TV
Numb3rsErika Hellman · 2005
★ 7.0
★ 7.0
TV
The ViewSelf · 1997
★ 4.3
★ 4.3
TV
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSelf · 1962
★ 7.6
★ 7.6
TV
The Alfred Hitchcock HourHelen Martin · 1962
★ 7.9
★ 7.9
Filmography
Movies
The High Cost of LovingGinny Fry
1958
ShadowsWoman in Nightclub Audience (uncredited)
1960
Lonely are the BraveJerry Bondi
1962
The Spiral RoadEls
1962
A Child Is WaitingSophie Widdicombe
1963
Tony RomeRita Kosterman
1967
FacesJeannie Rapp
1968
Nick Quarry
1968
Machine Gun McCainRosemary Scott
1969
HusbandsParty Guest
1970
Minnie and MoskowitzMinnie Moore
1971
A Woman Under the InfluenceMabel Longhetti
1974
Two-Minute WarningJanet
1976
Opening NightMyrtle Gordon
1977
A Question of LoveLinda Ray Guettner
1978
The Brink's JobMary Pino
1978
Strangers: The Story of a Mother and DaughterAbigail Mason
1979
GloriaGloria Swenson
1980
TempestAntonia
1982
RapunzelThe Witch
1983
Thursday's ChildVictoria Alden
1983
I'm Almost Not Crazy: John Cassavetes — The Man and His WorkSelf
1984
Love StreamsSarah Lawson
1984
An Early FrostKatherine Pierson
1985NC
Nederland CSelf - Interviewed actress
1985
Light of DayJanette Rasnick
1987
The Betty Ford StoryBetty Ford
1987
Another WomanMarion
1988
Hollywood MavericksSelf (archive footage)
1990
MontanaBess Guthrie
1990
Face of a StrangerPat Foster
1991
Night on EarthVictoria Snelling
1991
Once AroundMarilyn Bella
1991
Ted & VenusMrs. Turner
1991
Crazy in LoveHonora Swift
1992
Anything for JohnSelf
1993
Silent CriesPeggy Sutherland
1993
Parallel LivesFrancie Pomerantz
1994
Something to Talk AboutGeorgia King
1995
The Neon BibleMae Morgan
1995JC
John Cassavetes: To Risk Everything to Express It AllSelf
1996
Unhook the StarsMildred
1996
She's So LovelyMiss Green
1997
1001 NightsNarrator (voice)
1998
Best Friends for LifeMrs. Harriet Cahill
1998
Grace & GlorieGrace Stiles
1998
Hope FloatsRamona Calvert
1998
PaulieIvy
1998
Playing by HeartHannah
1998
The MightyGram
1998
All About My MotherIn Memory Of
1999
The WeekendLaura Ponti
1999
A Constant ForgeSelf
2000
Light Keeps Me CompanySelf
2000
The Color of Love: Jacey's StoryGeorgia Porter
2000
Wild IrisMinnie Brinn
2001
Charms for the Easy LifeCharlie Kate
2002
Heart of the FestivalSelf (archive footage)
2002
Hysterical BlindnessVirginia Miller
2002
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were ThereSelf
2003
Making 'Faces'Self
2004
Taking LivesMrs. Rebecca Asher
2004
The Incredible Mrs. RitchieMrs. Evelyn Ritchie
2004
The NotebookOlder Allie
2004
The Skeleton KeyViolet Devereaux
2005
Edge of OutsideSelf
2006
Paris Je T'aimeGena (Quartier Latin)
2006Paris Je T'aimeWriter
2006
Stardust: The Bette Davis StorySelf
2006
Broken EnglishVivien Wilder-Mann
2007
Cannes: All AccessSelf
2007
What If God Were the Sun?Melissa Eisenbloom
2007
FacesJeannie Rapp (archive footage)
2011
OliveTess M Powell
2011
Parts Per BillionEsther
2014
Six Dance Lessons in Six WeeksLily Harrison
2014
Watching Gena RowlandsSelf (archive footage)
2014
YellowMimi
2014
Bette Davis: Larger Than LifeSelf
2017
Unfortunate CircumstancesDr. Cohen
2017
Gena Rowlands: A Life on FilmSelf
2019
Peter Falk versus ColumboSelf (archive footage)
2019
Broadway: Beyond the Golden AgeSelf
2021Television
Golden Globe AwardsSelf - Nominee · 1 eps
1944Golden Globe AwardsSelf - Presenter · 3 eps
1944Golden Globe AwardsSelf · 3 eps
1944
Studio OneBetty · 1 eps
1948
The Ed Sullivan ShowSelf · 2 eps
1948
Robert Montgomery PresentsMyrtle Wilson · 1 eps
1950
Hallmark Hall of FameVictoria Alden · 1 eps
1951Hallmark Hall of FameGrace · 1 eps
1951
General Electric TheaterDorothy Dickenson · 1 eps
1953
Alfred Hitchcock PresentsLucille Jones · 1 eps
1955
77 Sunset StripBarbara Adams · 1 eps
1958
Adventures in ParadiseDr. Abigail Brent · 1 eps
1959
BonanzaRagan Miller · 1 eps
1959
Johnny StaccatoNina Van Ness · 1 eps
1959
LaramieLaurel DeWalt · 1 eps
1959
RiverboatRose Traynor · 1 eps
1959
The IslandersPepper Mint · 1 eps
1960
87th PrecinctTeddy Carella · 30 eps
1961
Dr. KildareHelen Scott · 1 eps
1961
Target: The Corruptors!Marian Praisewater · 1 eps
1961
The Mike Douglas ShowSelf · 1 eps
1961
The Alfred Hitchcock HourHelen Martin · 1 eps
1962The Alfred Hitchcock HourLouise Henderson · 1 eps
1962The Alfred Hitchcock HourDiana Justin · 1 eps
1962
The Lloyd Bridges ShowLeslie Kaufman · 1 eps
1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSelf · 3 eps
1962
The VirginianSavannah · 1 eps
1962BH
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler TheatreJune · 1 eps
1963
Burke's LawPaullette Shane · 1 eps
1963Burke's LawMitzi Carlisle · 1 eps
1963
Kraft Suspense TheatreJanet Cord · 1 eps
1963Kraft Suspense TheatreLois Baxter · 1 eps
1963
Peyton PlaceAdrienne Van Leyden · 193 eps
1964
Run for Your LifeCharlotte Hyde · 1 eps
1965
The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.Baroness Ingrid Blangstead · 1 eps
1966
Garrison's GorillasDuchess · 1 eps
1967
Marcus Welby, M.D.Lorraine Denby · 1 eps
1969
Medical CenterKaren Coberly · 1 eps
1969Medical CenterFrances Delaney · 1 eps
1969
ColumboElizabeth Van Wick · 1 eps
1971F'
Film '72Self · 1 eps
1971
Ghost StoryKate Lucas · 1 eps
1972
Les Rendez-vous du dimancheSelf · 1 eps
1975
Faerie Tale TheatreWitch · 1 eps
1982
E! True Hollywood StorySelf · 1 eps
1996
The ViewSelf · 1 eps
1997
MonkMarge Johnson · 1 eps
2002
NCISJoann Fielding · 1 eps
2003
Numb3rsErika Hellman · 1 eps
2005Photos
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