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Gena Rowlands
Actress 1930 - 2024

Gena Rowlands

Madison, Wisconsin, USA

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... Read full bio →

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18 roles
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Character Sarah Lawson
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Character Mabel Longhetti
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Character Sophie Widdicombe Benham
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Character Mary Pino
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Character Allie Calhoun
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Character Marion
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Character Janet
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Character Violet Devereaux
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Character Hannah
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Character Myrtle Gordon
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Character Minnie Moore
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Character Jeannie Rapp

Faces

1968

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Character Vivien Wilder-Mann
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Character Gena (Quartier Latin)
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Filmography

Every title this person appears in

34 titles
Broken English
Broken English 2007
Paris, je t'aime
Paris, je t'aime 2006
The Skeleton Key
The Skeleton Key 2005
The Notebook
The Notebook 2004
Taking Lives
Taking Lives 2004
Hysterical Blindness
Hysterical Blindness 2002
Ljuset håller mig sällskap
Ljuset håller mig sällskap 2000
A Constant Forge
A Constant Forge 2000
The Mighty
The Mighty 1998
Playing by Heart
Playing by Heart 1998
Paulie
Paulie 1998
Hope Floats
Hope Floats 1998
She's So Lovely
She's So Lovely 1997
Unhook the Stars
Unhook the Stars 1996
Something to Talk About
Something to Talk About 1995
Once Around
Once Around 1991
Night on Earth
Night on Earth 1991
Another Woman
Another Woman 1988
Love Streams
Love Streams 1984
Tempest
Tempest 1982
Gloria
Gloria 1980
The Brink's Job
The Brink's Job 1978
Opening Night
Opening Night 1977
Two-Minute Warning
Two-Minute Warning 1976
A Woman Under the Influence
A Woman Under the Influence 1974
Minnie and Moskowitz
Minnie and Moskowitz 1971
Husbands
Husbands 1970
Gli intoccabili
Gli intoccabili 1969
Faces
Faces 1968
Tony Rome
Tony Rome 1967
A Child Is Waiting
A Child Is Waiting 1963
The Spiral Road
The Spiral Road 1962
Lonely Are the Brave
Lonely Are the Brave 1962
Shadows
Shadows 1958

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