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Gena Rowlands

Born 1930-06-19

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).

Known for

The Notebook 2004 · 7.8 The Skeleton Key 2005 · 6.5 Taking Lives 2004 · 6.2 Paris, Je T'aime 2006 · 7.2 Night on Earth 1991 · 7.7 Hope Floats 1998 · 6.0 A Woman Under the Influence 1974 · 8.0 Playing by Heart 1998 · 6.9 Paulie 1998 · 6.5 Something to Talk About 1995 · 5.7 Another Woman 1988 · 7.2 The Mighty 1998 · 7.2 Gloria 1980 · 7.1 Faces 1968 · 7.4 Lonely Are the Brave 1962 · 7.5 Broken English 2007 · 6.3 Love Streams 1984 · 7.6 Minnie and Moskowitz 1971 · 7.2 Once Around 1991 · 6.5 Two-Minute Warning 1976 · 6.2 Tony Rome 1967 · 6.5 Light of Day 1987 · 5.6 Tempest 1982 · 6.4 Unhook the Stars 1996 · 6.5 Machine Gun McCain 1969 · 6.1 The Neon Bible 1995 · 6.2 The Spiral Road 1962 · 6.1 Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks 2014 · 6.6 Montana 1990 · 5.1