Cast

Gena Rowlands

1930 – 2024

Active years (films on this site)

1968–1991

Genres

DramaComedyRomanceCrimeThriller

Schools and movements

New HollywoodAmerican Independent Cinema

Directors worked with

John Cassavetes6 filmsJim Jarmusch1 film

Biography

Virginia Cathryn "Gena" Rowlands was an American actress, whose career in film, stage, and television spanned nearly seven decades. She was a four-time Emmy Award and two-time Golden Globe winner, and she was twice nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress.

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Awards and honours

International

• Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama 1975
• Silver Shell for Best Actress 1975
• Silver Bear for Best Actress 1978
• Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actress 1980
• Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie 1987
• Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film 1988
• Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie 1992
• Sundance Film Festival 1994
• Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie 2003
• Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performer in Children's Programming 2004
• Los Angeles Film Critics Association 2014

National / local

• National Board of Review Award for Best Actress 1974
• San Francisco International Film Festival 1974
• National Board of Review of Motion Pictures 1996
• Seattle International Film Festival 1999
• Academy Honorary Award 2016
• Mary Pickford Award

7 films on this site

1. Faces 1968 · John Cassavetes · IMDb 7.4 · Cast
2. Minnie and Moskowitz 1971 · John Cassavetes · IMDb 7.2 · Cast
3. A Woman Under the Influence 1974 · John Cassavetes · IMDb 8.0 · Cast
4. Opening Night 1977 · John Cassavetes · IMDb 7.8 · Cast
5. Gloria 1980 · John Cassavetes · IMDb 7.1 · Cast
6. Love Streams 1984 · John Cassavetes · IMDb 7.6 · Cast
7. Night on Earth 1991 · Jim Jarmusch · IMDb 7.6 · Cast