Gena Rowlands(1930-2024)

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Gena Rowlands at an event for Alpha Dog (2006)

IMDb celebrates the lives of artists who passed away in 2024, including James Earl Jones, Maggie Smith, Gena Rowlands, Bob Newhart, Shelley Duvall, and more.

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In Memoriam 2024

Virginia Cathryn "Gena" Rowlands is an American film, stage, and television actress, whose career in the entertainment industry has spanned over six decades. 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 10 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). In November 2015, Rowlands received an Honorary Academy Award in recognition of her unique screen performances.

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Nominated for 2 Oscars
- 31 wins & 25 nominations total

Remembering Gena Rowlands: 1930-2024

Celebrate the life and career of screen legend and two-time Oscar nominee Gena Rowlands.

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Gena Rowlands at an event for The Oscars (2016)

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The Notebook

7.8

Allie Calhoun

2004

A Woman Under the Influence

8.0

Mabel Longhetti

1974

Hope Floats

6.1

Ramona Calvert

1998

The Skeleton Key

6.5

Violet Devereaux

2005

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Actress

Unfortunate Circumstances
5.6
Short
- Dr. Cohen
- 2017
Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks
6.6
- Lily Harrison
- 2014
Parts Per Billion
4.3
- Esther
- 2014
Yellow
4.9
- Mimi
- 2012
Olive
5.9
- Tess M Powell
- 2011
NCIS
7.8
TV Series
- Joann Fielding
- 2010
Monk
8.1
TV Series
- Marge Johnson
- 2009
Persepolis
8.0
- Grandmother (English version, voice)
- 2007
What If God Were the Sun?
6.1
TV Movie
- Melissa Eisenbloom
- 2007
Broken English
6.3
- Vivien Wilder-Mann
- 2007
Numb3rs
6.9
TV Series
- Erika Hellman
- 2006
Paris, Je T'aime
7.2
- Gena (segment "Quartier Latin")
- 2006
The Skeleton Key: Deleted Scenes
7.7
Video
- Violet Devereaux
- 2005
The Skeleton Key
6.5
- Violet Devereaux
- 2005
The Notebook
7.8
- Allie Calhoun
- 2004

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Gena Rowlands: Movie Moments

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Gena Rowlands: Movie Moments

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Alternative name
- Gena Rowland
Height
- 5′ 6″ (1.68 m)
Born
- June 19, 1930
- Madison, Wisconsin, USA
Died
- August 14, 2024
- Indian Wells, California, USA(complications from dementia)
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- David Rowlands(Sibling)
Other works
Stage: Appeared (as "The Girl") in "Middle of the Night" on Broadway. Written by Paddy Chayefsky. Incidental music by Lehman Engel. Costume Design by Motley. Lighting / Scenic Design by Jo Mielziner. Assistant to Mr. Mielziner: John Harvey. ANTA Playhouse: 8 Feb 1956-25 May 1957 (on hiatus from 30 Jun 1956-27 Aug 1956/477 performances). Cast: Edward G. Robinson (as "The Manufacturer"), Effie Afton (as "The Neighbor"), Martin Balsam (as "The Son-in-Law"), Joan Chambers, Anne Jackson (as "The Daughter"), Lee Philips, Nancy R. Pollock, Betty Walker, June Walker (as "The Mother"), Janet Ward. Produced by Joshua Logan.
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Pedro Almodóvar dedicated his movie All About My Mother (1999) to her, Bette Davis and Romy Schneider.

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[on working with Bette Davis on the TV movie Strangers: The Story of a Mother and Daughter (1979)] When they offered that part opposite her, I didn't want to do it. I thought, what if all my illusions were broken? But I couldn't resist the temptation. She's no pussycat -- she's just a great and independent artist and I loved every minute working with her.