Actor info
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Name :
Gena Rowlands
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Born :
June 19, 1930 in Madison, Wisconsin, USA (94 years at death)
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Died :
August 14, 2024
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Known for :
Acting
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Gender :
Female
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Film career :
81 films (1958–2021)
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Also known as :
Virginia Cathryn Rowlands
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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).
Notable films
- The Skeleton Key (2005) as Violet Devereaux
- Taking Lives (2004) as Mrs. Rebecca Asher
- The Notebook (2004) as Older Allie
- Hope Floats (1998) as Ramona Calvert
- The Mighty (1998) as Gram
