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Gena Rowlands
Acting
130 known credits
1.0 popularity score 94 years
Biography
About Gena Rowlands
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).
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Gena Rowlands across film and television
122credited titles
81movie credits
41TV credits
1958–2021screen career span
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Awards received
Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performer in Children's ProgrammingFor The Incredible Mrs. Ritchie
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a MovieFor Hysterical Blindness
Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television FilmFor The Betty Ford Story
Silver Bear for Best ActressFor Opening Night
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