Gena Rowlands Actress
Gena Rowlands is a 94 years old actress from United States of America from . She was born on June 19, 1930 in as Virginia Cathryn Rowlands. Her nickname is Rowlands Virginia Cathryn.
About
Birth name of Gena Rowlands is Virginia Cathryn Rowlands
Yes, Gena Rowlands is still alive Last check: 4 years ago
Family
Her mother is Lady Rowlands and her father is Edwin Myrwyn Rowlands. Her mother was American actor Her mother died at the age of 95 (Gena was 68 years old). When Gena born she was 26 years old. and Edwin Myrwyn Rowlands was 29 years old when Gena born. Her father was an American politician.
Parents
Mother: Lady Rowlands
Father: Edwin Myrwyn Rowlands
Husband
John Cassavetes, Actor Director Producer Screenwriter Editor
She married with John Cassavetes (59), in 1954. Gena Rowlands was 23 and John Cassavetes was 24 years old. After 35 years, in 1989 John passed away.
Children
She has three children, Nick (65, Actor Director Writer) , Alexandra (59, American film director and actor) and Zoe (54, Actress film director screenwriter) . When her first child, Nick Cassavetes, was born, Gena Rowlands was 28 years old.
Works
Gena Rowlands Movies (76)
There are 76 movies of Gena Rowlands.
Her first feature film was The Notebook (2004, as Allie Calhoun). She was 74 when she starred in this movie. Since 2004, she has appeared in 76 feature films. The last one is Gena Rowlands: A Life on Film (2019). In this movie, she played the character Herself .
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Gena Rowlands movie characters
The names of the characters/jobs in the films she starred in are as follows:
| Character/Job | Movie | Age |
|---|---|---|
| Allie Calhoun | The Notebook (2004) | 74 |
| Violet Devereaux | The Skeleton Key (2005) | 75 |
| Mrs. Rebecca Asher | Taking Lives (2004) | 73 |
| Ramona Calvert | Hope Floats (1998) | 67 |
| Ivy | Paulie (1998) | 67 |
| Writer | Paris, Je T'Aime (2006) | 75 |
| Gena | Paris, Je T'Aime (2006) | 75 |
| Mabel Longhetti | A Woman Under the Influence (1974) | 44 |
| Myrtle Gordon | Opening Night (1977) | 47 |
| Gloria Swenson | Gloria (1980) | 50 |
| Gram | The Mighty (1998) | 68 |
| And the Oscar Goes To... (2014) | 83 | |
| Marion | Another Woman (1988) | 58 |
| Victoria Snelling | Night on Earth (1991) | 61 |
| Jeannie Rapp | Faces (1968) | 38 |
| Hannah | Playing by Heart (1998) | 68 |
| Party guest | Husbands (1970) | 40 |
| Miss Green | She's So Lovely (1997) | 67 |
| Mary Pino | The Brink's Job (1978) | 48 |
| Jerry Bondi | Lonely Are the Brave (1962) | 31 |
| Vivien Wilder-Mann | Broken English (2007) | 76 |
| Sarah Lawson | Love Streams (1984) | 54 |
| Georgia King | Something to Talk About (1995) | 65 |
| Esther | Parts Per Billion (2014) | 83 |
| Marilyn Bella | Once Around (1991) | 60 |
| Janette Rasnick | Light of Day (1987) | 56 |
| Minnie Moore | Minnie and Moskowitz (1971) | 41 |
| Janet | Two-Minute Warning (1976) | 46 |
| Rosemary Scott | Machine Gun McCain (1969) | 40 |
| Virginia Miller | Hysterical Blindness (2002) | 71 |
| Georgia Porter | The Color of Love: Jacey's Story (2000) | 69 |
| Sophie Widdicombe Benham | A Child Is Waiting (1963) | 32 |
| Rita Kosterman | Tony Rome (1967) | 37 |
| Melissa Eisenbloom | What If God Were the Sun? (2007) | 76 |
| Katherine Pierson | An Early Frost (1985) | 55 |
| Herself | Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There (2003) | 72 |
| Mildred 'Millie' Hawks | Unhook the Stars (1996) | 66 |
| A Constant Forge (2000) | 69 | |
| Antonia Dimitrius | Tempest (1982) | 52 |
| Els | The Spiral Road (1962) | 32 |
| Mae Morgan | The Neon Bible (1995) | 65 |
| Betty Ford | The Betty Ford Story (1987) | 56 |
| Mimi | Yellow (2014) | 84 |
| Minnie Brinn | Wild Iris (2001) | 70 |
| Mrs. Harriet Cahill | Best Friends for Life (1998) | 67 |
| Herself | Stardust: The Bette Davis Story (2006) | 75 |
| Victoria Alden | Thursday's Child (1983) | 52 |
| Francie Pomerantz | Parallel Lives (1994) | 64 |
| Nederland C (1985) | 54 | |
| Linda Ray Guettner | A Question of Love (1978) | 48 |
| Honora Swift | Crazy in Love (1992) | 62 |
| Herself - Interviewee | Light Keeps Me Company (2000) | 70 |
| Herself | Cannes: All Access (2007) | 76 |
| Herself | Bette Davis - Größer als das Leben (2017) | 87 |
| Lily Harrison | Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks (2014) | 84 |
| Mrs. Evelyn Ritchie | The Incredible Mrs. Ritchie (2004) | 73 |
| Charlie Kate Birch | Charms for the Easy Life (2002) | 72 |
| Grace Stiles | Grace & Glorie (1998) | 68 |
| Abigail Mason | Strangers: The Story of a Mother and Daughter (1979) | 48 |
| Tess M Powell | Olive (2011) | 81 |
| Peggy Sutherland | Silent Cries (1993) | 62 |
| Herself | I'm Almost Not Crazy: John Cassavetes - The Man and His Work (1984) | 54 |
| Making Faces (2004) | 73 | |
| Anything for John (1993) | 63 | |
| Himself | John Cassavetes: To Risk Everything to Express It All (1996) | 65 |
| Pat Foster | Face of a Stranger (1991) | 61 |
| Herself | Filmmakers of Our Time: John Cassavetes (1969) | 38 |
| Witch | Rapunzel | 52 |
| Ginny Fry | The High Cost of Loving (1958) | 27 |
| Nick Quarry (1968) | 37 | |
| Bess Guthrie | Montana (1990) | 59 |
| Herself | Hollywood Mavericks (1990) | 60 |
| Laura Ponti | The Weekend (1999) | 69 |
| Faces (2011) | 81 | |
| Watching Gena Rowlands (2014) | 84 | |
| Herself | Gena Rowlands: A Life on Film (2019) | 88 |
Gena Rowlands TV Shows (29)
Her first TV Show was Studio One (1948).
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Awards (3)
Awarded Silver Bear for Best Actress , awarded Silver Shell for Best Actress in 1974 , nominated Academy Award for Best Actress in 1973 ,
Education
She graduated from University Of Wisconsin–Madison and American Academy Of Dramatic Arts
What is Gena's zodiac sign?Gena Rowlands zodiac sign is gemini.
When is Rowlands's next birthday?
Gena Rowlands was born on the , which was a Thursday. She will be turning 95 in only 178 days from today (23 December, 2024).
Other facts about Gena Rowlands
| Alias | Rowlands Virginia Cathryn |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Virginia Cathryn Rowlands |
| Child | Alexandra Cassavetes, Nick Cassavetes, Zoe Cassavetes |
| Spouse | John Cassavetes |
| Work period (start) | 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z |
| Given name | Gina |
| Country of citizenship | United States Of America |
| Family name | Rowlands. Show people with the surname Rowlands |
| Languages spoken, written or signed | English |
