Gena Rowlands
Biography
Gena Rowlands was an American actress whose work in film, stage, and television covered close to seven decades. Born in Madison, Wisconsin, she trained at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts and spent her early years with repertory companies, at the Provincetown Playhouse, and on Broadway in The Seven Year Itch and Middle of the Night. Her first film was The High Cost of Loving, in 1958, and she later appeared in ten features with actor-director John Cassavetes. Her work in A Woman Under the Influence (1974) earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress, and she was nominated again for Gloria (1980). Opening Night (1977) brought her the Silver Bear for Best Actress. Other credits included The Brink's Job (1978), Another Woman (1988), Night on Earth (1991), Hysterical Blindness (2002) and The Notebook (2004). She won four Emmys and two Golden Globes, and in 2015 received an Honorary Academy Award.
94years old at death
- Born Madison
- Died Indian Wells
- Star sign: GeminiThe sign runs May 21 to June 20
- Virginia Cathryn Rowlands (birth name)
Movie Career
- Films
- 32
- Career span
- 54 years1960 to 2014
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Early training
Rowlands studied drama at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City after leaving the University of Wisconsin, where she had been a student from 1947 to 1950.
Behind the award
In November 2015, Rowlands was given an Honorary Academy Award. The honor came in recognition of her unique screen performances.
Behind the camera
At Rowlands's request, UCLA made a second print of Husbands that cut nearly ten minutes of content, since she thought those scenes were in poor taste. That version is the only one available for rental.
Gena Rowlands movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
John Cassavetes directed eight of these films, Lasse Hallström two. John Cassavetes appears in seven of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
John Cassavetes's page
Seymour Cassel's page
Val Avery's page
Ben Gazzara's page
Fred Draper's page
Peter Falk's page
Lasse HallströmDirector, 2 films, 1991 to 1995
All films by Lasse Hallström
Also three films together4 more actors
- Paul StewartTempest (1982), Opening Night (1977) and A Child Is Waiting (1963)
- John FinneganGloria (1980), Opening Night (1977) and A Woman Under the Influence (1974)
- Lady RowlandsOpening Night (1977), A Woman Under the Influence (1974) and Minnie and Moskowitz (1971)
- Katherine CassavetesOpening Night (1977), A Woman Under the Influence (1974) and Minnie and Moskowitz (1971)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Gena Rowlands's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$542 million
16 of the 32 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 32 films: 16 worldwide figure; 6 us gross only; 2 never in cinemas; 8 figure not found.
- 16Worldwide figure
- 6US gross only
- 2Never in cinemas
- 8Figure not found
Top grosser
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 92% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$116M21.3% of the total
- 2$94M17.3% of the total
- 3$81M15.0% of the total
- 4$77M14.3% of the total
- 5$65M12.1% of the total
- 6$27M5.0% of the total
- 7$23M4.2% of the total
- 8$15M2.8% of the total
$43.7 millionfrom the other 8 films with a worldwide figure, 8% of the total
Awards
Twelve awards and honors from 1975 to 2016, eight of them major.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Academy Awards | |||
| 2016 | Honorary Award | Honorary | |
| Golden Globes | |||
| 1988 | Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film | The Betty Ford Story | Won |
| 1975 | Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama | A Woman Under the Influence | Won |
| Emmy Awards | |||
| 2004 | Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performer in Children's Programming | The Incredible Mrs. Ritchie | Won |
| 2003 | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie | Hysterical Blindness | Won |
| 1992 | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie | Won | |
| 1987 | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie | The Betty Ford Story | Won |
| Berlin Film Festival | |||
| 1978 | Silver Bear for Best Actress | Opening Night | Won |
| Other honors | |||
| 2014 | Los Angeles Film Critics Association | Won | |
| 1999 | Seattle International Film Festival | Won | |
| 1996 | National Board of Review of Motion Pictures | Won | |
| 1994 | Sundance Film Festival | Won | |
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.