Lady Rowlands

Biography

Lady Rowlands was an American film actress whose career consisted almost entirely of appearances in films directed by John Cassavetes. Born Mary Allen Neal in Fort Smith, she was a housewife who practiced acting, music and painting as hobbies, and she moved to California as Cassavetes was starting to direct; he cast her in three of his pictures. She played a mother in Minnie and Moskowitz (1971) and again in A Woman Under the Influence (1974). Her house was a filming location for Faces (1968) and The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (1976). Apart from the Cassavetes films, she was seen in two television movies and in Ted & Venus (1991). She died in 1999.

95years old at death

Born April 12, 1904Fort Smith
Died May 28, 1999
Star sign: AriesThe sign runs March 21 to April 19

Movie Career

Films: 4
Career span: 7 years1971 to 1978

Every film, newest first

1978Dr. StrangeIMDb rating 5.0
1977Opening NightIMDb rating 7.8
1974A Woman Under the InfluenceIMDb rating 8.0
1971Minnie and MoskowitzIMDb rating 7.2

Genres

Lady Rowlands movies on Netflix

Dr. Strange1978IMDb rating 5.0as Mrs. Sullivan
Opening Night1977IMDb rating 7.8as Melva Drake
A Woman Under the Influence1974IMDb rating 8.0as Martha Mortensen
Minnie and Moskowitz1971IMDb rating 7.2as Georgia Moore

Most often with

John Cassavetes directed three of these films. Two actors appear in three of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Gena Rowlands

Katherine Cassavetes

John Cassavetes

John Finnegan

Angelo Grisanti

Eleanor Zee

John CassavetesDirector, 3 films

Films together

Gena Rowlands3 films together, 1971 to 1977
Gena Rowlands's page
- Opening Night1977IMDb rating 7.8Rowlands as Melva DrakeRowlands as Myrtle Gordon
- A Woman Under the Influence1974IMDb rating 8.0Rowlands as Martha MortensenRowlands as Mabel Longhetti
- Minnie and Moskowitz1971IMDb rating 7.2Rowlands as Georgia MooreRowlands as Minnie Moore
Katherine Cassavetes3 films together, 1971 to 1977
Katherine Cassavetes's page
- Opening Night1977IMDb rating 7.8Rowlands as Melva DrakeCassavetes as Vivian
- A Woman Under the Influence1974IMDb rating 8.0Rowlands as Martha MortensenCassavetes as Margaret Longhetti
- Minnie and Moskowitz1971IMDb rating 7.2Rowlands as Georgia MooreCassavetes as Sheba Moskowitz
John Cassavetes2 films together, 1971 to 1977
John Cassavetes's page
- Opening Night1977IMDb rating 7.8Rowlands as Melva DrakeCassavetes as Maurice Aarons
- Minnie and Moskowitz1971IMDb rating 7.2Rowlands as Georgia MooreCassavetes as Jim
John Finnegan2 films together, 1974 to 1977
John Finnegan's page
- Opening Night1977IMDb rating 7.8Rowlands as Melva DrakeFinnegan as Bobby
- A Woman Under the Influence1974IMDb rating 8.0Rowlands as Martha MortensenFinnegan as Clancy
Angelo Grisanti2 films together, 1974 to 1977
Angelo Grisanti's page
- Opening Night1977IMDb rating 7.8Rowlands as Melva DrakeGrisanti as Charlie Spikes
- A Woman Under the Influence1974IMDb rating 8.0Rowlands as Martha MortensenGrisanti as Vito Grimaldi
Eleanor Zee2 films together, 1971 to 1977
Eleanor Zee's page
- Opening Night1977IMDb rating 7.8Rowlands as Melva DrakeZee as Sylvia Stein
- Minnie and Moskowitz1971IMDb rating 7.2Rowlands as Georgia MooreZee as Mrs. Grass
John CassavetesDirector, 3 films, 1971 to 1977
All films by John Cassavetes
- Opening Night1977IMDb rating 7.8Rowlands as Melva Drake
- A Woman Under the Influence1974IMDb rating 8.0Rowlands as Martha Mortensen
- Minnie and Moskowitz1971IMDb rating 7.2Rowlands as Georgia Moore
Also two films together1 more actor
- Fred DraperOpening Night (1977) and A Woman Under the Influence (1974)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.

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