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| Born | Virginia Cathryn Rowlands June 19, 1930 Madison, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Died | August 14, 2024 (aged 94) Indian Wells, California, U.S. |
| Resting place | Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery, Westwood, California, U.S. |
| Alma mater | American Academy of Dramatic Arts |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1949–2014 |
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Virginia Cathryn "Gena" Rowlands (/ˈdʒɛnə/;[1] June 19, 1930 – August 14, 2024) was an American actress, whose career in film, stage, and television spanned nearly seven decades. She was a four-time Emmy Award and two-time Golden Globe winner, was twice nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress.
She rose to prominence for her collaborations with her actor-director husband John Cassavetes in ten films, including A Woman Under the Influence (1974) and Gloria (1980), both of which earned her Oscar nominations. She also won the Silver Bear for Best Actress for Opening Night (1977). Her other notable roles included William Friedkin's The Brink's Job (1978), Woody Allen's Another Woman (1988), Jim Jarmusch's Night on Earth (1991), Mira Nair's Hysterical Blindness (2002), her son Nick Cassavetes's The Notebook (2004).
In 2021, Richard Brody of The New Yorker said, "The most important and original movie actor of the past half century-plus is Gena Rowlands."[2] In November 2015, Rowlands received an Honorary Academy Award in recognition of her unique screen performances.[3]
- ^ "Say How: R". National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled. Archived from the original on September 25, 2019. Retrieved October 12, 2023.
- ^ Brody, Richard (March 6, 2021). "The Best Movie Performances of the Century So Far". The New Yorker. Archived from the original on March 6, 2021. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
- ^ Tim Gray (August 27, 2015). "Gena Rowlands, Spike Lee, Debbie Reynolds to Receive Governors Awards Oscars". Variety. Archived from the original on January 19, 2018. Retrieved December 10, 2017.