Gena Rowlands
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Birth Name: Virginia Cathryn Rowlands
Born: 19 June 1930 Died: 14 August 2024
Country of origin: United States
Height: 5' 7"
Relationship Status: Married
Partner: Robert Forrest
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"Movies:• Machine-Gun McCain (1968) : Commits suicide by shooting herself in the head, to escape being tortured/interrogated by gangsters. • Light of Day (1987) : Dies of cancer in the hospital, with her husband, Jason Miller, and children, Michael J. Fox and Joan Jett, by her bedside.• Crazy in Love (1992) : Dies of a heart attack.• Paulie (1998) : Passes away of old age after losing her sight. • Hope Floats (1998) : Dies of unspecified natural causes, presumably a heart attack or stro"
" 1975 - NOMINEE Best Actress in a Leading Role GENA ROWLANDS as Mabel Longhetti in A WOMAN UNDER THE INFLUENCE 1974 | dir: John Cassavetes "
"#2 NOMINATIONS 1-Gloria (1980) 2-A Woman Under the Influence (1974)"
“Four Emmys, two Golden Globes and a career across film, television and stage, Gena Rowlands’ performances have been some of the most prolific and unique of the century. Making a name for herself in television programs, Rowland transitioned into films with roles in acclaimed productions like Woody Allen’s Another Woman (1988), and the biopic The Betty Ford Story (1987). A great character actress, she has been credited with recreating ordinary characters in a manner that felt distinct and fully realized.
Married to director John Cassavetes, she would go on to make ten films together. The pair is often credited with laying the foundation for independent filmmaking in America with films like Faces (1968), Gloria (1980) and Love Streams (1984). But Rowlands’ greatest role cam”