Gena Rowlands
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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. A four-time Emmy and two-time Golden Globe winner, she collaborated 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 nominations for the Academy Award for Best Actress. She also won the Silver Bear for Best Actress for Opening Night (1977). She appeared in Woody Allen's Another Woman (1988), and her son Nick Cassavetes's film, 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]
Early years
[edit]Rowlands was born on June 19, 1930, in Madison, Wisconsin.[4][5] Her mother, Mary Allen (née Neal), was a housewife who later worked as an actress under the stage name Lady Rowlands.[6] Her father, Edwin Myrwyn Rowlands, was a banker and state legislator.[7] He was a member of the Wisconsin Progressive Party, and was of Welsh descent.[8] She had an elder brother, David Rowlands.[9][10]
Her family moved to Washington, D.C., in 1939, when Edwin was appointed to a position in the United States Department of Agriculture; moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in 1942, when he was appointed branch manager of the Office of Price Administration;[11] and later moved to Minneapolis, Minnesota. From 1947 to 1950, she attended the University of Wisconsin,[12] where she was a popular student already renowned for her beauty.[13] While in college, she was a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma.[14] She left for New York City to study drama at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts.[15]
Career
[edit]Early roles (1952–1967)
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In the early 1950s, Rowlands performed with repertory theatre companies and at the Provincetown Playhouse. She made her Broadway debut in The Seven Year Itch and toured in a national production of the play.[16] In 1956, she starred in the Broadway play Middle of the Night opposite Edward G. Robinson.[17]
Rowlands costarred with Paul Stewart in the 26-episode syndicated TV series Top Secret (1954–55). She guest-starred on such anthology television series as Robert Montgomery Presents, Armstrong Circle Theatre, Studio One, Appointment with Adventure, The United States Steel Hour, and Goodyear Television Playhouse, all in 1955. In 1959, Rowlands appeared in the Western series Laramie, alongside her husband John Cassavetes in the detective series Johnny Staccato, and in the Western series Riverboat, starring Darren McGavin. In 1961, she appeared in the adventure series The Islanders, set in the South Pacific, and in Target: The Corruptors!, starring Stephen McNally. She guest-starred in The Lloyd Bridges Show, the detective series 77 Sunset Strip, Kraft Suspense Theatre, the Westerns Bonanza and The Virginian, and Breaking Point, all in 1963. In 1964, she guest-starred in the medical drama Dr. Kildare and in two episodes of Burke's Law. She appeared in four episodes of Alfred Hitchcock Presents, three of which were after the series had been renamed The Alfred Hitchcock Hour. In 1967, she was cast as socialite Adrienne Van Leyden in the prime-time ABC soap opera Peyton Place.[citation needed]
Rowlands made her film debut in The High Cost of Loving in 1958. In 1962, she starred in director David Miller's Lonely Are the Brave, with Kirk Douglas and Walter Matthau. She played the former lover of the Kirk Douglas character, now the wife of the Douglas character's best friend.[citation needed]
Cassavetes era (1963–1984)
[edit]Rowlands and Cassavetes made ten films together: A Child Is Waiting (1963), Faces (1968), Machine Gun McCain (1969), Minnie and Moskowitz (1971), A Woman Under the Influence (1974; nomination for Academy Award for Best Actress), Two-Minute Warning (1976), Opening Night (1977), Gloria (1980; nomination for Academy Award for Best Actress), Tempest (1982), and Love Streams (1984).[18]
According to Boston University film scholar Ray Carney, Rowlands sought to suppress an early version of Cassavetes's first film, Shadows, that Carney says he rediscovered after decades of searching.[19] Rowlands also became involved in the screenings of Husbands and Love Streams, according to Carney. The UCLA Film and Television Archive mounted a restoration of Husbands, as it was pruned down (without Cassavetes's consent, and in violation of his contract) by Columbia Pictures several months after its release, in an attempt to restore as much of the removed content as possible. At Rowlands's request, UCLA created an alternative print with almost ten minutes of content edited out, as Rowlands felt that these scenes were in poor taste. The alternative print is the only one that has been made available for rental.[20]
Late career (1985–2014)
[edit]In 1985, Rowlands played the mother in the critically acclaimed made-for-TV movie An Early Frost.[21] She won an Emmy for her portrayal of former First Lady of the United States Betty Ford in the 1987 made-for-TV movie The Betty Ford Story.[22]
In 1988, Rowlands starred in Woody Allen's dramatic film Another Woman. She played Marion Post, a middle-aged professor who is prompted to a journey of self-discovery when she overhears the therapy sessions of another woman (Mia Farrow). The review in Time Out described the character's trajectory: "Marion gets to thinking, and is appalled to realise that so many assumptions about her own life and marriage are largely unfounded: in her desire for a controlled existence, she has evaded the emotional truth about relationships with her best friend (Sandy Dennis), brother (Harris Yulin) and husband (Ian Holm)." Time Out praised the "marvellous" performances in the film, adding, "Rowlands' perfectly pitched approach to a demanding role is particularly stunning."[23] Film4 called her performance "sublime",[24] while Roger Ebert noted that it marked a considerable change in tone from her work with Cassavetes, thus showing "how good an actress Rowlands has been all along."[25]
In 1995, Rowlands appeared as Julia Roberts's mother in the comedy-drama film Something to Talk About,[26] and in 1998, she played Sandra Bullock's mother in the dramatic film Hope Floats.[27] In 2002, Rowlands appeared in Mira Nair's HBO movie Hysterical Blindness, for which she won her third Emmy.
In 2004, she starred as the older version of Rachel McAdams's character in the romantic drama film The Notebook alongside James Garner as her husband, which was directed by her son Nick Cassavetes.[28] The same year, she won her first Daytime Emmy for her role as Mrs. Evelyn Ritchie in the made-for-TV movie The Incredible Mrs. Ritchie.[29]
In 2005, she appeared opposite Kate Hudson, Peter Sarsgaard, and John Hurt in the gothic thriller The Skeleton Key.[30] The next year she appeared as Mrs. Hellman in an episode from the third season of Numb3rs. She played a Nazi survivor whose whole family was killed. The family owned a painting that the Nazis confiscated. Later on the painting reappeared. The new owner lent the painting to an art gallery in Los Angeles but while on display it was stolen. FBI agent Don Eppes, played by Rob Morrow, tries to figure out what really happened. Rowlands received positive reviews for this role. She has been a spokesperson for people who were persecuted by the Nazis.[citation needed]
In 2007, she played a supporting role opposite Parker Posey and Melvil Poupaud in Broken English, an independent American feature written and directed by her daughter Zoe Cassavetes. In 2009, she appeared on an episode of Monk ("Mr. Monk and the Lady Next Door"). On March 2, 2010, she appeared on an episode of NCIS as lead character Leroy Jethro Gibbs's former mother-in-law, who is embroiled in a murder investigation.[31] In 2014, she starred in the film adaptation of Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks.[32] In 2015, she described herself as generally retired from acting.[33]
Personal life
[edit]Rowlands was married to John Cassavetes from March 9, 1954,[34][35] until his death on February 3, 1989. They met at the American Academy at Carnegie Hall, where they were both students. They had three children, all actor-directors: Nick, Alexandra, and Zoe.
Rowlands married retired businessman Robert Forrest in 2012.[36]
Rowlands stated that she was a fan of actress Bette Davis while growing up. She played Davis's daughter in the 1979 made-for-TV film Strangers.[37]
Illness and death
[edit]On June 24, 2024, Nick Cassavetes announced that his mother had been living with Alzheimer's disease for the previous five years.[38] Rowlands died from complications of Alzheimer's disease at her home in Indian Wells, California, on August 14, 2024, at the age of 94.[39]
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | The High Cost of Loving | Jenny Fry | |
| 1959 | Shadows | Woman in Nightclub | Uncredited |
| 1962 | Lonely Are the Brave | Jerry Bondi | |
| The Spiral Road | Els | ||
| 1963 | A Child Is Waiting | Sophie Widdicombe | |
| 1967 | Tony Rome | Rita Kosterman | |
| 1968 | Faces | Jeannie Rapp | |
| 1969 | Machine Gun McCain | Rosemary Scott | |
| 1971 | Minnie and Moskowitz | Minnie Moore | |
| 1974 | A Woman Under the Influence | Mabel Longhetti | |
| 1976 | Two-Minute Warning | Janet | |
| 1977 | Opening Night | Myrtle Gordon | |
| 1978 | The Brink's Job | Mary Pino | |
| 1980 | Gloria | Gloria Swenson | |
| 1982 | Tempest | Antonia Dimitrius | |
| 1984 | Love Streams | Sarah Lawson | |
| I'm Almost Not Crazy: John Cassavetes, the Man & His Work |
Herself | Documentary Short (released in 1989) | |
| 1987 | Light of Day | Jeanette Rasnick | |
| 1988 | Another Woman | Marion Post | |
| 1990 | Hollywood Mavericks | Herself | Documentary |
| 1991 | Once Around | Marilyn Bella | |
| Night on Earth | Victoria Snelling | ||
| Ted & Venus | Mrs. Turner | ||
| 1993 | Silent Cries | Peggy Sutherland | |
| 1995 | Something to Talk About | Georgia King | |
| The Neon Bible | Mae Morgan | ||
| 1996 | Unhook the Stars | Mildred "Millie" Hawks | |
| 1997 | She's So Lovely | Miss Jane Green | |
| 1998 | Paulie | Ivy | |
| Hope Floats | Ramona Calvert | ||
| The Mighty | Gram | ||
| Playing by Heart | Hannah | ||
| 1999 | The Weekend | Laura Ponti | |
| 2000 | Light Keeps Me Company | Herself – interviewee | Documentary |
| 2003 | Broadway: The Golden Age | Herself | |
| 2004 | Taking Lives | Mrs. Asher | |
| The Notebook | Older Allie Calhoun | ||
| 2005 | The Skeleton Key | Violet Devereaux | |
| 2006 | Paris, je t'aime | Gena | Segment: Quartier Latin |
| 2007 | Broken English | Vivien Wilder-Mann | |
| Persepolis | Grandmother | Voice; English dubbed version | |
| 2011 | Olive | Tess M Powell | |
| 2012 | Yellow | Mimi | |
| 2013 | Parts Per Billion | Esther | |
| 2014 | Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks | Lily Harrison | Final film role |
Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | Top Secret | Powell | Episode: "This Man Is Death" |
| 1955 | The Way of the World | Paula Graves | |
| Robert Montgomery Presents | Myrtle Wilson | Season 6 Episode 33: "The Great Gatsby" | |
| Ponds Theater | Janet | Season 2 Episode 34: "The Ways of Courage" | |
| Armstrong Circle Theatre | Lugene | Season 5 Episode 40: "Time for Love" | |
| Studio One on Hollywood | Betty | Season 7 Episode 50: "A Chance of Love" | |
| Appointment with Adventure | (1) Lorri (2) Sally Mason |
(1) Season 1 Episode 14: "Caribbean Cruise" (2) Season 1 Episode 23: "The Pirate's House" | |
| The United States Steel Hour | Lily | Season 3 Episode 7: "Ashton Buys a Horse" | |
| Goodyear Television Playhouse | (1) Eve (2) Betty |
(1) Season 4 Episode 15: "Do It Yourself" (2) Season 5 Episode 3: "The Expendable House" | |
| 1958 | General Electric Theater | Dorothy Dickenson | Season 7 Episode 12: "The Girl with the Flaxen Hair" |
| 1959 | Laramie | Laurel DeWalt | Season 1 Episode 9: "The Run to Tumavaca" |
| Johnny Staccato | Nina Van Ness | Season 1 Episode 9: "Fly Baby, Fly" | |
| Markham | Rita Evans | Season 1 Episode 28: "The Altar" | |
| Riverboat | Rose Traynor | Season 1 Episode 14: "Guns for Empire" | |
| 1960 | Adventures in Paradise | Dr. Abigail Brent | Season 1 Episode 28: "The Death-Divers" |
| Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Lucille Jones | Season 6 Episode 2: "The Doubtful Doctor" | |
| The Tab Hunter Show | Barbara / Penelope | Season 1 Episode 8: "Double Trouble" | |
| 1961 | The Islanders | Pepper Mint | Season 1 Episode 20: "Island Witness" |
| Target: The Corruptors! | Marian Praisewater | Season 1 Episode 5: "The Poppy Vendor" | |
| 1961–1962 | 87th Precinct | Teddy Carella | (1) Season 1 Episode 1: "The Floater" (1961) (2) Season 1 Episode 2: "Lady in Waiting" (1961) (3) Season 1 Episode 6: "Occupation, Citizen" (1961) (4) Season 1 Episode 25: "Step Forward" (1962) |
| 1962 | The Alfred Hitchcock Hour | Helen Martin | Season 1 Episode 11: "Ride the Nightmare" |
| 1963 | The Dick Powell Theatre | Mrs. Canfield | Season 2 Episode 15: "Project X" |
| The Lloyd Bridges Show | Leslie Kaufman | Season 1 Episode 20: "A Personal Matter" | |
| 77 Sunset Strip | Barbara Adams | Season 5 Episode 25: "Flight 307" | |
| Bonanza | Ragan Miller | Season 5 Episode 1: "She Walks in Beauty" | |
| The Virginian | Savannah | Season 2 Episode 3: "No Tears for Savannah" | |
| Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre | June | Season 1 Episode 9: "It's Mental Work" | |
| Breaking Point | Shelley Osborne Peters | Season 1 Episode 14: "Heart of Marble, Body of Shame" | |
| The Alfred Hitchcock Hour | Louise Henderson | Season 1 Episode 23: "The Lonely Hours" | |
| Kraft Suspense Theatre | Janet Cord | Season 1 Episode 6: "One Step Down" | |
| 1964 | The Alfred Hitchcock Hour | Diana Justin | Season 2 Episode 19: "Murder Case" |
| Dr. Kildare | Helen Scott | Season 3 Episode 20: "To Walk in Grace" | |
| Burke's Law | (1) Paulette Shane (2) Mitzi Carlisle |
(1) Season 1 Episode 17: "Who Killed What's His Name?" (2) Season 1 Episode 28: "Who Killed Annie Foran?" | |
| 1965 | Kraft Suspense Theatre | Lois Baxter | Season 2 Episode 18: "Won't It Ever Be Morning? |
| 1966 | Run for Your Life | Charlotte Hyde | Season 1 Episode 17: "The Rediscovery of Charlotte Hyde" |
| The Long, Hot Summer | Karen Roberts | Season 1 Episode 20: "From This Day Forward" | |
| 1967 | The Road West | Karen Collier | Season 1 Episode 16: "Beyond the Hill" |
| The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. | Baroness Ingrid | Season 1 Episode 20: "The Fountain of Youth Affair" | |
| Peyton Place | Adrienne Van Leyden | 39 episodes | |
| 1968 | Garrison's Gorillas | Duchess | Season 1 Episode 24: "The Frame-Up" |
| 1971 | Medical Center | Frances Delaney | Season 2 Episode 23: "The Man in Hiding" |
| 1972 | Circle of Fear | Kate Lucas | Season 1 Episode 2: "The Concrete Captain" |
| 1973 | Medical Center | Karen Coberly | Season 5 Episode 8: "Child of Violence" |
| 1974 | Marcus Welby, M.D. | Lorrain Denby | Season 6 Episode 13: "The 266 Days" |
| 1975 | Columbo | Elizabeth Van Wyck | Season 4 Episode 5: "Playback" |
| 1978 | A Question of Love | Linda Ray Guettner | Television movie |
| 1979 | Strangers: The Story of a Mother and Daughter |
Abigail Mason | |
| 1983 | Thursday's Child | Victoria Alden | |
| Faerie Tale Theatre | Witch | Season 2 Episode 1: "Rapunzel" | |
| 1985 | An Early Frost | Katherine Pierson | Television movie |
| 1987 | The Betty Ford Story | Betty Ford | |
| 1990 | Montana | Bess Guthrie | |
| 1991 | Face of a Stranger | Pat Foster | |
| 1992 | Crazy in Love | Honora Swift | |
| 1993 | Anything for John | Herself | Television documentary |
| 1994 | Parallel Lives | Francie Pomerantz | Television movie |
| 1998 | Grace and Glorie | Grace Stiles | |
| Best Friends for Life | Mrs. Harriet Cahill | ||
| 2000 | The Color of Love: Jacey's Story | Georgia Porter | |
| 2001 | Wild Iris | Minnie Brinn | |
| 2002 | Charms for the Easy Life | Ms. Charlie Kate | |
| 2003 | Broadway: The Golden Age | Herself | Documentary series |
| Hysterical Blindness | Virginia Miller | Television movie | |
| 2004 | The Incredible Mrs. Ritchie | Evelyn Ritchie | |
| 2006 | Numb3rs | Mrs. Hellman | Season 3 Episode 3: "Provenance" |
| 2007 | What If God Were the Sun? | Melissa Eisenbloom | Television movie |
| 2009 | Monk | Marge Johnson | Season 7 Episode 12: "Mr. Monk & the Lady Next Door" |
| 2010 | NCIS | Joann Fielding | Season 7 Episode 16: "Mother's Day" |
Awards and nominations
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Rowlands was nominated for two Academy Awards, eight Primetime Emmy Awards, one Daytime Emmy Award, eight Golden Globe Awards, three Satellite Awards, and two SAG Awards.[40]
Some of her notable wins are a Silver Bear for Best Actress, three Primetime Emmy Awards and one Daytime Emmy Award, two Golden Globe Awards, two National Board of Review Awards, and two Satellite Awards.
In January 2015, Rowlands was presented with a lifetime achievement award by the Los Angeles Film Critics Association.[41] She was also chosen by the Academy Awards board of governors to receive an Honorary Academy Award that same year.
At the Governors Awards ceremony, she was honored by Laura Linney and Cate Blanchett who offered up tributes, and Rowlands' son Nick Cassavetes presented the award to her.
The press release described Rowlands as "an original talent" whose "devotion to her craft has earned her worldwide recognition as an independent film icon".[42]
Academy Awards
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Best Actress | A Woman Under the Influence | Nominated |
| 1980 | Gloria | Nominated | |
| 2015 | Honorary Academy Award | — | Won |
Primetime Emmy Award
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Outstanding Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie | An Early Frost | Nominated |
| 1987 | The Betty Ford Story | Won | |
| 1992 | Face of a Stranger | Won | |
| 2000 | The Color of Love: Jacey's Story | Nominated | |
| 2002 | Wild Iris | Nominated | |
| 2003 | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie | Hysterical Blindness | Won |
| 2007 | Outstanding Actress in a Miniseries or Movie | What If God Were the Sun? | Nominated |
| 2009 | Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series | Monk | Nominated |
Golden Globe Awards
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama | A Woman Under the Influence | Won |
| 1977 | Opening Night | Nominated | |
| 1980 | Gloria | Nominated | |
| 1983 | Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film | Thursday's Child | Nominated |
| 1985 | An Early Frost | Nominated | |
| 1987 | The Betty Ford Story | Won | |
| 1992 | Best Supporting Actress – Television | Crazy in Love | Nominated |
| 2002 | Hysterical Blindness | Nominated |
Other Awards
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Further reading
[edit]- Gallagher, John Andrew; Caminer, Sylvia (August 24, 2017). "The Grande Dame of American Indie Cinema: A Lost Interview with Gena Rowlands". MovieMaker.
External links
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- Gena Rowlands at the Internet Broadway Database
- Gena Rowlands at IMDb
- Gena Rowlands at the TCM Movie Database
- Gena Rowlands discography at Discogs
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