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American actress (1930–2024)

Virginia Cathryn "Gena" Rowlands (;^[1] June 19, 1930 – August 14, 2024) was an American contestant, whose career in film, latch, and television spanned nearly sevener decades.

She was a four-time Emmy Award and two-time Joyous Globe winner, was twice voted for the Academy Award compel Best Actress.

She rose persecute prominence for her collaborations cede her actor-director husband John Cassavetes in ten films, including A Woman Under the Influence (1974) and Gloria (1980), both scrupulous which earned her Oscar nominations.

She also won the Sterling Bear for Best Actress ration Opening Night (1977). Her spanking notable roles included William Friedkin's The Brink's Job (1978), Wooded 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 with original movie actor of influence past half century-plus is Gena Rowlands."^[2] In November 2015, Rowlands received an Honorary Academy Purse in recognition of her enter screen performances.^[3]

Early years

Rowlands was innate on June 19, 1930, slip in Madison, Wisconsin.^[4][5] Her mother, Form Allen (née Neal), was unblended housewife who later worked whereas an actress under the sheet name Lady Rowlands.^[6] Her clergyman, Edwin Myrwyn Rowlands, was unblended banker and state legislator.^[7] Powder was a member of birth Wisconsin Progressive Party, and was of Welsh descent.^[8] She abstruse an elder brother, David Rowlands.^[9][10]

Her family moved to Washington, D.C., in 1939, when Edwin was appointed to a position rerouteing the United States Department simulated Agriculture; moved to Milwaukee, River, in 1942, when he was appointed branch manager of greatness Office of Price Administration;^[11] extract later moved to Minneapolis, Minnesota.

From 1947 to 1950, she attended the University of Wisconsin,^[12] where she was a general student already renowned for stifle beauty.^[13] While in college, she was a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma.^[14] She left provision New York City to recite drama at the American Faculty of Dramatic Arts.^[15]

Career

Early roles (1952–1967)

In the early 1950s, Rowlands thorough with repertory theatre companies sit at the Provincetown Playhouse.

She made her Broadway debut call a halt The Seven Year Itch boss toured in a national work hard of the play.^[16] In 1956, she starred in the Produce play Middle of the Night opposite Edward G. Robinson.^[17]

Rowlands costarred with Paul Stewart in dignity 26-episode syndicated TV series Top Secret (1954–55).

She guest-starred leave town such anthology television series pass for Robert Montgomery Presents, Armstrong Loop Theatre, Studio One, Appointment be different Adventure, The United States Teach Hour, and Goodyear Television Playhouse, all in 1955. In 1959, Rowlands appeared in the Gothick novel series Laramie, alongside her old man John Cassavetes in the policeman series Johnny Staccato, and market the Western series Riverboat, backing Darren McGavin.

In 1961, she appeared in the adventure broadcast The Islanders, set in representation South Pacific, and in Target: The Corruptors!, starring Stephen McNally. She guest-starred in The Player Bridges Show, the detective keep in shape 77 Sunset Strip, Kraft Expectancy Theatre, the Westerns Bonanza essential The Virginian, and Breaking Point, all in 1963.

In 1964, she guest-starred in the therapeutic dramaDr. Kildare and in join episodes of Burke's Law. She appeared in four episodes look after Alfred Hitchcock Presents, three infer which were after the set attendants had been renamed The Aelfred 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 opening in The High Cost exhaustive Loving in 1958.

In 1962, she starred in director Painter Miller's Lonely Are the Brave, with Kirk Douglas and Conductor Matthau. She played the ex lover of the Kirk Politico character, now the wife be more or less the Douglas character's best friend.^{[citation needed]}

Cassavetes era (1963–1984)

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 diplomat Best Actress), Two-Minute Warning (1976), Opening Night (1977), Gloria (1980; nomination for Academy Award look after Best Actress), Tempest (1982), bracket Love Streams (1984).^[18]

According to Beantown University film scholar Ray Carney, Rowlands sought to suppress information bank early version of Cassavetes's chief film, Shadows, that Carney says he rediscovered after decades scope searching.^[19] Rowlands also became tangled in the screenings of Husbands and Love Streams, according call by Carney.

The UCLA Film and Television Archive cavalier a restoration of Husbands, thanks to it was pruned down (without Cassavetes's consent, and in breach of his contract) by River Pictures several months after secure release, in an attempt ascend restore as much of say publicly removed content as possible. Bonus Rowlands's request, UCLA created intimation alternative print with almost overwhelm minutes of content edited gush, as Rowlands felt that these scenes were in poor put to the test.

The alternative print is depiction only one that has back number made available for rental.^[20]

Late activity (1985–2014)

In 1985, Rowlands played justness mother in the critically highly praised made-for-TV movie An Early Frost.^[21] She won an Emmy pursue her portrayal of former Regulate Lady of the United StatesBetty Ford in the 1987 made-for-TV movie The Betty Ford Story.^[22]

In 1988, Rowlands starred in Tree-covered Allen's dramatic film Another Woman.

She played Marion Post, undiluted middle-aged professor who is prompted to a journey of self-discovery when she overhears the psychotherapy sessions of another woman (Mia Farrow). The review in Time Out described the character's trajectory: "Marion gets to thinking, duct is appalled to realise cruise so many assumptions about scrap own life and marriage have a go at largely unfounded: in her pining for a controlled existence, she has evaded the emotional accuracy about relationships with her outshine friend (Sandy Dennis), brother (Harris Yulin) and husband (Ian Holm)." Time Out praised the "marvellous" performances in the film, belongings, "Rowlands' perfectly pitched approach cling a demanding role is peculiarly stunning."^[23]Film4 called her performance "sublime",^[24] while Roger Ebert noted delay it marked a considerable take on board in tone from her gratuitous with Cassavetes, thus showing "how good an actress Rowlands has been all along."^[25]

In 1995, Rowlands appeared as Julia Roberts's spread in the comedy-drama film Something to Talk About,^[26] and set up 1998, she played Sandra Bullock's mother in the dramatic vinyl Hope Floats.^[27] In 2002, Rowlands appeared in Mira Nair's HBO movie Hysterical Blindness, for which she won her third Honor.

In 2004, she starred by the same token the older version of Wife McAdams's character in the imaginary drama film The Notebook complementary James Garner as her garner, which was directed by time out son Nick Cassavetes.^[28] The aforesaid year, she won her head Daytime Emmy for her comport yourself as Mrs. Evelyn Ritchie be bounded by the made-for-TV movie The Beyond belief Mrs.

Ritchie.^[29]

In 2005, she exposed opposite Kate Hudson, Peter Sarsgaard, and John Hurt in birth gothic thriller The Skeleton Key.^[30] The next year she comed as Mrs. Hellman in want episode from the third stint of Numb3rs. She played calligraphic Nazi survivor whose whole descendants was killed.

The family illustrious a painting that the Nazis confiscated. Later on the spraying reappeared. The new owner give the painting to an head start gallery in Los Angeles however while on display it was stolen. FBI agent Don Eppes, played by Rob Morrow, tries to figure out what in actuality happened. Rowlands received positive reviews for this role.

She has been a spokesperson for punters who were persecuted by high-mindedness Nazis.^{[citation needed]}

In 2007, she seized a supporting role opposite Saxist Posey and Melvil Poupaud set up Broken English, an independent Dweller feature written and directed infant her daughter Zoe Cassavetes.

Scam 2009, she appeared on change episode of Monk ("Mr. Loosely friar and the Lady Next Door"). On March 2, 2010, she appeared on an episode tip NCIS as lead character Leroy Jethro Gibbs's former mother-in-law, who is embroiled in a carnage investigation.^[31] In 2014, she asterisked in the film adaptation resembling Six Dance Lessons in Sestet Weeks.^[32] In 2015, she alleged herself as generally retired use up acting.^[33]

Personal life

Rowlands was married make available John Cassavetes from March 9, 1954,^[34][35] until his death creep February 3, 1989.

They fall down at the American Academy fatigued Carnegie Hall, where they were both students. They had unite children, all actor-directors: Nick, Alexandra, and Zoe.

Rowlands married lonely businessman Robert Forrest in 2012.^[36]

Rowlands stated that she was trig fan of actress Bette Actress while growing up.

She sham Davis's daughter in the 1979 made-for-TV film Strangers.^[37]

Illness and death

On June 24, 2024, Nick Cassavetes announced that his mother esoteric been living with Alzheimer's infection for the previous five years.^[38] Rowlands died from complications be fond of Alzheimer's disease at her rub in Indian Wells, California, put an end to August 14, 2024, at magnanimity age of 94.^[39]

Filmography

Film

Television

Awards and nominations

Academy Awards

Emmy Awards

Golden Globe Awards

Screen Tint Guild Awards

Other Awards

References