Gena Rowlands
19 June, 1930
| 1.68 m
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Biography
Virginia Cathryn "Gena" Rowlands is an American film, stage, and television actress, whose career in the entertainment industry has spanned over six decades. A four-time Emmy and two-time Golden Globe winner, she is known for her collaborations with her late actor-director husband John Cassavetes in 10 films, including Kobieta pod presjÄ… (1974) and Gloria (1980), which earned her nominations for the Academy Award for Best Actress. She also won the Silver Bear for Best Actress for Premiera (1977). In November 2015, Rowlands received an Honorary Academy Award in recognition of her unique screen performances.
Movies
An elderly man reads to a woman with dementia the story of two young lovers whose romance is threatened by the difference in their respective social classes.
A precocious and outspoken Iranian girl grows up during the Islamic Revolution.
An anthology of 5 different cab drivers in 5 American and European cities and their remarkable fares on the same eventful night.
Birdee Calvert must choose between her morals and her heart after her husband divorces her and a charming young man, who her daughter disapproves of, comes back into her life.
Although wife and mother Mabel is loved by her husband Nick, her mental illness places a strain on the marriage.
A talking parrot named Paulie recounts his travels to look for his original owner to a Russian janitor who helps him to the end of his journey.
Facing a mid-life crisis, 50-year-old college dean Marion Post takes a sabbatical and rents an apartment next to a psychiatrist's office to write a new book, then is drawn to the plight of a pregnant woman seeking that doctor's help.
A renowned actress teeters on the edge of a breakdown as she counts down the days toward a big Broadway opening.
A middle-aged man leaves his wife for another woman. Shortly after, his ex-wife also begins a relationship with a younger partner. The film follows their struggles to find love amongst each other.
When a young boy's family is killed by the mob, their tough neighbor Gloria becomes his reluctant guardian. In possession of a book that the gangsters want, the pair go on the run in New York.
A fiercely independent cowboy gets himself locked up in prison to escape with an old friend.
Since college, Nora hasn't had much luck with men. Now in her 30s, she works in a NYC hotel going nowhere. That is, until she meets Julien.