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{{Short description|American actress (1930–2024)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2024}}
{{Infobox person
| name          = Gena Rowlands
| image         = Gena Rowlands Tony Rome 1968.JPG
| caption       = Rowlands in 1968
| birth_name    = Virginia Cathryn Rowlands
| birth_date    = {{birth date|1930|6|19}}
| birth_place   = [[Madison, Wisconsin]], U.S.
| death_date    = {{death date and age|2024|8|14|1930|6|19}}
| death_place   = [[Indian Wells, California]], U.S.
| resting_place = [[Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery]], [[Westwood, Los Angeles|Westwood]], [[California]], U.S.
| occupation    = Actress
| years_active  = 1949–2014
| alma_mater    = [[American Academy of Dramatic Arts]]
| spouse        = {{unbulleted list
  | {{marriage|[[John Cassavetes]]|1954|1989|end=died}}
  | {{marriage|Robert Forrest|2012}}
}}
| children      = {{flatlist|
* [[Nick Cassavetes|Nick]]
* [[Alexandra Cassavetes|Alexandra]]
* [[Zoe Cassavetes|Zoe]]
}}
| father        = [[Edwin Myrwyn Rowlands]]
| mother        = [[Lady Rowlands]]
}}

'''Virginia Cathryn''' "'''Gena'''" '''Rowlands''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|dʒ|ɛ|n|ə}};<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.loc.gov/nls/about/organization/standards-guidelines/qrst/#r |title=Say How: R |publisher=National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled |access-date=October 12, 2023 |archive-date=September 25, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190925121727/http://www.loc.gov/nls/about/organization/standards-guidelines/qrst/#r |url-status=live}}</ref> 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, and she 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 film)|Gloria]]'' (1980), both of which earned her Oscar nominations. She also won the [[Silver Bear for Best Actress]] for ''[[Opening Night (1977 film)|Opening Night]]'' (1977). Her other notable roles included [[William Friedkin]]'s ''[[The Brink's Job]]'' (1978), [[Woody Allen]]'s ''[[Another Woman (1988 film)|Another Woman]]'' (1988), [[Jim Jarmusch]]'s ''[[Night on Earth]]'' (1991), [[Mira Nair]]'s ''[[Hysterical Blindness (film)|Hysterical Blindness]]'' (2002), and 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."<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Brody |first=Richard |title=The Best Movie Performances of the Century So Far |url=https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-front-row/the-best-movie-performances-of-the-century-so-far |access-date=March 8, 2021 |magazine=The New Yorker |date=March 6, 2021 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210306161800/https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-front-row/the-best-movie-performances-of-the-century-so-far |archive-date=March 6, 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref> In November 2015, Rowlands received an [[Honorary Academy Award]] in recognition of her unique screen performances.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2015/film/news/gena-rowlands-spike-lee-debbie-reynolds-to-receive-governors-awards-oscars-1201578482/ |title=Gena Rowlands, Spike Lee, Debbie Reynolds to Receive Governors Awards Oscars |first=Tim |last=Gray |work=Variety |date=August 27, 2015 |access-date=December 10, 2017 |archive-date=January 19, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180119235250/https://variety.com/2015/film/news/gena-rowlands-spike-lee-debbie-reynolds-to-receive-governors-awards-oscars-1201578482/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

== Early years ==
Rowlands was born on June 19, 1930, in [[Madison, Wisconsin]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/14/movies/gena-rowlands-dead.html |title=Gena Rowlands, Actress Who Brought Raw Drama to Her Roles, Dies at 94 |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=August 14, 2024 |access-date=August 15, 2024 |archive-date=August 15, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240815014349/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/14/movies/gena-rowlands-dead.html |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/story/gena-rowlands-dies |title=Gena Rowlands, Acting Legend and Notebook Star, Dies at 94 |work=[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]] |date=August 14, 2024 |access-date=August 15, 2024 |archive-date=August 15, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240815030717/https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/story/gena-rowlands-dies |url-status=live}}</ref> Her mother, Mary Allen (''née'' Neal), was a housewife who later worked as an actress under the stage name [[Lady Rowlands]].<ref>U.S. Census, April 1, 1930, state of Wisconsin, county of Columbia, village of Cambria, enumeration district 3, page 4-B, family 130</ref> Her father, [[Edwin Myrwyn Rowlands]], was a banker and state legislator.<ref>Assembly, 1927–1935; Senate, 1935–1939. ''Members of the Wisconsin Legislature 1848–1999'', Informational Bulletin 99-1, Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau, 1999.</ref> He was a member of the [[Wisconsin Progressive Party]], and was of Welsh descent.<ref>{{cite news |last=Lane |first=Lydia |title=Beauty |date=November 21, 1980 |work=Los Angeles Times |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/162996377 |access-date=July 6, 2017 |archive-date=August 13, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170813182909/https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/doc/162996377.html |id={{ProQuest|162996377}} |url-status=live}}</ref> She had an elder brother, David Rowlands.<ref>{{cite book |last=Murphy |first=J. J. |title=Rewriting Indie Cinema: Improvisation, Psychodrama, and the Screenplay |date=April 16, 2019 |publisher=Columbia University Press |isbn=978-0-231-54959-2 |page=97 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6Il-DwAAQBAJ&pg=PT97}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Charity |first=Tom |title=John Cassavetes: Lifeworks |date=June 26, 2012 |publisher=Omnibus Press |isbn=978-0-85712-841-6 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1jUDAwAAQBAJ&pg=PT168}}</ref>

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]];<ref>"OPA Directed by Merwyn {{sic}} Rowlands," ''The Sheboygan Press'', Sheboygan, Wisconsin, April 2, 1942, p. 4</ref> and later moved to [[Minneapolis]], Minnesota. From 1947 to 1950, she attended the [[University of Wisconsin]],<ref>Registrar's Office, University of Wisconsin–Madison.</ref> where she was a popular student already renowned for her beauty.<ref>"Six U.W. Co-eds 'Badger Beauties'", ''The Sheboygan Press'', Sheboygan, Wisconsin, November 14, 1949, p. 2</ref> While in college, she was a member of [[Kappa Kappa Gamma]].<ref>''University of Wisconsin Badger'', 1950</ref> She left for New York City to study drama at the [[American Academy of Dramatic Arts]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Gilpatrick |first=Kristin |title=Famous Wisconsin Film Stars |date=2002 |publisher=Badger Books Inc. |isbn=978-1-878569-86-8 |page=158 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kKPcSwYtbQUC&pg=PA158}}</ref>

== Career ==

=== Early roles (1952–1967) ===
[[File:Gena Rowlands - 1955.jpg|thumb|right|Publicity photo, 1955]]

In the early 1950s, Rowlands performed with [[repertory theatre]] companies and at the [[Provincetown Playhouse]]. She made her [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] debut in ''[[The Seven Year Itch (play)|The Seven Year Itch]]'' and toured in a national production of the play.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/world/arid-41456452.html |title=The Notebook Star Gena Rowlands Dies at 94 |first=Mark |last=Kennedy |date=August 15, 2024 |website=Irish Examiner |access-date=August 15, 2024 |archive-date=August 16, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240816001852/https://www.irishexaminer.com/world/arid-41456452.html |url-status=live}}</ref> In 1956, she starred in the Broadway play ''Middle of the Night'' opposite [[Edward G. Robinson]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1996/11/03/movies/now-it-s-a-son-letting-gena-rowlands-shine.html |title=Now It's a Son Letting Gena Rowlands Shine |first=Margy |last=Rochlin |work=The New York Times |date=November 3, 1996 |access-date=August 15, 2024 |archive-date=August 15, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240815140055/https://www.nytimes.com/1996/11/03/movies/now-it-s-a-son-letting-gena-rowlands-shine.html |url-status=live}}</ref>

[[File:Gena Rowlands Laramie 1959.JPG|thumb|left|Rowlands on ''[[Laramie (TV series)|Laramie]]'' in 1959]]
Rowlands costarred with [[Paul Stewart (actor)|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 (American TV series)|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 (TV series)|Laramie]]'', alongside her husband [[John Cassavetes]] in the detective series ''[[Johnny Staccato]]'', and in the [[Western (genre)|Western]] series ''[[Riverboat (TV series)|Riverboat]]'', starring [[Darren McGavin]]. In 1961, she appeared in the adventure series ''[[The Islanders (TV 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 (TV series)|The Virginian]]'', and ''[[Breaking Point (1963 TV series)|Breaking Point]]'', all in 1963. In 1964, she guest-starred in the [[medical drama]] ''[[Dr. Kildare (TV series)|Dr. Kildare]]'' and in two episodes of ''[[Burke's Law (1963 TV series)|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 (TV series)|Peyton Place]]''.{{citation needed|date=August 2024}}

[[File:John Cassavetes Gena Rowlands Johnny Staccato 1959.JPG|right|thumb|Rowlands with husband [[John Cassavetes]] in TV series ''[[Johnny Staccato]]'', 1959]]
Rowlands made her film debut in ''[[The High Cost of Loving]]'' in 1958. In 1962, she starred in director [[David Miller (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|date=August 2024}}

=== Cassavetes era (1963–1984) ===

Rowlands and Cassavetes made ten films together: ''[[A Child Is Waiting]]'' (1963), ''[[Faces (1968 film)|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 film)|Opening Night]]'' (1977), ''[[Gloria (1980 film)|Gloria]]'' (1980; nomination for [[Academy Award for Best Actress]]), ''[[Tempest (1982 film)|Tempest]]'' (1982), and ''[[Love Streams (film)|Love Streams]]'' (1984).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOg-T4FvZv4&t=32s |title=Gena Rowlands, a Miraculous Actress |website=YouTube |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200724181334/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOg-T4FvZv4&t=32s |archive-date=July 24, 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref>

According to [[Boston University]] film scholar [[Ray Carney]], Rowlands sought to suppress an early version of Cassavetes's first film, ''[[Shadows (1959 film)|Shadows]]'', that Carney says he rediscovered after decades of searching.<ref>{{cite web |last=Carney |first=Ray |url=http://people.bu.edu/rcarney/discoveries/shadowsquest.shtml |title=Who Owns an Improvised Work? |website=The John Cassavetes Pages |access-date=December 17, 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171012080008/http://people.bu.edu/rcarney/discoveries/shadowsquest.shtml |archive-date=October 12, 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref> Rowlands also became involved in the screenings of ''[[Husbands (film)|Husbands]]'' and ''[[Love Streams (film)|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.<ref>{{cite web |last=Carney |first=Ray |url=http://people.bu.edu/rcarney/discoveries/discint.shtml#hunka |title=On Your Relationship with Criterion |website=The John Cassavetes Pages |access-date=December 17, 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170812224951/http://people.bu.edu/rcarney/discoveries/discint.shtml#hunka |archive-date=August 12, 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Late career (1985–2014) ===

In 1985, Rowlands played the mother in the critically acclaimed made-for-TV movie ''[[An Early Frost]]''.<ref>{{cite news |last=O'Connor |first=John J. |date=November 11, 1985 |title=NBC Offers a Drama on AIDS |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1985/11/11/arts/nbc-offers-a-drama-on-aids.html |access-date=August 15, 2024 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=November 23, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171123121017/http://www.nytimes.com/1985/11/11/arts/nbc-offers-a-drama-on-aids.html |url-status=live }}</ref> 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]]''.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1987/09/22/arts/nbc-is-big-winner-at-emmys.html |title=NBC Is Big Winner at Emmys |work=The New York Times |date=September 22, 1987 |access-date=August 15, 2024 |archive-date=November 1, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171101090330/http://www.nytimes.com/1987/09/22/arts/nbc-is-big-winner-at-emmys.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 1988, Rowlands starred in [[Woody Allen]]'s dramatic film ''[[Another Woman (1988 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 (magazine)|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."<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.timeout.com/london/film/another-woman |title=Another Woman |newspaper=Time Out |access-date=April 1, 2013 |archive-date=August 13, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170813221125/https://www.timeout.com/london/film/another-woman |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Film4]] called her performance "sublime",<ref>{{cite web |title=Another Woman |url=http://www.film4.com/reviews/1988/another-woman |publisher=Film4 |access-date=April 1, 2013 |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304053841/http://www.film4.com/reviews/1988/another-woman |url-status=live }}</ref> 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."<ref>{{cite news |last=Ebert |first=Roger |title=Another Woman |url=http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/another-woman-1988 |newspaper=Chicago Sun-Times |date=November 18, 1988 |access-date=April 1, 2013 |archive-date=October 20, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181020223819/https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/another-woman-1988 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 1995, Rowlands appeared as [[Julia Roberts]]'s mother in the comedy-drama film ''[[Something to Talk About (film)|Something to Talk About]]'',<ref>{{cite news |last=Hinson |first=Hal |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/longterm/movies/videos/somethingtotalkaboutrhinson_c026c8.html |title='Something to Talk About' (R) |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=August 4, 1995 |access-date=August 10, 2024 }}</ref> and in 1998, she played [[Sandra Bullock]]'s mother in the dramatic film ''[[Hope Floats]]''.<ref>{{cite web |last=Berardinelli |first=James |author-link=James Berardinelli |url=http://www.reelviews.net/movies/h/hope.html |title=Review: Hope Floats |year=1998 |website=ReelViews |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070205103701/http://www.reelviews.net/movies/h/hope.html |archive-date=February 5, 2007 }}</ref> In 2002, Rowlands appeared in [[Mira Nair]]'s [[HBO]] movie ''[[Hysterical Blindness (film)|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]].<ref name="Koehler">{{cite news |last=Koehler |first=Robert |url=https://www.variety.com/review/VE1117923920 |title=The Notebook |magazine=Variety |date=May 20, 2004 |access-date=July 30, 2024 }}</ref> 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''.<ref>{{cite news |last=Gates |first=Anita |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/14/movies/gena-rowlands-dead.html |title=Gena Rowlands, Actress Who Brought Raw Drama to Her Roles, Dies at 94 |work=The New York Times |date=August 15, 2024 |access-date=August 15, 2024 |archive-date=August 15, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240815120222/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/14/movies/gena-rowlands-dead.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
[[File:Gena Rowlands Cannes.jpg|thumb|Rowlands at the [[2006 Cannes Film Festival]]]]
In 2005, she appeared opposite [[Kate Hudson]], [[Peter Sarsgaard]], and [[John Hurt]] in the [[gothic novel|gothic]] thriller ''[[The Skeleton Key]]''.<ref>{{cite web |last=Softley |first=Iain |date=September 1, 2005 |title=The Skeleton Key |url=https://tv.apple.com/sg/movie/the-skeleton-key/umc.cmc.4e5mp07d4b8pld8c9kpl1r0i2 |access-date=August 29, 2024 |website=Apple TV |language=en-GB }}</ref> The next year she appeared as Mrs. Hellman in an episode from the [[Numbers (season 3)|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|date=August 2024}}

In 2007, she played a supporting role opposite [[Parker Posey]] and [[Melvil Poupaud]] in ''[[Broken English (2007 film)|Broken English]]'', an independent American feature written and directed by her daughter [[Zoe Cassavetes]]. In 2009, she appeared on an episode of ''[[Monk (TV series)|Monk]]'' ("Mr. Monk and the Lady Next Door"). On March 2, 2010, she appeared on an episode of ''[[NCIS (TV series)|NCIS]]'' as lead character [[Leroy Jethro Gibbs]]'s former mother-in-law, who is embroiled in a murder investigation.<ref>{{cite web |last=Ausiello |first=Michael |url=https://ew.com/article/2010/01/16/ncis-gena-rowlands-gibbs-mom-in-law/ |title='NCIS' exclusive: Gena Rowlands unlocks Gibbs' past |publisher=The Meredith Corporation |date=January 16, 2010 |website=EW |access-date=October 13, 2019 |archive-date=October 13, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191013182152/https://ew.com/article/2010/01/16/ncis-gena-rowlands-gibbs-mom-in-law/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2014, she starred in the film adaptation of ''[[Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks (film)|Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks]]''.<ref>{{cite web |last=Chang |first=Justin |url=https://variety.com/2014/film/reviews/film-review-six-dance-lessons-in-six-weeks-1201380461/ |title=Film Review: 'Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks' |date=December 16, 2014 |access-date=September 29, 2016 |publisher=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |archive-date=November 28, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171128233817/http://variety.com/2014/film/reviews/film-review-six-dance-lessons-in-six-weeks-1201380461/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2015, she described herself as generally retired from acting.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/gena-rowlands-pioneering-indie-film-839505/ |title=Gena Rowlands on Pioneering the Indie Film Movement with Late Husband John Cassavetes |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=November 13, 2015 |access-date=January 13, 2023 |archive-date=January 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230113155722/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/gena-rowlands-pioneering-indie-film-839505/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

== Personal life ==
Rowlands was married to [[John Cassavetes]] from March 9, 1954,<ref>{{cite web |last=Pierce |first=Duke Daniel |date=December 10, 2022 |title=John Cassavetes: Hollywood Rebel |url=https://www.theacademypages.com/post/jc-rebel |access-date=August 15, 2024 |website=The Academy Pages |language=en |archive-date=August 15, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240815083139/https://www.theacademypages.com/post/jc-rebel |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=February 9, 1954 |title=Marriage of Rowlands / Cassavetes |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/wisconsin-state-journal-marriage-of-rowl/111618975/ |access-date=August 15, 2024 |work=Wisconsin State Journal |pages=13 |archive-date=August 16, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240816001855/https://www.newspapers.com/article/wisconsin-state-journal-marriage-of-rowl/111618975/ |url-status=live }}</ref> until his death on February 3, 1989. They met at the [[American Academy of Dramatic Arts|American Academy]] at [[Carnegie Hall]], where they were both students. They had three children, all actor-directors: [[Nick Cassavetes|Nick]], [[Alexandra Cassavetes|Alexandra]], and [[Zoe Cassavetes|Zoe]].

Rowlands married retired businessman Robert Forrest in 2012.<ref>{{cite news |last=Pulver |first=Andrew |date=August 15, 2024 |title=Gena Rowlands, Star of ''A Woman Under the Influence'' and ''Gloria'', Dies at 94 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/article/2024/aug/15/gena-rowlands-death-age-94-woman-under-the-influence |access-date=August 15, 2024 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077 |archive-date=August 16, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240816001855/https://www.theguardian.com/film/article/2024/aug/15/gena-rowlands-death-age-94-woman-under-the-influence |url-status=live }}</ref>

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: The Story of a Mother and Daughter|Strangers]]''.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/race/gena-rowlands-i-never-wanted-762462 |title=The Hollywood Reporter Interview with Gena Rowlands |date=March 29, 2015 |access-date=March 29, 2015 |archive-date=August 13, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170813154221/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/race/gena-rowlands-i-never-wanted-762462 |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== Illness and death ===
On June 24, 2024, Nick Cassavetes announced that his mother had been living with [[Alzheimer's disease]] for the previous five years.<ref>{{cite news |last=Huff |first=Lauren |title='The Notebook' Star Gena Rowlands Has Alzheimer's, According to Her Son Nick Cassavetes |url=https://ew.com/the-notebook-star-gena-rowlands-has-alzheimers-8668642 |access-date=June 25, 2024 |work=EW.com |date=June 25, 2024 |language=en |archive-date=June 25, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240625131739/https://ew.com/the-notebook-star-gena-rowlands-has-alzheimers-8668642 |url-status=live }}</ref> Rowlands died from complications of Alzheimer's disease at her home in [[Indian Wells, California]], on August 14, 2024, at the age of 94.<ref>{{cite news |last=Schultz |first=Rick |url=https://variety.com/2024/film/obituaries-people-news/gena-rowlands-dead-the-notebook-gloria-1236107324/ |title=Gena Rowlands, ''The Notebook'' and ''A Woman Under the Influence'' Star, Dies at 94 |date=August 14, 2024 |access-date=August 14, 2024 |work=Variety |archive-date=August 16, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240816001853/https://variety.com/2024/film/obituaries-people-news/gena-rowlands-dead-the-notebook-gloria-1236107324/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

== Filmography ==
=== Film ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class=unsortable | Notes
|-
|1958
|''[[The High Cost of Loving]]''
|Jenny Fry
|
|-
|1959
|''[[Shadows (1959 film)|Shadows]]''
|Woman in Nightclub
|Uncredited; First film collaboration with [[John Cassavetes]]
|-
| rowspan="2" |1962
|''[[Lonely Are the Brave]]''
|Jerry Bondi
|
|-
|''{{sortname|The|Spiral Road}}''
|Els
|
|-
|1963
|''{{sortname|A|Child Is Waiting}}''
|Sophie Widdicombe
|
|-
|1967
|''[[Tony Rome]]''
|Rita Kosterman
|
|-
|1968
|''[[Faces (1968 film)|Faces]]''
|Jeannie Rapp
|
|-
|1969
|''[[Machine Gun McCain]]''
|Rosemary Scott
|
|-
|1971
|''[[Minnie and Moskowitz]]''
|Minnie Moore
|
|-
|1974
|''{{sortname|A|Woman Under the Influence}}''
|Mabel Longhetti
|
|-
|1976
|''[[Two-Minute Warning]]''
|Janet
|
|-
|1977
|''[[Opening Night (1977 film)|Opening Night]]''
|Myrtle Gordon
|
|-
|1978
|''{{sortname|The|Brink's Job}}''
|Mary Pino
|
|-
|1980
|''[[Gloria (1980 film)|Gloria]]''
|Gloria Swenson
|
|-
|1982
|''[[Tempest (1982 film)|Tempest]]''
|Antonia Dimitrius
|
|-
|1984
|''[[Love Streams (film)|Love Streams]]''
|Sarah Lawson
|
|-
|1987
|''[[Light of Day]]''
|Jeanette Rasnick
|
|-
|1988
|''[[Another Woman (1988 film)|Another Woman]]''
|Marion Post
|
|-
|1989
|''[[I'm Almost Not Crazy: John Cassavetes, the Man and His Work|I'm Almost Not Crazy: John Cassavetes, the Man & His Work]]''
|rowspan="2" |Herself
|Documentary short
|-
|1990
|''Hollywood Mavericks''
|Documentary
|-
| rowspan="3" |1991
|''[[Once Around]]''
|Marilyn Bella
|
|-
|''[[Night on Earth]]''
|Victoria Snelling
|Segment: "Los Angeles"
|-
|''[[Ted & Venus]]''
|Mrs. Turner
|
|-
|1993
|''Silent Cries''
|Peggy Sutherland
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |1995
|''[[Something to Talk About (film)|Something to Talk About]]''
|Georgia King
|
|-
|''{{sortname|The|Neon Bible|dab=film}}''
|Mae Morgan
|
|-
|1996
|''[[Unhook the Stars]]''
|Mildred "Millie" Hawks
|
|-
|1997
|''[[She's So Lovely]]''
|Miss Jane Green
|
|-
| rowspan="4" |1998
|''[[Paulie (film)|Paulie]]''
|Ivy
|
|-
|''[[Hope Floats]]''
|Ramona Calvert
|
|-
|''{{sortname|The|Mighty}}''
|Gram
|
|-
|''[[Playing by Heart]]''
|Hannah
|
|-
|1999
|''{{sortname|The|Weekend|nolink=yes}}''
|Laura Ponti
|
|-
|2000 || ''Light Keeps Me Company'' || |Herself || rowspan="2" | Documentary
|-
|2003
|''[[Broadway: The Golden Age]]''
|Herself
|-
| rowspan="2" |2004
|''[[Taking Lives (film)|Taking Lives]]''
|Mrs. Asher
|
|-
|''[[The Notebook]]''
|Older Allie Calhoun
|
|-
|2005
|''{{sortname|The|Skeleton Key}}''
|Violet Devereaux
|
|-
|2006
|''[[Paris, je t'aime]]''
|Gena
|Segment: "Quartier Latin"
|-
| rowspan="2" |2007
|''[[Broken English (2007 film)|Broken English]]''
|Vivien Wilder-Mann
|
|-
|''[[Persepolis (film)|Persepolis]]''
| Grandmother (voice)
| English-dubbed version
|-
|2011
|''Olive''
|Tess M. Powell
|
|-
|2012
|''[[Yellow (2012 film)|Yellow]]''
|Mimi
|
|-
|2013
|''[[Parts Per Billion]]''
|Esther
|
|-
|2014
|''[[Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks (film)|Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks]]''
|Lily Harrison
|Final film role
|-
|}

=== Television ===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|-
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Role
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
! scope="row" |1954
| ''[[Top Secret (TV series)|Top Secret]]'' || Powell || Episode: "This Man Is Death"
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="8" |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 (American TV series)|Studio One on Hollywood]]'' || Betty || Season 7 Episode 50: "A Chance of Love"
|-
| ''Appointment with Adventure'' || (1) Lorri<br>(2) Sally Mason || (1) Season 1 Episode 14: "Caribbean Cruise"<br>(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<br>(2) Betty || (1) Season 4 Episode 15: "Do It Yourself"<br>(2) Season 5 Episode 3: "The Expendable House"
|-
! scope="row" |1958
| ''[[General Electric Theater]]'' || Dorothy Dickenson || Season 7 Episode 12: "The Girl with the Flaxen Hair"
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="4" |1959
| ''[[Laramie (TV series)|Laramie]]'' || Laurel DeWalt || Season 1 Episode 9: "The Run to Tumavaca"
|-
| ''[[Johnny Staccato]]'' || Nina Van Ness || Season 1 Episode 9: "Fly Baby, Fly"
|-
| ''[[Markham (TV series)|Markham]]'' || Rita Evans || Season 1 Episode 28: "The Altar"
|-
| ''[[Riverboat (TV series)|Riverboat]]'' || Rose Traynor || Season 1 Episode 14: "Guns for Empire"
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="3" |1960
| ''[[Adventures in Paradise (TV series)|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"
|-
| ''[[Tab Hunter|The Tab Hunter Show]]'' || Barbara / Penelope || Season 1 Episode 8: "Double Trouble"
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="2" |1961
| ''[[The Islanders (TV series)|The Islanders]]'' || Pepper Mint || Season 1 Episode 20: "Island Witness"
|-
| ''[[Target: The Corruptors!]]'' || Marian Praisewater || Season 1 Episode 5: "The Poppy Vendor"
|-
! scope="row" |1961–62
| ''[[87th Precinct (TV series)|87th Precinct]]'' || Teddy Carella || (1) Season 1 Episode 1: "The Floater" (1961)<br>(2) Season 1 Episode 2: "Lady in Waiting" (1961)<br>(3) Season 1 Episode 6: "Occupation, Citizen" (1961)<br>(4) Season 1 Episode 25: "Step Forward" (1962)
|-
! scope="row" |1962
| ''[[The Alfred Hitchcock Hour]]'' || Helen Martin || Season 1 Episode 11: "Ride the Nightmare"
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="9" |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 (TV series)|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 (1963 TV series)|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"
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="3" |1964
| ''[[The Alfred Hitchcock Hour]]'' || Diana Justin || Season 2 Episode 19: "Murder Case"
|-
| ''[[Dr. Kildare (TV series)|Dr. Kildare]]'' || Helen Scott || Season 3 Episode 20: "To Walk in Grace"
|-
| ''[[Burke's Law (1963 TV series)|Burke's Law]]'' || (1) Paulette Shane<br>(2) Mitzi Carlisle || (1) Season 1 Episode 17: "Who Killed What's His Name?"<br>(2) Season 1 Episode 28: "Who Killed Annie Foran?"
|-
! scope="row" |1965
| ''[[Kraft Suspense Theatre]]'' || Lois Baxter || Season 2 Episode 18: "Won't It Ever Be Morning?
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="2" |1966
| ''[[Run for Your Life (TV series)|Run for Your Life]]'' || Charlotte Hyde || Season 1 Episode 17: "The Rediscovery of Charlotte Hyde"
|-
| ''[[The Long, Hot Summer (TV series)|The Long, Hot Summer]]'' || Karen Roberts || Season 1 Episode 20: "From This Day Forward"
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="3" |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 (TV series)|Peyton Place]]'' || Adrienne Van Leyden || 39 episodes
|-
! scope="row" |1968
| ''[[Garrison's Gorillas]]'' || Duchess || Season 1 Episode 24: "The Frame-Up"
|-
! scope="row" |1971
| ''[[Medical Center (TV series)|Medical Center]]'' || Frances Delaney || Season 2 Episode 23: "The Man in Hiding"
|-
! scope="row" |1972
| ''[[Circle of Fear]]'' || Kate Lucas || Season 1 Episode 2: "The Concrete Captain"
|-
! scope="row" |1973
| ''[[Medical Center (TV series)|Medical Center]]'' || Karen Coberly || Season 5 Episode 8: "Child of Violence"
|-
! scope="row" |1974
| ''[[Marcus Welby, M.D.]]'' || Lorrain Denby || Season 6 Episode 13: "The 266 Days"
|-
! scope="row" |1975
| ''[[Columbo]]'' || Elizabeth Van Wyck || Season 4 Episode 5: "Playback"
|-
! scope="row" |1978
| ''[[A Question of Love]]'' || Linda Ray Guettner || rowspan="3" | Television movie
|-
! scope="row" |1979
| ''[[Strangers: The Story of a Mother and Daughter|Strangers: <br /> The Story of a Mother and Daughter]]'' || Abigail Mason
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="2" |1983
| ''[[Thursday's Child (1983 film)|Thursday's Child]]'' || Victoria Alden
|-
| ''[[Faerie Tale Theatre]]'' || Witch || Season 2 Episode 1: "Rapunzel"
|-
! scope="row" |1985
| ''{{sortname|An|Early Frost}}'' || Katherine Pierson || rowspan="5" | Television movie
|-
! scope="row" |1987
| ''{{sortname|The|Betty Ford Story}}'' || [[Betty Ford]]
|-
! scope="row" |1990
| ''[[Montana (1990 film)|Montana]]'' || Bess Guthrie
|-
! scope="row" |1991
| ''Face of a Stranger'' || Pat Foster
|-
! scope="row" |1992
| ''[[Crazy in Love (film)|Crazy in Love]]'' || Honora Swift
|-
! scope="row" |1993
| ''Anything for John'' || Herself || Television documentary
|-
! scope="row" |1994
| ''[[Parallel Lives (film)|Parallel Lives]]'' || Francie Pomerantz || rowspan="8" | Television movie
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="2" |1998
| ''[[Grace and Glorie]]'' || Grace Stiles
|-
| ''Best Friends for Life'' || Mrs. Harriet Cahill
|-
! scope="row" |2000
| ''[[The Color of Love: Jacey's Story]]'' || Georgia Porter
|-
! scope="row" |2001
|''[[Wild Iris (film)|Wild Iris]]'' || Minnie Brinn
|-
! scope="row" |2002
| ''Charms for the Easy Life'' || Ms. Charlie Kate
|-
! scope="row" |2003
| ''[[Hysterical Blindness (movie)|Hysterical Blindness]]''|| Virginia Miller
|-
! scope="row" |2004
|''The Incredible Mrs. Ritchie'' || Evelyn Ritchie
|-
! scope="row" |2006
| ''[[Numb3rs]]'' || Mrs. Hellman || Season 3 Episode 3: "[[Provenance (Numbers)|Provenance]]"
|-
! scope="row" |2007
| ''[[What If God Were the Sun?]]'' || Melissa Eisenbloom || Television movie
|-
! scope="row" |2009
| ''[[Monk (TV series)|Monk]]'' || Marge Johnson || Season 7 Episode 12: "Mr. Monk & the Lady Next Door"
|-
! scope="row" |2010
| ''[[NCIS (TV series)|NCIS]]'' || Joann Fielding || Season 7 Episode 16: "[[NCIS (season 7)#ep154|Mother's Day]]"
|}

== Awards and nominations ==
{{refimprove section|date=August 2024}}

===[[Academy Awards]]===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|-
! Year
! Category
! Nominated work
! Result
! Ref.
|-
| [[47th Academy Awards|1974]]
| rowspan="2"| [[Academy Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]]
| ''[[A Woman Under the Influence]]''
| {{nom}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1975 |title=The 47th Academy Awards (1975) Nominees and Winners |publisher=[[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]] |access-date=October 2, 2011 |archive-date=September 1, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190901233914/https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1975 |url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| [[53rd Academy Awards|1980]]
| ''[[Gloria (1980 film)|Gloria]]''
| {{nom}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1981 |title=The 53rd Academy Awards (1981) Nominees and Winners |publisher=[[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]] |access-date=November 14, 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141110111156/http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1981 |archive-date=November 10, 2014}}</ref>
|-
| [[88th Academy Awards|2015]]
| [[Honorary Academy Award]]
| {{n/a}}
| {{won}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.oscars.org/news/spike-lee-debbie-reynolds-and-gena-rowlands-receive-academys-2015-governors-awards |title=Spike Lee, Debbie Reynolds And Gena Rowlands To Receive Academy's 2015 Governors Awards |publisher=[[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]] |access-date=November 5, 2015 |archive-date=August 31, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150831052936/http://www.oscars.org/news/spike-lee-debbie-reynolds-and-gena-rowlands-receive-academys-2015-governors-awards |url-status=live}}</ref>
|}

===[[Emmy Awards]]===
{| class="wikitable"
! Year
! Category
! Nominated work
! Result
! Ref.
|-
! colspan="5"| [[Primetime Emmy Awards]]
|-
| [[38th Primetime Emmy Awards|1986]]
| rowspan="3"| [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie|Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Special]]
| ''[[An Early Frost]]''
| {{nom}}
| align="center" rowspan="8"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.emmys.com/bios/gena-rowlands |title=Gena Rowlands |publisher=[[Academy of Television Arts & Sciences]] |access-date=November 5, 2024}}</ref>
|-
| [[39th Primetime Emmy Awards|1987]]
| ''[[The Betty Ford Story]]''
| {{won}}
|-
| [[44th Primetime Emmy Awards|1992]]
| ''Face of a Stranger''
| {{won}}
|-
| [[52nd Primetime Emmy Awards|2000]]
| rowspan="2"| [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie|Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie]]
| ''[[The Color of Love: Jacey's Story]]''
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[54th Primetime Emmy Awards|2002]]
| ''[[Wild Iris (film)|Wild Iris]]''
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[55th Primetime Emmy Awards|2003]]
| [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie|Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie]]
| ''[[Hysterical Blindness (film)|Hysterical Blindness]]''
| {{won}}
|-
| [[59th Primetime Emmy Awards|2007]]
| [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie|Outstanding Actress in a Miniseries or Movie]]
| ''[[What If God Were the Sun?]]''
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[61st Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards|2009]]
| [[Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series]]
| ''[[Monk (TV series)|Monk]]''
| {{nom}}
|-
! colspan="5"| [[Daytime Emmy Awards]]
|-
| [[31st Daytime Emmy Awards|2004]]
| [[Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performer in Children's Programming|Outstanding Performer in a Children/Youth/Family Special]]
| ''[[The Incredible Mrs. Ritchie]]''
| {{won}}
| align="center"|
|}

===[[Golden Globe Awards]]===
{| class="wikitable"
! Year
! Category
! Nominated work
! Result
! Ref.
|-
| [[32nd Golden Globe Awards|1974]]
| rowspan="3"| [[Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama]]
| ''[[A Woman Under the Influence]]''
| {{won}}
| align="center" rowspan="8"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.goldenglobes.com/person/gena-rowlands/ |title=Gena Rowlands |publisher=[[Golden Globe Awards]] |access-date=November 5, 2024}}</ref>
|-
| [[35th Golden Globe Awards|1977]]
| ''[[Opening Night (1977 film)|Opening Night]]''
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[38th Golden Globe Awards|1980]]
| ''[[Gloria (1980 film)|Gloria]]''
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[41st Golden Globe Awards|1983]]
| rowspan="3"| [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film|Best Actress in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television]]
| ''[[Thursday's Child (1983 film)|Thursday's Child]]''
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[43rd Golden Globe Awards|1985]]
| ''[[An Early Frost]]''
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[45th Golden Globe Awards|1987]]
| ''[[The Betty Ford Story]]''
| {{won}}
|-
| [[50th Golden Globe Awards|1992]]
| rowspan="2"| [[Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film|Best Supporting Actress – Television]]
| ''[[Crazy in Love (film)|Crazy in Love]]''
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[60th Golden Globe Awards|2002]]
| ''[[Hysterical Blindness (film)|Hysterical Blindness]]''
| {{nom}}
|}

===[[Screen Actors Guild Awards]]===
{| class="wikitable"
! Year
! Category
! Nominated work
! Result
! Ref.
|-
| [[3rd Screen Actors Guild Awards|1996]]
| [[Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role]]
| ''[[Unhook the Stars]]''
| {{nom}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sagawards.org/awards/nominees-and-recipients/3rd-annual-screen-actors-guild-awards |title=The 5th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards |publisher=[[Screen Actors Guild Awards]] |access-date=November 5, 2024}}</ref>
|-
| [[14th Screen Actors Guild Awards|2007]]
| [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie|Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie]]
| ''[[What If God Were the Sun]]''
| {{nom}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sagawards.org/awards/nominees-and-recipients/14th-annual-screen-actors-guild-awards |title=The 14th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards |publisher=[[Screen Actors Guild Awards]] |access-date=November 5, 2024}}</ref>
|}

===Other Awards===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Award
! Category
! Nominated work
! Result
! Ref.
|-
| [[1971 New York Film Critics Circle Awards|1971]]
| [[New York Film Critics Circle]]
| [[New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]]
| ''[[Minnie and Moskowitz]]''
| {{nom}}
| align="center"|
|-
| [[National Board of Review Awards 1974|1974]]
| [[National Board of Review]]
| [[National Board of Review Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]]
| rowspan="4"| ''[[A Woman Under the Influence]]''
| {{won}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://nationalboardofreview.org/award-years/1974/ |title=1974 Award Winners |publisher=[[National Board of Review]] |access-date=November 5, 2024}}</ref>
|-
| [[1974 New York Film Critics Circle Awards|1974]]
| [[New York Film Critics Circle]]
| [[New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]]
| {{nom}}
| align="center"|
|-
| 1974
| [[Kansas City Film Critics Circle]]
| Best Actress
| {{won}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://kcfcc.org/kcfcc-award-winners-1970-79/ |title=KCFCC Award Winners – 1970-79 |publisher=[[Kansas City Film Critics Circle]] |access-date=November 5, 2024}}</ref>
|-
| 1974
| [[San Sebastián International Film Festival]]
| Best Actress
| {{won}}
| align="center"|
|-
| 1975
| [[Golden Apple Award]]s
| Female Star of the Year
| {{n/a}}
| {{nom}}
| align="center"|
|-
| [[28th Berlin International Film Festival|1978]]
| [[Berlin International Film Festival]]
| [[Silver Bear for Best Actress|Best Actress]]
| ''[[Opening Night (1977 film)|Opening Night]]''
| {{won}}
| align="center"|
|-
| [[Boston Society of Film Critics Awards 1980|1980]]
| [[Boston Society of Film Critics]]
| [[Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]]
| ''[[Gloria (1980 film)|Gloria]]''
| {{won}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://bostonfilmcritics.org/past-winners-1980s/ |title=BSFC Winners: 1980s |publisher=[[Boston Society of Film Critics]] |access-date=November 5, 2024}}</ref>
|-
| 1984
| [[Nastro d'Argento]]
| Best Foreign Actress
| ''[[Love Streams (film)|Love Streams]]''
| {{won}}
| align="center"|
|-
| 1991
| [[CableACE Award]]s
| Actress in a Movie or Miniseries
| ''[[Montana (1990 film)|Montana]]''
| {{nom}}
| align="center"|
|-
| 1994
| [[Sundance Film Festival]]
| Tribute to Independent Vision Award
| {{n/a}}
| {{won}}
| align="center"|
|-
| 1988
| [[New York Women in Film & Television]]
| Muse Award
| {{n/a}}
| {{won}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nywift.org/muse/past-honorees/ |title=Past Muse Award Honorees |publisher=[[New York Women in Film & Television]] |access-date=November 5, 2024}}</ref>
|-
| 1996
| [[Boston Film Festival]]
| Film Excellence Award
| {{n/a}}
| {{won}}
| align="center"|
|-
| [[National Board of Review Awards 1996|1996]]
| [[National Board of Review]]
| Career Achievement Award
| {{n/a}}
| {{won}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://nationalboardofreview.org/award-years/1996/ |title=1996 Award Winners |publisher=[[National Board of Review]] |access-date=November 5, 2024}}</ref>
|-
| 1999
| [[Blockbuster Entertainment Awards]]
| Favorite Supporting Actress – Drama/Romance
| ''[[Hope Floats]]''
| {{nom}}
| align="center"|
|-
| 1999
| [[Seattle International Film Festival]]
| Excellence for Ensemble Cast
| ''The Weekend''
| {{won}}
| align="center"|
|-
| [[5th Golden Satellite Awards|2000]]
| [[Satellite Awards]]
| [[Satellite Award for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film|Best Actress in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television]]
| ''[[The Color of Love: Jacey's Story]]''
| {{nom}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pressacademy.com/satawards/awards2001.shtml |title=International Press Academy website – 2001 5th Annual SATELLITE Awards |publisher=[[International Press Academy]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080201175700/http://www.pressacademy.com/satawards/awards2001.shtml|archive-date=February 1, 2008}}</ref>
|-
| 2003
| Online Film & Television Association
| Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture or Miniseries
| ''[[Hysterical Blindness (film)|Hysterical Blindness]]''
| {{Won|Inducted}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.oftaawards.com/television-awards/7th-annual-tv-awards-2002-03/ |title=7th Annual TV Awards (2002-03) |publisher=Online Film & Television Association |access-date=November 5, 2024}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2"| [[4th AARP Movies for Grownups Awards|2004]]
| rowspan="2"| [[AARP Movies for Grownups Awards]]
| [[AARP Movies for Grownups Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]]
| rowspan="2"| ''[[The Notebook]]''
| {{nom}}
| align="center" rowspan="2"|
|-
| [[AARP Movies for Grownups Award for Best Grownup Love Story|Best Grownup Love Story]]
| {{won}}
|-
| 2004
| [[Hamptons International Film Festival]]
| Lifetime Achievement Award
| {{n/a}}
| {{won}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://hamptonsfilmfest.org/archive-hiff-honorees/ |title=Archive: Honorees |publisher=[[Hamptons International Film Festival]] |access-date=November 5, 2024}}</ref>
|-
| [[9th Golden Satellite Awards|2004]]
| rowspan="2"| [[Satellite Awards]]
| [[Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture|Best Actress in a Supporting Role – Drama]]
| ''[[The Notebook]]''
| {{won}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.pressacademy.com/satawards/awards2005a.shtml |title=Nominees & Winners – Satellite™ Awards 2005 (9th Annual Satellite™ Awards) |publisher=[[International Press Academy]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080202163316/http://www.pressacademy.com/satawards/awards2005a.shtml |archive-date=February 2, 2008 |access-date=April 7, 2019}}</ref>
|-
| [[10th Satellite Awards|2005]]
| [[Mary Pickford Award]]
| {{n/a}}
| {{won}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.pressacademy.com/mary-pickford-special-achievement-award/ |title=Mary Pickford Award |publisher=[[International Press Academy]] |access-date=November 5, 2024}}</ref>
|-
| 2005
| [[Fangoria Chainsaw Awards]]
| Best Supporting Actress
| rowspan="2"| ''[[The Skeleton Key]]''
| {{nom}}
| align="center"|
|-
| [[32nd Saturn Awards|2005]]
| [[Saturn Awards]]
| [[Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]]
| {{nom}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.themovieblog.com/2006/02/the-2006-saturn-awards-nominations/ |title=The 2006 Saturn Awards Nominations – The Movie Blog |website=www.themovieblog.com |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170318002432/http://www.themovieblog.com/2006/02/the-2006-saturn-awards-nominations/ |archive-date=March 18, 2017 |access-date=December 17, 2018}}</ref>
|-
| 2008
| [[Los Angeles Greek Film Festival]]
| Orpheus Award
| {{n/a}}
| {{won}}
| align="center"|
|-
| 2008
| [[Temecula Valley International Film Festival]]
| Lifetime Achievement Award
| {{n/a}}
| {{won}}
| align="center"|
|-
| [[2014 Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards|2014]]
| [[Los Angeles Film Critics Association]]
| Career Achievement Award
| {{n/a}}
| {{won}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lafca.net/years/2014.html |title=LAFCA Lifetime Achievement Award |publisher=[[Los Angeles Film Critics Association]] |date=March 29, 2015 |access-date=March 29, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141230034221/http://www.lafca.net/years/2014.html |archive-date=December 30, 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
| 2017
| Online Film & Television Association
| Film Hall of Fame: Actors
| {{n/a}}
| {{Won|Inducted}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.oftaawards.com/film-hall-of-fame/film-hall-of-fame-actors/ |title=Film Hall of Fame: Actors |publisher=Online Film & Television Association |access-date=November 5, 2024}}</ref>
|}

== References ==
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== Further reading ==
* {{cite web |last1=Gallagher |first1=John Andrew |last2=Caminer |first2=Sylvia |title=The Grande Dame of American Indie Cinema: A Lost Interview with Gena Rowlands. |url=https://www.moviemaker.com/archives/interviews/grande-dame-american-indie-cinema-lost-interview-gena-rowlands/ |website=MovieMaker |date=August 24, 2017}}

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