Gena Rowlands
Virginia “Gena” Rowlands (born June 19, 1930 in Madison, Wisconsin. Died August 14, 2024 in Indian Wells, California) acted in movies directed by her husband John Cassavetes, Faces (1968), Minnie and Moskowitz (1971), A Woman Under the Influence (1974), Opening Night (1977), Gloria (1980), Love Streams (1984). She acted in Another Woman (1988) by Woody Allen, Hope Floats (1998) by Forest Whitaker, Playing by Heart (1998) with Sean Connery, The Skeleton Key (2005), Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks (2014). She was directed by her son Nick Cassavetes in Unhook the Stars (1996) and The Notebook (2004).
On television Rowlands acted in An Early Frost (1985), The Betty Ford Story (1987), Hysterical Blindness (2002) by Mira Nair.
Golden Globe Awards
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2003 NomineeBest Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television -
1993 NomineeBest Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television -
1988 WinnerBest Performance by an Actress in a Limited Series, Anthology Series, or a Motion Picture Made for Television -
1986 NomineeBest Performance by an Actress in a Limited Series, Anthology Series, or a Motion Picture Made for Television -
1984 NomineeBest Performance by an Actress in a Limited Series, Anthology Series, or a Motion Picture Made for Television -
1981 NomineeBest Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama -
1978 NomineeBest Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama -
1975 WinnerBest Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama