Gena Rowlands

Gena Rowlands (born June 19, 1934) is an American actress. Born Virginia Cathryn Rowlands in Cambria, Wisconsin, she attended the University of Wisconsin. Her father was a state Assemblyman.

Rowlands appeared in Broadway in the late 1950s, and made her film debut in The High Cost of Loving[?] in 1958. She starred in several anthology television series, including Robert Montgomery Presents[?], Kraft Television Theatre[?] and Studio One[?], among many others. In 1961 she starred in the well-received television series 87th Precinct[?], and in 1964 in Peyton Place.

Teaming with her husband, writer and director John Cassavetes[?], Rowlands starred in many productions, including Staccato[?], A Child Is Waiting[?], Faces, Gloria (nomination for Academy Award for Best Actress), Love Streams[?], Minnie and Moskowitz[?], She's So Lovely[?], Two Minute Warning[?] and A Woman Under the Influence (Academy Award nomination).