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Gena Rowlands

Name: Gena Rowlands
Full/Alt. name: Virginia Cathryn Rowlands
Date of Birth: Thursday June 19 1930
Born: Cambria (Wisconsin)
Nationality: American
Partial Biography: An elegantly beautiful and talented star of stage, screen and TV, Gena Rowlands began her career on Broadway in the early 1950s as understudy for and later acting the role of The Girl (the part memorably…Full Gena Rowlands Biography…

Broken English (2007) (for some sexual content, nudity, some violence including rape, language and drug use)Actor/Actress
Opening Night (2007) 15 (Contains strong language)Played "Myrtle Gordon"
The Skeleton Key (2005) 15 (Contains infrequent strong violence and sustained menace)Played "Violet"
The Notebook (2004) 12A (Contains moderate sex)Played "Allie Calhoun"
Taking Lives (2004) 15 (Contains strong language and moderate sex, violence and horror)Played "Mrs Asher"
Hysterical Blindness (2002) Actor/Actress
The Weekend (2000) Played "Laura"
Playing by Heart (1999) 15 (for language)Played "Hannah"
The Mighty (1998) PG (for elements of violence and peril.)Played "Gram"
Hope Floats (1998) PG (Contains infrequent, mild bad language.)Played "Ramona Calvert"

Emmy (2003) Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie - "Hysterical Blindness"
National Board of Review (1996) Career Achievement Award
Sundance Film Festival Piper-Heidsieck Award (1994) Tribute to Independent Vision
Emmy (1991) Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Special - "Face of a Stranger"
Golden Globe Award (1988) Best Actress in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV - "The Betty Ford Story"