First Name
Gena
Middle Name
Cathryn
Maiden Name
Rowlands
Full Name
Virginia Cathryn Rowlands
Other Names
Gena
Gena Rowlands
Virginia Cathryn Rowlands
Virginia Rowlands
Age
Date of Birth
19 June 1930
Birthplace
Cambria, Wisconsin, USA
Date of Death
14 August 2024
Location of Death
Indian Wells, California, USA
Cause of Death
Complications of Alzheimer's disease
Build
Average
Height
5' 6" (168 cm)
Eye Color
Brown - Light
Hair Color
Blonde
Star Sign
Gemini
Religion
Anglican / Episcopalian
Ethnicity
White
Nationality
American
High School
Washington-Lee High School, Arlington, Virginia, USA (1947)
University
American Academy of Dramatic Arts
University of Wisconsin-Madison (attended 1947-50, dropped out)
Occupation
Actress, Producer
Claim to Fame
her roles as Jerry Bondi in the 1962 black-and-white Western drama film Lonely Are the Brave, Sophie Widdicombe in the 1963 drama film A Child is Waiting, Adrienne Van Leyden in the ABC primetime soap opera Peyton Place, Minnie Moore in the 1971 romantic comedy-drama film Minnie and Moskowitz, Mabel Longhetti in the 1974 drama film A Woman Under the Influence, Myrtle Gordon in the 1977 psychological drama film Opening Night, Gloria Swenson in the 1980 neo-noir crime thriller film Gloria, First Lady Betty Ford in the 1987 ABC biographical drama television film The Betty Ford Story, Marion Post in the 1988 drama film Another Woman, Georgia King in the 1995 comedy-drama film Something to Talk About, Aunt Mae Morgan in the 1995 drama film The Neon Bible, Ramona Calvert in the 1998 drama film Hope Floats, Virginia Miller in the 2002 HBO drama television film Hysterical Blindness, Mrs. Evelyn Ritchie in the 2003 Showtime made-for-television drama film The Incredible Mrs. Ritchie, Mrs. Asher in the 2004 psychological thriller film Taking Lives, Older Allie Calhoun in the 2004 romantic drama film The Notebook, Violet Devereaux in the 2005 Southern Gothic supernatural horror film The Skeleton Key, and Mrs. Hellman in the CBS crime drama series NUMB3RS
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