Virginia "Gena" Cathryn Rowlands (born June , ) is a retired American
actress, whose career in film, stage, and television has spanned over
six decades. A four-time Emmy and two-time Golden Globe winner, she is
known for her collaborations with her late actor-director husband John
Cassavetes in ten films, including A Woman Under the Influence () and
Gloria (), which earned her nominations for the Academy Award for Best
Actress. She also won the Silver Bear for Best Actress for Opening
Night (). She is also known for her performances in Woody Allen's
Another Woman (), and her son, Nick Cassavetes' film, The Notebook ().
In November , Rowlands received an Honorary Academy Award in
recognition of her unique screen performances.Rowlands was born on
June , , in Cambria, Wisconsin. Her mother, Mary Allen (Neal), was a
housewife who later worked as an actress under the stage name Lady
Rowlands. Her father, Edwin Myrwyn Rowlands, was a banker and state
legislator. He was a member of the Wisconsin Progressive Party, and
was of Welsh descent. She had a brother, David Rowlands.Her family
moved to Washington, D.C., in , when Edwin was appointed to a position
in the United States Department of Agriculture; moved to Milwaukee,
Wisconsin, in , when he was appointed as branch manager of the Office
of Price Administration; and later moved to Minneapolis, Minnesota.
From â€", she attended the University of Wisconsin, where she was a
popular student already renowned for her beauty. While in college, she
was a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma. She left for New York City to study
drama at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts.
actress, whose career in film, stage, and television has spanned over
six decades. A four-time Emmy and two-time Golden Globe winner, she is
known for her collaborations with her late actor-director husband John
Cassavetes in ten films, including A Woman Under the Influence () and
Gloria (), which earned her nominations for the Academy Award for Best
Actress. She also won the Silver Bear for Best Actress for Opening
Night (). She is also known for her performances in Woody Allen's
Another Woman (), and her son, Nick Cassavetes' film, The Notebook ().
In November , Rowlands received an Honorary Academy Award in
recognition of her unique screen performances.Rowlands was born on
June , , in Cambria, Wisconsin. Her mother, Mary Allen (Neal), was a
housewife who later worked as an actress under the stage name Lady
Rowlands. Her father, Edwin Myrwyn Rowlands, was a banker and state
legislator. He was a member of the Wisconsin Progressive Party, and
was of Welsh descent. She had a brother, David Rowlands.Her family
moved to Washington, D.C., in , when Edwin was appointed to a position
in the United States Department of Agriculture; moved to Milwaukee,
Wisconsin, in , when he was appointed as branch manager of the Office
of Price Administration; and later moved to Minneapolis, Minnesota.
From â€", she attended the University of Wisconsin, where she was a
popular student already renowned for her beauty. While in college, she
was a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma. She left for New York City to study
drama at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts.
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