Rowlands began her career on the stage, working in repertory theater, national tours, and on Broadway.
She also appeared in her daughter Zoe’s filmBroken English, a 2007 indie film starring Parker Posey.
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Virginia Cathryn Rowlands was born on June 19, 1930, in Cambria, Wisc.
Gena Rowlands in 2014.Cindy Ord/Getty
She said that she had always wanted to be an actress.
Cassavetes considered Rowlands his muse.
“Women in movies, I should say!
Gena Rowlands in ‘Gloria’.Getty
He was interested in womens problems and where they are in society and what they have to overcome.
He offered me some really wonderful parts.”
She also received acclaim for her starring role in 1988’sAnother Woman,written and directed byWoody Allen.
Gena Rowlands with her 1992 Emmy award for her role in ‘Face of a Stranger’.Ron Galella/Ron Galella Collection via Getty
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In 2015, she declared herself essentially retired from acting.
Rowlands married businessman Robert Forrest in 2012.
Gena Rowlands in ‘The Notebook’.New Line/ Everett
She is survived by her three children and Forrest.
