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Acting · 1930 to 2024

Gena Rowlands

Best rated: A Woman Under the Influence (8.0)

Films
33
Avg rating
6.74
Peak run
1968’77
Oscar noms
2
CompareBacon number
Every film, by IMDb rating

The career

Gena Rowlands, acting career by IMDb rating5-film averagePeak eraLongest 7+ run
Peak 1968 to 1977, 7.3245678196019701980199020002010A Woman Under the Influen… 8.0Something to Talk About 5.8Career avg 6.74

Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.

Gena Rowlands's career barcodecoolhot
195833 films2014
Current formLast 5: 6.22 vs career 6.74 (−0.52)
  1. WThe Notebook2004 · 7.8+1.1
  2. LTaking Lives2004 · 6.2−0.5
  3. LThe Skeleton Key2005 · 6.5−0.2
  4. LBroken English2007 · 6.3−0.4
  5. LParts Per Billion2014 · 4.3−2.4
As an actor, films with 1,000+ votes

Gena by the numbers

Average
6.74
28 rated films
Vote weighted
6.79
bigger films count more
Median
6.6
half are better
Consistency
±0.80
rating spread
Career
57y
1958 to 2014
Total votes
1.27M
across every film
Best
8.0
A Woman Under the Influence
Worst
5.8
Something to Talk About
Newest first

Filmography

Acting filmography
2014Six Dance Lessons in Six WeeksLily Harrison·411
2014Parts Per BillionEsther4.32,287
2012YellowMimi·364
2007Broken EnglishVivien Wilder-Mann6.37,307
2005The Skeleton Key posterThe Skeleton KeyViolet Devereaux6.5134K
2004The Notebook posterThe NotebookAllie Calhoun7.8704K
2004Taking Lives posterTaking LivesMrs. Asher6.2102K
1999The WeekendLaura Ponti·330
1998Hope Floats posterHope FloatsRamona Calvert6.133,407
1998The Mighty posterThe MightyGram7.215,053
1998Paulie posterPaulieIvy6.617,685
1998Playing by Heart posterPlaying by HeartHannah6.921,157
1996Unhook the StarsMildred6.52,544
1995The Neon BibleMae Morgan6.21,208
1995Something to Talk About posterSomething to Talk AboutGeorgia King5.815,403
1991Night on Earth posterNight on EarthVictoria Snelling (segment: Los Angeles)7.671,866
1991Once AroundMarilyn Bella6.55,513
1988Another Woman posterAnother WomanMarion7.216,515
1987Light of DayJeanette Rasnick5.63,623
1984Love StreamsSarah Lawson7.67,586
Better together?

Gena Rowlands's regulars

The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.

Takes

On Gena Rowlands

3 nominations, 1 wins

Awards record

  • Honorary Award · Academy Awards 2016
    Gena Rowlands
    Won
  • Best Actress · Academy Awards 1981
    Gena Rowlands
    Nominated
  • Best Actress · Academy Awards 1975
    Gena Rowlands
    Nominated

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