Virginia Cathryn "Gena" Rowlands (born June 19, 1930) is an American actress of film, stage and television. The four-time Emmy and two-time Golden Globe winner is best known for her collaborations with her actor-director husband John Cassavetes in ten films, in two of which, Gloria and A Woman Under the Influence, she gave Academy Award-nominated performances.
| Full Name | Gena Rowlands |
| Net Worth | $9 Million |
| Date Of Birth | June 19, 1930 |
| Place Of Birth | Madison, Wisconsin, USA |
| Height | 1.68 m |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Profession | Actor |
| Work Position | Awards for Gena Rowlands |
| Education | University of Wisconsin-Madison, American Academy of Dramatic Arts |
| Nationality | American |
| Spouse | Robert Forrest, John Cassavetes |
| Children | Nick Cassavetes, Zoe Cassavetes, Alexandra Cassavetes |
| Parents | Lady Rowlands, Edwin Myrwyn Rowlands |
| Siblings | David Rowlands |
| Nicknames | Gena Rowlands, Rowlands, Gena |
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| Awards | Academy Honorary Award, Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture – Drama, Berlin Film Festival Award for Best Actress, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or a Movie, Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress In A Mini-series or Motion Pi... |
| Nominations | Academy Award for Best Actress, Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role, Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress - Comedy Series, ... |
| Movies | The Notebook, A Woman Under the Influence, Gloria, Opening Night, Love Streams, The Skeleton Key, Hope Floats, Minnie and Moskowitz, Unhook the Stars, Night on Earth, A Child Is Waiting, Taking Lives, Lonely Are the Brave, Paulie, Playing by Heart, Hysterical Blindness, Something to Talk About, Pari... |
| TV Shows | Peyton Place, 87th Precinct |
| Star Sign | Gemini |
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| 1 | [on her son Nick Cassavetes] He is much like John [John Cassavetes] in his direction. He loves actors and doesn't throw himself around. |
| 2 | [on The Notebook (2004)] The kids -- Rachel McAdams and Ryan Gosling -- were such good actors. I was happy to work with Jim Garner [James Garner]. Everyone said it must be hard to work for your son [Nick Cassavetes]. I guess when you feel loved, everything is easy. |
| 3 | [on working with her husband John Cassavetes] I was part of the acting group. He treated me no differently. |
| 4 | [on A Woman Under the Influence (1974)] I liked the script very much. It was sort of a difficult role. But I like difficult roles. |
| 5 | [on receiving an honorary Oscar] I didn't think for a minute that I was going to get it. I think it's awfully nice. |
| 6 | Children are everything actors say they are. They're unpredictable; they steal scenes, but that's what makes them so much fun. They're not brainwashed and that's very exciting. You never know what they're going to do or say - how they'll respond. |
| 7 | [on her role in A Woman Under the Influence (1974)] I knew many girls who had had breakdowns. I drew little touches from each of them and a lot from myself. I don't mean I'm really going mad, but I'm a little crazy - we all are - and sometimes I let things go. |
| 8 | [on John Cassavetes] We had a great deal of freedom when John acted. We traveled a lot and it was fun. But with directing ... really. I think people don't have all their marbles who prefer directing to acting because you write for three months, you cut for maybe six months. He's the most terrifying perfectionist about what he wants. As an artist, I love him. As a husband, I hate him. |
| 9 | [on working with Bette Davis on the TV movie Strangers: The Story of a Mother and Daughter (1979)] When they offered that part opposite her, I didn't want to do it. I thought, what if all my illusions were broken? But I couldn't resist the temptation. She's no pussycat -- she's just a great and independent artist and I loved every minute working with her. |
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| 1 | Was pregnant with daughter Xan Cassavetes during the filming of Faces. |
| 2 | Saw Marlene Dietrich in The Blue Angel 38 times while ushering in theater in New York in her early twenties. Has been a fan of Dietrich's ever since. |
| 3 | Nicknamed "Golden Girl" by her late husband, John Cassavetes, because of her blonde hair. |
| 4 | She played the sister of her real life husband John Cassavetes in Love Streams (1984). |
| 5 | She and her real life mother Lady Rowlands played daughter and mother in two films together, Minnie and Moskowitz (1971) and A Woman Under the Influence (1974). They also appeared together in Opening Night (1977), although did not portray daughter and mother in that film. |
| 6 | Her father was of Welsh descent. Her mother had English ancestry. |
| 7 | Sister of Kappa Kappa Gamma women's fraternity. |
| 8 | Graduated from Washington-Lee High School in Arlington, Virginia, class of 1947. Other alumni include Forrest Tucker, Shirley MacLaine, Warren Beatty and Sandra Bullock. |
| 9 | Pedro Almodóvar dedicated his movie All About My Mother (1999) to her, Bette Davis and Romy Schneider. |
| 10 | Mother-in-law of Heather Wahlquist. |
| 11 | Daughter of Lady Rowlands. |
| 12 | Grandmother of Sasha Cassavetes and Virginia Cassavetes. |
| 13 | As of 2013, she is one of six women who has received a Best Actress Oscar nomination for a performance directed by her spouse. She is the only one who has received two such nominations, for A Woman Under the Influence (1974) and Gloria (1980) (both directed by John Cassavetes). The other five are Elisabeth Bergner for Escape Me Never (1935) (directed by Paul Czinner), Jean Simmons for The Happy Ending (1969) (directed by Richard Brooks), Frances McDormand for Fargo (1996) (directed by Joel Coen), Julie Andrews for Victor Victoria (1982) (directed by Blake Edwards), and Joanne Woodward for Rachel, Rachel (1968) (directed by Paul Newman). Jules Dassin also directed his future wife Melina Mercouri in a Best Actress Oscar nominated performance (Never on Sunday (1960)), but they weren't married yet at the time of the nomination. |
| 14 | Favorite actress of Maggie Gyllenhaal. |
| 15 | Has suppressed the first version of her husband's (John Cassavetes) film Shadows (1959) and will neither allow it to be shown, nor acknowledge its existence. |
| 16 | Name rhymes with henna. |
| 17 | Her performance as Mabel Longhetti in A Woman Under the Influence (1974) is ranked #63 on Premiere Magazine's 100 Greatest Performances of All Time (2006). |
| 18 | Sister of David Rowlands. |
| 19 | She and John Cassavetes made 10 movies together: A Child Is Waiting (1963), Faces (1968), Gloria (1980), Love Streams (1984), Minnie and Moskowitz (1971), Opening Night (1977), A Woman Under the Influence (1974), Machine Gun McCain (1969), Two-Minute Warning (1976) and Tempest (1982). |
| 20 | Mother of Nick Cassavetes, Xan Cassavetes and Zoe R. Cassavetes . |
| 21 | Attended the University of Wisconsin from 1947 to 1950, when she left for New York City to study drama at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. |
| 22 | Born to Edwyn Myrwyn Rowlands, a banker and a state legislator (Assembly, 1927-1935; Senate, 1935-1939), and his wife Mary Allen Neal, a painter, she was raised in Cambria, Wisconsin, until her father was appointed to a position in the U.S. Department of Agriculture in 1939. After the Washington years, the family moved to Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1942. |
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|
| Unfortunate Circumstances | 2016 | Short completed | Dr. Cohen |
| Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks | 2014 | | Lily Harrison |
| Parts Per Billion | 2014 | | Esther |
| Yellow | 2012/I | | Mimi |
| Olive | 2011 | | Tess M Powell |
| NCIS | 2010 | TV Series | Joann Fielding |
| Monk | 2009 | TV Series | Marge Johnson |
| Persepolis | 2007 | | Marjane's grandmother (English version, voice) |
| What If God Were the Sun? | 2007 | TV Movie | Melissa Eisenbloom |
| Broken English | 2007 | | Vivien Wilder-Mann |
| Numb3rs | 2006 | TV Series | Erika Hellman |
| Paris, je t'aime | 2006 | | Gena (segment "Quartier Latin") |
| The Skeleton Key | 2005 | | Violet Devereaux |
| The Notebook | 2004 | | Allie Calhoun |
| Taking Lives | 2004 | | Mrs. Asher |
| The Incredible Mrs. Ritchie | 2003 | TV Movie | Mrs. Evelyn Ritchie |
| Charms for the Easy Life | 2002 | TV Movie | Charlie Kate Birch |
| Hysterical Blindness | 2002 | TV Movie | Virginia Miller |
| Wild Iris | 2001 | TV Movie | Minnie Brinn |
| The Color of Love: Jacey's Story | 2000 | TV Movie | Georgia Porter |
| The Weekend | 1999 | | Laura Ponti |
| Playing by Heart | 1998 | | Hannah |
| Grace & Glorie | 1998 | TV Movie | Grace Stiles |
| Hope Floats | 1998 | | Ramona Calvert |
| The Mighty | 1998 | | Gram |
| Paulie | 1998 | | Ivy |
| Best Friends for Life | 1998 | TV Movie | Mrs. Harriet Cahill |
| She's So Lovely | 1997 | | Miss Jane Green |
| Unhook the Stars | 1996 | | Mildred 'Millie' Hawks |
| Something to Talk About | 1995 | | Georgia King |
| The Neon Bible | 1995 | | Mae Morgan |
| Parallel Lives | 1994 | TV Movie | Francie Pomerantz |
| Silent Cries | 1993 | | Peggy Sutherland |
| Crazy in Love | 1992 | TV Movie | Honora Swift |
| Face of a Stranger | 1991 | TV Movie | Pat Foster |
| Ted & Venus | 1991 | | Mrs. Turner |
| Night on Earth | 1991 | | Victoria Snelling |
| Once Around | 1991 | | Marilyn Bella |
| Montana | 1990 | TV Movie | Bess Guthrie |
| Another Woman | 1988 | | Marion |
| The Betty Ford Story | 1987 | TV Movie | Betty Ford |
| Light of Day | 1987 | | Jeanette Rasnick |
| An Early Frost | 1985 | TV Movie | Katherine Pierson |
| Nederland C | 1985 | TV Movie | Geïnterviewd actrice |
| Love Streams | 1984 | | Sarah Lawson |
| Faerie Tale Theatre | 1983 | TV Series | Witch |
| Thursday's Child | 1983 | TV Movie | Victoria Alden |
| Tempest | 1982 | | Antonia |
| Gloria | 1980 | | Gloria Swenson |
| Strangers: The Story of a Mother and Daughter | 1979 | TV Movie | Abigail Mason |
| The Brink's Job | 1978 | | Mary Pino |
| A Question of Love | 1978 | TV Movie | Linda Ray Guettner |
| Opening Night | 1977 | | Myrtle Gordon |
| Two-Minute Warning | 1976 | | Janet |
| Columbo | 1975 | TV Series | Elizabeth Van Wick |
| Marcus Welby, M.D. | 1974 | TV Series | Lorraine Denby |
| A Woman Under the Influence | 1974 | | Mabel Longhetti |
| Medical Center | 1971-1973 | TV Series | Karen Coberly / Frances Delaney |
| Circle of Fear | 1972 | TV Series | Kate Lucas |
| Minnie and Moskowitz | 1971 | | Minnie Moore |
| Machine Gun McCain | 1969 | | Rosemary Scott |
| Nick Quarry | 1968 | TV Short | |
| Faces | 1968/I | | Jeannie Rapp |
| Garrison's Gorillas | 1968 | TV Series | Duchess |
| Peyton Place | 1967 | TV Series | Adrienne Van Leyden |
| Tony Rome | 1967 | | Rita Kosterman |
| The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. | 1967 | TV Series | Baroness Ingrid Blangstead |
| The Road West | 1967 | TV Series | Karen Collier |
| The Long, Hot Summer | 1966 | TV Series | Karen Roberts |
| Run for Your Life | 1966 | TV Series | Charlotte Hyde |
| Kraft Suspense Theatre | 1963-1965 | TV Series | Lois Baxter / Janet Cord |
| Burke's Law | 1964 | TV Series | Mitzi Carlisle / Paullette Shane |
| The Alfred Hitchcock Hour | 1962-1964 | TV Series | Diana Justin / Louise Henderson / Helen Martin |
| Dr. Kildare | 1964 | TV Series | Helen Scott |
| Breaking Point | 1963 | TV Series | Shelley Osborne Peters |
| Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre | 1963 | TV Series | June |
| The Virginian | 1963 | TV Series | Savannah |
| Bonanza | 1963 | TV Series | Ragan Miller |
| 77 Sunset Strip | 1963 | TV Series | Barbara Adams |
| The Lloyd Bridges Show | 1963 | TV Series | Leslie Kaufman |
| A Child Is Waiting | 1963 | | Sophie Widdicombe |
| The Dick Powell Theatre | 1963 | TV Series | Mrs. Canfield |
| The Spiral Road | 1962 | | Els |
| Lonely Are the Brave | 1962 | | Jerry Bondi |
| 87th Precinct | 1961-1962 | TV Series | Teddy Carella |
| Target: The Corruptors | 1961 | TV Series | Marian Praisewater |
| The Islanders | 1961 | TV Series | Pepper Mint |
| The Tab Hunter Show | 1960 | TV Series | Barbara / Penelope |
| Alfred Hitchcock Presents | 1960 | TV Series | Lucille Jones |
| Adventures in Paradise | 1960 | TV Series | Dr. Abigail Brent |
| Riverboat | 1959 | TV Series | Rose Traynor |
| Markham | 1959 | TV Series | Rita Evans |
| Johnny Staccato | 1959 | TV Series | Nina Van Ness |
| Shadows | 1959 | | Woman in Nightclub Audience (uncredited) |
| Laramie | 1959 | TV Series | Laurel DeWalt |
| General Electric Theater | 1958 | TV Series | Dorothy Dickenson |
| The High Cost of Loving | 1958 | | Ginny Fry |
| Goodyear Playhouse | 1955 | TV Series | Betty Eve |
| The United States Steel Hour | 1955 | TV Series | Lily |
| Appointment with Adventure | 1955 | TV Series | |
| Studio One in Hollywood | 1955 | TV Series | Betty |
| Armstrong Circle Theatre | 1955 | TV Series | Lugene |
| Ponds Theater | 1955 | TV Series | |
| Robert Montgomery Presents | 1955 | TV Series | Myrtle Wilson |
| The Way of the World | 1955 | TV Series | Paula Graves |
| Top Secret | 1954 | TV Series | Powell |
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|
| Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age | 2016 | Documentary post-production | Herself |
| E! Live from the Red Carpet | 2016 | TV Series | Herself |
| The 88th Annual Academy Awards | 2016 | TV Special | Herself - Winner: Honorary Award |
| Academy Originals: What Movies Mean to Me | 2015 | TV Mini-Series short | Herself |
| The Marilyn Denis Show | 2011 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
| Bienvenue | 2007 | Documentary | Herself |
| The View | 2007 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
| Up Close with Carrie Keagan | 2007 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
| Edge of Outside | 2006 | Documentary | Herself |
| Stardust: The Bette Davis Story | 2006 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
| Charlie Rose | 1997-2004 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
| Campus, le magazine de l'écrit | 2004 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
| Women on Top: Hollywood and Power | 2003 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
| Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There | 2003 | Documentary | Herself |
| The 3rd Annual Family Television Awards | 2001 | TV Special | Herself |
| Intimate Portrait | 2001 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
| A Constant Forge | 2000 | Documentary | Herself |
| Ljuset håller mig sällskap | 2000 | Documentary | Herself - Interviewee |
| The Making of 'The Mighty' | 1999 | Video documentary short | Herself |
| AFI's 100 Years... 100 Stars: America's Greatest Screen Legends | 1999 | TV Special documentary | Herself |
| The 1998 Annual Muse Awards | 1998 | TV Special | Herself - Presenter |
| Biography | 1998 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
| John Cassavetes: To Risk Everything to Express It All | 1996 | Documentary | Herself |
| Anything for John | 1993 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
| Cinema 3 | 1992 | TV Series | Herself |
| The 44th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | 1992 | TV Special | Herself - Winner: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Special |
| The 12th Annual CableACE Awards | 1991 | TV Special | Herself - Presenter |
| Hollywood Mavericks | 1990 | Documentary | Herself |
| The 46th Annual Golden Globe Awards | 1989 | TV Special | Herself - Presenter: Best Actress in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV |
| The 39th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | 1987 | TV Special | Herself - Winner: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Special |
| The 38th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | 1986 | TV Special | Herself - Nominee: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Special |
| The 43rd Annual Golden Globe Awards | 1986 | TV Special | Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV |
| I'm Almost Not Crazy: John Cassavetes - the Man and His Work | 1984 | Documentary | Herself |
| Cinéma cinémas | 1983 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
| The 53rd Annual Academy Awards | 1981 | TV Special | Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Leading Role |
| The 38th Annual Golden Globe Awards | 1981 | TV Special | Herself - Nominee: Best Motion Picture Actress - Drama |
| The 35th Annual Golden Globe Awards | 1978 | TV Movie documentary | Herself - Nominee: Best Motion Picture Actress - Drama |
| The 34th Annual Golden Globe Awards | 1977 | TV Special | Herself - Presenter |
| Les rendez-vous du dimanche | 1976 | TV Series | Herself |
| The 47th Annual Academy Awards | 1975 | TV Special | Herself - Nominated: Best Actress in a Leading Role |
| The Mike Douglas Show | 1974 | TV Series | Herself - Actress |
| Jerry Visits | 1972 | TV Series | Herself |
| The David Frost Show | 1971 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | 1971 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
| Cinéastes de notre temps | 1969 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
| The Dick Cavett Show | 1968 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
| The 40th Annual Academy Awards | 1968 | TV Special | Herself - Audience Member |
| The Linkletter Show | 1964 | TV Series | Herself |
| Here's Hollywood | 1962 | TV Series | Herself |
| Person to Person | 1958 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
| The Ed Sullivan Show | 1957 | TV Series | Herself |
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|
| 2016 | Honorary Award | Academy Awards, USA | | |
| 2015 | Legend Award | Elle Women in Hollywood Awards | | |
| 2014 | Career Achievement Award | Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards | | |
| 2008 | Movies for Grownups Award | AARP Movies for Grownups Awards | Breakaway Accomplishment | Paris, je t'aime (2006) |
| 2008 | Lifetime Achievement Award | Temecula Valley International Film Festival | | For her remarkable talent and significant contributions and accomplishments as an actress in film. |
| 2005 | Movies for Grownups Award | AARP Movies for Grownups Awards | Best Grownup Love Story | The Notebook (2004) |
| 2005 | Lifetime Achievement Award | Ojai Film Festival | | |
| 2005 | Golden Satellite Award | Satellite Awards | Best Actress in a Supporting Role, Drama | The Notebook (2004) |
| 2005 | Mary Pickford Award | Satellite Awards | | |
| 2004 | Daytime Emmy | Daytime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Performer in a Children/Youth/Family Special | The Incredible Mrs. Ritchie (2003) |
| 2004 | Golden Starfish Award for Career Achievement | Hamptons International Film Festival | | For her acting career. |
| 2003 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie | Hysterical Blindness (2002) |
| 2000 | New American Cinema Award | Seattle International Film Festival | Citation of Excellence for Ensemble Cast Performance | The Weekend (1999) |
| 1999 | Lone Star Film & Television Award | Lone Star Film & Television Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Hope Floats (1998) |
| 1996 | Film Excellence Award | Boston Film Festival | | |
| 1996 | Career Achievement Award | National Board of Review, USA | | |
| 1995 | Muse Award | New York Women in Film & Television | | |
| 1994 | Tribute to Independent Vision Award | Sundance Film Festival | | |
| 1992 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Special | Face of a Stranger (1991) |
| 1988 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, USA | Best Performance by an Actress in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television | The Betty Ford Story (1987) |
| 1987 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Special | The Betty Ford Story (1987) |
| 1984 | Silver Ribbon | Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists | Best Foreign Actress (Migliore Attrice Straniera) | Love Streams (1984) |
| 1981 | BSFC Award | Boston Society of Film Critics Awards | Best Actress | Gloria (1980) |
| 1978 | Silver Berlin Bear | Berlin International Film Festival | Best Actress | Opening Night (1977) |
| 1975 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, USA | Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama | A Woman Under the Influence (1974) |
| 1975 | KCFCC Award | Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards | Best Actress | A Woman Under the Influence (1974) |
| 1975 | Prize San Sebastián | San Sebastián International Film Festival | Best Actress | A Woman Under the Influence (1974) |
| 1974 | NBR Award | National Board of Review, USA | Best Actress | A Woman Under the Influence (1974) |
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|
| 2009 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series | Monk (2002) |
| 2008 | Actor | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries | What If God Were the Sun? (2007) |
| 2007 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Movie | What If God Were the Sun? (2007) |
| 2006 | Saturn Award | Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA | Best Supporting Actress | The Skeleton Key (2005) |
| 2006 | Chainsaw Award | Fangoria Chainsaw Awards | Best Supporting Actress | The Skeleton Key (2005) |
| 2005 | Movies for Grownups Award | AARP Movies for Grownups Awards | Best Actress | The Notebook (2004) |
| 2003 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, USA | Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television | Hysterical Blindness (2002) |
| 2003 | OFTA Television Award | Online Film & Television Association | Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture or Miniseries | Hysterical Blindness (2002) |
| 2002 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie | Wild Iris (2001) |
| 2001 | Golden Satellite Award | Satellite Awards | Best Performance by an Actress in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television | The Color of Love: Jacey's Story (2000) |
| 2000 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie | The Color of Love: Jacey's Story (2000) |
| 1999 | Blockbuster Entertainment Award | Blockbuster Entertainment Awards | Favorite Supporting Actress - Drama/Romance | Hope Floats (1998) |
| 1997 | Actor | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role | Unhook the Stars (1996) |
| 1993 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, USA | Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television | Crazy in Love (1992) |
| 1991 | CableACE | CableACE Awards | Actress in a Movie or Miniseries | Montana (1990) |
| 1986 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, USA | Best Performance by an Actress in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television | An Early Frost (1985) |
| 1986 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Special | An Early Frost (1985) |
| 1984 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, USA | Best Performance by an Actress in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television | Thursday's Child (1983) |
| 1981 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Actress in a Leading Role | Gloria (1980) |
| 1981 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, USA | Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama | Gloria (1980) |
| 1978 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, USA | Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama | Opening Night (1977) |
| 1975 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Actress in a Leading Role | A Woman Under the Influence (1974) |
| 1975 | Golden Apple | Golden Apple Awards | Female Star of the Year | |
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