Gena Rowlands (born June 19, 1930 in Madison, Wisconsin) is an American actress. She has gotten several Golden Globe and Emmy Awards. She starred opposite Robert Lansing in "The 87th Precinct" as a woman who was deaf. She also acted in the 1980 picture "Gloria" as the title character. She was married to director John Cassavetes until his death in 1989. They had three children.