Gena RowlandsAKA:
Virginia Cathryn Rowlands
Nationality:
American Birthdate:
06/19/1930 Birthplace:
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biography
An elegantly beautiful and talented star of stage, screen and TV, Gena Rowlands began her career on Broadway in the early 1950s as understudy for and later acting the role of The Girl (the part memorably essayed by Marilyn Monroe on film) in the comedy "The Seven Year Itch". She went on to appear opposite Edward G. Robinson in "The Middle of the Night" (1956-57) before Hollywood beckoned.The daughter of a state senator and a painter, Rowlands was born and raised in Wisconsin. After briefly attending the University of Wisconsin, she moved to NYC to study at the American Academy of Dramatic
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milestones
Year
Milestone
Born and raised in Wisconsin
Won scholarship to study at Jarvis Repertory Theatre in Washington, DC
1950
Moved to NYC to attend AADA
1951
Was mistress of ceremonies in "All About Love" at the Versailles Night Club Theatre in Manhattan
Worked off-Broadway at the Provincetown Playhouse and in stock
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