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Also Known As	Virginia Cathryn Rowlands
Born	June 19, 1930 • Madison • Wisconsin
Died	August 14, 2024 (aged 94) • California
Awards And Honors	Emmy Award (2002) • Emmy Award (1991) • Emmy Award (1987) • Honorary Award of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (2016) • Emmy Award (2003): Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie • Emmy Award (1992): Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Special • Emmy Award (1987): Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Special • Golden Globe Award (1988): Best Actress in a Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television • Golden Globe Award (1975): Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama
Notable Family Members	spouse John Cassavetes
Married To	John Cassavetes (1954–1989 [his death]) • Robert Forrest (2012–present)
Movies/Tv Shows (Acted In)	"The United States Steel Hour" (1955) • "Gloria" (1980) • "Lonely Are the Brave" (1962) • "Ghost Story" (1972) • "The Notebook" (2004) • "Johnny Staccato" (1959) • "Laramie" (1959) • "Garrison's Gorillas" (1968) • "The Brink's Job" (1978) • "Once Around" (1991) • "The Lloyd Bridges Show" (1963) • "Run for Your Life" (1966) • "The Islanders" (1961) • "Peyton Place" (1967) • "Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre" (1963) • "Opening Night" (1977) • "Taking Lives" (2004) • "Breaking Point" (1963) • "The Virginian" (1963) • "Light of Day" (1987) • "Goodyear Television Playhouse" (1955) • "Appointment with Adventure" (1955) • "87th Precinct" (1961–1962) • "Numb3rs" (2006) • "Adventures in Paradise" (1960) • "Another Woman" (1988) • "Unhook the Stars" (1996) • "Target: The Corruptors" (1961) • "Tony Rome" (1967) • "Tempest" (1982) • "The Alfred Hitchcock Hour" (1962–1964) • "Night on Earth" (1991) • "Markham" (1959) • "Monk" (2009) • "Kraft Suspense Theatre" (1963–1965) • "Faerie Tale Theatre" (1983) • "Faces" (1968) • "Dr. Kildare" (1964) • "Top Secret" (1954) • "The Tab Hunter Show" (1960) • "She's So Lovely" (1997) • "Two-Minute Warning" (1976) • "Minnie and Moskowitz" (1971) • "NCIS" (2010) • "A Woman Under the Influence" (1974) • "77 Sunset Strip" (1963) • "Burke's Law" (1964) • "Kraft Television Theatre" (1955) • "Riverboat" (1959) • "Paulie" (1998) • "Persepolis" (2007) • "Parts Per Billion" (2014) • "The Dick Powell Show" (1963) • "Something to Talk About" (1995) • "Yellow" (2012) • "Paris, je t'aime" (2006) • "Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks" (2014) • "Medical Center" (1971–1973) • "A Child Is Waiting" (1963) • "The Mighty" (1998) • "The High Cost of Loving" (1958) • "Playing by Heart" (1998) • "The Weekend" (1999) • "Armstrong Circle Theatre" (1955) • "Marcus Welby, M.D." (1974) • "Ted & Venus" (1991) • "The Road West" (1967) • "Silent Cries" (1993) • "Columbo" (1975) • "The Skeleton Key" (2005) • "Love Streams" (1984) • "Studio One" (1955) • "Robert Montgomery Presents" (1955) • "The Spiral Road" (1962) • "General Electric Theater" (1958) • "Bonanza" (1963) • "The Way of the World" (1955) • "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" (1960) • "Gli intoccabili" (1969) • "Broken English" (2007) • "Hope Floats" (1998) • "The Long, Hot Summer" (1966) • "Olive" (2011) • "The Girl from U.N.C.L.E." (1967) • "The Neon Bible" (1995)
Movies/Tv Shows (Writing/Creator)	"Paris, je t'aime" (2006)