Gena Rowlands

Ms. Rowlands is a helluva an actor who caught my eye back in high school when I saw her in Jim Jarmusch's Night on Earth. (God, what a fabulous film.) Every performance I've ever seen is solid and unbelievably moving. She is one of the finest and most gifted actors of all time and I just love her.

(photo by Chris Pizzello kidnapped from japantimes)

My top ten favourite films featuring Gena Rowlands:

Gloria
Playing By Heart
Night on Earth
A Woman Under the Influence
Unhook the Stars
The Skeleton Key
Tempest
Hope Floats
She's So Lovely Opening Night (retroactively added 21 August 2021)
The Notebook

bonus: the Rudolf Mestdagh documentary John Cassavetes: To Risk Everything to Express It All