American actress
Mother of actor David Rowlands and Gena Rowlands.
Mother-in-law of actor-director John Cassavetes. Grandmother of actor Nick Cassavetes , actress Xan Cassavetes and actress Zoe R. Cassavetes.
Greatgrandmother of Sasha Cassavetes and Virginia Cassavetes.
Played real life daughter Gena Rowlands characters mother in two films, Minnie and Moskowitz and A Woman Under the Influence . They also appeared together in Opening Night , although did not portray mother and daughter in that film.
