Gena Rowlands

Rowlands, who died Aug. 14, was known for the raw and improvised independent films she made in the 1970s and 1980s with her husband, John Cassavetes. Originally broadcast in 1996.

Rowlands won acclaim for her performance in "A Woman Under the Influence" and "Gloria." She collaborated with her late husband actor/screenwriter/and director John Cassavetes for thirty years. Rowlands is starring in the new film "Unhook the Stars" in which she plays Mildred, a middle-aged woman who finds herself at a crucial turning point in her life. The film was written and directed by Rowland's son, Nick Cassavetes.