Honorary Oscar: Gena Rowlands is still surprised by the acting life
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“Working this long? I didn’t even think I’d be living this long,” she confesses in her roaring, throaty laugh.
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Biggest lesson of the 2016 Oscars? The Academy should be scrapped
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Gena Rowlands Archives - The Last Drive In
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Gena Rowlands receives an Honorary Award at the 2015 Governors
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The Academy Celebrates Spike Lee, Gena Rowlands And Debbie
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The Academy on X: “What's wonderful about being an actress is you
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Jackie Chan to receive honorary Oscar for 'extraordinary
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An Interview with Gena Rowlands
Gena Rowlands Receives an Honorary Oscar
Gena Rowlands Receives an Honorary Oscar
The Academy - Honorary Award recipient Gena Rowlands (left) and
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Watch: Set to Receive Honorary Oscar, Gena Rowlands Reflects on
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Spike Lee, Gena Rowlands, Debbie Reynolds to Receive Honorary Oscars
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Honorary Oscar: Gena Rowlands is still surprised by the acting life