The actress, best known for her roles in 'A Woman Under the Influence' and 'The Notebook,' died in her California home on Wednesday, Aug. 14 Charmaine Patterson is an Associate Editor at PEOPLE.

Gena Rowlands, an actress who conveyed bewitching allure and wrenching vulnerability on-screen — notably in “A Woman Under the Influence” and many other movies directed by her husband, John ...