▁Al one ▁and ▁un lo ved ▁by ▁her ▁colle agues , ▁in ▁fear ▁of ▁ag ing ▁and ▁always ▁removed ▁from ▁others ▁due ▁to ▁her ▁st ard om , ▁she ▁succ umb s ▁to ▁alco hol ▁and ▁hall uc in ations ▁after ▁witness ing ▁the ▁accident al ▁death ▁of ▁a ▁young ▁fan . ▁ ▁Ult imately , ▁Gordon ▁f ights ▁through ▁it ▁all ▁deliver ing ▁the ▁performance ▁of ▁her ▁life ▁in ▁a ▁play . ▁Row lands ▁won ▁the ▁Silver ▁Bear ▁for ▁Best ▁Act ress ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 8 th ▁Berlin ▁International ▁Film ▁Festival ▁for ▁her ▁performance . ▁ ▁Last ▁years ▁ ▁Cass av etes ▁directed ▁the ▁film ▁Gl oria ▁( 1 9 8 0 ), ▁featuring ▁Row lands ▁as ▁a ▁M ob ▁m oll ▁who ▁tries ▁to ▁protect ▁an ▁or phan ▁boy ▁whom ▁the ▁M ob ▁wants ▁to ▁kill . ▁Row lands ▁earned ▁another ▁Best ▁Act ress ▁nom ination ▁for ▁it . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 2 , ▁Cass av etes ▁star red ▁in ▁Paul ▁Maz ur sky ' s ▁Temp est , ▁which ▁co - star red ▁Row lands , ▁Susan ▁Sar andon , ▁Mol ly ▁Ring wald , ▁Ra úl ▁Juli á ▁and ▁Vitt orio ▁G ass man . ▁ ▁Cass av etes ▁p enn ed ▁the ▁stage ▁play ▁Kn ives , ▁the ▁earliest ▁version ▁of ▁which ▁he ▁allowed ▁to ▁be ▁published ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁premi ere ▁issue ▁of ▁On ▁Stage , ▁the ▁quarter ly ▁magazine ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁Community ▁Theatre ▁Association , ▁a ▁division ▁of