Shirley Knight
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
Jul 5, 1936 (90 years old)
Place of Birth
Goessel, Kansas, USA
Biography
Shirley Enola Knight (July 5, 1936 – April 22, 2020) was an American stage, screen, and television actress. She has been nominated twice for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, in 1960 for The Dark at the Top of the Stairs and in 1962 for Sweet Bird of Youth.
Known For
| 2021 | Broadway: Beyond the Golden AgeSelf | |
| 2018 | PeripheryLeanne Cross | |
| 2015 | Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2Mom | |
| 2015 | The Missing GirlMrs. Colvins | |
| 2014 | MercyMercy | |
| 2013 | ElevatorJane Redding | |
| 2013 | Redwood HighwayMarie | |
| 2011 | Our Idiot BrotherIlene Rochlin | |
| 2010 | Listen to Your HeartGrandma Sam | |
| 2010 | Hot in ClevelandLoretta | |
| 2009 | The Private Lives of Pippa LeeDot Nadeau | |
| 2009 | Paul Blart: Mall CopMom | |
| 2009 | Drop Dead DivaMillie Carlson | |
| 2008 | The Other Side of the TracksHelen | |
| 2008 | Not Fade AwayDiane | |
| 2006 | Sweet Bird of Youth: Chasing TimeSelf | |
| 2006 | Open WindowAnn | |
| 2006 | Grandma's BoyBea | |
| 2006 | Love and DebateLea | |
| 2006 | The Unit | |
| 2005 | Sexual LifeJoanne | |
| 2004 | SudburyAunt Jet | |
| 2004 | Desperate HousewivesPhyllis Van De Kamp | |
| 2004 | HouseGeorgia Adams | |
| 2003 | Mrs. Ashboro's CatMrs. Ashboro | |
| 2003 | A House on a HillMercedes Mayfield | |
| 2003 | Fly CherryMiss Christina | |
| 2003 | Cold CaseDottie | |
| 2002 | Shadow RealmMrs. Finch | |
| 2002 | The Salton SeaNancy Plummer | |
| 2002 | Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya SisterhoodNecie Kelleher | |
| 2002 | P.S. Your Cat is Dead!Aunt Claire | |
| 2001 | Angel EyesElanora Davis | |
| 2001 | My Louisiana SkyJewel Ramsey | |
| 2001 | Crossing JordanFrances Littleton | |
| 2000 | 75 Degrees in JulyJo Beth Anderson | |
| 1999 | Law & Order: Special Victims UnitDr. Wharton | |
| 1999 | Law & Order: Special Victims UnitRose Granville | |
| 1998 | A Father for BrittanyDonna Minkowitz | |
| 1998 | The WeddingGram (Miss Caroline) | |
| 1998 | A Marriage of ConvenienceHarriet Winslow | |
| 1998 | Significant Others | |
| 1998 | Maggie WintersEstelle Winters | |
| 1997 | As Good as It GetsBeverly Connelly | |
| 1997 | Little Boy BlueDoris Knight | |
| 1997 | ConvictionsMargaret | |
| 1997 | Ally McBealHelen Apple | |
| 1996 | DiaboliqueEdie Danziger | |
| 1996 | If These Walls Could TalkMary Donnelly | |
| 1996 | The UninvitedDelia | |
| 1996 | Somebody Is WaitingIrma | |
| 1996 | A Promise to CarolynJolene Maggart | |
| 1996 | Mary & TimEsther | |
| 1996 | Dying to Be Perfect: The Ellen Hart Pena StoryJoan Hart | |
| 1996 | Stolen Memories: Secrets from the Rose GardenSally Ann | |
| 1995 | Stuart Saves His FamilyMom | |
| 1995 | Indictment: The McMartin TrialPeggy Buckey | |
| 1995 | Dad, the Angel & MeBetty | |
| 1995 | VR.5Dr. Hearst | |
| 1995 | CybillLoretta Bennett | |
| 1995 | Children of the DustAunt Bertha | |
| 1994 | The Secret Life of HousesAunt Fergie | |
| 1994 | BendersDonna | |
| 1994 | Color of NightEdith Niedelmeyer | |
| 1994 | A Part of the FamilyMartha | |
| 1994 | Baby BrokersSylvia | |
| 1994 | Death in Venice, CAMona Dickens | |
| 1994 | The Yarn PrincessEsther | |
| 1994 | Hoggs' HeavenMom | |
| 1994 | ERMrs. Burke | |
| 1993 | A Mother's RevengeBess Warden | |
| 1993 | When Love Kills: The Seduction of John HearnEdna Larson | |
| 1993 | Angel FallsEdie Wren Cox | |
| 1993 | NYPD BlueAgnes Cantwell | |
| 1991 | Shadow of a DoubtHelen Potter | |
| 1991 | Bump in the NightKatie Leonard | |
| 1991 | To Save a ChildRinda Larson | |
| 1990 | Law & OrderMelanie Cullen | |
| 1987 | thirtysomething | |
| 1986 | L.A. LawBelinda Collins | |
| 1986 | MatlockPhyllis Todd | |
| 1985 | The EqualizerKay | |
| 1984 | With Intent to KillEdna Reinecker | |
| 1984 | The Sweet Scent of DeathAnn Fairfax Denver | |
| 1984 | Hammer House of Mystery and SuspenseAnn Denver | |
| 1984 | Murder, She WroteGrace Fenton | |
| 1982 | The SenderJerolyn | |
| 1982 | Kennedy's ChildrenCarla | |
| 1981 | Endless LoveAnn | |
| 1981 | NurseSylvia Dennis | |
| 1980 | Playing for TimeFrau Lagerführerin Maria Mandel | |
| 1979 | Beyond the Poseidon AdventureHannah Meredith | |
| 1979 | Champions: A Love StoryBarbara Harlich | |
| 1979 | Tales of the UnexpectedElizabeth Bourdon | |
| 1978 | The Defection of Simas KudirkaGenna Kudirka | |
| 1976 | 21 Hours at MunichAnneliese Graes | |
| 1976 | Return to EarthJoan Aldrin | |
| 1975 | Medical StoryPhyllis Lenahan | |
| 1975 | Friendly PersuasionEliza Birdwell | |
| 1975 | Please Stand by for Murder | |
| 1975 | Medical Story | |
| 1974 | JuggernautBarbara Banister | |
| 1974 | The Country GirlGeorgie Elgin | |
| 1974 | The Manhunter | |
| 1973 | The LieAnna | |
| 1973 | Barnaby JonesKay Lewiston | |
| 1972 | That Quiet EarthThe Woman | |
| 1972 | The Streets of San Francisco | |
| 1972 | Ghost StoryBeth | |
| 1971 | SecretsBeatrice | |
| 1971 | Alias Smith and Jones | |
| 1969 | The Rain PeopleNatalie Ravenna | |
| 1969 | Medical Center | |
| 1969 | The Bold Ones: The New DoctorsMarci Boyle | |
| 1968 | PetuliaPolo | |
| 1968 | The Counterfeit KillerAngie Peterson | |
| 1968 | Shadow Over ElveronJoanne Tregaskis | |
| 1968 | FilmmakerSelf (uncredited) | |
| 1968 | The Jazz AgeEmily Castleton | |
| 1967 | The OutsiderPeggy Leydon | |
| 1967 | The InvadersMargaret Cook | |
| 1966 | DutchmanLula | |
| 1966 | The GroupPolly | |
| 1964 | Flight from AshiyaCaroline Gordon / Stevenson | |
| 1963 | The FugitiveJane Washburn | |
| 1963 | The FugitiveMona Ross | |
| 1963 | Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre | |
| 1963 | The Outer LimitsNoelle Anderson | |
| 1963 | The FugitiveJanice Pruitt | |
| 1963 | Arrest and TrialRhoda Waggner | |
| 1962 | Sweet Bird of YouthHeavenly Finley | |
| 1962 | The CouchTerry Ames | |
| 1962 | House of WomenErica Hayden | |
| 1962 | The VirginianSusan Morrow | |
| 1962 | The VirginianClara Malone | |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSelf | |
| 1961 | Target: The Corruptors! | |
| 1961 | The DefendersBethany Windell | |
| 1960 | Ice PalaceGrace Kennedy | |
| 1960 | The Dark at the Top of the StairsReenie Flood | |
| 1960 | The Shape of the RiverSusy Clemens | |
| 1960 | Surfside 6 | |
| 1960 | The Roaring 20's | |
| 1959 | Five Gates to HellSister Maria | |
| 1959 | Bourbon Street Beat | |
| 1959 | Hawaiian Eye | |
| 1959 | Johnny Staccato | |
| 1959 | RawhideJennie Cooper | |
| 1958 | Naked CityKathy Meigs | |
| 1958 | Bronco | |
| 1958 | The Texan | |
| 1958 | BuckskinMrs. Newcomb | |
| 1958 | 77 Sunset StripMari Ellen Taylor | |
| 1958 | LawmanTendis Weston | |
| 1957 | The Restless GunHeide Ritter | |
| 1957 | MaverickNancy Powers | |
| 1956 | Tony AwardsSelf - Winner | |
| 1956 | Tony AwardsSelf - Presenter | |
| 1956 | Tony AwardsSelf - Nominee | |
| 1955 | Matinee Theater | |
| 1953 | The OscarsSelf | |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of FameGeorgie Elgin | |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of FameMrs. Potter | |
| 1950 | The Bob Hope ShowSelf | |
| 1944 | Golden Globe AwardsSelf - Nominee |