Shirley Knight
Known for Acting · 161 credits
- Born
- 1936-07-05
- Died
- 2020-04-22
- Place of birth
- Goessel, Kansas, USA
- Also known as
- Shirley Enola Knight
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
TV Shows (67)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Dr. Wharton / Rose Granville
Law & Order
1990
as Melanie Cullen
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
House
2004
as Georgia Adams
Desperate Housewives
2004
as Phyllis Van De Kamp
The Fugitive
1963
as Jane Washburn / Mona Ross / Janice Pruitt
Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Grace Fenton
ER
1994
as Mrs. Burke
NYPD Blue
1993
as Agnes Cantwell
Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Nominee
Cold Case
2003
as Dottie
Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Winner / Self - Presenter / Self - Nominee
Crossing Jordan
2001
as Frances Littleton
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
Maverick
1957
as Nancy Powers
Matlock
1986
as Phyllis Todd
The Virginian
1962
as Susan Morrow / Clara Malone
L.A. Law
1986
as Belinda Collins
Hot in Cleveland
2010
as Loretta
Rawhide
1959
as Jennie Cooper
The Unit
2006
as Mrs. Gaffney
Matinee Theater
1955
The Equalizer
1985
as Kay
Naked City
1958
as Kathy Meigs
Lawman
1958
as Tendis Weston
Tales of the Unexpected
1979
as Elizabeth Bourdon
Barnaby Jones
1973
as Kay Lewiston
thirtysomething
1987
The Invaders
1967
as Margaret Cook
Drop Dead Diva
2009
as Millie Carlson
The Defenders
1961
as Bethany Windell
The Oscars
1953
as Self
The Outer Limits
1963
as Noelle Anderson
Medical Center
1969
77 Sunset Strip
1958
as Mari Ellen Taylor
The Bob Hope Show
1950
as Self
Cybill
1995
as Loretta Bennett
Hawaiian Eye
1959
Johnny Staccato
1959
The Texan
1958
Thirty-Minute Theatre
1965
as The Woman - Joyce
Ally McBeal
1997
as Helen Apple
Surfside 6
1960
The Streets of San Francisco
1972
Ghost Story
1972
as Beth
Alias Smith and Jones
1971
Bronco
1958
as Molly Durrock
The Manhunter
1974
Arrest and Trial
1963
as Rhoda Waggner
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969
as Barbara
Orson Welles' Great Mysteries
1973
as Margot Brenner
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
1969
as Marci Boyle
Medical Story
1975
as Phyllis Lenahan
Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense
1984
as Ann Denver
The Roaring 20's
1960
Bourbon Street Beat
1959
Nurse
1981
as Sylvia Dennis
The Restless Gun
1957
as Heide Ritter
Target: The Corruptors!
1961
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Georgie Elgin / Mrs. Potter
Movies (94)
Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2
2015
as Mom
Paul Blart: Mall Cop
2009
as Mom
Grandma's Boy
2006
as Bea
Color of Night
1994
as Edith Niedelmeyer
Endless Love
1981
as Ann
Angel Eyes
2001
as Elanora Davis
Juggernaut
1974
as Barbara Banister
As Good as It Gets
1997
as Beverly Connelly
Our Idiot Brother
2011
as Ilene Rochlin
Sexual Life
2005
as Joanne
Hoggs' Heaven
1994
as Mom
Medical Story
1975
as Phyllis Lenahan
Periphery
2018
as Leanne Cross
Petulia
1968
as Polo
Elevator
2013
as Jane Redding
If These Walls Could Talk
1996
as Mary Donnelly
Beyond the Poseidon Adventure
1979
as Hannah Meredith
Mercy
2014
as Mercy
The Private Lives of Pippa Lee
2009
as Dot Nadeau
The Salton Sea
2002
as Nancy Plummer
Diabolique
1996
as Edie Danziger
The Rain People
1969
as Natalie Ravenna
Stuart Saves His Family
1995
as Mom
Sudbury
2004
as Aunt Jet
Mrs. Ashboro's Cat
2003
as Mrs. Ashboro
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
2002
as Necie
Playing for Time
1980
as Frau Lagerführerin Maria Mandel
Little Boy Blue
1997
as Doris Knight
Somebody Is Waiting
1996
as Irma
A Marriage of Convenience
1998
as Harriet Winslow
Sweet Bird of Youth
1962
as Heavenly Finley
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
2021
as Self
Indictment: The McMartin Trial
1995
as Peggy Buckey
The Shape of the River
1960
as Susy Clemens
The Uninvited
1996
as Delia
The Sender
1982
as Jerolyn
21 Hours at Munich
1976
as Anneliese Graes
The Group
1966
as Polly
Open Window
2006
as Ann
A Part of the Family
1994
as Martha
My Louisiana Sky
2001
as Jewel Ramsey
Dad, the Angel & Me
1995
as Betty
A Mother's Revenge
1993
as Bess Warden
A Promise to Carolyn
1996
as Jolene Maggart
The Missing Girl
2015
as Mrs. Colvins
The Dark at the Top of the Stairs
1960
as Reenie Flood
Flight from Ashiya
1964
as Caroline Gordon / Stevenson
The Counterfeit Killer
1968
as Angie Peterson
The Yarn Princess
1994
as Esther
A Father for Brittany
1998
as Donna Minkowitz
Bump in the Night
1991
as Katie Leonard
The Wedding
1998
as Gram (Miss Caroline)
Redwood Highway
2013
as Marie
House of Women
1962
as Erica Hayden
Love and Debate
2006
as Lea
Baby Brokers
1994
as Sylvia
The Couch
1962
as Terry Ames
Champions: A Love Story
1979
as Barbara Harlich
Shadow of a Doubt
1991
as Helen Potter
Not Fade Away
2008
as Diane
That Quiet Earth
1972
as The Woman
Shadow Over Elveron
1968
as Joanne Tregaskis
Death in Venice, CA
1994
as Mona Dickens
Secrets
1971
as Beatrice
Convictions
1997
as Margaret
The Country Girl
1974
as Georgie Elgin
Return to Earth
1976
as Joan Aldrin
Filmmaker
1968
as Self (uncredited)
Dutchman
1966
as Lula
The Lie
1973
as Anna
Listen to Your Heart
2010
as Grandma Sam
The Outsider
1967
as Peggy Leydon
A House on a Hill
2003
as Mercedes Mayfield
Ice Palace
1960
as Grace Kennedy
Benders
1994
as Donna
Mary & Tim
1996
as Esther
Friendly Persuasion
1975
as Eliza Birdwell
The Defection of Simas Kudirka
1978
as Genna Kudirka
Five Gates to Hell
1959
as Sister Maria
P.S. Your Cat is Dead!
2002
as Aunt Claire
Shadow Realm
2002
as Mrs. Finch
With Intent to Kill
1984
as Edna Reinecker
The Sweet Scent of Death
1984
as Ann Fairfax Denver
The Other Side of the Tracks
2008
as Helen
The Secret Life of Houses
1994
as Aunt Fergie
75 Degrees in July
2000
as Jo Beth Anderson
Dying to Be Perfect: The Ellen Hart Pena Story
1996
as Joan Hart
Kennedy's Children
1982
as Carla
When Love Kills: The Seduction of John Hearn
1993
as Edna Larson
To Save a Child
1991
as Rinda Larson
Stolen Memories: Secrets from the Rose Garden
1996
as Sally Ann
Please Stand by for Murder
1975
Sweet Bird of Youth: Chasing Time
2006
as Self
Fly Cherry
2003
as Miss Christina
About Shirley Knight
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. With 161 credits spanning from 1944 to 2021, Shirley Knight has appeared in 94 films and 67 TV shows.
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Most Popular Shirley Knight Movies
- Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 (2015) — as Mom
- Paul Blart: Mall Cop (2009) — as Mom
- Grandma's Boy (2006) — as Bea
- Color of Night (1994) — as Edith Niedelmeyer
- Endless Love (1981) — as Ann
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