Shirley Knight
- Born
- July 5, 1936
- Died
- April 22, 2020 (83 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
Filmography
- 2021Broadway: Beyond the Golden AgeFilm · Self
- 2018PeripheryFilm · Leanne Cross
- 2015The Missing GirlFilm · Mrs. Colvins
- 2015Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2Film · Mom★ 5.2
- 2014MercyFilm · Mercy★ 5.1
- 2013Redwood HighwayFilm · Marie
- 2013ElevatorFilm · Jane Redding★ 4.9
- 2011Our Idiot BrotherFilm · Ilene Rochlin★ 6.1
- 2010Listen to Your HeartFilm · Grandma Sam★ 7.1
- 2010Hot in ClevelandSeries · Loretta★ 7.2
- 2009Drop Dead DivaSeries · Millie Carlson★ 7.7
- 2009The Private Lives of Pippa LeeFilm · Dot Nadeau★ 5.9
- 2009Paul Blart: Mall CopFilm · Mom★ 5.5
- 2008Not Fade AwayNot Fade AwayFilm · Diane
- 2008The Other Side of the TracksFilm · Helen
- 2006Open WindowFilm · Ann★ 5.4
- 2006Love and DebateFilm · Lea
- 2006Sweet Bird of Youth: Chasing TimeSweet Bird of Youth: Chasing TimeFilm · Self
- 2006The UnitSeries · Mrs. Gaffney★ 7.4
- 2006Grandma's BoyFilm · Bea★ 6.5
- 2005Sexual LifeFilm · Joanne
- 2004HouseSeries · Georgia Adams★ 8.6
- 2004Desperate HousewivesSeries · Phyllis Van De Kamp★ 7.9
- 2004SudburyFilm · Aunt Jet
- 2003A House on a HillFilm · Mercedes Mayfield
- 2003Mrs. Ashboro's CatFilm · Mrs. Ashboro
- 2003Cold CaseSeries · Dottie★ 7.7
- 2003Fly CherryFilm · Miss Christina
- 2002Shadow RealmFilm · Mrs. Finch
- 2002Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya SisterhoodFilm · Necie★ 6.0
- 2002P.S. Your Cat is Dead!Film · Aunt Claire
- 2002The Salton SeaFilm · Nancy Plummer★ 6.6
- 2001Crossing JordanSeries · Frances Littleton★ 7.2
- 2001Angel EyesFilm · Elanora Davis★ 6.1
- 2001My Louisiana SkyFilm · Jewel Ramsey
- 200075 Degrees in JulyFilm · Jo Beth Anderson
- 1999Law & Order: Special Victims UnitSeries · Dr. Wharton, Rose Granville★ 8.0
- 1998A Marriage of ConvenienceFilm · Harriet Winslow
- 1998Maggie WintersMaggie WintersSeries · Estelle Winters
- 1998Little Boy BlueFilm · Doris Knight★ 6.0
- 1998A Father for BrittanyFilm · Donna Minkowitz
- 1998Significant OthersSeries
- 1998The WeddingFilm · Gram (Miss Caroline)
- 1997As Good as It GetsFilm · Beverly Connelly★ 7.4
- 1997ConvictionsFilm · Margaret
- 1997Ally McBealSeries · Helen Apple★ 6.5
- 1996Somebody Is WaitingFilm · Irma
- 1996Dying to Be Perfect: The Ellen Hart Pena StoryFilm · Joan Hart
- 1996Mary & TimFilm · Esther
- 1996The UninvitedFilm · Delia
- 1996If These Walls Could TalkFilm · Mary Donnelly★ 6.8
- 1996DiaboliqueFilm · Edie Danziger★ 5.5
- 1996A Promise to CarolynFilm · Jolene Maggart
- 1996Stolen Memories: Secrets from the Rose GardenFilm · Sally Ann
- 1995Indictment: The McMartin TrialFilm · Peggy Buckey★ 6.9
- 1995Stuart Saves His FamilyFilm · Mom★ 5.2
- 1995VR.5Series · Dr. Hearst
- 1995Children of the DustSeries · Aunt Bertha
- 1995CybillSeries · Loretta Bennett★ 6.0
- 1995Dad, the Angel & MeFilm · Betty
- 1994Death in Venice, CAFilm · Mona Dickens
- 1994ERSeries · Mrs. Burke★ 7.8
- 1994Color of NightFilm · Edith Niedelmeyer★ 5.8
- 1994A Part of the FamilyFilm · Martha
- 1994The Yarn PrincessFilm · Esther
- 1994Baby BrokersFilm · Sylvia
- 1994BendersBendersFilm · Donna
- 1994The Secret Life of HousesThe Secret Life of HousesFilm · Aunt Fergie
- 1994Hoggs' HeavenFilm · Mom
- 1993A Mother's RevengeFilm · Bess Warden
- 1993NYPD BlueSeries · Agnes Cantwell★ 7.1
- 1993Angel FallsAngel FallsSeries · Edie Wren Cox
- 1993When Love Kills: The Seduction of John HearnFilm · Edna Larson
- 1991To Save a ChildFilm · Rinda Larson
- 1991Shadow of a DoubtShadow of a DoubtFilm · Helen Potter
- 1991Bump in the NightFilm · Katie Leonard
- 1990Law & OrderSeries · Melanie Cullen★ 7.3
- 1987thirtysomethingSeries★ 6.3
- 1986L.A. LawSeries · Belinda Collins★ 7.0
- 1986MatlockSeries · Phyllis Todd★ 7.0
- 1985The EqualizerSeries · Kay★ 7.2
- 1984The Sweet Scent of DeathFilm · Ann Fairfax Denver
- 1984With Intent to KillFilm · Edna Reinecker
- 1984Murder, She WroteSeries · Grace Fenton★ 7.5
- 1984Hammer House of Mystery and SuspenseSeries · Ann Denver
- 1982The SenderFilm · Jerolyn★ 5.6
- 1982Kennedy's ChildrenFilm · Carla
- 1981Endless LoveFilm · Ann★ 5.7
- 1981NurseSeries · Sylvia Dennis
- 1980Playing for TimeFilm · Frau Lagerführerin Maria Mandel★ 6.9
- 1979Beyond the Poseidon AdventureFilm · Hannah Meredith★ 5.0
- 1979Tales of the UnexpectedSeries · Elizabeth Bourdon★ 6.7
- 1979Champions: A Love StoryFilm · Barbara Harlich
- 1978The Defection of Simas KudirkaFilm · Genna Kudirka
- 197621 Hours at MunichFilm · Anneliese Graes★ 6.3
- 1976Return to EarthFilm · Joan Aldrin
- 1975Medical StoryFilm · Phyllis Lenahan
- 1975Medical StorySeries · Phyllis Lenahan
- 1975Friendly PersuasionFilm · Eliza Birdwell
- 1975Please Stand by for MurderFilm
- 1974JuggernautFilm · Barbara Banister★ 6.3
- 1974The ManhunterSeries
- 1974The Country GirlFilm · Georgie Elgin
- 1973Orson Welles' Great MysteriesSeries · Margot Brenner
- 1973The LieFilm · Anna
- 1973Barnaby JonesSeries · Kay Lewiston★ 7.0
- 1972The Streets of San FranciscoSeries★ 7.1
- 1972Ghost StorySeries · Beth
- 1972That Quiet EarthThat Quiet EarthFilm · The Woman
- 1971SecretsFilm · Beatrice
- 1971Alias Smith and JonesSeries★ 7.0
- 1969Medical CenterSeries
- 1969The Bold Ones: The New DoctorsSeries · Marci Boyle
- 1969The Rain PeopleFilm · Natalie Ravenna★ 6.6
- 1969ITV Saturday Night TheatreSeries · Barbara
- 1968FilmmakerFilm · Self (uncredited)
- 1968The Jazz AgeThe Jazz AgeSeries · Emily Castleton
- 1968PetuliaFilm · Polo★ 6.0
- 1968The Counterfeit KillerFilm · Angie Peterson
- 1968Shadow Over ElveronFilm · Joanne Tregaskis
- 1967The OutsiderFilm · Peggy Leydon
- 1967The InvadersSeries · Margaret Cook★ 6.8
- 1966DutchmanFilm · Lula
- 1966The GroupFilm · Polly★ 5.7
- 1965Thirty-Minute TheatreSeries · The Woman - Joyce
- 1964Flight from AshiyaFilm · Caroline Gordon / Stevenson
- 1963Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler TheatreBob Hope Presents the Chrysler TheatreSeries
- 1963The FugitiveSeries · Jane Washburn, Mona Ross, Janice Pruitt★ 7.3
- 1963The Outer LimitsSeries · Noelle Anderson★ 7.8
- 1963Arrest and TrialSeries · Rhoda Waggner
- 1962The VirginianSeries · Susan Morrow, Clara Malone★ 6.5
- 1962House of WomenFilm · Erica Hayden
- 1962Sweet Bird of YouthFilm · Heavenly Finley★ 6.7
- 1962The CouchFilm · Terry Ames
- 1961Target: The Corruptors!Series
- 1961The DefendersSeries · Bethany Windell
- 1960The Roaring 20'sSeries
- 1960Surfside 6Series
- 1960The Dark at the Top of the StairsFilm · Reenie Flood
- 1960The Shape of the RiverThe Shape of the RiverFilm · Susy Clemens
- 1960Ice PalaceFilm · Grace Kennedy
- 1959Hawaiian EyeSeries
- 1959Bourbon Street BeatSeries
- 1959Five Gates to HellFilm · Sister Maria
- 1959Johnny StaccatoSeries
- 1959RawhideSeries · Jennie Cooper★ 7.3
- 195877 Sunset StripSeries · Mari Ellen Taylor★ 7.2
- 1958LawmanSeries · Tendis Weston
- 1958Naked CitySeries · Kathy Meigs
- 1958The TexanSeries
- 1958BroncoSeries · Molly Durrock
- 1958BuckskinBuckskinSeries · Mrs. Newcomb
- 1957The Restless GunSeries · Heide Ritter
- 1957MaverickSeries · Nancy Powers★ 7.0
- 1955Matinee TheaterSeries
- 1951Hallmark Hall of FameSeries · Georgie Elgin, Mrs. Potter
