Shirley Knight
Acting
Born: July 5, 1936 · Goessel, Kansas, USA
Died: April 22, 2020 (aged 83)
Highest Rated
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
House
2004
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
As Good as It Gets
1997
Paul Blart: Mall Cop
2009
Desperate Housewives
2004
Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2
2015
Our Idiot Brother
2011
ER
1994
Grandma's Boy
2006
Law & Order
1990
Color of Night
1994
Angel Eyes
2001
Photos (4)
Movies (85)
Paul Blart: Mall Cop
Mom
As Good as It Gets
Beverly Connelly
Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2
Mom
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
Necie
Grandma's Boy
Bea
Endless Love
Ann
Color of Night
Edith Niedelmeyer
The Private Lives of Pippa Lee
Dot Nadeau
Sweet Bird of Youth
Heavenly Finley
Our Idiot Brother
Ilene Rochlin
Juggernaut
Barbara Banister
The Salton Sea
Nancy Plummer
Petulia
Polo
Angel Eyes
Elanora Davis
Little Boy Blue
Doris Knight
21 Hours at Munich
Anneliese Graes
Diabolique
Edie Danziger
Playing for Time
Frau Lagerführerin Maria Mandel
Beyond the Poseidon Adventure
Hannah Meredith
Sexual Life
Joanne
Mercy
Mercy
If These Walls Could Talk
Mary Donnelly
My Louisiana Sky
Jewel Ramsey
The Yarn Princess
Esther
A Promise to Carolyn
Jolene Maggart
Indictment: The McMartin Trial
Peggy Buckey
Dad, the Angel & Me
Betty
Elevator
Jane Redding
The Rain People
Natalie Ravenna
Bump in the Night
Katie Leonard
Ice Palace
Grace Kennedy
P.S. Your Cat is Dead!
Aunt Claire
The Group
Polly
A Marriage of Convenience
Harriet Winslow
Mary & Tim
Esther
Medical Story
Phyllis Lenahan
Open Window
Ann
House of Women
Erica Hayden
Five Gates to Hell
Sister Maria
Dutchman
Lula
Stuart Saves His Family
Mom
A Father for Brittany
Donna Minkowitz
A House on a Hill
Mercedes Mayfield
Somebody Is Waiting
Irma
A Mother's Revenge
Bess Warden
The Outsider
Peggy Leydon
Periphery
Leanne Cross
The Sender
Jerolyn
Champions: A Love Story
Barbara Harlich
Return to Earth
Joan Aldrin
The Other Side of the Tracks
Helen
Mrs. Ashboro's Cat
Mrs. Ashboro
Flight from Ashiya
Caroline Gordon / Stevenson
75 Degrees in July
Jo Beth Anderson
Shadow Over Elveron
Joanne Tregaskis
With Intent to Kill
Edna Reinecker
The Dark at the Top of the Stairs
Reenie Flood
The Lie
Anna
Sudbury
Aunt Jet
When Love Kills: The Seduction of John Hearn
Edna Larson
The Uninvited
Delia
Listen to Your Heart
Grandma Sam
A Part of the Family
Martha
Secrets
Beatrice
Hoggs' Heaven
Mom
Fly Cherry
Miss Christina
Shadow Realm
Mrs. Finch
The Couch
Terry Ames
Love and Debate
Lea
The Wedding
Gram (Miss Caroline)
The Counterfeit Killer
Angie Peterson
Dying to Be Perfect: The Ellen Hart Pena Story
Joan Hart
Please Stand by for Murder
1975
The Sweet Scent of Death
Ann Fairfax Denver
The Defection of Simas Kudirka
Genna Kudirka
The Missing Girl
Mrs. Colvins
Death in Venice, CA
Mona Dickens
Convictions
Margaret
Redwood Highway
Marie
Stolen Memories: Secrets from the Rose Garden
Sally Ann
The Country Girl
Georgie Elgin
To Save a Child
Rinda Larson
Friendly Persuasion
Eliza Birdwell
Kennedy's Children
Carla
Baby Brokers
Sylvia
TV Shows (63)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Dr. Wharton · 1 eps
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Rose Granville · 1 eps
Law & Order
Melanie Cullen · 1 eps
House
Georgia Adams · 1 eps
Desperate Housewives
Phyllis Van De Kamp · 5 eps
Murder, She Wrote
Grace Fenton · 2 eps
NYPD Blue
Agnes Cantwell · 1 eps
ER
Mrs. Burke · 1 eps
The Fugitive
Jane Washburn · 1 eps
The Fugitive
Mona Ross · 1 eps
The Fugitive
Janice Pruitt · 1 eps
Cold Case
Dottie · 1 eps
Crossing Jordan
Frances Littleton · 1 eps
L.A. Law
Belinda Collins · 1 eps
The Virginian
Susan Morrow · 1 eps
The Virginian
Clara Malone · 1 eps
Maverick
Nancy Powers · 1 eps
Matinee Theater
1 eps
Hot in Cleveland
Loretta · 1 eps
Matlock
Phyllis Todd · 1 eps
The Unit
Mrs. Gaffney · 1 eps
Tales of the Unexpected
Elizabeth Bourdon · 1 eps
The Equalizer
Kay · 1 eps
Naked City
Kathy Meigs · 1 eps
Drop Dead Diva
Millie Carlson · 1 eps
Rawhide
Jennie Cooper · 1 eps
Barnaby Jones
Kay Lewiston · 1 eps
The Defenders
Bethany Windell · 1 eps
Thirty-Minute Theatre
The Woman - Joyce · 1 eps
The Invaders
Margaret Cook · 1 eps
Medical Center
1 eps
Lawman
Tendis Weston · 1 eps
77 Sunset Strip
Mari Ellen Taylor · 1 eps
The Streets of San Francisco
1 eps
Hawaiian Eye
3 eps
Cybill
Loretta Bennett · 1 eps
Alias Smith and Jones
1 eps
Ally McBeal
Helen Apple · 1 eps
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
Barbara · 1 eps
The Outer Limits
Noelle Anderson · 1 eps
thirtysomething
2 eps
Surfside 6
3 eps
The Texan
2 eps
Bronco
1 eps
Bronco
Molly Durrock · 1 eps
Orson Welles' Great Mysteries
Margot Brenner · 1 eps
Ghost Story
Beth · 1 eps
Arrest and Trial
Rhoda Waggner · 1 eps
Target: The Corruptors!
1 eps
Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense
Ann Denver · 1 eps
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
Marci Boyle · 1 eps
The Roaring 20's
1 eps
The Manhunter
1 eps
Bourbon Street Beat
1 eps
Johnny Staccato
1 eps
Medical Story
Phyllis Lenahan · 1 eps
The Restless Gun
Heide Ritter · 1 eps
VR.5
Dr. Hearst · 1 eps
Nurse
Sylvia Dennis · 1 eps
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Georgie Elgin · 1 eps
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Mrs. Potter · 1 eps
Children of the Dust
Aunt Bertha · 2 eps
Significant Others
2 eps
Self / Appearances (9)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self · 1 eps
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee · 1 eps
Tony Awards
Self - Winner · 1 eps
Tony Awards
Self - Presenter · 1 eps
Tony Awards
Self - Nominee · 1 eps
The Bob Hope Show
Self · 1 eps
The Oscars
Self · 1 eps
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
Self
Filmmaker
Self (uncredited)