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