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