Shirley Knight

Shirley Knight

Acting

Born:
1936-07-05
Died:
2020-04-22
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

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

2021Self
Movie
Periphery

Periphery

2018Leanne Cross
Movie
The Missing Girl

The Missing Girl

6.02015Mrs. Colvins
Movie
Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2

Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2

5.22015Mom
Movie
Mercy

Mercy

5.12014Mercy
Movie
Redwood Highway

Redwood Highway

5.92013Marie
Movie
Elevator

Elevator

4.92013Jane Redding
Movie
Our Idiot Brother

Our Idiot Brother

6.12011Ilene Rochlin
Movie
Listen to Your Heart

Listen to Your Heart

7.12010Grandma Sam
Movie
Hot in Cleveland

Hot in Cleveland

7.22010Loretta
TV
Drop Dead Diva

Drop Dead Diva

7.72009Millie Carlson
TV
The Private Lives of Pippa Lee

The Private Lives of Pippa Lee

5.92009Dot Nadeau
Movie
Paul Blart: Mall Cop

Paul Blart: Mall Cop

5.42009Mom
Movie
Not Fade Away

Not Fade Away

2008Diane
Movie
The Other Side of the Tracks

The Other Side of the Tracks

4.22008Helen
Movie
Open Window

Open Window

5.42006Ann
Movie
Love and Debate

Love and Debate

3.82006Lea
Movie
Sweet Bird of Youth: Chasing Time

Sweet Bird of Youth: Chasing Time

2006Self
Movie
The Unit

The Unit

7.42006Mrs. Gaffney
TV
Grandma's Boy

Grandma's Boy

6.52006Bea
Movie
Sexual Life

Sexual Life

4.62005Joanne
Movie
House

House

8.62004Georgia Adams
TV
Desperate Housewives

Desperate Housewives

7.92004Phyllis Van De Kamp
TV
Sudbury

Sudbury

5.72004Aunt Jet
Movie
A House on a Hill

A House on a Hill

9.02003Mercedes Mayfield
Movie
Mrs. Ashboro's Cat

Mrs. Ashboro's Cat

5.62003Mrs. Ashboro
Movie
Cold Case

Cold Case

7.72003Dottie
TV
Fly Cherry

Fly Cherry

6.72003Miss Christina
Movie
Shadow Realm

Shadow Realm

4.52002Mrs. Finch
Movie
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood

Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood

6.02002Necie
Movie
P.S. Your Cat is Dead!

P.S. Your Cat is Dead!

4.42002Aunt Claire
Movie
The Salton Sea

The Salton Sea

6.62002Nancy Plummer
Movie
Crossing Jordan

Crossing Jordan

7.22001Frances Littleton
TV
Angel Eyes

Angel Eyes

6.12001Elanora Davis
Movie
My Louisiana Sky

My Louisiana Sky

6.32001Jewel Ramsey
Movie
75 Degrees in July

75 Degrees in July

7.02000Jo Beth Anderson
Movie
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

8.01999Rose Granville
TV
A Marriage of Convenience

A Marriage of Convenience

5.81998Harriet Winslow
Movie
Maggie Winters

Maggie Winters

8.51998Estelle Winters
TV
Little Boy Blue

Little Boy Blue

6.01998Doris Knight
Movie
A Father for Brittany

A Father for Brittany

7.61998Donna Minkowitz
Movie
Significant Others

Significant Others

7.01998
TV
The Wedding

The Wedding

8.21998Gram (Miss Caroline)
Movie
As Good as It Gets

As Good as It Gets

7.41997Beverly Connelly
Movie
Convictions

Convictions

6.71997Margaret
Movie
Ally McBeal

Ally McBeal

6.51997Helen Apple
TV
Somebody Is Waiting

Somebody Is Waiting

5.51996Irma
Movie
Dying to Be Perfect: The Ellen Hart Pena Story

Dying to Be Perfect: The Ellen Hart Pena Story

7.11996Joan Hart
Movie
Mary & Tim

Mary & Tim

6.81996Esther
Movie
The Uninvited

The Uninvited

5.51996Delia
Movie
If These Walls Could Talk

If These Walls Could Talk

6.81996Mary Donnelly
Movie
Diabolique

Diabolique

5.51996Edie Danziger
Movie
A Promise to Carolyn

A Promise to Carolyn

7.11996Jolene Maggart
Movie
Stolen Memories: Secrets from the Rose Garden

Stolen Memories: Secrets from the Rose Garden

1996Sally Ann
Movie
Indictment: The McMartin Trial

Indictment: The McMartin Trial

6.91995Peggy Buckey
Movie
Stuart Saves His Family

Stuart Saves His Family

5.11995Mom
Movie
VR.5

VR.5

6.71995Dr. Hearst
TV
Children of the Dust

Children of the Dust

7.11995Aunt Bertha
TV
Cybill

Cybill

6.01995Loretta Bennett
TV
Dad, the Angel & Me

Dad, the Angel & Me

6.41995Betty
Movie