Shirley Knight

Shirley Knight

Acting

Birthday

1936/07/05

Day of death

2020/04/22 (83 years old)

Gender

Female

Place of Birth

Goessel, Kansas, USA

Also know as

Shirley Enola Knight

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.

Acting
Shadow Realm
6.0

(2002) Shadow Realm

as Mrs. Finch

As Good as It Gets
7.4

(1997) As Good as It Gets

as Beverly Connelly

0.0

(2006) Sweet Bird of Youth: Chasing Time

as Self

Little Boy Blue
6.1

(1997) Little Boy Blue

as Doris Knight

The Private Lives of Pippa Lee
5.9

(2009) The Private Lives of Pippa Lee

as Dot Nadeau

Diabolique
5.5

(1996) Diabolique

as Edie Danziger

Open Window
5.1

(2006) Open Window

as Ann

Angel Eyes
6.1

(2001) Angel Eyes

as Elanora Davis

The Salton Sea
6.6

(2002) The Salton Sea

as Nancy Plummer

Beyond the Poseidon Adventure
5.0

(1979) Beyond the Poseidon Adventure

as Hannah Meredith

Sweet Bird of Youth
6.8

(1962) Sweet Bird of Youth

as Heavenly Finley

Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
6.1

(2002) Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood

as Necie Kelleher

Grandma's Boy
6.5

(2006) Grandma's Boy

as Bea

Stuart Saves His Family
5.2

(1995) Stuart Saves His Family

as Mom

If These Walls Could Talk
6.6

(1996) If These Walls Could Talk

as Mary Donnelly

Juggernaut
6.1

(1974) Juggernaut

as Barbara Banister

Paul Blart: Mall Cop
5.4

(2009) Paul Blart: Mall Cop

as Mom

Petulia
5.9

(1968) Petulia

as Polo

Mrs. Ashboro's Cat
5.4

(2003) Mrs. Ashboro's Cat

as Mrs. Ashboro

P.S. Your Cat Is Dead!
4.3

(2002) P.S. Your Cat Is Dead!

as Aunt Claire

Ice Palace
5.8

(1960) Ice Palace

as Grace Kennedy

Dutchman
4.6

(1966) Dutchman

as Lula

Listen to Your Heart
7.2

(2010) Listen to Your Heart

as Grandma Sam

Endless Love
5.7

(1981) Endless Love

as Ann

The Sender
5.6

(1982) The Sender

as Jerolyn

The Other Side of the Tracks
4.0

(2008) The Other Side of the Tracks

as Helen

0.0

(1994) The Secret Life of Houses

as Aunt Fergie

21 Hours at Munich
6.2

(1976) 21 Hours at Munich

as Anneliese Graes

The Group
5.6

(1966) The Group

as Polly

My Louisiana Sky
6.5

(2001) My Louisiana Sky

as Jewel Ramsey

Elevator
4.9

(2013) Elevator

as Jane Redding

The Rain People
6.7

(1969) The Rain People

as Natalie Ravenna

Kennedy's Children
0.0

(1982) Kennedy's Children

as Carla

0.0

(1994) Benders

as Donna

8.0

(2004) Sudbury

as Aunt Jet

The Couch
6.1

(1962) The Couch

as Terry Ames

The Uninvited
5.7

(1996) The Uninvited

as Delia

The Dark at the Top of the Stairs
6.7

(1960) The Dark at the Top of the Stairs

as Reenie Flood

Flight from Ashiya
5.4

(1964) Flight from Ashiya

as Caroline Gordon / Stevenson

House of Women
5.4

(1962) House of Women

as Erica Hayden

0.0

(2008) Not Fade Away

as Diane

75 Degrees in July
6.0

(2000) 75 Degrees in July

as Jo Beth Anderson

A Father for Brittany
6.7

(1998) A Father for Brittany

as Donna Minkowitz

Mercy
5.1

(2014) Mercy

as Gramma

The Counterfeit Killer
0.0

(1968) The Counterfeit Killer

as Angie Peterson

Medical Story
0.0

(1975) Medical Story

as Phyllis Lenahan

Secrets
4.8

(1971) Secrets

as Beatrice

The Defection of Simas Kudirka
6.0

(1978) The Defection of Simas Kudirka

as Genna Kudirka

Redwood Highway
5.9

(2013) Redwood Highway

as Marie

Champions: A Love Story
5.8

(1979) Champions: A Love Story

as Barbara Harlich

Our Idiot Brother
6.1

(2011) Our Idiot Brother

as Ilene Rochlin

Five Gates to Hell
4.4

(1959) Five Gates to Hell

as Sister Maria

Color of Night
5.7

(1994) Color of Night

as Edith Niedelmeyer

A Mother's Revenge
5.8

(1993) A Mother's Revenge

as Bess Warden

Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2
5.2

(2015) Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2

as Mom

Shadow of a Doubt
5.2

(1991) Shadow of a Doubt

as Helen Potter

Bump in the Night
5.8

(1991) Bump in the Night

as Katie Leonard

The Missing Girl
6.0

(2015) The Missing Girl

as Mrs. Colvins

To Save a Child
3.0

(1991) To Save a Child

as Rinda Larson

Shadow Over Elveron
8.3

(1968) Shadow Over Elveron

as Joanne Tregaskis

Indictment: The McMartin Trial
7.0

(1995) Indictment: The McMartin Trial

as Peggy Buckey

The Outsider
6.0

(1967) The Outsider

as Peggy Leydon

A Part of the Family
0.0

(1994) A Part of the Family

as Martha

2.0

(1996) Somebody Is Waiting

as Irma

A House on a Hill
0.0

(2003) A House on a Hill

as Mercedes Mayfield

Baby Brokers
6.2

(1994) Baby Brokers

as Sylvia

Convictions
6.0

(1997) Convictions

as Margaret

When Love Kills: The Seduction of John Hearn
1.0

(1993) When Love Kills: The Seduction of John Hearn

as Edna Larson

A Promise to Carolyn
7.1

(1996) A Promise to Carolyn

as Jolene Maggart

Friendly Persuasion
0.0

(1975) Friendly Persuasion

as Eliza Birdwell

Mary & Tim
5.5

(1996) Mary & Tim

as Esther

The Lie
6.0

(1973) The Lie

as Anna

Filmmaker
7.1

(1968) Filmmaker

as Self (uncredited)

Death in Venice, CA
4.8

(1994) Death in Venice, CA

as Mona Dickens

Fly Cherry
5.5

(2003) Fly Cherry

as Miss Christina

Return to Earth
0.0

(1976) Return to Earth

as Joan Aldrin

Playing for Time
6.9

(1980) Playing for Time

as Frau Lagerführerin Maria Mandel

Periphery
0.0

(2018) Periphery

as Leanne Cross

The Yarn Princess
6.4

(1994) The Yarn Princess

as Esther

Dying to Be Perfect: The Ellen Hart Pena Story
7.5

(1996) Dying to Be Perfect: The Ellen Hart Pena Story

as Joan Hart

The Wedding
8.3

(1998) The Wedding

as Gram (Miss Caroline)

A Marriage of Convenience
5.5

(1998) A Marriage of Convenience

as Harriet Winslow

Dad, the Angel & Me
6.2

(1995) Dad, the Angel & Me

as Betty

Stolen Memories: Secrets from the Rose Garden
0.0

(1996) Stolen Memories: Secrets from the Rose Garden

as Sally Ann

Love and Debate
3.7

(2006) Love and Debate

as Lea

The Country Girl
0.0

(1974) The Country Girl

as Georgie Elgin

With Intent to Kill
0.0

(1984) With Intent to Kill

as Edna Reinecker

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
0.0

(2021) Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

as Self

The Sweet Scent of Death
6.0

(1984) The Sweet Scent of Death

as Ann Fairfax Denver

Law & Order
7.4

(1990) Law & Order

as Melanie Cullen

Bourbon Street Beat
5.0

(1959) Bourbon Street Beat

as ---

thirtysomething
6.3

(1987) thirtysomething

as ---

Desperate Housewives
7.9

(2004) Desperate Housewives

as Phyllis Van De Kamp

Ally McBeal
6.6

(1997) Ally McBeal

as Helen Apple

L.A. Law
7.1

(1986) L.A. Law

as Belinda Collins

Matlock
7.1

(1986) Matlock

as ---

The Unit
7.3

(2006) The Unit

as ---

Cold Case
7.8

(2003) Cold Case

as Dottie

VR.5
6.7

(1995) VR.5

as Dr. Hearst

Crossing Jordan
7.2

(2001) Crossing Jordan

as Frances Littleton

The Streets of San Francisco
7.0

(1972) The Streets of San Francisco

as ---

Cybill
5.8

(1995) Cybill

as ---

Alias Smith and Jones
6.9

(1971) Alias Smith and Jones

as ---

Naked City
5.5

(1958) Naked City

as Kathy Meigs

Surfside 6
5.0

(1960) Surfside 6

as ---

Medical Center
6.1

(1969) Medical Center

as ---

The Equalizer
7.1

(1985) The Equalizer

as Kay

Hawaiian Eye
5.2

(1959) Hawaiian Eye

as ---

Johnny Staccato
5.6

(1959) Johnny Staccato

as ---

Hallmark Hall of Fame
8.7

(1951) Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Georgie Elgin

Target: The Corruptors!
3.5

(1961) Target: The Corruptors!

as ---

The Fugitive
7.2

(1963) The Fugitive

as Jane Washburn

Rawhide
7.2

(1959) Rawhide

as Jennie Cooper

The Fugitive
7.2

(1963) The Fugitive

as Mona Ross

The Virginian
6.4

(1962) The Virginian

as Susan Morrow

5.5

(1963) Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

as ---

Bronco
5.2

(1958) Bronco

as ---

Matinee Theater
4.6

(1955) Matinee Theater

as ---

The Texan
5.0

(1958) The Texan

as ---

5.5

(1958) Buckskin

as Mrs. Newcomb

The Manhunter
5.0

(1974) The Manhunter

as ---

Significant Others
0.0

(1998) Significant Others

as ---

Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense
6.4

(1984) Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense

as Ann Denver

8.0

(1993) Angel Falls

as Edie Wren Cox

The Outer Limits
7.8

(1963) The Outer Limits

as Noelle Anderson

The Defenders
6.2

(1961) The Defenders

as Bethany Windell

The Oscars
6.9

(1953) The Oscars

as Self

The Roaring 20's
0.0

(1960) The Roaring 20's

as ---

Nurse
5.0

(1981) Nurse

as Sylvia Dennis

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
7.9

(1999) Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as Dr. Wharton

Ghost Story
7.1

(1972) Ghost Story

as Beth

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
7.9

(1999) Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as Rose Granville

The Fugitive
7.2

(1963) The Fugitive

as Janice Pruitt

10.0

(1998) Maggie Winters

as Estelle Winters

Tony Awards
4.6

(1956) Tony Awards

as Self - Presenter

Tony Awards
4.6

(1956) Tony Awards

as Self - Winner

ER
7.8

(1994) ER

as Mrs. Burke

House
8.6

(2004) House

as Georgia Adams

The Virginian
6.4

(1962) The Virginian

as Clara Malone

Drop Dead Diva
7.7

(2009) Drop Dead Diva

as Millie Carlson

Children of the Dust
7.0

(1995) Children of the Dust

as Aunt Bertha

Hallmark Hall of Fame
8.7

(1951) Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Mrs. Potter

Arrest and Trial
7.0

(1963) Arrest and Trial

as Rhoda Waggner

NYPD Blue
7.0

(1993) NYPD Blue

as Agnes Cantwell

Barnaby Jones
6.9

(1973) Barnaby Jones

as Kay Lewiston

77 Sunset Strip
6.7

(1958) 77 Sunset Strip

as Mari Ellen Taylor

The Bob Hope Show
7.0

(1950) The Bob Hope Show

as Self

The Invaders
6.8

(1967) The Invaders

as Margaret Cook

Hot in Cleveland
7.4

(2010) Hot in Cleveland

as Loretta

Lawman
5.4

(1958) Lawman

as Tendis Weston

The Restless Gun
3.7

(1957) The Restless Gun

as Heide Ritter

The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
4.0

(1969) The Bold Ones: The New Doctors

as Marci Boyle

Tony Awards
4.6

(1956) Tony Awards

as Self - Nominee

Murder, She Wrote
7.5

(1984) Murder, She Wrote

as Grace Fenton

Tales of the Unexpected
6.7

(1979) Tales of the Unexpected

as Elizabeth Bourdon

Golden Globe Awards
6.8

(1944) Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Winner

5.0

(1975) Medical Story

as ---

Maverick
6.8

(1957) Maverick

as Nancy Powers