Known For
Acting
Born
Jul 05, 1936
Died
Apr 22, 2020
Place of Birth
Goessel, Kansas, USA
Credits
161 titles
Shirley 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.
Known For
Filmography
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
Self
Periphery
Leanne Cross
The Missing Girl
Mrs. Colvins
Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2
Mom
Mercy
Mercy
Redwood Highway
Marie
Elevator
Jane Redding
Our Idiot Brother
Ilene Rochlin
Listen to Your Heart
Grandma Sam
Hot in Cleveland
Loretta
Drop Dead Diva
Millie Carlson
The Private Lives of Pippa Lee
Dot Nadeau
Paul Blart: Mall Cop
Mom
Not Fade Away
Diane
The Other Side of the Tracks
Helen
Open Window
Ann
Love and Debate
Lea
Sweet Bird of Youth: Chasing Time
Self
The Unit
Mrs. Gaffney
Grandma's Boy
Bea
Sexual Life
Joanne
House
Georgia Adams
Desperate Housewives
Phyllis Van De Kamp
Sudbury
Aunt Jet
A House on a Hill
Mercedes Mayfield
Mrs. Ashboro's Cat
Mrs. Ashboro
Cold Case
Dottie
Fly Cherry
Miss Christina
Shadow Realm
Mrs. Finch
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
Necie
P.S. Your Cat is Dead!
Aunt Claire
The Salton Sea
Nancy Plummer
Crossing Jordan
Frances Littleton
Angel Eyes
Elanora Davis
My Louisiana Sky
Jewel Ramsey
75 Degrees in July
Jo Beth Anderson
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Dr. Wharton
A Marriage of Convenience
Harriet Winslow
Maggie Winters
Estelle Winters
A Father for Brittany
Donna Minkowitz
Significant Others
The Wedding
Gram (Miss Caroline)
As Good as It Gets
Beverly Connelly
Convictions
Margaret
Ally McBeal
Helen Apple
Little Boy Blue
Doris Knight
Somebody Is Waiting
Irma
Dying to Be Perfect: The Ellen Hart Pena Story
Joan Hart
Mary & Tim
Esther
The Uninvited
Delia