Personal Info
- Known ForActing
- GenderFemale
- Birthday1936-07-05
- Day of Death2020-04-22 (83 years)
- Place of BirthGoessel, Kansas, USA
- Also Known AsShirley Enola Knight
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
Acting Career
- 2018
Periphery
As: Leanne Cross
- 2015
The Missing Girl
As: Mrs. Colvins
- 2015
Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2
As: Mom
- 2014
Mercy
As: Gramma
- 2013
Redwood Highway
As: Marie
- 2013
Elevator
As: Jane Redding
- 2011
Our Idiot Brother
As: Ilene Rochlin
- 2010
Listen to Your Heart
As: Grandma Sam
- 2010
Hot in Cleveland
As: Loretta
- 2009
Drop Dead Diva
As: Millie Carlson
- 2009
The Private Lives of Pippa Lee
As: Dot Nadeau
- 2009
Paul Blart: Mall Cop
As: Mom
- 2008
The Other Side of the Tracks
As: Helen
- 2006
Open Window
As: Ann
- 2006
Love and Debate
As: Lea
- 2006
Grandma's Boy
As: Bea
- 2004
House
As: Georgia Adams
- 2004
Desperate Housewives
As: Phyllis Van De Kamp
- 2003
A House on a Hill
As: Mercedes Mayfield
- 2003
Mrs. Ashboro's Cat
As: Mrs. Ashboro
- 2003
Cold Case
As: Dottie
- 2003
Fly Cherry
As: Miss Christina
- 2002
Shadow Realm
As: Mrs. Finch
- 2002
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
As: Necie Kelleher
- 2002
P.S. Your Cat is Dead!
As: Aunt Claire
- 2002
The Salton Sea
As: Nancy Plummer
- 2001
Crossing Jordan
As: Frances Littleton
- 2001
Angel Eyes
As: Elanora Davis
- 2001
My Louisiana Sky
As: Jewel Ramsey
- 2000
75 Degrees in July
As: Jo Beth Anderson
- 1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
As: Dr. Wharton
- 1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
As: Rose Granville
- 1998
A Marriage of Convenience
As: Harriet Winslow
- 1998
A Father for Brittany
As: Donna Minkowitz
- 1998
The Wedding
As: Gram (Miss Caroline)
- 1997
As Good as It Gets
As: Beverly Connelly
- 1997
Convictions
As: Margaret
- 1997
Ally McBeal
As: Helen Apple
- 1997
Little Boy Blue
As: Doris Knight
- 1996
Dying to Be Perfect: The Ellen Hart Pena Story
As: Joan Hart
- 1996
Mary & Tim
As: Esther
- 1996
The Uninvited
As: Delia
- 1996
If These Walls Could Talk
As: Mary Donnelly
- 1996
Diabolique
As: Edie Danziger
- 1996
A Promise to Carolyn
As: Jolene Maggart
- 1996
Stolen Memories: Secrets from the Rose Garden
As: Sally Ann
- 1995
Indictment: The McMartin Trial
As: Peggy Buckey
- 1995
Stuart Saves His Family
As: Mom
- 1995
VR.5
As: Dr. Hearst
- 1995
Children of the Dust
As: Aunt Bertha
- 1995
Dad, the Angel & Me
As: Betty
- 1994
Death in Venice, CA
As: Mona Dickens
- 1994
ER
As: Mrs. Burke
- 1994
Color of Night
As: Edith Niedelmeyer
- 1994
A Part of the Family
As: Martha
- 1994
The Yarn Princess
As: Esther
- 1994
Baby Brokers
As: Sylvia
- 1993
A Mother's Revenge
As: Bess Warden
- 1993
NYPD Blue
As: Agnes Cantwell
- 1993
When Love Kills: The Seduction of John Hearn
As: Edna Larson
- 1991
To Save a Child
As: Rinda Larson
- 1991
Shadow of a Doubt
As: Helen Potter
- 1991
Bump in the Night
As: Katie Leonard
- 1990
Law & Order
As: Melanie Cullen
- 1986
L.A. Law
As: Belinda Collins
- 1985
The Equalizer
As: Kay
- 1984
The Sweet Scent of Death
As: Ann Fairfax Denver
- 1984
With Intent to Kill
As: Edna Reinecker
- 1984
Murder, She Wrote
As: Grace Fenton
- 1984
Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense
As: Ann Denver
- 1982
The Sender
As: Jerolyn
- 1982
Kennedy's Children
As: Carla
- 1981
Endless Love
As: Ann
- 1981
Nurse
As: Sylvia Dennis
- 1980
Playing for Time
As: Frau Lagerführerin Maria Mandel
- 1979
Beyond the Poseidon Adventure
As: Hannah Meredith
- 1979
Tales of the Unexpected
As: Elizabeth Bourdon
- 1979
Champions: A Love Story
As: Barbara Harlich
- 1978
The Defection of Simas Kudirka
As: Genna Kudirka
- 1976
21 Hours at Munich
As: Anneliese Graes
- 1976
Return to Earth
As: Joan Aldrin
- 1975
Medical Story
As: Phyllis Lenahan
- 1975
Friendly Persuasion
As: Eliza Birdwell
- 1974
Juggernaut
As: Barbara Banister
- 1974
The Country Girl
As: Georgie Elgin
- 1973
The Lie
As: Anna
- 1973
Barnaby Jones
As: Kay Lewiston
- 1972
Ghost Story
As: Beth
- 1971
Secrets
As: Beatrice
- 1969
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
As: Marci Boyle
- 1969
The Rain People
As: Natalie Ravenna
- 1968
Petulia
As: Polo
- 1968
The Counterfeit Killer
As: Angie Peterson
- 1968
Shadow Over Elveron
As: Joanne Tregaskis
- 1967
The Outsider
As: Peggy Leydon
- 1967
The Invaders
As: Margaret Cook
- 1966
Dutchman
As: Lula
- 1966
The Group
As: Polly
- 1964
Flight from Ashiya
As: Caroline Gordon / Stevenson
- 1963
The Fugitive
As: Jane Washburn
- 1963
The Fugitive
As: Mona Ross
- 1963
The Fugitive
As: Janice Pruitt
- 1963
The Outer Limits
As: Noelle Anderson
- 1963
Arrest and Trial
As: Rhoda Waggner
- 1962
The Virginian
As: Susan Morrow
- 1962
The Virginian
As: Clara Malone
- 1962
House of Women
As: Erica Hayden
- 1962
Sweet Bird of Youth
As: Heavenly Finley
- 1962
The Couch
As: Terry Ames
- 1961
The Defenders
As: Bethany Windell
- 1960
The Dark at the Top of the Stairs
As: Reenie Flood
- 1960
Ice Palace
As: Grace Kennedy
- 1959
Five Gates to Hell
As: Sister Maria
- 1959
Rawhide
As: Jennie Cooper
- 1958
77 Sunset Strip
As: Mari Ellen Taylor
- 1958
Lawman
As: Tendis Weston
- 1958
Naked City
As: Kathy Meigs
- 1957
The Restless Gun
As: Heide Ritter
- 1957
Maverick
As: Nancy Powers
- 1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
As: Georgie Elgin
- 1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
As: Mrs. Potter