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.
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
2010Hot in Cleveland
As: Loretta
2009Drop Dead Diva
As: Millie Carlson
2009The Private Lives of Pippa Lee
As: Dot Nadeau
- 2009
Paul Blart: Mall Cop
As: Mom
2008The Other Side of the Tracks
As: Helen
2006Open Window
As: Ann
2006Love and Debate
As: Lea
- 2006
Grandma's Boy
As: Bea
2004House
As: Georgia Adams
2004Desperate Housewives
As: Phyllis Van De Kamp
2003A House on a Hill
As: Mercedes Mayfield
2003Mrs. Ashboro's Cat
As: Mrs. Ashboro
2003Cold Case
As: Dottie
2003Fly Cherry
As: Miss Christina
2002Shadow Realm
As: Mrs. Finch
2002Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
As: Necie Kelleher
2002P.S. Your Cat is Dead!
As: Aunt Claire
2002The Salton Sea
As: Nancy Plummer
2001Crossing Jordan
As: Frances Littleton
2001Angel Eyes
As: Elanora Davis
2001My Louisiana Sky
As: Jewel Ramsey
200075 Degrees in July
As: Jo Beth Anderson
1999Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
As: Dr. Wharton
- 1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
As: Rose Granville
1998A Marriage of Convenience
As: Harriet Winslow
1998A Father for Brittany
As: Donna Minkowitz
1998The Wedding
As: Gram (Miss Caroline)
- 1997
As Good as It Gets
As: Beverly Connelly
1997Convictions
As: Margaret
1997Ally McBeal
As: Helen Apple
1997Little Boy Blue
As: Doris Knight
1996Dying to Be Perfect: The Ellen Hart Pena Story
As: Joan Hart
1996Mary & Tim
As: Esther
1996The Uninvited
As: Delia
1996If These Walls Could Talk
As: Mary Donnelly
1996Diabolique
As: Edie Danziger
1996A Promise to Carolyn
As: Jolene Maggart
1996Stolen Memories: Secrets from the Rose Garden
As: Sally Ann
1995Indictment: The McMartin Trial
As: Peggy Buckey
1995Stuart Saves His Family
As: Mom
1995VR.5
As: Dr. Hearst
1995Children of the Dust
As: Aunt Bertha
1995Dad, the Angel & Me
As: Betty
1994Death in Venice, CA
As: Mona Dickens
1994ER
As: Mrs. Burke
1994Color of Night
As: Edith Niedelmeyer
1994A Part of the Family
As: Martha
1994The Yarn Princess
As: Esther
1994Baby Brokers
As: Sylvia
1993A Mother's Revenge
As: Bess Warden
1993NYPD Blue
As: Agnes Cantwell
1993When Love Kills: The Seduction of John Hearn
As: Edna Larson
1991To Save a Child
As: Rinda Larson
1991Shadow of a Doubt
As: Helen Potter
1991Bump in the Night
As: Katie Leonard
1990Law & Order
As: Melanie Cullen
1986L.A. Law
As: Belinda Collins
1985The Equalizer
As: Kay
1984The Sweet Scent of Death
As: Ann Fairfax Denver
1984With Intent to Kill
As: Edna Reinecker
1984Murder, She Wrote
As: Grace Fenton
1984Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense
As: Ann Denver
1982The Sender
As: Jerolyn
1982Kennedy's Children
As: Carla
1981Endless Love
As: Ann
1981Nurse
As: Sylvia Dennis
1980Playing for Time
As: Frau Lagerführerin Maria Mandel
1979Beyond the Poseidon Adventure
As: Hannah Meredith
1979Tales of the Unexpected
As: Elizabeth Bourdon
1979Champions: A Love Story
As: Barbara Harlich
1978The Defection of Simas Kudirka
As: Genna Kudirka
197621 Hours at Munich
As: Anneliese Graes
1976Return to Earth
As: Joan Aldrin
1975Medical Story
As: Phyllis Lenahan
1975Friendly Persuasion
As: Eliza Birdwell
1974Juggernaut
As: Barbara Banister
1974The Country Girl
As: Georgie Elgin
1973The Lie
As: Anna
1973Barnaby Jones
As: Kay Lewiston
1972Ghost Story
As: Beth
1971Secrets
As: Beatrice
1969The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
As: Marci Boyle
1969The Rain People
As: Natalie Ravenna
1968Petulia
As: Polo
1968The Counterfeit Killer
As: Angie Peterson
1968Shadow Over Elveron
As: Joanne Tregaskis
1967The Outsider
As: Peggy Leydon
1967The Invaders
As: Margaret Cook
1966Dutchman
As: Lula
1966The Group
As: Polly
1964Flight from Ashiya
As: Caroline Gordon / Stevenson
1963The Fugitive
As: Jane Washburn
- 1963
The Fugitive
As: Mona Ross
- 1963
The Fugitive
As: Janice Pruitt
1963The Outer Limits
As: Noelle Anderson
1963Arrest and Trial
As: Rhoda Waggner
1962The Virginian
As: Susan Morrow
- 1962
The Virginian
As: Clara Malone
1962House of Women
As: Erica Hayden
1962Sweet Bird of Youth
As: Heavenly Finley
1962The Couch
As: Terry Ames
1961The Defenders
As: Bethany Windell
1960The Dark at the Top of the Stairs
As: Reenie Flood
1960Ice Palace
As: Grace Kennedy
1959Five Gates to Hell
As: Sister Maria
1959Rawhide
As: Jennie Cooper
195877 Sunset Strip
As: Mari Ellen Taylor
1958Lawman
As: Tendis Weston
1958Naked City
As: Kathy Meigs
1957The Restless Gun
As: Heide Ritter
1957Maverick
As: Nancy Powers
1951Hallmark Hall of Fame
As: Georgie Elgin
- 1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
As: Mrs. Potter