

Shirley Knight
Known for exceptional acting in global cinema.
Profession
Acting
Birthday
5 Jul 1936
Age
90 Years
Born In
Goessel, Kansas, USA
Total Projects
165
Years Active
77 Yrs
Avg Rating
6.6 ★
Overview
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

movie
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
as Self

movie
Periphery
Periphery
as Leanne Cross

movie
The Missing Girl
The Missing Girl
as Mrs. Colvins

movie
Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2
Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2
as Mom

movie
Mercy
Mercy
as Mercy

movie
Redwood Highway
Redwood Highway
as Marie

movie
Elevator
Elevator
as Jane Redding

movie
Our Idiot Brother
Our Idiot Brother
as Ilene Rochlin

movie
Listen to Your Heart
Listen to Your Heart
as Grandma Sam

tv
Hot in Cleveland
Hot in Cleveland
as Loretta

tv
Drop Dead Diva
Drop Dead Diva
as Millie Carlson

movie
The Private Lives of Pippa Lee
The Private Lives of Pippa Lee
as Dot Nadeau

movie
Paul Blart: Mall Cop
Paul Blart: Mall Cop
as Mom

movie
Not Fade Away
Not Fade Away
as Diane

movie
The Other Side of the Tracks
The Other Side of the Tracks
as Helen

movie
Open Window
Open Window
as Ann

movie
Love and Debate
Love and Debate
as Lea

movie
Sweet Bird of Youth: Chasing Time
Sweet Bird of Youth: Chasing Time
as Self

tv
The Unit
The Unit

movie
Grandma's Boy
Grandma's Boy
as Bea

movie
Sexual Life
Sexual Life
as Joanne

tv
House
House
as Georgia Adams

tv
Desperate Housewives
Desperate Housewives
as Phyllis Van De Kamp

movie
Sudbury
Sudbury
as Aunt Jet

movie
A House on a Hill
A House on a Hill
as Mercedes Mayfield

movie
Mrs. Ashboro's Cat
Mrs. Ashboro's Cat
as Mrs. Ashboro

tv
Cold Case
Cold Case
as Dottie

movie
Fly Cherry
Fly Cherry
as Miss Christina

movie
Shadow Realm
Shadow Realm
as Mrs. Finch

movie
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
as Necie Kelleher

movie
P.S. Your Cat is Dead!
P.S. Your Cat is Dead!
as Aunt Claire

movie
The Salton Sea
The Salton Sea
as Nancy Plummer

tv
Crossing Jordan
Crossing Jordan
as Frances Littleton

movie
Angel Eyes
Angel Eyes
as Elanora Davis

movie
My Louisiana Sky
My Louisiana Sky
as Jewel Ramsey

movie
75 Degrees in July
75 Degrees in July
as Jo Beth Anderson

tv
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Dr. Wharton

tv
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Rose Granville

movie
A Marriage of Convenience
A Marriage of Convenience
as Harriet Winslow

tv
Maggie Winters
Maggie Winters
as Estelle Winters

movie
A Father for Brittany
A Father for Brittany
as Donna Minkowitz

tv
Significant Others
Significant Others

movie
The Wedding
The Wedding
as Gram (Miss Caroline)

movie
As Good as It Gets
As Good as It Gets
as Beverly Connelly

movie
Convictions
Convictions
as Margaret

tv
Ally McBeal
Ally McBeal
as Helen Apple

movie
Little Boy Blue
Little Boy Blue
as Doris Knight

movie
Somebody Is Waiting
Somebody Is Waiting
as Irma

movie
Dying to Be Perfect: The Ellen Hart Pena Story
Dying to Be Perfect: The Ellen Hart Pena Story
as Joan Hart

movie
Mary & Tim
Mary & Tim
as Esther

movie
The Uninvited
The Uninvited
as Delia

movie
If These Walls Could Talk
If These Walls Could Talk
as Mary Donnelly

movie
Diabolique
Diabolique
as Edie Danziger

movie
A Promise to Carolyn
A Promise to Carolyn
as Jolene Maggart

movie
Stolen Memories: Secrets from the Rose Garden
Stolen Memories: Secrets from the Rose Garden
as Sally Ann

movie
Indictment: The McMartin Trial
Indictment: The McMartin Trial
as Peggy Buckey

movie
Stuart Saves His Family
Stuart Saves His Family
as Mom

tv
VR.5
VR.5
as Dr. Hearst

tv
Children of the Dust
Children of the Dust
as Aunt Bertha

tv
Cybill
Cybill
as Loretta Bennett

movie
Dad, the Angel & Me
Dad, the Angel & Me
as Betty

movie
Death in Venice, CA
Death in Venice, CA
as Mona Dickens

tv
ER
ER
as Mrs. Burke

movie
Color of Night
Color of Night
as Edith Niedelmeyer

movie
A Part of the Family
A Part of the Family
as Martha

movie
The Yarn Princess
The Yarn Princess
as Esther

movie
Baby Brokers
Baby Brokers
as Sylvia

movie
Benders
Benders
as Donna

movie
The Secret Life of Houses
The Secret Life of Houses
as Aunt Fergie

movie
Hoggs' Heaven
Hoggs' Heaven
as Mom

movie
A Mother's Revenge
A Mother's Revenge
as Bess Warden

tv
NYPD Blue
NYPD Blue
as Agnes Cantwell

tv
Angel Falls
Angel Falls
as Edie Wren Cox

movie
When Love Kills: The Seduction of John Hearn
When Love Kills: The Seduction of John Hearn
as Edna Larson

movie
To Save a Child
To Save a Child
as Rinda Larson

movie
Shadow of a Doubt
Shadow of a Doubt
as Helen Potter

movie
Bump in the Night
Bump in the Night
as Katie Leonard

tv
Law & Order
Law & Order
as Melanie Cullen

tv
thirtysomething
thirtysomething

tv
L.A. Law
L.A. Law
as Belinda Collins

tv
Matlock
Matlock
as Phyllis Todd

tv
The Equalizer
The Equalizer
as Kay

movie
The Sweet Scent of Death
The Sweet Scent of Death
as Ann Fairfax Denver

movie
With Intent to Kill
With Intent to Kill
as Edna Reinecker

tv
Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote
as Grace Fenton

tv
Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense
Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense
as Ann Denver

movie
The Sender
The Sender
as Jerolyn

movie
Kennedy's Children
Kennedy's Children
as Carla

movie
Endless Love
Endless Love
as Ann

tv
Nurse
Nurse
as Sylvia Dennis

movie
Playing for Time
Playing for Time
as Frau Lagerführerin Maria Mandel

movie
Beyond the Poseidon Adventure
Beyond the Poseidon Adventure
as Hannah Meredith

tv
Tales of the Unexpected
Tales of the Unexpected
as Elizabeth Bourdon

movie
Champions: A Love Story
Champions: A Love Story
as Barbara Harlich

movie
The Defection of Simas Kudirka
The Defection of Simas Kudirka
as Genna Kudirka

movie
21 Hours at Munich
21 Hours at Munich
as Anneliese Graes

movie
Return to Earth
Return to Earth
as Joan Aldrin

movie
Medical Story
Medical Story
as Phyllis Lenahan

tv
Medical Story
Medical Story

movie
Friendly Persuasion
Friendly Persuasion
as Eliza Birdwell

movie
Please Stand by for Murder
Please Stand by for Murder

movie
Juggernaut
Juggernaut
as Barbara Banister

tv
The Manhunter
The Manhunter

movie
The Country Girl
The Country Girl
as Georgie Elgin

movie
The Lie
The Lie
as Anna

tv
Barnaby Jones
Barnaby Jones
as Kay Lewiston

tv
The Streets of San Francisco
The Streets of San Francisco

tv
Ghost Story
Ghost Story
as Beth

movie
That Quiet Earth
That Quiet Earth
as The Woman

movie
Secrets
Secrets
as Beatrice

tv
Alias Smith and Jones
Alias Smith and Jones

tv
Medical Center
Medical Center

tv
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
as Marci Boyle

movie
The Rain People
The Rain People
as Natalie Ravenna

movie
Filmmaker
Filmmaker
as Self (uncredited)

tv
The Jazz Age
The Jazz Age
as Emily Castleton

movie
Petulia
Petulia
as Polo

movie
The Counterfeit Killer
The Counterfeit Killer
as Angie Peterson

movie
Shadow Over Elveron
Shadow Over Elveron
as Joanne Tregaskis

movie
The Outsider
The Outsider
as Peggy Leydon

tv
The Invaders
The Invaders
as Margaret Cook

movie
Dutchman
Dutchman
as Lula

movie
The Group
The Group
as Polly

movie
Flight from Ashiya
Flight from Ashiya
as Caroline Gordon / Stevenson

tv
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

tv
The Fugitive
The Fugitive
as Jane Washburn

tv
The Fugitive
The Fugitive
as Mona Ross

tv
The Fugitive
The Fugitive
as Janice Pruitt

tv
The Outer Limits
The Outer Limits
as Noelle Anderson

tv
Arrest and Trial
Arrest and Trial
as Rhoda Waggner

tv
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self

tv
The Virginian
The Virginian
as Susan Morrow

tv
The Virginian
The Virginian
as Clara Malone

movie
House of Women
House of Women
as Erica Hayden

movie
Sweet Bird of Youth
Sweet Bird of Youth
as Heavenly Finley

movie
The Couch
The Couch
as Terry Ames

tv
Target: The Corruptors!
Target: The Corruptors!

tv
The Defenders
The Defenders
as Bethany Windell

tv
The Roaring 20's
The Roaring 20's

tv
Surfside 6
Surfside 6

movie
The Dark at the Top of the Stairs
The Dark at the Top of the Stairs
as Reenie Flood

movie
The Shape of the River
The Shape of the River
as Susy Clemens

movie
Ice Palace
Ice Palace
as Grace Kennedy

tv
Hawaiian Eye
Hawaiian Eye

tv
Bourbon Street Beat
Bourbon Street Beat

movie
Five Gates to Hell
Five Gates to Hell
as Sister Maria

tv
Johnny Staccato
Johnny Staccato

tv
Rawhide
Rawhide
as Jennie Cooper

tv
77 Sunset Strip
77 Sunset Strip
as Mari Ellen Taylor

tv
Lawman
Lawman
as Tendis Weston

tv
Naked City
Naked City
as Kathy Meigs

tv
The Texan
The Texan

tv
Bronco
Bronco

tv
Buckskin
Buckskin
as Mrs. Newcomb

tv
The Restless Gun
The Restless Gun
as Heide Ritter

tv
Maverick
Maverick
as Nancy Powers

tv
Tony Awards
Tony Awards
as Self - Winner

tv
Tony Awards
Tony Awards
as Self - Presenter

tv
Tony Awards
Tony Awards
as Self - Nominee

tv
Matinee Theater
Matinee Theater

tv
The Oscars
The Oscars
as Self

tv
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Georgie Elgin

tv
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Mrs. Potter

tv
The Bob Hope Show
The Bob Hope Show
as Self

tv
Golden Globe Awards
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Nominee