Shirley Knight

Acting

Shirley Knight

Born July 5, 1936Goessel, Kansas, USA158 credits

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

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

Movie

2021

Periphery

Periphery

Movie

2018

The Missing Girl
6.0

The Missing Girl

Movie

2015

Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2
5.2

Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2

Movie

2015

Mercy
5.1

Mercy

Movie

2014

Redwood Highway
5.9

Redwood Highway

Movie

2013

Filmography

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
2021Broadway: Beyond the Golden Ageas SelfMovie
Periphery
2018Peripheryas Leanne CrossMovie
The Missing Girl
2015The Missing Girlas Mrs. ColvinsMovie
Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2
2015Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2as MomMovie
Mercy
2014Mercyas MercyMovie
Redwood Highway
2013Redwood Highwayas MarieMovie
Elevator
2013Elevatoras Jane ReddingMovie
Our Idiot Brother
2011Our Idiot Brotheras Ilene RochlinMovie
Listen to Your Heart
2010Listen to Your Heartas Grandma SamMovie
Hot in Cleveland
2010Hot in Clevelandas LorettaTV
Drop Dead Diva
2009Drop Dead Divaas Millie CarlsonTV
The Private Lives of Pippa Lee
2009The Private Lives of Pippa Leeas Dot NadeauMovie
Paul Blart: Mall Cop
2009Paul Blart: Mall Copas MomMovie
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2008Not Fade Awayas DianeMovie
The Other Side of the Tracks
2008The Other Side of the Tracksas HelenMovie
Open Window
2006Open Windowas AnnMovie
Love and Debate
2006Love and Debateas LeaMovie
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2006Sweet Bird of Youth: Chasing Timeas SelfMovie
The Unit
2006The UnitTV
Grandma's Boy
2006Grandma's Boyas BeaMovie
Sexual Life
2005Sexual Lifeas JoanneMovie
House
2004Houseas Georgia AdamsTV
Desperate Housewives
2004Desperate Housewivesas Phyllis Van De KampTV
Sudbury
2004Sudburyas Aunt JetMovie
A House on a Hill
2003A House on a Hillas Mercedes MayfieldMovie
Mrs. Ashboro's Cat
2003Mrs. Ashboro's Catas Mrs. AshboroMovie
Cold Case
2003Cold Caseas DottieTV
Fly Cherry
2003Fly Cherryas Miss ChristinaMovie
Shadow Realm
2002Shadow Realmas Mrs. FinchMovie
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
2002Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhoodas Necie KelleherMovie
P.S. Your Cat is Dead!
2002P.S. Your Cat is Dead!as Aunt ClaireMovie
The Salton Sea
2002The Salton Seaas Nancy PlummerMovie
Crossing Jordan
2001Crossing Jordanas Frances LittletonTV
Angel Eyes
2001Angel Eyesas Elanora DavisMovie
My Louisiana Sky
2001My Louisiana Skyas Jewel RamseyMovie
75 Degrees in July
200075 Degrees in Julyas Jo Beth AndersonMovie
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999Law & Order: Special Victims Unitas Dr. WhartonTV
A Marriage of Convenience
1998A Marriage of Convenienceas Harriet WinslowMovie
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1998Maggie Wintersas Estelle WintersTV
A Father for Brittany
1998A Father for Brittanyas Donna MinkowitzMovie
Significant Others
1998Significant OthersTV
The Wedding
1998The Weddingas Gram (Miss Caroline)Movie
As Good as It Gets
1997As Good as It Getsas Beverly ConnellyMovie
Convictions
1997Convictionsas MargaretMovie
Ally McBeal
1997Ally McBealas Helen AppleTV
Little Boy Blue
1997Little Boy Blueas Doris KnightMovie
Somebody Is Waiting
1996Somebody Is Waitingas IrmaMovie
Dying to Be Perfect: The Ellen Hart Pena Story
1996Dying to Be Perfect: The Ellen Hart Pena Storyas Joan HartMovie
Mary & Tim
1996Mary & Timas EstherMovie
The Uninvited
1996The Uninvitedas DeliaMovie
If These Walls Could Talk
1996If These Walls Could Talkas Mary DonnellyMovie
Diabolique
1996Diaboliqueas Edie DanzigerMovie
A Promise to Carolyn
1996A Promise to Carolynas Jolene MaggartMovie
Stolen Memories: Secrets from the Rose Garden
1996Stolen Memories: Secrets from the Rose Gardenas Sally AnnMovie
Indictment: The McMartin Trial
1995Indictment: The McMartin Trialas Peggy BuckeyMovie
Stuart Saves His Family
1995Stuart Saves His Familyas MomMovie
VR.5
1995VR.5as Dr. HearstTV
Children of the Dust
1995Children of the Dustas Aunt BerthaTV
Cybill
1995Cybillas Loretta BennettTV
Dad, the Angel & Me
1995Dad, the Angel & Meas BettyMovie
Death in Venice, CA
1994Death in Venice, CAas Mona DickensMovie
ER
1994ERas Mrs. BurkeTV
Color of Night
1994Color of Nightas Edith NiedelmeyerMovie
A Part of the Family
1994A Part of the Familyas MarthaMovie
The Yarn Princess
1994The Yarn Princessas EstherMovie
Baby Brokers
1994Baby Brokersas SylviaMovie
B
1994Bendersas DonnaMovie
T
1994The Secret Life of Housesas Aunt FergieMovie
Hoggs' Heaven
1994Hoggs' Heavenas MomMovie
A Mother's Revenge
1993A Mother's Revengeas Bess WardenMovie
NYPD Blue
1993NYPD Blueas Agnes CantwellTV
A
1993Angel Fallsas Edie Wren CoxTV
When Love Kills: The Seduction of John Hearn
1993When Love Kills: The Seduction of John Hearnas Edna LarsonMovie
To Save a Child
1991To Save a Childas Rinda LarsonMovie
Shadow of a Doubt
1991Shadow of a Doubtas Helen PotterMovie
Bump in the Night
1991Bump in the Nightas Katie LeonardMovie
Law & Order
1990Law & Orderas Melanie CullenTV
thirtysomething
1987thirtysomethingTV
L.A. Law
1986L.A. Lawas Belinda CollinsTV
Matlock
1986Matlockas Phyllis ToddTV
The Equalizer
1985The Equalizeras KayTV
The Sweet Scent of Death
1984The Sweet Scent of Deathas Ann Fairfax DenverMovie
With Intent to Kill
1984With Intent to Killas Edna ReineckerMovie
Murder, She Wrote
1984Murder, She Wroteas Grace FentonTV
Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense
1984Hammer House of Mystery and Suspenseas Ann DenverTV
The Sender
1982The Senderas JerolynMovie
Kennedy's Children
1982Kennedy's Childrenas CarlaMovie
Endless Love
1981Endless Loveas AnnMovie
Nurse
1981Nurseas Sylvia DennisTV
Playing for Time
1980Playing for Timeas Frau Lagerführerin Maria MandelMovie
Beyond the Poseidon Adventure
1979Beyond the Poseidon Adventureas Hannah MeredithMovie
Tales of the Unexpected
1979Tales of the Unexpectedas Elizabeth BourdonTV
Champions: A Love Story
1979Champions: A Love Storyas Barbara HarlichMovie
The Defection of Simas Kudirka
1978The Defection of Simas Kudirkaas Genna KudirkaMovie
21 Hours at Munich
197621 Hours at Munichas Anneliese GraesMovie
Return to Earth
1976Return to Earthas Joan AldrinMovie
Medical Story
1975Medical Storyas Phyllis LenahanMovie
Medical Story
1975Medical StoryTV
Friendly Persuasion
1975Friendly Persuasionas Eliza BirdwellMovie
Please Stand by for Murder
1975Please Stand by for MurderMovie
Juggernaut
1974Juggernautas Barbara BanisterMovie
The Manhunter
1974The ManhunterTV
The Country Girl
1974The Country Girlas Georgie ElginMovie
The Lie
1973The Lieas AnnaMovie
Barnaby Jones
1973Barnaby Jonesas Kay LewistonTV
The Streets of San Francisco
1972The Streets of San FranciscoTV
Ghost Story
1972Ghost Storyas BethTV
T
1972That Quiet Earthas The WomanMovie
Secrets
1971Secretsas BeatriceMovie
Alias Smith and Jones
1971Alias Smith and JonesTV
Medical Center
1969Medical CenterTV
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
1969The Bold Ones: The New Doctorsas Marci BoyleTV
The Rain People
1969The Rain Peopleas Natalie RavennaMovie
Filmmaker
1968Filmmakeras Self (uncredited)Movie
T
1968The Jazz Ageas Emily CastletonTV
Petulia
1968Petuliaas PoloMovie
The Counterfeit Killer
1968The Counterfeit Killeras Angie PetersonMovie
Shadow Over Elveron
1968Shadow Over Elveronas Joanne TregaskisMovie
The Outsider
1967The Outsideras Peggy LeydonMovie
The Invaders
1967The Invadersas Margaret CookTV
Dutchman
1966Dutchmanas LulaMovie
The Group
1966The Groupas PollyMovie
Flight from Ashiya
1964Flight from Ashiyaas Caroline Gordon / StevensonMovie
B
1963Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler TheatreTV
The Fugitive
1963The Fugitiveas Jane WashburnTV
The Outer Limits
1963The Outer Limitsas Noelle AndersonTV
Arrest and Trial
1963Arrest and Trialas Rhoda WaggnerTV
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carsonas SelfTV
The Virginian
1962The Virginianas Susan MorrowTV
House of Women
1962House of Womenas Erica HaydenMovie
Sweet Bird of Youth
1962Sweet Bird of Youthas Heavenly FinleyMovie
The Couch
1962The Couchas Terry AmesMovie
Target: The Corruptors!
1961Target: The Corruptors!TV
The Defenders
1961The Defendersas Bethany WindellTV
The Roaring 20's
1960The Roaring 20'sTV
Surfside 6
1960Surfside 6TV
The Dark at the Top of the Stairs
1960The Dark at the Top of the Stairsas Reenie FloodMovie
T
1960The Shape of the Riveras Susy ClemensMovie
Ice Palace
1960Ice Palaceas Grace KennedyMovie
Hawaiian Eye
1959Hawaiian EyeTV
Bourbon Street Beat
1959Bourbon Street BeatTV
Five Gates to Hell
1959Five Gates to Hellas Sister MariaMovie
Johnny Staccato
1959Johnny StaccatoTV
Rawhide
1959Rawhideas Jennie CooperTV
77 Sunset Strip
195877 Sunset Stripas Mari Ellen TaylorTV
Lawman
1958Lawmanas Tendis WestonTV
Naked City
1958Naked Cityas Kathy MeigsTV
The Texan
1958The TexanTV
Bronco
1958BroncoTV
B
1958Buckskinas Mrs. NewcombTV
The Restless Gun
1957The Restless Gunas Heide RitterTV
Maverick
1957Maverickas Nancy PowersTV
Tony Awards
1956Tony Awardsas Self - WinnerTV
Matinee Theater
1955Matinee TheaterTV
The Oscars
1953The Oscarsas SelfTV
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951Hallmark Hall of Fameas Georgie ElginTV
The Bob Hope Show
1950The Bob Hope Showas SelfTV
Golden Globe Awards
1944Golden Globe Awardsas Self - NomineeTV