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Shirley Knight
Born · July 5, 1936
Died · April 22, 2020 (83 years old)
Known For: Acting
Place of Birth: Goessel, Kansas, USA
Bio
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.
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
Self
0.0
2021
Periphery
Leanne Cross
0.0
2018
The Missing Girl
Mrs. Colvins
6.0
2015
Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2
Mom
5.2
2015
Mercy
Gramma
5.0
2014
Redwood Highway
Marie
5.9
2013
Elevator
Jane Redding
4.9
2013
Our Idiot Brother
Ilene Rochlin
6.2
2011
Listen to Your Heart
Grandma Sam
7.2
2010
Hot in Cleveland
Loretta · (1 episode)
7.4
2010
Drop Dead Diva
Millie Carlson · (1 episode)
7.7
2009
The Private Lives of Pippa Lee
Dot Nadeau
5.9
2009
Paul Blart: Mall Cop
Mom
5.4
2009
Not Fade Away
Diane
0.0
2008
The Other Side of the Tracks
Helen
4.0
2008
Open Window
Ann
5.1
2006
Love and Debate
Lea
3.7
2006
Sweet Bird of Youth: Chasing Time
Self
0.0
2006
The Unit
(1 episode)
7.3
2006
Grandma's Boy
Bea
6.5
2006
House
Georgia Adams · (1 episode)
8.6
2004
Desperate Housewives
Phyllis Van De Kamp · (5 episodes)
7.9
2004
Sudbury
Aunt Jet
8.0
2004
A House on a Hill
Mercedes Mayfield
0.0
2003
Mrs. Ashboro's Cat
Mrs. Ashboro
5.4
2003
Cold Case
Dottie · (1 episode)
7.8
2003
Fly Cherry
Miss Christina
5.5
2003
Shadow Realm
Mrs. Finch
6.0
2002
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
Necie Kelleher
6.1
2002
P.S. Your Cat Is Dead!
Aunt Claire
4.3
2002
The Salton Sea
Nancy Plummer
6.6
2002
Crossing Jordan
Frances Littleton · (1 episode)
7.2
2001
Night Visions
Mrs. Finch · (1 episode)
7.2
2001
Angel Eyes
Elanora Davis
6.1
2001
My Louisiana Sky
Jewel Ramsey
6.5
2001
75 Degrees in July
Jo Beth Anderson
6.0
2000
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Dr. Wharton · (1 episode)
7.9
1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Rose Granville · (1 episode)
7.9
1999
A Marriage of Convenience
Harriet Winslow
5.5
1998
Maggie Winters
Estelle Winters · (18 episodes)
10.0
1998
A Father for Brittany
Donna Minkowitz
6.7
1998
Significant Others
(2 episodes)
0.0
1998
The Wedding
Gram (Miss Caroline)
8.3
1998
As Good as It Gets
Beverly Connelly
7.4
1997
Convictions
Margaret
6.0
1997
Ally McBeal
(1 episode)
6.6
1997
Little Boy Blue
Doris Knight
6.1
1997
Somebody Is Waiting
Irma
2.0
1996
Dying to Be Perfect: The Ellen Hart Pena Story
Joan Hart
7.5
1996
Mary & Tim
Esther
5.5
1996
The Uninvited
Delia
5.7
1996
If These Walls Could Talk
Mary Donnelly
6.5
1996
Diabolique
Edie Danziger
5.5
1996
A Promise to Carolyn
Jolene Maggart
7.1
1996
Stolen Memories: Secrets from the Rose Garden
Sally Ann
0.0
1996
Indictment: The McMartin Trial
Peggy Buckey
7.0
1995
Stuart Saves His Family
Mom
5.2
1995
VR.5
Dr. Hearst · (1 episode)
6.7
1995
Children of the Dust
Aunt Bertha · (2 episodes)
7.0
1995
Cybill
(1 episode)
5.8
1995
Dad, the Angel & Me
Betty
6.3
1995
Death in Venice, CA
Mona Dickens
4.8
1994
ER
Mrs. Burke · (1 episode)
7.8
1994
Color of Night
Edith Niedelmeyer
5.7
1994
A Part of the Family
Martha
0.0
1994
The Yarn Princess
Esther
6.4
1994
Baby Brokers
Sylvia
6.2
1994
Benders
Donna
0.0
1994
The Secret Life of Houses
Aunt Fergie
0.0
1994
A Mother's Revenge
Bess Warden
5.8
1993
NYPD Blue
Agnes Cantwell · (1 episode)
7.0
1993
Angel Falls
Edie Wren Cox · (6 episodes)
8.0
1993
When Love Kills: The Seduction of John Hearn
Edna Larson
1.0
1993
To Save a Child
Rinda Larson
3.0
1991
Shadow of a Doubt
Helen Potter
5.2
1991
Bump in the Night
Katie Leonard
5.8
1991
Law & Order
Melanie Cullen · (1 episode)
7.4
1990
thirtysomething
(2 episodes)
6.3
1987
L.A. Law
Belinda Collins · (1 episode)
7.0
1986
Matlock
(1 episode)
7.2
1986
The Equalizer
Kay · (1 episode)
7.1
1985
The Sweet Scent of Death
Ann Fairfax Denver
6.0
1984
With Intent to Kill
Edna Reinecker
0.0
1984
Murder, She Wrote
Grace Fenton · (2 episodes)
7.5
1984
Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense
Ann Denver · (1 episode)
6.4
1984
The Sender
Jerolyn
5.6
1982
Kennedy's Children
Carla
0.0
1982
Endless Love
Ann
5.7
1981
Nurse
Sylvia Dennis · (1 episode)
5.0
1981
Playing for Time
Frau Lagerführerin Maria Mandel
6.9
1980
Beyond the Poseidon Adventure
Hannah Meredith
5.0
1979
Tales of the Unexpected
Elizabeth Bourdon · (1 episode)
6.7
1979
Champions: A Love Story
Barbara Harlich
5.8
1979
The Defection of Simas Kudirka
Genna Kudirka
6.0
1978
21 Hours at Munich
Anneliese Graes
6.2
1976
Return to Earth
Joan Aldrin
0.0
1976
Medical Story
Phyllis Lenahan
0.0
1975
Medical Story
(1 episode)
5.0
1975
Friendly Persuasion
Eliza Birdwell
0.0
1975
Juggernaut
Barbara Banister
6.1
1974
The Manhunter
(1 episode)
5.0
1974
The Country Girl
Georgie Elgin
0.0
1974
The Lie
Anna
6.0
1973
Barnaby Jones
Kay Lewiston · (1 episode)
6.9
1973
The Streets of San Francisco
(1 episode)
7.0
1972
Ghost Story
Beth · (1 episode)
7.1
1972
Secrets
Beatrice
4.8
1971
Alias Smith and Jones
(1 episode)
6.9
1971
Medical Center
(1 episode)
6.1
1969
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
Marci Boyle · (1 episode)
4.0
1969
The Rain People
Natalie Ravenna
6.7
1969
Filmmaker
Self (uncredited)
7.1
1968
Petulia
Polo
5.9
1968
The Counterfeit Killer
Angie Peterson
0.0
1968
Shadow Over Elveron
Joanne Tregaskis
8.3
1968
The Outsider
Peggy Leydon
6.0
1967
The Invaders
Margaret Cook · (1 episode)
6.8
1967
Dutchman
Lula
4.6
1966
The Group
Polly
5.6
1966
Flight from Ashiya
Caroline Gordon / Stevenson
5.4
1964
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
(1 episode)
5.5
1963
The Fugitive
Jane Washburn · (1 episode)
7.2
1963
The Fugitive
Mona Ross · (1 episode)
7.2
1963
The Fugitive
Janice Pruitt · (1 episode)
7.2
1963
The Outer Limits
Noelle Anderson · (1 episode)
7.8
1963
Arrest and Trial
Rhoda Waggner · (1 episode)
7.0
1963
The Virginian
Susan Morrow · (1 episode)
6.4
1962
The Virginian
Clara Malone · (1 episode)
6.4
1962
House of Women
Erica Hayden
5.4
1962
Sweet Bird of Youth
Heavenly Finley
6.8
1962
The Couch
Terry Ames
6.1
1962
Target: The Corruptors!
(1 episode)
3.5
1961
The Defenders
Bethany Windell · (1 episode)
6.2
1961
The Roaring 20's
(1 episode)
0.0
1960
Surfside 6
(3 episodes)
5.0
1960
The Dark at the Top of the Stairs
Reenie Flood
6.7
1960
Ice Palace
Grace Kennedy
5.8
1960
Hawaiian Eye
(3 episodes)
5.2
1959
Bourbon Street Beat
(1 episode)
5.0
1959
Five Gates to Hell
Sister Maria
4.0
1959
Johnny Staccato
(1 episode)
5.6
1959
Rawhide
Jennie Cooper · (1 episode)
7.1
1959
77 Sunset Strip
Mari Ellen Taylor · (1 episode)
6.7
1958
Lawman
Tendis Weston · (1 episode)
5.4
1958
Naked City
Kathy Meigs · (1 episode)
5.3
1958
The Texan
(2 episodes)
5.5
1958
Bronco
(2 episodes)
4.8
1958
Buckskin
Mrs. Newcomb · (34 episodes)
5.5
1958
The Restless Gun
Heide Ritter · (1 episode)
3.7
1957
Maverick
(1 episode)
6.8
1957
Tony Awards
Self - Presenter · (1 episode)
5.0
1956
Tony Awards
Self - Winner · (1 episode)
5.0
1956
Tony Awards
Self - Nominee · (1 episode)
5.0
1956
Matinee Theater
(1 episode)
4.6
1955
The Oscars
Self · (1 episode)
7.0
1953
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Georgie Elgin · (1 episode)
8.7
1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Mrs. Potter · (1 episode)
8.7
1951
The Bob Hope Show
Self · (1 episode)
7.0
1950
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Winner · (1 episode)
6.8
1944