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Shirley Knight

Acting 83 (deceased) years old Goessel, Kansas, USA ★ 1.3
Born: July 5, 1936
Died: April 22, 2020

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.

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Known For

Desperate Housewives
Desperate Housewives Phyllis Van De Kamp 2004
Golden Globe Awards
Golden Globe Awards Self - Nominee 1944
The Fugitive
The Fugitive Jane Washburn 1963
The Fugitive
The Fugitive Mona Ross 1963
The Fugitive
The Fugitive Janice Pruitt 1963

Jimmy's Seen (1)

New Jack City
New Jack City Jennie Cooper 1991

Filmography

Acting Credits (165)

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age Self 2021
Periphery
Periphery Leanne Cross 2018
The Missing Girl
The Missing Girl Mrs. Colvins 2015
Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2
Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 Mom 2015
Mercy
Mercy Mercy 2014
Redwood Highway
Redwood Highway Marie 2013
Elevator
Elevator Jane Redding 2013
Our Idiot Brother
Our Idiot Brother Ilene Rochlin 2011
Listen to Your Heart
Listen to Your Heart Grandma Sam 2010
Hot in Cleveland
Hot in Cleveland Loretta 2010
Drop Dead Diva
Drop Dead Diva Millie Carlson 2009
The Private Lives of Pippa Lee
The Private Lives of Pippa Lee Dot Nadeau 2009
Paul Blart: Mall Cop
Paul Blart: Mall Cop Mom 2009
Not Fade Away
Not Fade Away Diane 2008
The Other Side of the Tracks
The Other Side of the Tracks Helen 2008
Open Window
Open Window Ann 2006
Love and Debate
Love and Debate Lea 2006
Sweet Bird of Youth: Chasing Time
Sweet Bird of Youth: Chasing Time Self 2006
The Unit
The Unit 2006
Grandma's Boy
Grandma's Boy Bea 2006
Sexual Life
Sexual Life Joanne 2005
House
House Georgia Adams 2004
Desperate Housewives
Desperate Housewives Phyllis Van De Kamp 2004
Sudbury
Sudbury Aunt Jet 2004
A House on a Hill
A House on a Hill Mercedes Mayfield 2003
Mrs. Ashboro's Cat
Mrs. Ashboro's Cat Mrs. Ashboro 2003
Cold Case
Cold Case Dottie 2003
Fly Cherry
Fly Cherry Miss Christina 2003
Shadow Realm
Shadow Realm Mrs. Finch 2002
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood Necie Kelleher 2002
P.S. Your Cat is Dead!
P.S. Your Cat is Dead! Aunt Claire 2002
The Salton Sea
The Salton Sea Nancy Plummer 2002
Crossing Jordan
Crossing Jordan Frances Littleton 2001
Angel Eyes
Angel Eyes Elanora Davis 2001
My Louisiana Sky
My Louisiana Sky Jewel Ramsey 2001
75 Degrees in July
75 Degrees in July Jo Beth Anderson 2000
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Dr. Wharton 1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Rose Granville 1999
A Marriage of Convenience
A Marriage of Convenience Harriet Winslow 1998
Maggie Winters
Maggie Winters Estelle Winters 1998
A Father for Brittany
A Father for Brittany Donna Minkowitz 1998
Significant Others
Significant Others 1998
The Wedding
The Wedding Gram (Miss Caroline) 1998
As Good as It Gets
As Good as It Gets Beverly Connelly 1997
Convictions
Convictions Margaret 1997
Ally McBeal
Ally McBeal Helen Apple 1997
Little Boy Blue
Little Boy Blue Doris Knight 1997
Somebody Is Waiting
Somebody Is Waiting Irma 1996
Dying to Be Perfect: The Ellen Hart Pena Story
Dying to Be Perfect: The Ellen Hart Pena Story Joan Hart 1996
Mary & Tim
Mary & Tim Esther 1996
The Uninvited
The Uninvited Delia 1996
If These Walls Could Talk
If These Walls Could Talk Mary Donnelly 1996
Diabolique
Diabolique Edie Danziger 1996
A Promise to Carolyn
A Promise to Carolyn Jolene Maggart 1996
Stolen Memories: Secrets from the Rose Garden
Stolen Memories: Secrets from the Rose Garden Sally Ann 1996
Indictment: The McMartin Trial
Indictment: The McMartin Trial Peggy Buckey 1995
Stuart Saves His Family
Stuart Saves His Family Mom 1995
VR.5
VR.5 Dr. Hearst 1995
Children of the Dust
Children of the Dust Aunt Bertha 1995
Cybill
Cybill Loretta Bennett 1995
Dad, the Angel & Me
Dad, the Angel & Me Betty 1995
Death in Venice, CA
Death in Venice, CA Mona Dickens 1994
ER
ER Mrs. Burke 1994
Color of Night
Color of Night Edith Niedelmeyer 1994
A Part of the Family
A Part of the Family Martha 1994
The Yarn Princess
The Yarn Princess Esther 1994
Baby Brokers
Baby Brokers Sylvia 1994
Benders
Benders Donna 1994
The Secret Life of Houses
The Secret Life of Houses Aunt Fergie 1994
Hoggs' Heaven
Hoggs' Heaven Mom 1994
A Mother's Revenge
A Mother's Revenge Bess Warden 1993
NYPD Blue
NYPD Blue Agnes Cantwell 1993
Angel Falls
Angel Falls Edie Wren Cox 1993
When Love Kills: The Seduction of John Hearn
When Love Kills: The Seduction of John Hearn Edna Larson 1993
To Save a Child
To Save a Child Rinda Larson 1991
Shadow of a Doubt
Shadow of a Doubt Helen Potter 1991
Bump in the Night
Bump in the Night Katie Leonard 1991
Law & Order
Law & Order Melanie Cullen 1990
thirtysomething
thirtysomething 1987
L.A. Law
L.A. Law Belinda Collins 1986
Matlock
Matlock Phyllis Todd 1986
The Equalizer
The Equalizer Kay 1985
The Sweet Scent of Death
The Sweet Scent of Death Ann Fairfax Denver 1984
With Intent to Kill
With Intent to Kill Edna Reinecker 1984
Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote Grace Fenton 1984
Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense
Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense Ann Denver 1984
The Sender
The Sender Jerolyn 1982
Kennedy's Children
Kennedy's Children Carla 1982
Endless Love
Endless Love Ann 1981
Nurse
Nurse Sylvia Dennis 1981
Playing for Time
Playing for Time Frau Lagerführerin Maria Mandel 1980
Beyond the Poseidon Adventure
Beyond the Poseidon Adventure Hannah Meredith 1979
Tales of the Unexpected
Tales of the Unexpected Elizabeth Bourdon 1979
Champions: A Love Story
Champions: A Love Story Barbara Harlich 1979
The Defection of Simas Kudirka
The Defection of Simas Kudirka Genna Kudirka 1978
21 Hours at Munich
21 Hours at Munich Anneliese Graes 1976
Return to Earth
Return to Earth Joan Aldrin 1976
Medical Story
Medical Story Phyllis Lenahan 1975
Medical Story
Medical Story 1975
Friendly Persuasion
Friendly Persuasion Eliza Birdwell 1975
Please Stand by for Murder
Please Stand by for Murder 1975
Juggernaut
Juggernaut Barbara Banister 1974
The Manhunter
The Manhunter 1974
The Country Girl
The Country Girl Georgie Elgin 1974
The Lie
The Lie Anna 1973
Barnaby Jones
Barnaby Jones Kay Lewiston 1973
The Streets of San Francisco
The Streets of San Francisco 1972
Ghost Story
Ghost Story Beth 1972
That Quiet Earth
That Quiet Earth The Woman 1972
Secrets
Secrets Beatrice 1971
Alias Smith and Jones
Alias Smith and Jones 1971
Medical Center
Medical Center 1969
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors Marci Boyle 1969
The Rain People
The Rain People Natalie Ravenna 1969
Filmmaker
Filmmaker Self (uncredited) 1968
The Jazz Age
The Jazz Age Emily Castleton 1968
Petulia
Petulia Polo 1968
The Counterfeit Killer
The Counterfeit Killer Angie Peterson 1968
Shadow Over Elveron
Shadow Over Elveron Joanne Tregaskis 1968
The Outsider
The Outsider Peggy Leydon 1967
The Invaders
The Invaders Margaret Cook 1967
Dutchman
Dutchman Lula 1966
The Group
The Group Polly 1966
Flight from Ashiya
Flight from Ashiya Caroline Gordon / Stevenson 1964
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre 1963
The Fugitive
The Fugitive Jane Washburn 1963
The Fugitive
The Fugitive Mona Ross 1963
The Fugitive
The Fugitive Janice Pruitt 1963
The Outer Limits
The Outer Limits Noelle Anderson 1963
Arrest and Trial
Arrest and Trial Rhoda Waggner 1963
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson Self 1962
The Virginian
The Virginian Susan Morrow 1962
The Virginian
The Virginian Clara Malone 1962
House of Women
House of Women Erica Hayden 1962
Sweet Bird of Youth
Sweet Bird of Youth Heavenly Finley 1962
The Couch
The Couch Terry Ames 1962
Target: The Corruptors!
Target: The Corruptors! 1961
The Defenders
The Defenders Bethany Windell 1961
The Roaring 20's
The Roaring 20's 1960
Surfside 6
Surfside 6 1960
The Dark at the Top of the Stairs
The Dark at the Top of the Stairs Reenie Flood 1960
The Shape of the River
The Shape of the River Susy Clemens 1960
Ice Palace
Ice Palace Grace Kennedy 1960
Hawaiian Eye
Hawaiian Eye 1959
Bourbon Street Beat
Bourbon Street Beat 1959
Five Gates to Hell
Five Gates to Hell Sister Maria 1959
Johnny Staccato
Johnny Staccato 1959
Rawhide
Rawhide Jennie Cooper 1959
77 Sunset Strip
77 Sunset Strip Mari Ellen Taylor 1958
Lawman
Lawman Tendis Weston 1958
Naked City
Naked City Kathy Meigs 1958
The Texan
The Texan 1958
Bronco
Bronco 1958
Buckskin
Buckskin Mrs. Newcomb 1958
The Restless Gun
The Restless Gun Heide Ritter 1957
Maverick
Maverick Nancy Powers 1957
Tony Awards
Tony Awards Self - Winner 1956
Tony Awards
Tony Awards Self - Presenter 1956
Tony Awards
Tony Awards Self - Nominee 1956
Matinee Theater
Matinee Theater 1955
The Oscars
The Oscars Self 1953
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame Georgie Elgin 1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame Mrs. Potter 1951
The Bob Hope Show
The Bob Hope Show Self 1950
Golden Globe Awards
Golden Globe Awards Self - Nominee 1944

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