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Shirley Knight

Shirley Knight

Actress·Born July 5, 1936 (83)·Goessel, Kansas, USA

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

As Good as It Gets
As Good as It Gets7.2·1997 · as Beverly Connelly
Paul Blart: Mall Cop
Paul Blart: Mall Cop5.2·2009 · as Mom
Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2
Paul Blart: Mall Cop 25.1·2015 · as Mom
Grandma's Boy
Grandma's Boy6.4·2006 · as Bea
Endless Love
Endless Love6.2·1981 · as Ann
Our Idiot Brother
Our Idiot Brother6.0·2011 · as Ilene Rochlin
Mercy
Mercy6.1·2014 · as Mercy
Color of Night
Color of Night5.9·1994 · as Edith Niedelmeyer
Angel Eyes
Angel Eyes6.2·2001 · as Elanora Davis
Diabolique
Diabolique6.1·1996 · as Edie Danziger
Sweet Bird of Youth
Sweet Bird of Youth6.6·1962 · as Heavenly Finley
Beyond the Poseidon Adventure
Beyond the Poseidon Adventure6.3·1979 · as Hannah Meredith

Highest Rated

House
House8.5·2004 · as Georgia Adams
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit7.4·1999 · as Dr. Wharton
Desperate Housewives
Desperate Housewives7.8·2004 · as Phyllis Van De Kamp
ER
ER7.7·1994 · as Mrs. Burke
Cold Case
Cold Case7.6·2003 · as Dottie
Drop Dead Diva
Drop Dead Diva7.6·2009 · as Millie Carlson
The Outer Limits
The Outer Limits7.6·1963 · as Noelle Anderson
As Good as It Gets
As Good as It Gets7.2·1997 · as Beverly Connelly
Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote7.4·1984 · as Grace Fenton
The Unit
The Unit7.4·2006 · as Mrs. Gaffney
Crossing Jordan
Crossing Jordan7.3·2001 · as Frances Littleton
L.A. Law
L.A. Law7.3·1986 · as Belinda Collins

Movies

Periphery
Periphery2018 · as Leanne Cross
Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2
Paul Blart: Mall Cop 25.1·2015 · as Mom
The Missing Girl
The Missing Girl2015 · as Mrs. Colvins
Mercy
Mercy6.1·2014 · as Mercy
Elevator
Elevator6.3·2013 · as Jane Redding
Redwood Highway
Redwood Highway2013 · as Marie
Our Idiot Brother
Our Idiot Brother6.0·2011 · as Ilene Rochlin
Listen to Your Heart
Listen to Your Heart2010 · as Grandma Sam
Paul Blart: Mall Cop
Paul Blart: Mall Cop5.2·2009 · as Mom
The Private Lives of Pippa Lee
The Private Lives of Pippa Lee6.3·2009 · as Dot Nadeau
The Other Side of the Tracks
The Other Side of the Tracks2008 · as Helen
Grandma's Boy
Grandma's Boy6.4·2006 · as Bea
Open Window
Open Window2006 · as Ann
Love and Debate
Love and Debate2006 · as Lea
Sexual Life
Sexual Life2005 · as Joanne
Sudbury
Sudbury2004 · as Aunt Jet
Mrs. Ashboro's Cat
Mrs. Ashboro's Cat2003 · as Mrs. Ashboro
A House on a Hill
A House on a Hill2003 · as Mercedes Mayfield
Fly Cherry
Fly Cherry2003 · as Miss Christina
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood6.4·2002 · as Necie
The Salton Sea
The Salton Sea6.5·2002 · as Nancy Plummer
P.S. Your Cat is Dead!
P.S. Your Cat is Dead!2002 · as Aunt Claire
Shadow Realm
Shadow Realm2002 · as Mrs. Finch
Angel Eyes
Angel Eyes6.2·2001 · as Elanora Davis
My Louisiana Sky
My Louisiana Sky2001 · as Jewel Ramsey
75 Degrees in July
75 Degrees in July2000 · as Jo Beth Anderson
Little Boy Blue
Little Boy Blue1998 · as Doris Knight
A Marriage of Convenience
A Marriage of Convenience1998 · as Harriet Winslow
A Father for Brittany
A Father for Brittany1998 · as Donna Minkowitz
The Wedding
The Wedding1998 · as Gram (Miss Caroline)
As Good as It Gets
As Good as It Gets7.2·1997 · as Beverly Connelly
Convictions
Convictions1997 · as Margaret
Diabolique
Diabolique6.1·1996 · as Edie Danziger
If These Walls Could Talk
If These Walls Could Talk1996 · as Mary Donnelly
A Promise to Carolyn
A Promise to Carolyn1996 · as Jolene Maggart
The Uninvited
The Uninvited1996 · as Delia
Mary & Tim
Mary & Tim1996 · as Esther
Dying to Be Perfect: The Ellen Hart Pena Story
Dying to Be Perfect: The Ellen Hart Pena Story1996 · as Joan Hart
Somebody Is Waiting
Somebody Is Waiting1996 · as Irma
Stolen Memories: Secrets from the Rose Garden
Stolen Memories: Secrets from the Rose Garden1996 · as Sally Ann
Indictment: The McMartin Trial
Indictment: The McMartin Trial1995 · as Peggy Buckey
Stuart Saves His Family
Stuart Saves His Family1995 · as Mom
Dad, the Angel & Me
Dad, the Angel & Me1995 · as Betty
Color of Night
Color of Night5.9·1994 · as Edith Niedelmeyer
Death in Venice, CA
Death in Venice, CA1994 · as Mona Dickens
Hoggs' Heaven
Hoggs' Heaven1994 · as Mom
A Part of the Family
A Part of the Family1994 · as Martha
The Yarn Princess
The Yarn Princess1994 · as Esther
Baby Brokers
Baby Brokers1994 · as Sylvia
A Mother's Revenge
A Mother's Revenge1993 · as Bess Warden
When Love Kills: The Seduction of John Hearn
When Love Kills: The Seduction of John Hearn1993 · as Edna Larson
Bump in the Night
Bump in the Night1991 · as Katie Leonard
To Save a Child
To Save a Child1991 · as Rinda Larson
With Intent to Kill
With Intent to Kill1984 · as Edna Reinecker
The Sweet Scent of Death
The Sweet Scent of Death1984 · as Ann Fairfax Denver
The Sender
The Sender1982 · as Jerolyn
Kennedy's Children
Kennedy's Children1982 · as Carla
Endless Love
Endless Love6.2·1981 · as Ann
Playing for Time
Playing for Time1980 · as Frau Lagerführerin Maria Mandel
Beyond the Poseidon Adventure
Beyond the Poseidon Adventure6.3·1979 · as Hannah Meredith
Champions: A Love Story
Champions: A Love Story1979 · as Barbara Harlich
The Defection of Simas Kudirka
The Defection of Simas Kudirka1978 · as Genna Kudirka
21 Hours at Munich
21 Hours at Munich1976 · as Anneliese Graes
Return to Earth
Return to Earth1976 · as Joan Aldrin
Friendly Persuasion
Friendly Persuasion1975 · as Eliza Birdwell
Medical Story
Medical Story1975 · as Phyllis Lenahan
Please Stand by for Murder
Please Stand by for Murder1975
Juggernaut
Juggernaut6.5·1974 · as Barbara Banister
The Country Girl
The Country Girl1974 · as Georgie Elgin
The Lie
The Lie1973 · as Anna
Secrets
Secrets1971 · as Beatrice
The Rain People
The Rain People1969 · as Natalie Ravenna
Petulia
Petulia1968 · as Polo
Shadow Over Elveron
Shadow Over Elveron1968 · as Joanne Tregaskis
The Counterfeit Killer
The Counterfeit Killer1968 · as Angie Peterson
The Outsider
The Outsider1967 · as Peggy Leydon
The Group
The Group1966 · as Polly
Dutchman
Dutchman1966 · as Lula
Flight from Ashiya
Flight from Ashiya1964 · as Caroline Gordon / Stevenson
Sweet Bird of Youth
Sweet Bird of Youth6.6·1962 · as Heavenly Finley
The Couch
The Couch1962 · as Terry Ames
House of Women
House of Women1962 · as Erica Hayden
The Dark at the Top of the Stairs
The Dark at the Top of the Stairs1960 · as Reenie Flood
Ice Palace
Ice Palace1960 · as Grace Kennedy
Five Gates to Hell
Five Gates to Hell1959 · as Sister Maria

TV Shows

Hot in Cleveland
Hot in Cleveland7.3·2010 · as Loretta
Drop Dead Diva
Drop Dead Diva7.6·2009 · as Millie Carlson
The Unit
The Unit7.4·2006 · as Mrs. Gaffney
Desperate Housewives
Desperate Housewives7.8·2004 · as Phyllis Van De Kamp
House
House8.5·2004 · as Georgia Adams
Cold Case
Cold Case7.6·2003 · as Dottie
Crossing Jordan
Crossing Jordan7.3·2001 · as Frances Littleton
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit7.4·1999 · as Dr. Wharton
Significant Others
Significant Others1998
Ally McBeal
Ally McBeal6.8·1997 · as Helen Apple
Cybill
Cybill1995 · as Loretta Bennett
Children of the Dust
Children of the Dust1995 · as Aunt Bertha
VR.5
VR.51995 · as Dr. Hearst
ER
ER7.7·1994 · as Mrs. Burke
NYPD Blue
NYPD Blue7.2·1993 · as Agnes Cantwell
Law & Order
Law & Order7.2·1990 · as Melanie Cullen
thirtysomething
thirtysomething1987
L.A. Law
L.A. Law7.3·1986 · as Belinda Collins
Matlock
Matlock7.3·1986 · as Phyllis Todd
The Equalizer
The Equalizer1985 · as Kay
Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote7.4·1984 · as Grace Fenton
Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense
Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense1984 · as Ann Denver
Nurse
Nurse1981 · as Sylvia Dennis
Tales of the Unexpected
Tales of the Unexpected1979 · as Elizabeth Bourdon
Medical Story
Medical Story1975 · as Phyllis Lenahan
The Manhunter
The Manhunter1974
Barnaby Jones
Barnaby Jones1973 · as Kay Lewiston
Orson Welles' Great Mysteries
Orson Welles' Great Mysteries1973 · as Margot Brenner
The Streets of San Francisco
The Streets of San Francisco7.3·1972
Ghost Story
Ghost Story1972 · as Beth
Alias Smith and Jones
Alias Smith and Jones1971
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
ITV Saturday Night Theatre1969 · as Barbara
Medical Center
Medical Center1969
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors1969 · as Marci Boyle
The Invaders
The Invaders1967 · as Margaret Cook
Thirty-Minute Theatre
Thirty-Minute Theatre1965 · as The Woman - Joyce
The Fugitive
The Fugitive1963 · as Jane Washburn
The Outer Limits
The Outer Limits7.6·1963 · as Noelle Anderson
Arrest and Trial
Arrest and Trial1963 · as Rhoda Waggner
The Virginian
The Virginian1962 · as Susan Morrow
The Defenders
The Defenders1961 · as Bethany Windell
Target: The Corruptors!
Target: The Corruptors!1961
Surfside 6
Surfside 61960
The Roaring 20's
The Roaring 20's1960
Hawaiian Eye
Hawaiian Eye1959
Rawhide
Rawhide1959 · as Jennie Cooper
Johnny Staccato
Johnny Staccato1959
Bourbon Street Beat
Bourbon Street Beat1959
Naked City
Naked City1958 · as Kathy Meigs
The Texan
The Texan1958
77 Sunset Strip
77 Sunset Strip1958 · as Mari Ellen Taylor
Lawman
Lawman1958 · as Tendis Weston
Bronco
Bronco1958 · as Molly Durrock
Maverick
Maverick1957 · as Nancy Powers
The Restless Gun
The Restless Gun1957 · as Heide Ritter
Matinee Theater
Matinee Theater1955
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame1951 · as Georgie Elgin

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