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