Shirley Knight

Shirley Knight

Profile info

Known forActing
GenderFemale
Birthday5 July 1936
Died22 April 2020 (age 83)
Place of birthGoessel, Kansas, USA
Known credits161

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.

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
2021 · Self
Periphery
Periphery
2018 · Leanne Cross
The Missing Girl
The Missing Girl
2015 · Mrs. Colvins
Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2
Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2
2015 · Mom
Mercy
Mercy
2014 · Mercy
Redwood Highway
Redwood Highway
2013 · Marie
Elevator
Elevator
2013 · Jane Redding
Our Idiot Brother
Our Idiot Brother
2011 · Ilene Rochlin
Listen to Your Heart
Listen to Your Heart
2010 · Grandma Sam
Hot in Cleveland
Hot in Cleveland
2010 · Loretta
Drop Dead Diva
Drop Dead Diva
2009 · Millie Carlson
The Private Lives of Pippa Lee
The Private Lives of Pippa Lee
2009 · Dot Nadeau
Paul Blart: Mall Cop
Paul Blart: Mall Cop
2009 · Mom
Not Fade Away
2008 · Diane
The Other Side of the Tracks
The Other Side of the Tracks
2008 · Helen
Open Window
Open Window
2006 · Ann
Love and Debate
Love and Debate
2006 · Lea
Sweet Bird of Youth: Chasing Time
2006 · Self
The Unit
The Unit
2006 · Mrs. Gaffney
Grandma's Boy
Grandma's Boy
2006 · Bea
Sexual Life
Sexual Life
2005 · Joanne
House
House
2004 · Georgia Adams
Desperate Housewives
Desperate Housewives
2004 · Phyllis Van De Kamp
Sudbury
Sudbury
2004 · Aunt Jet
A House on a Hill
A House on a Hill
2003 · Mercedes Mayfield
Mrs. Ashboro's Cat
Mrs. Ashboro's Cat
2003 · Mrs. Ashboro
Cold Case
Cold Case
2003 · Dottie
Fly Cherry
Fly Cherry
2003 · Miss Christina
Shadow Realm
Shadow Realm
2002 · Mrs. Finch
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
2002 · Necie
P.S. Your Cat is Dead!
P.S. Your Cat is Dead!
2002 · Aunt Claire
The Salton Sea
The Salton Sea
2002 · Nancy Plummer
Crossing Jordan
Crossing Jordan
2001 · Frances Littleton
Angel Eyes
Angel Eyes
2001 · Elanora Davis
My Louisiana Sky
My Louisiana Sky
2001 · Jewel Ramsey
75 Degrees in July
75 Degrees in July
2000 · Jo Beth Anderson
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999 · Dr. Wharton
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999 · Rose Granville
A Marriage of Convenience
A Marriage of Convenience
1998 · Harriet Winslow
Maggie Winters
1998 · Estelle Winters
Little Boy Blue
Little Boy Blue
1998 · Doris Knight
A Father for Brittany
A Father for Brittany
1998 · Donna Minkowitz
Significant Others
Significant Others
1998
The Wedding
The Wedding
1998 · Gram (Miss Caroline)
As Good as It Gets
As Good as It Gets
1997 · Beverly Connelly
Convictions
Convictions
1997 · Margaret
Ally McBeal
Ally McBeal
1997 · Helen Apple
Somebody Is Waiting
Somebody Is Waiting
1996 · Irma
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