Shirley Knight
Acting
Born July 5, 1936 — Died April 22, 2020
From Goessel, Kansas, USA
Also known as Shirley Enola Knight
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.
Filmography
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
Self
2021
Periphery
Leanne Cross
2018
The Missing Girl
Mrs. Colvins
20156.0
Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2
Mom
20155.2
Mercy
Mercy
20145.2
Redwood Highway
Marie
20135.9
Elevator
Jane Redding
20134.9
Our Idiot Brother
Ilene Rochlin
20116.1
Listen to Your Heart
Grandma Sam
20107.1
The Private Lives of Pippa Lee
Dot Nadeau
20095.8
Paul Blart: Mall Cop
Mom
20095.5
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Not Fade Away
Diane
2008
The Other Side of the Tracks
Helen
20084.2
Open Window
Ann
20065.4
Love and Debate
Lea
20063.8
—
Sweet Bird of Youth: Chasing Time
Self
2006
Grandma's Boy
Bea
20066.5
Sexual Life
Joanne
20054.9
Sudbury
Aunt Jet
20045.7
A House on a Hill
Mercedes Mayfield
20039.0
Mrs. Ashboro's Cat
Mrs. Ashboro
20035.6
Fly Cherry
Miss Christina
20036.7
Shadow Realm
Mrs. Finch
20025.3
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
Necie
20026.1
P.S. Your Cat is Dead!
Aunt Claire
20024.4
The Salton Sea
Nancy Plummer
20026.6
Angel Eyes
Elanora Davis
20016.0
My Louisiana Sky
Jewel Ramsey
20016.4
75 Degrees in July
Jo Beth Anderson
20007.0
A Marriage of Convenience
Harriet Winslow
19985.8
A Father for Brittany
Donna Minkowitz
19987.6
The Wedding
Gram (Miss Caroline)
19988.3
As Good as It Gets
Beverly Connelly
19977.4
Convictions
Margaret
19976.7
Little Boy Blue
Doris Knight
19976.0
Somebody Is Waiting
Irma
19965.5
Dying to Be Perfect: The Ellen Hart Pena Story
Joan Hart
19967.1
Mary & Tim
Esther
19966.8
The Uninvited
Delia
19965.4
If These Walls Could Talk
Mary Donnelly
19966.7
Diabolique
Edie Danziger
19965.5
A Promise to Carolyn
Jolene Maggart
19967.1
Stolen Memories: Secrets from the Rose Garden
Sally Ann
1996
Stuart Saves His Family
Mom
19955.3
Indictment: The McMartin Trial
Peggy Buckey
19957.0
Dad, the Angel & Me
Betty
19956.4
Death in Venice, CA
Mona Dickens
19944.9
Color of Night
Edith Niedelmeyer
19945.8
A Part of the Family
Martha
19949.0
The Yarn Princess
Esther
19946.3
Baby Brokers
Sylvia
19946.5
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Benders
Donna
19949.0
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The Secret Life of Houses
Aunt Fergie
19947.0
Hoggs' Heaven
Mom
199410.0
A Mother's Revenge
Bess Warden
19935.1
When Love Kills: The Seduction of John Hearn
Edna Larson
19933.3
To Save a Child
Rinda Larson
19916.5
Shadow of a Doubt
Helen Potter
19916.0
Bump in the Night
Katie Leonard
19915.9
The Sweet Scent of Death
Ann Fairfax Denver
19848.0
With Intent to Kill
Edna Reinecker
19846.5
The Sender
Jerolyn
19825.6
Kennedy's Children
Carla
1982
Endless Love
Ann
19815.7
Playing for Time
Frau Lagerführerin Maria Mandel
19806.9
Beyond the Poseidon Adventure
Hannah Meredith
19795.1
Champions: A Love Story
Barbara Harlich
19796.7
The Defection of Simas Kudirka
Genna Kudirka
19786.0
21 Hours at Munich
Anneliese Graes
19766.3
Return to Earth
Joan Aldrin
197610.0
Medical Story
Phyllis Lenahan
19757.0
Friendly Persuasion
Eliza Birdwell
19757.5
Please Stand by for Murder
1975
Juggernaut
Barbara Banister
19746.3
The Country Girl
Georgie Elgin
197410.0
The Lie
Anna
19736.0
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That Quiet Earth
The Woman
1972
Secrets
Beatrice
19714.5
The Rain People
Natalie Ravenna
19696.6
Filmmaker
Self (uncredited)
19687.3
Petulia
Polo
19686.0
The Counterfeit Killer
Angie Peterson
19688.0
Shadow Over Elveron
Joanne Tregaskis
19686.6
The Outsider
Peggy Leydon
19678.0
Dutchman
Lula
19664.8
The Group
Polly
19665.7
Flight from Ashiya
Caroline Gordon / Stevenson
19645.6
House of Women
Erica Hayden
19625.3
Sweet Bird of Youth
Heavenly Finley
19626.7
The Couch
Terry Ames
19626.3
The Dark at the Top of the Stairs
Reenie Flood
19606.5
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The Shape of the River
Susy Clemens
1960
Ice Palace
Grace Kennedy
19606.3
Five Gates to Hell
Sister Maria
19595.6