Shirley Knight

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Female

birthday

July 5, 1936

died

April 22, 2020

place of birth

Goessel, Kansas, USA

also known as

Shirley Enola Knight

total credits

50 movies

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

Filmography

50 credits · sorted by popularity · swipe or use arrows

Color of Night
5.8

Color of Night

1994as Edith Niedelmeyer
Grandma's Boy
6.5

Grandma's Boy

2006as Bea
As Good as It Gets
7.4

As Good as It Gets

1997as Beverly Connelly
Endless Love
5.7

Endless Love

1981as Ann
Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2
5.2

Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2

2015as Mom
Angel Eyes
6.1

Angel Eyes

2001as Elanora Davis
Paul Blart: Mall Cop
5.5

Paul Blart: Mall Cop

2009as Mom
Diabolique
5.5

Diabolique

1996as Edie Danziger
Juggernaut
6.2

Juggernaut

1974as Barbara Banister
Our Idiot Brother
6.1

Our Idiot Brother

2011as Ilene Rochlin
The Salton Sea
6.6

The Salton Sea

2002as Nancy Plummer
Mercy
5.2

Mercy

2014as Mercy
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
6.1

Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood

2002as Necie
Little Boy Blue
6.0

Little Boy Blue

1997as Doris Knight
If These Walls Could Talk
6.7

If These Walls Could Talk

1996as Mary Donnelly
The Group
5.7

The Group

1966as Polly
Sweet Bird of Youth
6.8

Sweet Bird of Youth

1962as Heavenly Finley
Petulia
6.0

Petulia

1968as Polo
Beyond the Poseidon Adventure
5.1

Beyond the Poseidon Adventure

1979as Hannah Meredith
The Rain People
6.6

The Rain People

1969as Natalie Ravenna
Sexual Life
4.9

Sexual Life

2005as Joanne
The Private Lives of Pippa Lee
5.9

The Private Lives of Pippa Lee

2009as Dot Nadeau
The Sender
5.6

The Sender

1982as Jerolyn
Mary & Tim
6.8

Mary & Tim

1996as Esther
Playing for Time
6.9

Playing for Time

1980as Frau Lagerführerin Maria Mandel
Ice Palace
6.3

Ice Palace

1960as Grace Kennedy
Open Window
5.4

Open Window

2006as Ann
Elevator
5.0

Elevator

2013as Jane Redding
Shadow Realm
5.3

Shadow Realm

2002as Mrs. Finch
The Lie
6.0

The Lie

1973as Anna
Indictment: The McMartin Trial
7.0

Indictment: The McMartin Trial

1995as Peggy Buckey
The Yarn Princess
6.7

The Yarn Princess

1994as Esther
21 Hours at Munich
6.3

21 Hours at Munich

1976as Anneliese Graes
The Defection of Simas Kudirka
6.0

The Defection of Simas Kudirka

1978as Genna Kudirka
The Wedding
8.3

The Wedding

1998as Gram (Miss Caroline)
A Marriage of Convenience
5.8

A Marriage of Convenience

1998as Harriet Winslow
Stuart Saves His Family
5.3

Stuart Saves His Family

1995as Mom
The Couch
6.3

The Couch

1962as Terry Ames
Five Gates to Hell
5.6

Five Gates to Hell

1959as Sister Maria
Sudbury
5.7

Sudbury

2004as Aunt Jet
The Uninvited
5.4

The Uninvited

1996as Delia
Dying to Be Perfect: The Ellen Hart Pena Story
7.1

Dying to Be Perfect: The Ellen Hart Pena Story

1996as Joan Hart
The Outsider
8.0

The Outsider

1967as Peggy Leydon
Filmmaker
7.3

Filmmaker

1968as Self (uncredited)
Redwood Highway
5.9

Redwood Highway

2013as Marie
Dad, the Angel & Me
6.4

Dad, the Angel & Me

1995as Betty
Convictions
6.7

Convictions

1997as Margaret
The Other Side of the Tracks
4.2

The Other Side of the Tracks

2008as Helen
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

2021as Self
The Missing Girl
6.0

The Missing Girl

2015as Mrs. Colvins