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
As Good as It Gets
7.4

As Good as It Gets

1997as Beverly Connelly
Grandma's Boy
6.5

Grandma's Boy

2006as Bea
Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2
5.2

Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2

2015as Mom
Endless Love
5.7

Endless Love

1981as Ann
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
Mercy
5.2

Mercy

2014as Mercy
Our Idiot Brother
6.1

Our Idiot Brother

2011as Ilene Rochlin
Juggernaut
6.2

Juggernaut

1974as Barbara Banister
If These Walls Could Talk
6.7

If These Walls Could Talk

1996as Mary Donnelly
Petulia
6.0

Petulia

1968as Polo
The Group
5.7

The Group

1966as Polly
The Salton Sea
6.6

The Salton Sea

2002as Nancy Plummer
Little Boy Blue
6.0

Little Boy Blue

1997as Doris Knight
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
6.1

Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood

2002as Necie
Open Window
5.4

Open Window

2006as Ann
The Sender
5.6

The Sender

1982as Jerolyn
Sweet Bird of Youth
6.8

Sweet Bird of Youth

1962as Heavenly Finley
Sexual Life
4.9

Sexual Life

2005as Joanne
Beyond the Poseidon Adventure
5.1

Beyond the Poseidon Adventure

1979as Hannah Meredith
The Private Lives of Pippa Lee
5.9

The Private Lives of Pippa Lee

2009as Dot Nadeau
The Rain People
6.6

The Rain People

1969as Natalie Ravenna
Ice Palace
6.3

Ice Palace

1960as Grace Kennedy
Playing for Time
6.9

Playing for Time

1980as Frau Lagerführerin Maria Mandel
Shadow Realm
5.3

Shadow Realm

2002as Mrs. Finch
The Lie
6.0

The Lie

1973as Anna
The Uninvited
5.4

The Uninvited

1996as Delia
Mary & Tim
6.8

Mary & Tim

1996as Esther
Indictment: The McMartin Trial
7.0

Indictment: The McMartin Trial

1995as Peggy Buckey
The Wedding
8.3

The Wedding

1998as Gram (Miss Caroline)
Elevator
5.0

Elevator

2013as Jane Redding
21 Hours at Munich
6.3

21 Hours at Munich

1976as Anneliese Graes
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

2021as Self
Stuart Saves His Family
5.3

Stuart Saves His Family

1995as Mom
Dad, the Angel & Me
6.4

Dad, the Angel & Me

1995as Betty
Sudbury
5.7

Sudbury

2004as Aunt Jet
The Couch
6.3

The Couch

1962as Terry Ames
The Defection of Simas Kudirka
6.0

The Defection of Simas Kudirka

1978as Genna Kudirka
The Outsider
8.0

The Outsider

1967as Peggy Leydon
A Father for Brittany
7.6

A Father for Brittany

1998as Donna Minkowitz
My Louisiana Sky
6.4

My Louisiana Sky

2001as Jewel Ramsey
Flight from Ashiya
5.6

Flight from Ashiya

1964as Caroline Gordon / Stevenson
Redwood Highway
5.9

Redwood Highway

2013as Marie
A Promise to Carolyn
7.1

A Promise to Carolyn

1996as Jolene Maggart
Shadow of a Doubt
6.0

Shadow of a Doubt

1991as Helen Potter
Filmmaker
7.3

Filmmaker

1968as Self (uncredited)
Convictions
6.7

Convictions

1997as Margaret
A Marriage of Convenience
5.8

A Marriage of Convenience

1998as Harriet Winslow