Shirley Knight
Birthdate
July 5, 1936 (88 years old)
Place of Birth
Goessel, Kansas, USA
Date of Death
April 22, 2020
Known For
Acting
Details
Birthdate
July 5, 1936 (88 years old)
Place of Birth
Goessel, Kansas, USA
Date of Death
April 22, 2020
Known For
Acting
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.
Shirley Knight's LGBTQ+ Titles
As Good as It Gets
Beverly Connelly
Acting (157)
2021
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age as Self
2018
Periphery as Leanne Cross
2015
The Missing Girl as Mrs. Colvins
2015
Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 as Mom
2014
Mercy as Gramma
2013
Redwood Highway as Marie
2013
Elevator as Jane Redding
2011
Our Idiot Brother as Ilene Rochlin
2010
Listen to Your Heart as Grandma Sam
2010
Hot in Cleveland as Loretta (1 episode)
2009
Drop Dead Diva as Millie Carlson (1 episode)
2009
The Private Lives of Pippa Lee as Dot Nadeau
2009
Paul Blart: Mall Cop as Mom
2008
Not Fade Away as Diane
2008
The Other Side of the Tracks as Helen
2006
Open Window as Ann
2006
Love and Debate as Lea
2006
Sweet Bird of Youth: Chasing Time as Self
2006
The Unit (1 episode)
2006
Grandma's Boy as Bea
2004
House as Georgia Adams (1 episode)
2004
Desperate Housewives as Phyllis Van De Kamp (5 episodes)
2004
Sudbury as Aunt Jet
2003
A House on a Hill as Mercedes Mayfield
2003
Mrs. Ashboro's Cat as Mrs. Ashboro
2003
Cold Case as Dottie (1 episode)
2003
Fly Cherry as Miss Christina
2002
Shadow Realm as Mrs. Finch
2002
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood as Necie Kelleher
2002
P.S. Your Cat Is Dead! as Aunt Claire
2002
The Salton Sea as Nancy Plummer
2001
Crossing Jordan as Frances Littleton (1 episode)
2001
Night Visions as Mrs. Finch (1 episode)
2001
Angel Eyes as Elanora Davis
2001
My Louisiana Sky as Jewel Ramsey
2000
75 Degrees in July as Jo Beth Anderson
1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Dr. Wharton (1 episode)
1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Rose Granville (1 episode)
1998
A Marriage of Convenience as Harriet Winslow
1998
Maggie Winters as Estelle Winters (18 episodes)
1998
A Father for Brittany as Donna Minkowitz
1998
Significant Others (2 episodes)
1998
The Wedding as Gram (Miss Caroline)
1997
As Good as It Gets as Beverly Connelly
1997
Convictions as Margaret
1997
Ally McBeal (1 episode)
1997
Little Boy Blue as Doris Knight
1996
Somebody Is Waiting as Irma
1996
Dying to Be Perfect: The Ellen Hart Pena Story as Joan Hart
1996
Mary & Tim as Esther
1996
The Uninvited as Delia
1996
If These Walls Could Talk as Mary Donnelly
1996
Diabolique as Edie Danziger
1996
A Promise to Carolyn as Jolene Maggart
1996
Stolen Memories: Secrets from the Rose Garden as Sally Ann
1995
Indictment: The McMartin Trial as Peggy Buckey
1995
Stuart Saves His Family as Mom
1995
VR.5 as Dr. Hearst (1 episode)
1995
Children of the Dust as Aunt Bertha (2 episodes)
1995
Cybill (1 episode)
1995
Dad, the Angel & Me as Betty
1994
Death in Venice, CA as Mona Dickens
1994
ER as Mrs. Burke (1 episode)
1994
Color of Night as Edith Niedelmeyer
1994
A Part of the Family as Martha
1994
The Yarn Princess as Esther
1994
Baby Brokers as Sylvia
1994
Benders as Donna
1994
The Secret Life of Houses as Aunt Fergie
1993
A Mother's Revenge as Bess Warden
1993
NYPD Blue as Agnes Cantwell (1 episode)
1993
Angel Falls as Edie Wren Cox (6 episodes)
1993
When Love Kills: The Seduction of John Hearn as Edna Larson
1991
To Save a Child as Rinda Larson
1991
Shadow of a Doubt as Helen Potter
1991
Bump in the Night as Katie Leonard
1990
Law & Order as Melanie Cullen (1 episode)
1987
thirtysomething (2 episodes)
1986
L.A. Law as Belinda Collins (1 episode)
1986
Matlock (1 episode)
1985
The Equalizer as Kay (1 episode)
1984
The Sweet Scent of Death as Ann Fairfax Denver
1984
With Intent to Kill as Edna Reinecker
1984
Murder, She Wrote as Grace Fenton (2 episodes)
1984
Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense as Ann Denver (1 episode)
1982
The Sender as Jerolyn
1982
Kennedy's Children as Carla
1981
Endless Love as Ann
1981
Nurse as Sylvia Dennis (1 episode)
1980
Playing for Time as Frau Lagerführerin Maria Mandel
1979
Beyond the Poseidon Adventure as Hannah Meredith
1979
Tales of the Unexpected as Elizabeth Bourdon (1 episode)
1979
Champions: A Love Story as Barbara Harlich
1978
The Defection of Simas Kudirka as Genna Kudirka
1976
21 Hours at Munich as Anneliese Graes
1976
Return to Earth as Joan Aldrin
1975
Medical Story as Phyllis Lenahan
1975
Friendly Persuasion as Eliza Birdwell
1974
Juggernaut as Barbara Banister
1974
The Manhunter (1 episode)
1974
The Country Girl as Georgie Elgin
1973
The Lie as Anna
1973
Barnaby Jones as Kay Lewiston (1 episode)
1972
The Streets of San Francisco (1 episode)
1972
Ghost Story as Beth (1 episode)
1971
Secrets as Beatrice
1971
Alias Smith and Jones (1 episode)
1969
Medical Center (1 episode)
1969
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors as Marci Boyle (1 episode)
1969
The Rain People as Natalie Ravenna
1968
Filmmaker as Self (uncredited)
1968
Petulia as Polo
1968
The Counterfeit Killer as Angie Peterson
1968
Shadow Over Elveron as Joanne Tregaskis
1967
The Outsider as Peggy Leydon
1967
The Invaders as Margaret Cook (1 episode)
1966
Dutchman as Lula
1966
The Group as Polly
1964
Flight from Ashiya as Caroline Gordon / Stevenson
1963
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1 episode)
1963
The Fugitive as Jane Washburn (1 episode)
1963
The Fugitive as Janice Pruitt (1 episode)
1963
The Fugitive as Mona Ross (1 episode)
1963
The Outer Limits as Noelle Anderson (1 episode)
1963
Arrest and Trial as Rhoda Waggner (1 episode)
1962
The Virginian as Clara Malone (1 episode)
1962
The Virginian as Susan Morrow (1 episode)
1962
House of Women as Erica Hayden
1962
Sweet Bird of Youth as Heavenly Finley
1962
The Couch as Terry Ames
1961
Target: The Corruptors! (1 episode)
1961
The Defenders as Bethany Windell (1 episode)
1960
The Roaring 20's (1 episode)
1960
Surfside 6 (3 episodes)
1960
The Dark at the Top of the Stairs as Reenie Flood
1960
Ice Palace as Grace Kennedy
1959
Hawaiian Eye (3 episodes)
1959
Bourbon Street Beat (1 episode)
1959
Five Gates to Hell as Sister Maria
1959
Johnny Staccato (1 episode)
1959
Rawhide as Jennie Cooper (1 episode)
1958
77 Sunset Strip as Mari Ellen Taylor (1 episode)
1958
Lawman as Tendis Weston (1 episode)
1958
Naked City as Kathy Meigs (1 episode)
1958
The Texan (2 episodes)
1958
Bronco (2 episodes)
1958
Buckskin as Mrs. Newcomb (34 episodes)
1957
The Restless Gun as Heide Ritter (1 episode)
1957
Maverick (1 episode)
1956
Tony Awards as Self - Nominee (1 episode)
1956
Tony Awards as Self - Presenter (1 episode)
1956
Tony Awards as Self - Winner (1 episode)
1955
Matinee Theater (1 episode)
1953
The Oscars as Self (1 episode)
1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame as Georgie Elgin (1 episode)
1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame as Mrs. Potter (1 episode)
1950
The Bob Hope Show as Self (1 episode)