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Shirley Knight

Acting • 1936-07-05 • Goessel, Kansas, USA

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.

Known For

Desperate Housewives

Desperate Housewives

2004

As Good as It Gets

As Good as It Gets

1997

Paul Blart: Mall Cop

Paul Blart: Mall Cop

2009

Grandma's Boy

Grandma's Boy

2006

Mercy

Mercy

2014

Endless Love

Endless Love

1981

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Filmography

2021
Broadway: Beyond the Golden AgeFilm
Self
2018
PeripheryFilm
Leanne Cross
2015
Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2Film
Mom
★ 5.2
2015
The Missing GirlFilm
Mrs. Colvins
★ 6.0
2014
MercyFilm
Mercy
★ 5.1
2013
ElevatorFilm
Jane Redding
★ 4.9
2013
Redwood HighwayFilm
Marie
★ 5.9
2011
Our Idiot BrotherFilm
Ilene Rochlin
★ 6.1
2010
Hot in ClevelandTV
Loretta • 1 episodes
★ 7.2
2010
Listen to Your HeartFilm
Grandma Sam
★ 7.1
2009
Paul Blart: Mall CopFilm
Mom
★ 5.4
2009
Drop Dead DivaTV
Millie Carlson • 1 episodes
★ 7.7
2009
The Private Lives of Pippa LeeFilm
Dot Nadeau
★ 5.9
2008
The Other Side of the TracksFilm
Helen
★ 4.2
2008
Not Fade AwayFilm
Diane
2006
The UnitTV
Mrs. Gaffney • 1 episodes
★ 7.4
2006
Grandma's BoyFilm
Bea
★ 6.5
2006
Open WindowFilm
Ann
★ 5.4
2006
Love and DebateFilm
Lea
★ 3.8
2006
Sweet Bird of Youth: Chasing TimeFilm
Self
2005
Sexual LifeFilm
Joanne
★ 4.6
2004
HouseTV
Georgia Adams • 1 episodes
★ 8.6
2004
Desperate HousewivesTV
Phyllis Van De Kamp • 5 episodes
★ 7.9
2004
SudburyFilm
Aunt Jet
★ 5.7
2003
Cold CaseTV
Dottie • 1 episodes
★ 7.7
2003
Mrs. Ashboro's CatFilm
Mrs. Ashboro
★ 5.6
2003
Fly CherryFilm
Miss Christina
★ 6.7
2003
A House on a HillFilm
Mercedes Mayfield
★ 9.0
2002
The Salton SeaFilm
Nancy Plummer
★ 6.6
2002
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya SisterhoodFilm
Necie
★ 6.0
2002
P.S. Your Cat is Dead!Film
Aunt Claire
★ 4.4
2002
Shadow RealmFilm
Mrs. Finch
★ 4.5
2001
Crossing JordanTV
Frances Littleton • 1 episodes
★ 7.2
2001
Angel EyesFilm
Elanora Davis
★ 6.1
2001
My Louisiana SkyFilm
Jewel Ramsey
★ 6.3
2000
75 Degrees in JulyFilm
Jo Beth Anderson
★ 7.0
1999
Law & Order: Special Victims UnitTV
Dr. Wharton • 1 episodes
★ 8.0
1999
Law & Order: Special Victims UnitTV
Rose Granville • 1 episodes
★ 8.0
1998
Little Boy BlueFilm
Doris Knight
★ 6.0
1998
A Marriage of ConvenienceFilm
Harriet Winslow
★ 5.8
1998
A Father for BrittanyFilm
Donna Minkowitz
★ 7.6
1998
The WeddingFilm
Gram (Miss Caroline)
★ 8.2
1998
Maggie WintersTV
Estelle Winters • 18 episodes
★ 8.5
1998
Significant OthersTV
★ 7.0
1997
Ally McBealTV
Helen Apple • 1 episodes
★ 6.5
1997
As Good as It GetsFilm
Beverly Connelly
★ 7.4
1997
ConvictionsFilm
Margaret
★ 6.7
1996
DiaboliqueFilm
Edie Danziger
★ 5.5
1996
If These Walls Could TalkFilm
Mary Donnelly
★ 6.8
1996
The UninvitedFilm
Delia
★ 5.5
1996
A Promise to CarolynFilm
Jolene Maggart
★ 7.1
1996
Dying to Be Perfect: The Ellen Hart Pena StoryFilm
Joan Hart
★ 7.1
1996
Mary & TimFilm
Esther
★ 6.8
1996
Somebody Is WaitingFilm
Irma
★ 5.5
1996
Stolen Memories: Secrets from the Rose GardenFilm
Sally Ann
1995
CybillTV
Loretta Bennett • 1 episodes
★ 6.0
1995
Indictment: The McMartin TrialFilm
Peggy Buckey
★ 6.9
1995
VR.5TV
Dr. Hearst • 1 episodes
★ 6.7
1995
Stuart Saves His FamilyFilm
Mom
★ 5.1
1995
Children of the DustTV
Aunt Bertha • 2 episodes
★ 7.1
1995
Dad, the Angel & MeFilm
Betty
★ 6.4
1994
ERTV
Mrs. Burke • 1 episodes
★ 7.8
1994
Color of NightFilm
Edith Niedelmeyer
★ 5.8
1994
The Yarn PrincessFilm
Esther
★ 6.2
1994
Death in Venice, CAFilm
Mona Dickens
★ 5.1
1994
Baby BrokersFilm
Sylvia
★ 6.5
1994
Hoggs' HeavenFilm
Mom
★ 10.0
1994
A Part of the FamilyFilm
Martha
★ 9.0
1994
BendersFilm
Donna
★ 9.0
1994
The Secret Life of HousesFilm
Aunt Fergie
★ 7.0
1993
NYPD BlueTV
Agnes Cantwell • 1 episodes
★ 7.1
1993
A Mother's RevengeFilm
Bess Warden
★ 5.1
1993
Angel FallsTV
Edie Wren Cox • 6 episodes
★ 8.0
1993
When Love Kills: The Seduction of John HearnFilm
Edna Larson
★ 3.2
1991
Bump in the NightFilm
Katie Leonard
★ 5.9
1991
Shadow of a DoubtFilm
Helen Potter
★ 6.0
1991
To Save a ChildFilm
Rinda Larson
★ 6.5
1990
Law & OrderTV
Melanie Cullen • 1 episodes
★ 7.3
1987
thirtysomethingTV
★ 6.3
1986
L.A. LawTV
Belinda Collins • 1 episodes
★ 7.0
1986
MatlockTV
Phyllis Todd • 1 episodes
★ 7.0
1985
The EqualizerTV
Kay • 1 episodes
★ 7.2
1984
Murder, She WroteTV
Grace Fenton • 2 episodes
★ 7.5
1984
Hammer House of Mystery and SuspenseTV
Ann Denver • 1 episodes
★ 6.5
1984
The Sweet Scent of DeathFilm
Ann Fairfax Denver
★ 8.0
1984
With Intent to KillFilm
Edna Reinecker
★ 6.5
1982
The SenderFilm
Jerolyn
★ 5.6
1982
Kennedy's ChildrenFilm
Carla
1981
Endless LoveFilm
Ann
★ 5.6
1981
NurseTV
Sylvia Dennis • 1 episodes
★ 7.5
1980
Playing for TimeFilm
Frau Lagerführerin Maria Mandel
★ 6.9
1979
Tales of the UnexpectedTV
Elizabeth Bourdon • 1 episodes
★ 6.8
1979
Beyond the Poseidon AdventureFilm
Hannah Meredith
★ 5.0
1979
Champions: A Love StoryFilm
Barbara Harlich
★ 6.7
1978
The Defection of Simas KudirkaFilm
Genna Kudirka
★ 6.0
1976
21 Hours at MunichFilm
Anneliese Graes
★ 6.3
1976
Return to EarthFilm
Joan Aldrin
★ 10.0
1975
Medical StoryTV
Phyllis Lenahan • 1 episodes
★ 5.0
1975
Friendly PersuasionFilm
Eliza Birdwell
★ 7.5
1975
Medical StoryFilm
Phyllis Lenahan
★ 7.0
1975
Please Stand by for MurderFilm
1974
JuggernautFilm
Barbara Banister
★ 6.3
1974
The ManhunterTV
★ 7.0
1974
The Country GirlFilm
Georgie Elgin
★ 10.0
1973
Barnaby JonesTV
Kay Lewiston • 1 episodes
★ 7.0
1973
Orson Welles' Great MysteriesTV
Margot Brenner • 1 episodes
★ 6.8
1973
The LieFilm
Anna
★ 6.0
1972
The Streets of San FranciscoTV
★ 7.1
1972
Ghost StoryTV
Beth • 1 episodes
★ 7.4
1972
That Quiet EarthFilm
The Woman
1971
Alias Smith and JonesTV
★ 6.9
1971
SecretsFilm
Beatrice
★ 4.5
1969
Medical CenterTV
★ 6.4
1969
The Rain PeopleFilm
Natalie Ravenna
★ 6.6
1969
ITV Saturday Night TheatreTV
Barbara • 1 episodes
★ 7.0
1969
The Bold Ones: The New DoctorsTV
Marci Boyle • 1 episodes
★ 4.8
1968
PetuliaFilm
Polo
★ 6.0
1968
FilmmakerFilm
Self (uncredited)
★ 7.3
1968
Shadow Over ElveronFilm
Joanne Tregaskis
★ 6.6
1968
The Counterfeit KillerFilm
Angie Peterson
★ 8.0
1968
The Jazz AgeTV
Emily Castleton • 1 episodes
1967
The InvadersTV
Margaret Cook • 1 episodes
★ 6.9
1967
The OutsiderFilm
Peggy Leydon
★ 8.0
1966
The GroupFilm
Polly
★ 5.7
1966
DutchmanFilm
Lula
★ 4.9
1965
Thirty-Minute TheatreTV
The Woman - Joyce • 1 episodes
★ 4.2
1964
Flight from AshiyaFilm
Caroline Gordon / Stevenson
★ 5.6
1963
The FugitiveTV
Jane Washburn • 1 episodes
★ 7.3
1963
The FugitiveTV
Mona Ross • 1 episodes
★ 7.3
1963
The FugitiveTV
Janice Pruitt • 1 episodes
★ 7.3
1963
The Outer LimitsTV
Noelle Anderson • 1 episodes
★ 7.8
1963
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler TheatreTV
★ 5.9
1963
Arrest and TrialTV
Rhoda Waggner • 1 episodes
★ 8.2
1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 7.6
1962
The VirginianTV
Susan Morrow • 1 episodes
★ 6.5
1962
The VirginianTV
Clara Malone • 1 episodes
★ 6.5
1962
Sweet Bird of YouthFilm
Heavenly Finley
★ 6.7
1962
The CouchFilm
Terry Ames
★ 6.2
1962
House of WomenFilm
Erica Hayden
★ 5.4
1961
The DefendersTV
Bethany Windell • 1 episodes
★ 6.3
1961
Target: The Corruptors!TV
★ 5.7
1960
The Dark at the Top of the StairsFilm
Reenie Flood
★ 6.5
1960
Surfside 6TV
★ 6.3
1960
Ice PalaceFilm
Grace Kennedy
★ 6.3
1960
The Roaring 20'sTV
1960
The Shape of the RiverFilm
Susy Clemens
1959
RawhideTV
Jennie Cooper • 1 episodes
★ 7.3
1959
Hawaiian EyeTV
★ 5.6
1959
Hawaiian EyeTV
Jennifer Morgan • 1 episodes
★ 5.6
1959
Johnny StaccatoTV
★ 5.2
1959
Five Gates to HellFilm
Sister Maria
★ 5.6
1959
Bourbon Street BeatTV
★ 6.0
1958
Naked CityTV
Kathy Meigs • 1 episodes
★ 5.7
1958
77 Sunset StripTV
Mari Ellen Taylor • 1 episodes
★ 7.2
1958
LawmanTV
Tendis Weston • 1 episodes
★ 6.0
1958
BroncoTV
★ 6.0
1958
BroncoTV
Molly Durrock • 1 episodes
★ 6.0
1958
The TexanTV
★ 6.0
1958
BuckskinTV
Mrs. Newcomb • 34 episodes
★ 7.0
1957
MaverickTV
Nancy Powers • 1 episodes
★ 7.1
1957
The Restless GunTV
Heide Ritter • 1 episodes
★ 4.4
1956
Tony AwardsTV
Self - Winner • 1 episodes
1956
Tony AwardsTV
Self - Presenter • 1 episodes
1956
Tony AwardsTV
Self - Nominee • 1 episodes
1955
Matinee TheaterTV
★ 5.3
1953
The OscarsTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 7.1
1951
Hallmark Hall of FameTV
Georgie Elgin • 1 episodes
★ 8.8
1951
Hallmark Hall of FameTV
Mrs. Potter • 1 episodes
★ 8.8
1950
The Bob Hope ShowTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 7.0
1944
Golden Globe AwardsTV
Self - Nominee • 1 episodes
★ 7.0