
Shirley Knight
Acting
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.
TV Shows(64)

Hot in Cleveland
Loretta
2010

Drop Dead Diva
Millie Carlson
2009

The Unit
2006

House
Georgia Adams
2004

Desperate Housewives
Phyllis Van De Kamp
2004

Cold Case
Dottie
2003

Crossing Jordan
Frances Littleton
2001

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Dr. Wharton
1999
Maggie Winters
Estelle Winters
1998

Significant Others
1998

Ally McBeal
Helen Apple
1997

VR.5
Dr. Hearst
1995

Children of the Dust
Aunt Bertha
1995

Cybill
Loretta Bennett
1995

ER
Mrs. Burke
1994

NYPD Blue
Agnes Cantwell
1993
Angel Falls
Edie Wren Cox
1993

Law & Order
Melanie Cullen
1990

thirtysomething
1987

L.A. Law
Belinda Collins
1986

Matlock
Phyllis Todd
1986

The Equalizer
Kay
1985

Murder, She Wrote
Grace Fenton
1984

Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense
Ann Denver
1984

Nurse
Sylvia Dennis
1981

Tales of the Unexpected
Elizabeth Bourdon
1979

Medical Story
1975

The Manhunter
1974

Barnaby Jones
Kay Lewiston
1973

The Streets of San Francisco
1972

Ghost Story
Beth
1972

Alias Smith and Jones
1971

Medical Center
1969

The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
Marci Boyle
1969
The Jazz Age
Emily Castleton
1968

The Invaders
Margaret Cook
1967
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963

The Fugitive
Jane Washburn
1963

The Outer Limits
Noelle Anderson
1963

Arrest and Trial
Rhoda Waggner
1963

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
1962

The Virginian
Susan Morrow
1962

Target: The Corruptors!
1961

The Defenders
Bethany Windell
1961

The Roaring 20's
1960

Surfside 6
1960

Hawaiian Eye
1959

Bourbon Street Beat
1959

Johnny Staccato
1959

Rawhide
Jennie Cooper
1959

77 Sunset Strip
Mari Ellen Taylor
1958

Lawman
Tendis Weston
1958

Naked City
Kathy Meigs
1958

The Texan
1958

Bronco
1958
Buckskin
Mrs. Newcomb
1958

The Restless Gun
Heide Ritter
1957

Maverick
Nancy Powers
1957

Tony Awards
Self - Winner
1956

Matinee Theater
1955

The Oscars
Self
1953

Hallmark Hall of Fame
Georgie Elgin
1951

The Bob Hope Show
Self
1950

Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee
1944
Movies(94)

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
Self
2021

Periphery
Leanne Cross
2018

The Missing Girl
Mrs. Colvins
2015

Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2
Mom
2015

Mercy
Mercy
2014

Redwood Highway
Marie
2013

Elevator
Jane Redding
2013

Our Idiot Brother
Ilene Rochlin
2011

Listen to Your Heart
Grandma Sam
2010

The Private Lives of Pippa Lee
Dot Nadeau
2009

Paul Blart: Mall Cop
Mom
2009
Not Fade Away
Diane
2008

The Other Side of the Tracks
Helen
2008

Open Window
Ann
2006

Love and Debate
Lea
2006
Sweet Bird of Youth: Chasing Time
Self
2006

Grandma's Boy
Bea
2006

Sexual Life
Joanne
2005

Sudbury
Aunt Jet
2004

A House on a Hill
Mercedes Mayfield
2003

Mrs. Ashboro's Cat
Mrs. Ashboro
2003

Fly Cherry
Miss Christina
2003

Shadow Realm
Mrs. Finch
2002

Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
Necie Kelleher
2002

P.S. Your Cat is Dead!
Aunt Claire
2002

The Salton Sea
Nancy Plummer
2002

Angel Eyes
Elanora Davis
2001

My Louisiana Sky
Jewel Ramsey
2001

75 Degrees in July
Jo Beth Anderson
2000

A Marriage of Convenience
Harriet Winslow
1998

A Father for Brittany
Donna Minkowitz
1998

The Wedding
Gram (Miss Caroline)
1998

As Good as It Gets
Beverly Connelly
1997

Convictions
Margaret
1997

Little Boy Blue
Doris Knight
1997

Somebody Is Waiting
Irma
1996

Dying to Be Perfect: The Ellen Hart Pena Story
Joan Hart
1996

Mary & Tim
Esther
1996

The Uninvited
Delia
1996

If These Walls Could Talk
Mary Donnelly
1996

Diabolique
Edie Danziger
1996

A Promise to Carolyn
Jolene Maggart
1996

Stolen Memories: Secrets from the Rose Garden
Sally Ann
1996

Indictment: The McMartin Trial
Peggy Buckey
1995

Stuart Saves His Family
Mom
1995

Dad, the Angel & Me
Betty
1995

Death in Venice, CA
Mona Dickens
1994

Color of Night
Edith Niedelmeyer
1994

A Part of the Family
Martha
1994

The Yarn Princess
Esther
1994

Baby Brokers
Sylvia
1994
Benders
Donna
1994
The Secret Life of Houses
Aunt Fergie
1994

Hoggs' Heaven
Mom
1994

A Mother's Revenge
Bess Warden
1993

When Love Kills: The Seduction of John Hearn
Edna Larson
1993

To Save a Child
Rinda Larson
1991

Shadow of a Doubt
Helen Potter
1991

Bump in the Night
Katie Leonard
1991

The Sweet Scent of Death
Ann Fairfax Denver
1984

With Intent to Kill
Edna Reinecker
1984

The Sender
Jerolyn
1982

Kennedy's Children
Carla
1982

Endless Love
Ann
1981

Playing for Time
Frau Lagerführerin Maria Mandel
1980

Beyond the Poseidon Adventure
Hannah Meredith
1979

Champions: A Love Story
Barbara Harlich
1979

The Defection of Simas Kudirka
Genna Kudirka
1978

21 Hours at Munich
Anneliese Graes
1976

Return to Earth
Joan Aldrin
1976

Medical Story
Phyllis Lenahan
1975

Friendly Persuasion
Eliza Birdwell
1975

Please Stand by for Murder
1975

Juggernaut
Barbara Banister
1974

The Country Girl
Georgie Elgin
1974

The Lie
Anna
1973
That Quiet Earth
The Woman
1972

Secrets
Beatrice
1971

The Rain People
Natalie Ravenna
1969

Filmmaker
Self (uncredited)
1968

Petulia
Polo
1968

The Counterfeit Killer
Angie Peterson
1968

Shadow Over Elveron
Joanne Tregaskis
1968

The Outsider
Peggy Leydon
1967

Dutchman
Lula
1966

The Group
Polly
1966

Flight from Ashiya
Caroline Gordon / Stevenson
1964

House of Women
Erica Hayden
1962

Sweet Bird of Youth
Heavenly Finley
1962

The Couch
Terry Ames
1962

The Dark at the Top of the Stairs
Reenie Flood
1960
The Shape of the River
Susy Clemens
1960

Ice Palace
Grace Kennedy
1960

Five Gates to Hell
Sister Maria
1959