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