Biography and filmography

Shirley Knight

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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Movies (94)

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

2021 · Self

Periphery

Periphery

2018 · Leanne Cross

The Missing Girl

The Missing Girl

2015 · Mrs. Colvins

Héroe De Centro Comercial 2

Héroe De Centro Comercial 2

2015 · Mom

Mercy: La maldición de la abuela

Mercy: La maldición de la abuela

2014 · Mercy

Redwood Highway

Redwood Highway

2013 · Marie

Elevator

Elevator

2013 · Jane Redding

Nuestro Hermano Idiota (Our Idiot Brother)

Nuestro Hermano Idiota (Our Idiot Brother)

2011 · Ilene Rochlin

Listen to Your Heart

Listen to Your Heart

2010 · Grandma Sam

Secretos de mujer

Secretos de mujer

2009 · Dot Nadeau

Héroe de Centro Comercial

Héroe de Centro Comercial

2009 · Mom

Not Fade Away

Not Fade Away

2008 · Diane

The Other Side of the Tracks

The Other Side of the Tracks

2008 · Helen

Open Window

Open Window

2006 · Ann

Love and Debate

Love and Debate

2006 · Lea

Sweet Bird of Youth: Chasing Time

Sweet Bird of Youth: Chasing Time

2006 · Self

Grandma's Boy

Grandma's Boy

2006 · Bea

Sexual Life

Sexual Life

2005 · Joanne

Sudbury

Sudbury

2004 · Aunt Jet

A House on a Hill

A House on a Hill

2003 · Mercedes Mayfield

Mrs. Ashboro's Cat

Mrs. Ashboro's Cat

2003 · Mrs. Ashboro

Fly Cherry

Fly Cherry

2003 · Miss Christina

Shadow Realm

Shadow Realm

2002 · Mrs. Finch

Divinos secretos del clan Yaya

Divinos secretos del clan Yaya

2002 · Necie

P.S. Your Cat is Dead!

P.S. Your Cat is Dead!

2002 · Aunt Claire

The Salton Sea

The Salton Sea

2002 · Nancy Plummer

Mirada de ángel

Mirada de ángel

2001 · Elanora Davis

My Louisiana Sky

My Louisiana Sky

2001 · Jewel Ramsey

75 Degrees in July

75 Degrees in July

2000 · Jo Beth Anderson

A Marriage of Convenience

A Marriage of Convenience

1998 · Harriet Winslow

Little Boy Blue

Little Boy Blue

1998 · Doris Knight

A Father for Brittany

A Father for Brittany

1998 · Donna Minkowitz

The Wedding

The Wedding

1998 · Gram (Miss Caroline)

As Good as It Gets

As Good as It Gets

1997 · Beverly Connelly

Convictions

Convictions

1997 · Margaret

Somebody Is Waiting

Somebody Is Waiting

1996 · Irma

Dying to Be Perfect: The Ellen Hart Pena Story

Dying to Be Perfect: The Ellen Hart Pena Story

1996 · Joan Hart

Mary & Tim

Mary & Tim

1996 · Esther

The Uninvited

The Uninvited

1996 · Delia

If These Walls Could Talk

If These Walls Could Talk

1996 · Mary Donnelly

Diabolique

Diabolique

1996 · Edie Danziger

A Promise to Carolyn

A Promise to Carolyn

1996 · Jolene Maggart

Stolen Memories: Secrets from the Rose Garden

Stolen Memories: Secrets from the Rose Garden

1996 · Sally Ann

Indictment: The McMartin Trial

Indictment: The McMartin Trial

1995 · Peggy Buckey

Stuart Saves His Family

Stuart Saves His Family

1995 · Mom

Dad, the Angel & Me

Dad, the Angel & Me

1995 · Betty

Death in Venice, CA

Death in Venice, CA

1994 · Mona Dickens

Color of Night

Color of Night

1994 · Edith Niedelmeyer

A Part of the Family

A Part of the Family

1994 · Martha

The Yarn Princess

The Yarn Princess

1994 · Esther

Baby Brokers

Baby Brokers

1994 · Sylvia

Benders

Benders

1994 · Donna

The Secret Life of Houses

The Secret Life of Houses

1994 · Aunt Fergie

Hoggs' Heaven

Hoggs' Heaven

1994 · Mom

A Mother's Revenge

A Mother's Revenge

1993 · Bess Warden

When Love Kills: The Seduction of John Hearn

When Love Kills: The Seduction of John Hearn

1993 · Edna Larson

To Save a Child

To Save a Child

1991 · Rinda Larson

Shadow of a Doubt

Shadow of a Doubt

1991 · Helen Potter

Bump in the Night

Bump in the Night

1991 · Katie Leonard

The Sweet Scent of Death

The Sweet Scent of Death

1984 · Ann Fairfax Denver

With Intent to Kill

With Intent to Kill

1984 · Edna Reinecker

The Sender

The Sender

1982 · Jerolyn

Kennedy's Children

Kennedy's Children

1982 · Carla

Endless Love

Endless Love

1981 · Ann

Playing for Time

Playing for Time

1980 · Frau Lagerführerin Maria Mandel

Beyond the Poseidon Adventure

Beyond the Poseidon Adventure

1979 · Hannah Meredith

Champions: A Love Story

Champions: A Love Story

1979 · Barbara Harlich

The Defection of Simas Kudirka

The Defection of Simas Kudirka

1978 · Genna Kudirka

21 Hours at Munich

21 Hours at Munich

1976 · Anneliese Graes

Return to Earth

Return to Earth

1976 · Joan Aldrin

Medical Story

Medical Story

1975 · Phyllis Lenahan

Friendly Persuasion

Friendly Persuasion

1975 · Eliza Birdwell

Please Stand by for Murder

Please Stand by for Murder

1975

Juggernaut

Juggernaut

1974 · Barbara Banister

The Country Girl

The Country Girl

1974 · Georgie Elgin

The Lie

The Lie

1973 · Anna

That Quiet Earth

That Quiet Earth

1972 · The Woman

Secrets

Secrets

1971 · Beatrice

The Rain People

The Rain People

1969 · Natalie Ravenna

Filmmaker

Filmmaker

1968 · Self (uncredited)

Petulia

Petulia

1968 · Polo

The Counterfeit Killer

The Counterfeit Killer

1968 · Angie Peterson

Shadow Over Elveron

Shadow Over Elveron

1968 · Joanne Tregaskis

The Outsider

The Outsider

1967 · Peggy Leydon

Dutchman

Dutchman

1966 · Lula

The Group

The Group

1966 · Polly

Flight from Ashiya

Flight from Ashiya

1964 · Caroline Gordon / Stevenson

House of Women

House of Women

1962 · Erica Hayden

Sweet Bird of Youth

Sweet Bird of Youth

1962 · Heavenly Finley

The Couch

The Couch

1962 · Terry Ames

The Dark at the Top of the Stairs

The Dark at the Top of the Stairs

1960 · Reenie Flood

The Shape of the River

The Shape of the River

1960 · Susy Clemens

Ice Palace

Ice Palace

1960 · Grace Kennedy

Five Gates to Hell

Five Gates to Hell

1959 · Sister Maria

TV shows (67)

Hot in Cleveland

Hot in Cleveland

2010 · Loretta

Una Diva en otro cuerpo

Una Diva en otro cuerpo

2009 · Millie Carlson

The Unit

The Unit

2006 · Mrs. Gaffney

Dr. House

Dr. House

2004 · Georgia Adams

Esposas Desesperadas

Esposas Desesperadas

2004 · Phyllis Van De Kamp

Caso Cerrado

Caso Cerrado

2003 · Dottie

Crossing Jordan

Crossing Jordan

2001 · Frances Littleton

La Ley y el Orden: Unidad de Víctimas Especiales

La Ley y el Orden: Unidad de Víctimas Especiales

1999 · Dr. Wharton, Rose Granville

Maggie Winters

Maggie Winters

1998 · Estelle Winters

Significant Others

Significant Others

1998

Ally McBeal

Ally McBeal

1997 · Helen Apple

VR.5

VR.5

1995 · Dr. Hearst

Children of the Dust

Children of the Dust

1995 · Aunt Bertha

Cybill

Cybill

1995 · Loretta Bennett

ER

ER

1994 · Mrs. Burke

NYPD Blue

NYPD Blue

1993 · Agnes Cantwell

Angel Falls

Angel Falls

1993 · Edie Wren Cox

Law & Order

Law & Order

1990 · Melanie Cullen

thirtysomething

thirtysomething

1987

L.A. Law

L.A. Law

1986 · Belinda Collins

Matlock

Matlock

1986 · Phyllis Todd

The Equalizer

The Equalizer

1985 · Kay

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

1984 · Grace Fenton

Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense

Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense

1984 · Ann Denver

Nurse

Nurse

1981 · Sylvia Dennis

Tales of the Unexpected

Tales of the Unexpected

1979 · Elizabeth Bourdon

Medical Story

Medical Story

1975 · Phyllis Lenahan

The Manhunter

The Manhunter

1974

Orson Welles' Great Mysteries

Orson Welles' Great Mysteries

1973 · Margot Brenner

Barnaby Jones

Barnaby Jones

1973 · Kay Lewiston

The Streets of San Francisco

The Streets of San Francisco

1972

Ghost Story

Ghost Story

1972 · Beth

Alias Smith and Jones

Alias Smith and Jones

1971

Medical Center

Medical Center

1969

The Bold Ones: The New Doctors

The Bold Ones: The New Doctors

1969 · Marci Boyle

ITV Saturday Night Theatre

ITV Saturday Night Theatre

1969 · Barbara

The Jazz Age

The Jazz Age

1968 · Emily Castleton

The Invaders

The Invaders

1967 · Margaret Cook

Thirty-Minute Theatre

Thirty-Minute Theatre

1965 · The Woman - Joyce

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

1963

The Fugitive

The Fugitive

1963 · Jane Washburn, Mona Ross, Janice Pruitt

The Outer Limits

The Outer Limits

1963 · Noelle Anderson

Arrest and Trial

Arrest and Trial

1963 · Rhoda Waggner

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962 · Self

The Virginian

The Virginian

1962 · Susan Morrow, Clara Malone

Target: The Corruptors!

Target: The Corruptors!

1961

The Defenders

The Defenders

1961 · Bethany Windell

The Roaring 20's

The Roaring 20's

1960

Surfside 6

Surfside 6

1960

Hawaiian Eye

Hawaiian Eye

1959 · Jennifer Morgan

Bourbon Street Beat

Bourbon Street Beat

1959

Johnny Staccato

Johnny Staccato

1959

Rawhide

Rawhide

1959 · Jennie Cooper

77 Sunset Strip

77 Sunset Strip

1958 · Mari Ellen Taylor

Lawman

Lawman

1958 · Tendis Weston

Naked City

Naked City

1958 · Kathy Meigs

The Texan

The Texan

1958

Bronco

Bronco

1958 · Molly Durrock

Buckskin

Buckskin

1958 · Mrs. Newcomb

The Restless Gun

The Restless Gun

1957 · Heide Ritter

Maverick

Maverick

1957 · Nancy Powers

Tony Awards

Tony Awards

1956 · Self - Winner, Self - Presenter, Self - Nominee

Matinee Theater

Matinee Theater

1955

The Oscars

The Oscars

1953 · Self

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951 · Georgie Elgin, Mrs. Potter

The Bob Hope Show

The Bob Hope Show

1950 · Self

Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards

1944 · Self - Nominee