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Shirley Knight

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.

Known for

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

Periphery

2018 • Leanne Cross

The Missing Girl

The Missing Girl

2015 • Mrs. Colvins

Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2

Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2

Mercy

Redwood Highway

Redwood Highway

Elevator

2013 • Jane Redding

Our Idiot Brother

Our Idiot Brother

2011 • Ilene Rochlin

Full filmography

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

2021 • Self

Periphery

2018 • Leanne Cross

The Missing Girl

The Missing Girl

2015 • Mrs. Colvins

Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2

Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2

2015 • Mom

Mercy

2014 • Mercy

Redwood Highway

Redwood Highway

2013 • Marie

Elevator

2013 • Jane Redding

Our Idiot Brother

Our Idiot Brother

2011 • Ilene Rochlin

Listen to Your Heart

Listen to Your Heart

2010 • Grandma Sam

The Private Lives of Pippa Lee

The Private Lives of Pippa Lee

2009 • Dot Nadeau

Paul Blart: Mall Cop

Paul Blart: Mall Cop

2009 • Mom

2008 • Diane

The Other Side of the Tracks

The Other Side of the Tracks

2008 • Helen

Open Window

2006 • Ann

Love and Debate

Love and Debate

2006 • Lea

Sweet Bird of Youth: Chasing Time

2006 • Self

Grandma's Boy

2006 • Bea

Sexual Life

2005 • Joanne

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

2003 • Miss Christina

Shadow Realm

2002 • Mrs. Finch

Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood

Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood

2002 • Necie Kelleher

P.S. Your Cat is Dead!

P.S. Your Cat is Dead!

2002 • Aunt Claire

The Salton Sea

2002 • Nancy Plummer

Angel Eyes

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

A Father for Brittany

A Father for Brittany

1998 • Donna Minkowitz

The Wedding

1998 • Gram (Miss Caroline)

As Good as It Gets

As Good as It Gets

1997 • Beverly Connelly

Convictions

1997 • Margaret

Little Boy Blue

Little Boy Blue

1997 • Doris Knight

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

1996 • Esther

The Uninvited

1996 • Delia

If These Walls Could Talk

If These Walls Could Talk

1996 • Mary Donnelly

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

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

1994 • Sylvia

1994 • Donna

The Secret Life of Houses

1994 • Aunt Fergie

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

1982 • Jerolyn

Kennedy's Children

Kennedy's Children

1982 • Carla

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

1975 • Phyllis Lenahan

Friendly Persuasion

Friendly Persuasion

1975 • Eliza Birdwell

Please Stand by for Murder

Please Stand by for Murder

1975

Juggernaut

1974 • Barbara Banister

The Country Girl

The Country Girl

1974 • Georgie Elgin

The Lie

1973 • Anna

That Quiet Earth

1972 • The Woman

Secrets

1971 • Beatrice

The Rain People

The Rain People

1969 • Natalie Ravenna

Filmmaker

1968 • Self (uncredited)

Petulia

1968 • Polo

The Counterfeit Killer

The Counterfeit Killer

1968 • Angie Peterson

Shadow Over Elveron

Shadow Over Elveron

1968 • Joanne Tregaskis

The Outsider

1967 • Peggy Leydon

Dutchman

1966 • Lula

The Group

1966 • Polly

Flight from Ashiya

Flight from Ashiya

1964 • Caroline Gordon / Stevenson

House of Women

1962 • Erica Hayden

Sweet Bird of Youth

Sweet Bird of Youth

1962 • Heavenly Finley

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

1960 • Susy Clemens

Ice Palace

1960 • Grace Kennedy

Five Gates to Hell

Five Gates to Hell

1959 • Sister Maria

Shirley Knight – Biography, Known For & Filmography