Shirley Knight

Shirley Knight

Deceased · Born: Jul 5, 1936 · Died: Apr 22, 2020

Known For

As Good as It Gets As Good as It Gets
Paul Blart: Mall Cop Paul Blart: Mall Cop
Grandma's Boy Grandma's Boy
Sweet Bird of Youth Sweet Bird of Youth

Personal Details

Born Jul 5, 1936 Goessel, Kansas, USA
Spouse

  • John Hopkins

    ( Dec 31, 1969 to Jul 23, 1998 )

  • Eugene Persson

    ( Mar 14, 1959 to Dec 31, 1969 )
Parents
  • Noel Johnson Knight
  • Virginia Webster

Biography

Shirley Enola Knight 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.

Career

2018
Periphery
Periphery as Leanne Cross
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2015
Mercy
Mercy as Gramma
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The Missing Girl
The Missing Girl as Mrs. Colvins
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Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2
Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 as Mom
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2013
Elevator
Elevator as Jane Redding
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Redwood Highway
Redwood Highway as Marie Vaughn
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2011
The Melancholy Fantastic
The Melancholy Fantastic as Mor
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Our Idiot Brother
Our Idiot Brother as Ilene
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2010
Listen to Your Heart
Listen to Your Heart as Grandma Sam
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Hot in Cleveland
Hot in Cleveland as Loretta
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2009
Paul Blart: Mall Cop
Paul Blart: Mall Cop as Mom
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The Private Lives of Pippa Lee
The Private Lives of Pippa Lee as Dot Nadeau
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2008
The Other Side of the Tracks
The Other Side of the Tracks as Helen
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2006
Grandma's Boy
Grandma's Boy as Bea
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Open Window
Open Window as Ann
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2004
Cold Case
Cold Case as Dottie
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Crossing Jordan
Crossing Jordan as Frances Littleton
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2003
Ghost Cat
Ghost Cat as Mrs. Ashboro
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Fly Cherry
Fly Cherry as Miss Christina
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A House on a Hill
A House on a Hill as Mercedes Mayfield
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2002
Tibet: Cry of the Snow Lion
Tibet: Cry of the Snow Lion as Tibetan Voiceovers
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Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood as Necie Rose Kelleher
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P.S. Your Cat Is Dead!
P.S. Your Cat Is Dead! as Aunt Claire
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2001
My Louisiana Sky
My Louisiana Sky as Jewel Ramsey
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Ojos de ángel
Ojos de ángel as Elanora Davis
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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Dr. Wharton
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2000
75 Degrees in July
75 Degrees in July as Jo Beth Anderson
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1998
The Wedding
The Wedding as Gram (Miss Caroline)
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A Marriage of Convenience
A Marriage of Convenience as Harriet Winslow
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A Father for Brittany
A Father for Brittany as Donna Minkowitz
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1997
Convictions
Convictions as Margaret
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Little Boy Blue
Little Boy Blue as Doris Knight
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As Good as It Gets
As Good as It Gets as Beverly
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1996
Dying to Be Perfect: The Ellen Hart Pena Story
Dying to Be Perfect: The Ellen Hart Pena Story as Joan Hart
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Somebody Is Waiting
Somebody Is Waiting as Irma
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Stolen Memories: Secrets from the Rose Garden
Stolen Memories: Secrets from the Rose Garden as Sally Ann
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The Uninvited
The Uninvited as Delia
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If These Walls Could Talk
If These Walls Could Talk as Mary Donnelly
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Diabolique
Diabolique as Edie Danziger
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Mary & Tim
Mary & Tim as Esther
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A Promise to Carolyn
A Promise to Carolyn as Jolene Maggart
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1995
Fudge
Fudge as Mrs. A
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Indictment: The McMartin Trial
Indictment: The McMartin Trial as Peggy Buckey
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Dad, the Angel & Me
Dad, the Angel & Me as Betty
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Stuart Saves His Family
Stuart Saves His Family as Mom
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Children of the Dust
Children of the Dust as Aunt Bertha
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1994
Baby Brokers
Baby Brokers as Sylvia
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1993
A Mother's Revenge
A Mother's Revenge as Bess Warden
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When Love Kills: The Seduction of John Hearn
When Love Kills: The Seduction of John Hearn as Edna Larson
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Angel Falls
Angel Falls as Edie Wren Cox
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1991
Shadow of a Doubt
Shadow of a Doubt as Helen Potter
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Bump in the Night
Bump in the Night as Katie Leonard
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Law & Order
Law & Order as Melanie Cullen
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1988
The Equalizer
The Equalizer as Kay
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1984
With Intent to Kill
With Intent to Kill as Edna Reinecker
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1982
The Sender
The Sender as Jerolyn
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1981
Endless Love
Endless Love as Ann
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Tales of the Unexpected
Tales of the Unexpected as Elizabeth Bourdon
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1979
Beyond the Poseidon Adventure
Beyond the Poseidon Adventure as Hannah Meredith
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Champions: A Love Story
Champions: A Love Story as Barbara Harlich
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1978
The Defection of Simas Kudirka
The Defection of Simas Kudirka as Genna Kudirka
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1976
21 Hours at Munich
21 Hours at Munich as Anneliese Graes
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Return to Earth
Return to Earth as Joan Aldrin
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1974
Juggernaut
Juggernaut as Barbara Banister
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1973
The Lie
The Lie as Anna
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1971
Secrets
Secrets as Beatrice
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1969
The Rain People
The Rain People as Natalie Ravenna
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1968
Petulia
Petulia as Polo
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The Counterfeit Killer
The Counterfeit Killer as Angie Peterson
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Shadow Over Elveron
Shadow Over Elveron as Joanne Tregaskis
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1967
Dutchman
Dutchman as Lula
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The Outsider
The Outsider as Peggy Leydon
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The Invaders
The Invaders as Margaret Cook
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1966
The Group
The Group as Polly
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1964
Flight from Ashiya
Flight from Ashiya as Caroline Gordon / Stevenson
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1963
The Fugitive
The Fugitive as Janice Pruitt
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The Outer Limits
The Outer Limits as Noelle Anderson
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1962
The Couch
The Couch as Terry Ames
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House of Women
House of Women as Erica Hayden
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Sweet Bird of Youth
Sweet Bird of Youth as Heavenly Finley
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1960
Ice Palace
Ice Palace as Grace Kennedy
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The Dark at the Top of the Stairs
The Dark at the Top of the Stairs as Reenie Flood
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1959
Five Gates to Hell
Five Gates to Hell as Sister Maria
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The Restless Gun
The Restless Gun as Heide Ritter
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