Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

164

Gender

Female

Birthday

1936-07-05

Day of Death

2020-04-22 (84 years old)

Place of Birth

Goessel, Kansas, USA

Also Known As

Shirley Enola Knight

Shirley Knight

Biography

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

As Good as It Gets

As Good as It Gets

Listen to Your Heart

Listen to Your Heart

A Father for Brittany

A Father for Brittany

A Promise to Carolyn

A Promise to Carolyn

Filmmaker

Filmmaker

Dying to Be Perfect: The Ellen Hart Pena Story

Dying to Be Perfect: The Ellen Hart Pena Story

The Wedding

The Wedding

Acting

Shadow Realm

2002

Shadow Realm

as

Mrs. Finch

As Good as It Gets

1997

As Good as It Gets

as

Beverly Connelly

Sweet Bird of Youth: Chasing Time

2006

Sweet Bird of Youth: Chasing Time

as

Self

Little Boy Blue

1997

Little Boy Blue

as

Doris Knight

The Private Lives of Pippa Lee

2009

The Private Lives of Pippa Lee

as

Dot Nadeau

Diabolique

1996

Diabolique

as

Edie Danziger

Open Window

2006

Open Window

as

Ann

Angel Eyes

2001

Angel Eyes

as

Elanora Davis

The Salton Sea

2002

The Salton Sea

as

Nancy Plummer

Beyond the Poseidon Adventure

1979

Beyond the Poseidon Adventure

as

Hannah Meredith

Sweet Bird of Youth

1962

Sweet Bird of Youth

as

Heavenly Finley

Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood

2002

Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood

as

Necie Kelleher

Grandma's Boy

2006

Grandma's Boy

as

Bea

Stuart Saves His Family

1995

Stuart Saves His Family

as

Mom

If These Walls Could Talk

1996

If These Walls Could Talk

as

Mary Donnelly

Juggernaut

1974

Juggernaut

as

Barbara Banister

Paul Blart: Mall Cop

2009

Paul Blart: Mall Cop

as

Mom

Petulia

1968

Petulia

as

Polo

Mrs. Ashboro's Cat

2003

Mrs. Ashboro's Cat

as

Mrs. Ashboro

P.S. Your Cat is Dead!

2002

P.S. Your Cat is Dead!

as

Aunt Claire

Ice Palace

1960

Ice Palace

as

Grace Kennedy

Dutchman

1966

Dutchman

as

Lula

Listen to Your Heart

2010

Listen to Your Heart

as

Grandma Sam

Endless Love

1981

Endless Love

as

Ann

The Sender

1982

The Sender

as

Jerolyn

The Other Side of the Tracks

2008

The Other Side of the Tracks

as

Helen

The Secret Life of Houses

1994

The Secret Life of Houses

as

Aunt Fergie

21 Hours at Munich

1976

21 Hours at Munich

as

Anneliese Graes

The Group

1966

The Group

as

Polly

My Louisiana Sky

2001

My Louisiana Sky

as

Jewel Ramsey

Elevator

2013

Elevator

as

Jane Redding

The Rain People

1969

The Rain People

as

Natalie Ravenna

Kennedy's Children

1982

Kennedy's Children

as

Carla

Benders

1994

Benders

as

Donna

Sudbury

2004

Sudbury

as

Aunt Jet

The Couch

1962

The Couch

as

Terry Ames

The Uninvited

1996

The Uninvited

as

Delia

The Dark at the Top of the Stairs

1960

The Dark at the Top of the Stairs

as

Reenie Flood

Flight from Ashiya

1964

Flight from Ashiya

as

Caroline Gordon / Stevenson

House of Women

1962

House of Women

as

Erica Hayden

Not Fade Away

2008

Not Fade Away

as

Diane

75 Degrees in July

2000

75 Degrees in July

as

Jo Beth Anderson

A Father for Brittany

1998

A Father for Brittany

as

Donna Minkowitz

Mercy

2014

Mercy

as

Gramma

The Counterfeit Killer

1968

The Counterfeit Killer

as

Angie Peterson

Medical Story

1975

Medical Story

as

Phyllis Lenahan

Secrets

1971

Secrets

as

Beatrice

The Defection of Simas Kudirka

1978

The Defection of Simas Kudirka

as

Genna Kudirka

Redwood Highway

2013

Redwood Highway

as

Marie

Champions: A Love Story

1979

Champions: A Love Story

as

Barbara Harlich

Our Idiot Brother

2011

Our Idiot Brother

as

Ilene Rochlin

Five Gates to Hell

1959

Five Gates to Hell

as

Sister Maria

Color of Night

1994

Color of Night

as

Edith Niedelmeyer

A Mother's Revenge

1993

A Mother's Revenge

as

Bess Warden

Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2

2015

Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2

as

Mom

Shadow of a Doubt

1991

Shadow of a Doubt

as

Helen Potter

Bump in the Night

1991

Bump in the Night

as

Katie Leonard

The Missing Girl

2015

The Missing Girl

as

Mrs. Colvins

To Save a Child

1991

To Save a Child

as

Rinda Larson

Shadow Over Elveron

1968

Shadow Over Elveron

as

Joanne Tregaskis

Indictment: The McMartin Trial

1995

Indictment: The McMartin Trial

as

Peggy Buckey

The Outsider

1967

The Outsider

as

Peggy Leydon

A Part of the Family

1994

A Part of the Family

as

Martha

Somebody Is Waiting

1996

Somebody Is Waiting

as

Irma

A House on a Hill

2003

A House on a Hill

as

Mercedes Mayfield

Baby Brokers

1994

Baby Brokers

as

Sylvia

Convictions

1997

Convictions

as

Margaret

When Love Kills: The Seduction of John Hearn

1993

When Love Kills: The Seduction of John Hearn

as

Edna Larson

A Promise to Carolyn

1996

A Promise to Carolyn

as

Jolene Maggart

Friendly Persuasion

1975

Friendly Persuasion

as

Eliza Birdwell

Mary & Tim

1996

Mary & Tim

as

Esther

The Lie

1973

The Lie

as

Anna

Filmmaker

1968

Filmmaker

as

Self (uncredited)

Death in Venice, CA

1994

Death in Venice, CA

as

Mona Dickens

Fly Cherry

2003

Fly Cherry

as

Miss Christina

Return to Earth

1976

Return to Earth

as

Joan Aldrin

Playing for Time

1980

Playing for Time

as

Frau Lagerführerin Maria Mandel

Periphery

2018

Periphery

as

Leanne Cross

The Yarn Princess

1994

The Yarn Princess

as

Esther

Dying to Be Perfect: The Ellen Hart Pena Story

1996

Dying to Be Perfect: The Ellen Hart Pena Story

as

Joan Hart

The Wedding

1998

The Wedding

as

Gram (Miss Caroline)

A Marriage of Convenience

1998

A Marriage of Convenience

as

Harriet Winslow

Dad, the Angel & Me

1995

Dad, the Angel & Me

as

Betty

Stolen Memories: Secrets from the Rose Garden

1996

Stolen Memories: Secrets from the Rose Garden

as

Sally Ann

Love and Debate

2006

Love and Debate

as

Lea

The Country Girl

1974

The Country Girl

as

Georgie Elgin

With Intent to Kill

1984

With Intent to Kill

as

Edna Reinecker

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

2021

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

as

Self

The Sweet Scent of Death

1984

The Sweet Scent of Death

as

Ann Fairfax Denver

Please Stand by for Murder

1975

Please Stand by for Murder

as

Sexual Life

2005

Sexual Life

as

Joanne

That Quiet Earth

1972

That Quiet Earth

as

The Woman

Hoggs' Heaven

1994

Hoggs' Heaven

as

Mom

Law & Order

Law & Order

as

Melanie Cullen

Bourbon Street Beat

Bourbon Street Beat

as

thirtysomething

thirtysomething

as

Desperate Housewives

Desperate Housewives

as

Phyllis Van De Kamp

Ally McBeal

Ally McBeal

as

Helen Apple

L.A. Law

L.A. Law

as

Belinda Collins

Matlock

Matlock

as

Phyllis Todd

The Unit

The Unit

as

Cold Case

Cold Case

as

Dottie

VR.5

VR.5

as

Dr. Hearst

Crossing Jordan

Crossing Jordan

as

Frances Littleton

The Streets of San Francisco

The Streets of San Francisco

as

Cybill

Cybill

as

Loretta Bennett

Alias Smith and Jones

Alias Smith and Jones

as

Naked City

Naked City

as

Kathy Meigs

Surfside 6

Surfside 6

as

Medical Center

Medical Center

as

The Equalizer

The Equalizer

as

Kay

Hawaiian Eye

Hawaiian Eye

as

Johnny Staccato

Johnny Staccato

as

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as

Georgie Elgin

Target: The Corruptors!

Target: The Corruptors!

as

The Fugitive

The Fugitive

as

Jane Washburn

Rawhide

Rawhide

as

Jennie Cooper

The Fugitive

The Fugitive

as

Mona Ross

The Virginian

The Virginian

as

Susan Morrow

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

as

Bronco

Bronco

as

Matinee Theater

Matinee Theater

as

The Texan

The Texan

as

Buckskin

Buckskin

as

Mrs. Newcomb

The Manhunter

The Manhunter

as

Significant Others

Significant Others

as

Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense

Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense

as

Ann Denver

Angel Falls

Angel Falls

as

Edie Wren Cox

The Outer Limits

The Outer Limits

as

Noelle Anderson

The Defenders

The Defenders

as

Bethany Windell

The Oscars

The Oscars

as

Self

The Roaring 20's

The Roaring 20's

as

Nurse

Nurse

as

Sylvia Dennis

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as

Dr. Wharton

Ghost Story

Ghost Story

as

Beth

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as

Rose Granville

The Fugitive

The Fugitive

as

Janice Pruitt

Maggie Winters

Maggie Winters

as

Estelle Winters

Tony Awards

Tony Awards

as

Self - Presenter

Tony Awards

Tony Awards

as

Self - Winner

ER

as

Mrs. Burke

House

House

as

Georgia Adams

The Virginian

The Virginian

as

Clara Malone

Drop Dead Diva

Drop Dead Diva

as

Millie Carlson

Children of the Dust

Children of the Dust

as

Aunt Bertha

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as

Mrs. Potter

Arrest and Trial

Arrest and Trial

as

Rhoda Waggner

NYPD Blue

NYPD Blue

as

Agnes Cantwell

Barnaby Jones

Barnaby Jones

as

Kay Lewiston

77 Sunset Strip

77 Sunset Strip

as

Mari Ellen Taylor

The Bob Hope Show

The Bob Hope Show

as

Self

The Invaders

The Invaders

as

Margaret Cook

Hot in Cleveland

Hot in Cleveland

as

Loretta

Lawman

Lawman

as

Tendis Weston

The Restless Gun

The Restless Gun

as

Heide Ritter

The Bold Ones: The New Doctors

The Bold Ones: The New Doctors

as

Marci Boyle

Tony Awards

Tony Awards

as

Self - Nominee

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

as

Grace Fenton

Tales of the Unexpected

Tales of the Unexpected

as

Elizabeth Bourdon

Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards

as

Self - Nominee

Medical Story

Medical Story

as

Maverick

Maverick

as

Nancy Powers

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as

Self

The Jazz Age

The Jazz Age

as

Emily Castleton

Production

Crew

Directing