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.
Filmography
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
as Self
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
as Self
Periphery
as Leanne Cross
Periphery
as Leanne Cross
The Missing Girl
as Mrs. Colvins
The Missing Girl
as Mrs. Colvins
Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2
as Mom
Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2
as Mom
Mercy
as Mercy
Mercy
as Mercy
Redwood Highway
as Marie
Redwood Highway
as Marie
Elevator
as Jane Redding
Elevator
as Jane Redding
Our Idiot Brother
as Ilene Rochlin
Our Idiot Brother
as Ilene Rochlin
Listen to Your Heart
as Grandma Sam
Listen to Your Heart
as Grandma Sam
The Private Lives of Pippa Lee
as Dot Nadeau
The Private Lives of Pippa Lee
as Dot Nadeau
Paul Blart: Mall Cop
as Mom
Paul Blart: Mall Cop
as Mom
Not Fade Away
as Diane
Not Fade Away
as Diane
The Other Side of the Tracks
as Helen
The Other Side of the Tracks
as Helen
Open Window
as Ann
Open Window
as Ann
Love and Debate
as Lea
Love and Debate
as Lea
Sweet Bird of Youth: Chasing Time
as Self
Sweet Bird of Youth: Chasing Time
as Self
Grandma's Boy
as Bea
Grandma's Boy
as Bea
Sexual Life
as Joanne
Sexual Life
as Joanne
Sudbury
as Aunt Jet
Sudbury
as Aunt Jet
A House on a Hill
as Mercedes Mayfield
A House on a Hill
as Mercedes Mayfield
Mrs. Ashboro's Cat
as Mrs. Ashboro
Mrs. Ashboro's Cat
as Mrs. Ashboro
Fly Cherry
as Miss Christina
Fly Cherry
as Miss Christina
Shadow Realm
as Mrs. Finch
Shadow Realm
as Mrs. Finch
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
as Necie
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
as Necie
P.S. Your Cat is Dead!
as Aunt Claire
P.S. Your Cat is Dead!
as Aunt Claire
The Salton Sea
as Nancy Plummer
The Salton Sea
as Nancy Plummer
Angel Eyes
as Elanora Davis
Angel Eyes
as Elanora Davis
My Louisiana Sky
as Jewel Ramsey
My Louisiana Sky
as Jewel Ramsey
75 Degrees in July
as Jo Beth Anderson
75 Degrees in July
as Jo Beth Anderson
A Marriage of Convenience
as Harriet Winslow
A Marriage of Convenience
as Harriet Winslow
A Father for Brittany
as Donna Minkowitz
A Father for Brittany
as Donna Minkowitz
The Wedding
as Gram (Miss Caroline)
The Wedding
as Gram (Miss Caroline)
As Good as It Gets
as Beverly Connelly
As Good as It Gets
as Beverly Connelly
Convictions
as Margaret
Convictions
as Margaret
Little Boy Blue
as Doris Knight
Little Boy Blue
as Doris Knight
Somebody Is Waiting
as Irma
Somebody Is Waiting
as Irma
Dying to Be Perfect: The Ellen Hart Pena Story
as Joan Hart
Dying to Be Perfect: The Ellen Hart Pena Story
as Joan Hart
Mary & Tim
as Esther
Mary & Tim
as Esther
The Uninvited
as Delia
The Uninvited
as Delia
If These Walls Could Talk
as Mary Donnelly
If These Walls Could Talk
as Mary Donnelly
Diabolique
as Edie Danziger
Diabolique
as Edie Danziger
A Promise to Carolyn
as Jolene Maggart
A Promise to Carolyn
as Jolene Maggart
Stolen Memories: Secrets from the Rose Garden
as Sally Ann
Stolen Memories: Secrets from the Rose Garden
as Sally Ann
Stuart Saves His Family
as Mom
Stuart Saves His Family
as Mom
Indictment: The McMartin Trial
as Peggy Buckey
Indictment: The McMartin Trial
as Peggy Buckey
Dad, the Angel & Me
as Betty
Dad, the Angel & Me
as Betty
Death in Venice, CA
as Mona Dickens
Death in Venice, CA
as Mona Dickens
Color of Night
as Edith Niedelmeyer
Color of Night
as Edith Niedelmeyer
A Part of the Family
as Martha
A Part of the Family
as Martha
The Yarn Princess
as Esther
The Yarn Princess
as Esther
Baby Brokers
as Sylvia
Baby Brokers
as Sylvia
Benders
as Donna
Benders
as Donna
The Secret Life of Houses
as Aunt Fergie
The Secret Life of Houses
as Aunt Fergie
Hoggs' Heaven
as Mom
Hoggs' Heaven
as Mom
A Mother's Revenge
as Bess Warden
A Mother's Revenge
as Bess Warden
When Love Kills: The Seduction of John Hearn
as Edna Larson
When Love Kills: The Seduction of John Hearn
as Edna Larson
To Save a Child
as Rinda Larson
To Save a Child
as Rinda Larson
Shadow of a Doubt
as Helen Potter
Shadow of a Doubt
as Helen Potter
Bump in the Night
as Katie Leonard
Bump in the Night
as Katie Leonard
The Sweet Scent of Death
as Ann Fairfax Denver
The Sweet Scent of Death
as Ann Fairfax Denver
With Intent to Kill
as Edna Reinecker
With Intent to Kill
as Edna Reinecker
The Sender
as Jerolyn
The Sender
as Jerolyn
Kennedy's Children
as Carla
Kennedy's Children
as Carla
Endless Love
as Ann
Endless Love
as Ann
Playing for Time
as Frau Lagerführerin Maria Mandel
Playing for Time
as Frau Lagerführerin Maria Mandel
Beyond the Poseidon Adventure
as Hannah Meredith
Beyond the Poseidon Adventure
as Hannah Meredith
Champions: A Love Story
as Barbara Harlich
Champions: A Love Story
as Barbara Harlich
The Defection of Simas Kudirka
as Genna Kudirka
The Defection of Simas Kudirka
as Genna Kudirka
21 Hours at Munich
as Anneliese Graes
21 Hours at Munich
as Anneliese Graes
Return to Earth
as Joan Aldrin
Return to Earth
as Joan Aldrin
Medical Story
as Phyllis Lenahan
Medical Story
as Phyllis Lenahan
Friendly Persuasion
as Eliza Birdwell
Friendly Persuasion
as Eliza Birdwell
Please Stand by for Murder
Please Stand by for Murder
Juggernaut
as Barbara Banister
Juggernaut
as Barbara Banister
The Country Girl
as Georgie Elgin
The Country Girl
as Georgie Elgin
The Lie
as Anna
The Lie
as Anna
That Quiet Earth
as The Woman
That Quiet Earth
as The Woman
Secrets
as Beatrice
Secrets
as Beatrice
The Rain People
as Natalie Ravenna
The Rain People
as Natalie Ravenna
Filmmaker
as Self (uncredited)
Filmmaker
as Self (uncredited)
Petulia
as Polo
Petulia
as Polo
The Counterfeit Killer
as Angie Peterson
The Counterfeit Killer
as Angie Peterson
Shadow Over Elveron
as Joanne Tregaskis
Shadow Over Elveron
as Joanne Tregaskis
The Outsider
as Peggy Leydon
The Outsider
as Peggy Leydon
Dutchman
as Lula
Dutchman
as Lula
The Group
as Polly
The Group
as Polly
Flight from Ashiya
as Caroline Gordon / Stevenson
Flight from Ashiya
as Caroline Gordon / Stevenson
House of Women
as Erica Hayden
House of Women
as Erica Hayden
Sweet Bird of Youth
as Heavenly Finley
Sweet Bird of Youth
as Heavenly Finley
The Couch
as Terry Ames
The Couch
as Terry Ames
The Dark at the Top of the Stairs
as Reenie Flood
The Dark at the Top of the Stairs
as Reenie Flood
The Shape of the River
as Susy Clemens
The Shape of the River
as Susy Clemens
Ice Palace
as Grace Kennedy
Ice Palace
as Grace Kennedy
Five Gates to Hell
as Sister Maria
Five Gates to Hell
as Sister Maria