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.
Filmography
all 146
Movies 89
TV Shows 57
self 5
Self
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age (2021)
Movie
Leanne Cross
Periphery (2018)
Movie
Mrs. Colvins
The Missing Girl (2015)
Movie
Mercy
Mercy (2015)
Movie
Mom
Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 (2015)
Movie
7.5
Marie
Redwood Highway (2013)
Movie
Jane Redding
Elevator (2013)
Movie
Ilene
Our Idiot Brother (2011)
Movie
Grandma Sam
Listen to Your Heart (2010)
Movie
Loretta
Hot in Cleveland (2010)
TV
8
Millie Carlson
Drop Dead Diva (2009)
TV
6.3
Dot Nadeau
The Private Lives of Pippa Lee (2009)
Movie
Mom
Paul Blart: Mall Cop (2009)
Movie
6
Diane
Not Fade Away (2008)
Movie
Helen
The Other Side of the Tracks (2008)
Movie
Ann
Open Window (2006)
Movie
Lea
Love and Debate (2006)
Movie
Self
Sweet Bird of Youth: Chasing Time (2006)
Movie
The Unit (2006)
TV
3.5
Bea
Grandma's Boy (2006)
Movie
6.86
Georgia Adams
House (2004)
TV
7.74
Desperate Housewives (2004)
TV
8.75
Aunt Jet
Sudbury (2004)
Movie
Mercedes Mayfield
A House on a Hill (2003)
Movie
Dottie
Cold Case (2003)
TV
6.2
Miss Christina
Fly Cherry (2003)
Movie
Mrs. Ashboro
Mrs. Ashboro's Cat (2003)
Movie
Tibetan Voiceovers
Tibet: Cry of the Snow Lion (2002)
Movie
Mrs. Finch
Shadow Realm (2002)
Movie
Necie Kelleher
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood (2002)
Movie
Aunt Claire
P.S. Your Cat Is Dead! (2002)
Movie
Nancy Plummer
The Salton Sea (2002)
Movie
6
Frances Littleton
Crossing Jordan (2001)
TV
5.95
Mrs. Finch
Night Visions (2001)
TV
Elanora Davis
Angel Eyes (2001)
Movie
6
Jewel Ramsey
My Louisiana Sky (2001)
Movie
Jo Beth Anderson
75 Degrees in July (2000)
Movie
Dr. Wharton / Rose Granville
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
TV
6.19
Harriet Winslow
A Marriage of Convenience (1998)
Movie
Estelle Winters
Maggie Winters (1998)
TV
Donna Minkowitz
A Father for Brittany (1998)
Movie
Significant Others (1998)
TV
Gram (Miss Caroline)
The Wedding (1998)
Movie
Beverly Connelly
As Good as It Gets (1997)
Movie
7.17
Margaret
Convictions (1997)
Movie
Ally McBeal (1997)
TV
6
Doris Knight
Little Boy Blue (1997)
Movie
Irma
Somebody Is Waiting (1996)
Movie
Joan Hart
Dying to Be Perfect: The Ellen Hart Pena Story (1996)
Movie
Esther
Mary & Tim (1996)
Movie
Delia
The Uninvited (1996)
Movie
Mary Donnelly
If These Walls Could Talk (1996)
Movie
6
Edie Danziger
Diabolique (1996)
Movie
1.5
Jolene Maggart
A Promise to Carolyn (1996)
Movie
Sally Ann
Stolen Memories: Secrets from the Rose Garden (1996)
Movie
Peggy Buckey
Indictment: The McMartin Trial (1995)
Movie
Mom
Stuart Saves His Family (1995)
Movie
VR.5 (1995)
TV
5.8
Aunt Bertha
Children of the Dust (1995)
TV
Cybill (1995)
TV
6
Betty
Dad, the Angel & Me (1995)
Movie
Mona Dickens
Death in Venice, CA (1994)
Movie
Mrs. Burke
ER (1994)
TV
5.44
Edith Niedelmeyer
Color of Night (1994)
Movie
Esther
The Yarn Princess (1994)
Movie
Sylvia
Baby Brokers (1994)
Movie
Donna
Benders (1994)
Movie
Aunt Fergie
The Secret Life of Houses (1994)
Movie
Bess Warden
A Mother's Revenge (1993)
Movie
Agnes Cantwell
NYPD Blue (1993)
TV
5.8
Edie Wren Cox
Angel Falls (1993)
TV
Edna Larson
When Love Kills: The Seduction of John Hearn (1993)
Movie
Rinda Larson
To Save a Child (1991)
Movie
Helen Potter
Shadow of a Doubt (1991)
Movie
Katie Leonard
Bump in the Night (1991)
Movie
Melanie Cullen
Law & Order (1990)
TV
5.78
thirtysomething (1987)
TV
1
Belinda Collins
L.A. Law (1986)
TV
6
Matlock (1986)
TV
6
Kay
The Equalizer (1985)
TV
7.33
Edna Reinecker
With Intent to Kill (1984)
Movie
Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense (1984)
TV
Jerolyn
The Sender (1982)
Movie
1
Carla
Kennedy's Children (1982)
Movie
Ann
Endless Love (1981)
Movie
Sylvia Dennis
Nurse (1981)
TV
Frau Lagerführerin Maria Mandel
Playing for Time (1980)
Movie
Hannah Meredith
Beyond the Poseidon Adventure (1979)
Movie
Elizabeth Bourdon
Tales of the Unexpected (1979)
TV
Barbara Harlich
Champions: A Love Story (1979)
Movie
Genna Kudirka
The Defection of Simas Kudirka (1978)
Movie
Anneliese Graes
21 Hours at Munich (1976)
Movie
Joan Aldrin
Return to Earth (1976)
Movie
Phyllis Lenahan
Medical Story (1975)
Movie
Eliza Birdwell
Friendly Persuasion (1975)
Movie
Actress
Please Stand by for Murder (1975)
Movie
Barbara Banister
Juggernaut (1974)
Movie
The Manhunter (1974)
TV
Georgie Elgin
The Country Girl (1974)
Movie
Anna
The Lie (1973)
Movie
The Streets of San Francisco (1972)
TV
6.86
Beth
Ghost Story (1972)
TV
Beatrice
Secrets (1971)
Movie
Alias Smith and Jones (1971)
TV
Medical Center (1969)
TV
6.17
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors (1969)
TV
Natalie Ravenna
The Rain People (1969)
Movie
Herself
Filmmaker (1968)
Movie
Polo
Petulia (1968)
Movie
Angie Peterson
The Counterfeit Killer (1968)
Movie
Joanne Tregaskis
Shadow Over Elveron (1968)
Movie
Peggy Leydon
The Outsider (1967)
Movie
Lula
Dutchman (1967)
Movie
Margaret Cook
The Invaders (1967)
TV
6
Polly
The Group (1966)
Movie
Caroline Gordon / Stevenson
Flight from Ashiya (1964)
Movie
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1963)
TV
Jane Washburn / Janice Pruitt / Mona Ross
The Fugitive (1963)
TV
3.5
Noelle Anderson
The Outer Limits (1963)
TV
7.4
Rhoda Waggner
Arrest and Trial (1963)
TV
Clara Malone / Susan Morrow
The Virginian (1962)
TV
Erica Hayden
House of Women (1962)
Movie
Heavenly Finley
Sweet Bird of Youth (1962)
Movie
Terry Ames
The Couch (1962)
Movie
Target: The Corruptors! (1961)
TV
Bethany Windell
The Defenders (1961)
TV
The Roaring 20's (1960)
TV
Surfside 6 (1960)
TV
Reenie Flood
The Dark at the Top of the Stairs (1960)
Movie
Grace Kennedy
Ice Palace (1960)
Movie
Hawaiian Eye (1959)
TV
Bourbon Street Beat (1959)
TV
Sister Maria
Five Gates to Hell (1959)
Movie
Johnny Staccato (1959)
TV
Jennie Cooper
Rawhide (1959)
TV
4
77 Sunset Strip (1958)
TV
Kathy Meigs
Naked City (1958)
TV
The Texan (1958)
TV
Bronco (1958)
TV
Mrs. Newcomb
Buckskin (1958)
TV
Heide Ritter
The Restless Gun (1957)
TV
Maverick (1957)
TV
5.33
Self - Nominee / Self - Presenter / Self - Winner
Tony Awards (1956)
TV
1
Matinee Theater (1955)
TV
Self
The Oscars (1953)
TV
Georgie Elgin / Mrs. Potter
Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)
TV
8.33
Ratings
Average 5.94
Based on 2.03 Million movie and tv ratings over time
1951
1968
1991
1971
2021
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Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1936-07-05
Deathday2020-04-22 (83 years old)
Birth NameShirley Enola Knight
Birth PlaceGoessel, United States of America
RelationshipsJohn Hopkins (1969-01-01 - 1998-01-01), Gene Persson (1959-01-01 - 1969-01-01)
ChildrenKaitlin Hopkins
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsShirley Enola Knight
AwardsPrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series
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