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.
Filmography
all 156
Movies 95
TV Shows 61
self 6
Leanne Cross

Periphery (2018)
Movie
Mrs. Colvins

The Missing Girl (2015)
Movie
Gramma

Mercy (2014)
Movie
Jane Redding

Elevator (2013)
Movie
Ilene Rochlin

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
Georgia Adams

House (2004)
TV
7.83
Phyllis Van De Kamp

Desperate Housewives (2004)
TV
10
Actress

Sudbury (2004)
Movie
Mercedes Mayfield

A House on a Hill (2003)
Movie
Mrs. Ashboro

Mrs. Ashboro's Cat (2003)
Movie
Dottie

Cold Case (2003)
TV
6.2
Miss Christina

Fly Cherry (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
Rose Granville / Dr. Wharton

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
TV
6.41
Harriet Winslow

A Marriage of Convenience (1998)
Movie
Estelle Winters

Maggie Winters (1998)
TV
Donna Minkowitz

A Father for Brittany (1998)
Movie
Mrs. Callaway

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
Doris Knight

Little Boy Blue (1997)
Movie
Irma Gill

Somebody Is Waiting (1996)
Movie
Esther Melville

Mary & Tim (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
Peggy Buckey

Indictment: The McMartin Trial (1995)
Movie
Dr. Hearst

VR.5 (1995)
TV
5.8
Aunt Bertha

Children of the Dust (1995)
TV
Mona Dickens

Death in Venice, CA (1994)
Movie
Mrs. Burke

ER (1994)
TV
5.44
Edith Niedelmeyer

Color of Night (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
Rinda Larson

To Save a Child (1991)
Movie
Mrs. Potter

Shadow of a Doubt (1991)
Movie
Katie Leonard

Bump in the Night (1991)
Movie
Melanie Cullen

Law & Order (1990)
TV
5.78
Belinda Collins

L.A. Law (1986)
TV
6
Ann Fairfax Denver

The Sweet Scent of Death (1984)
Movie
Edna Reinecker

With Intent to Kill (1984)
Movie
Grace Fenton

Murder, She Wrote (1984)
TV
7
Jerolyn

The Sender (1982)
Movie
1
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
Barbara Banister

Juggernaut (1974)
Movie
Georgie Elgin

The Country Girl (1974)
Movie
Kay Lewiston

Barnaby Jones (1973)
TV
4.75
Beatrice

Secrets (1971)
Movie
Marci Boyle

The Bold Ones: The New Doctors (1969)
TV
Natalie Ravenna

The Rain People (1969)
Movie
Self (uncredited)

Filmmaker (1968)
Movie
Angie Peterson

The Counterfeit Killer (1968)
Movie
Joanne Tregaskis

Shadow Over Elveron (1968)
Movie
Peggy Leydon

The Outsider (1967)
Movie
Margaret Cook

The Invaders (1967)
TV
6
Caroline Gordon / Stevenson

Flight from Ashiya (1964)
Movie
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
Bethany Windell

The Defenders (1961)
TV
Reenie Flood

The Dark at the Top of the Stairs (1960)
Movie
Grace Kennedy

Ice Palace (1960)
Movie
Sister Maria

Five Gates to Hell (1959)
Movie
Jennie Cooper

Rawhide (1959)
TV
4
Mari Ellen Taylor

77 Sunset Strip (1958)
TV
Tendis Weston

Lawman (1958)
TV
Kathy Meigs

Naked City (1958)
TV
Mrs. Newcomb

Buckskin (1958)
TV
Heide Ritter

The Restless Gun (1957)
TV
Self - Presenter / Self - Winner / Self - Nominee

Tony Awards (1956)
TV
1
Georgie Elgin / Mrs. Potter

Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)
TV
8.33
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Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1936-07-05
Deathday2020-04-22 (83 years old)
Birth NameShirley Enola Knight
Birth PlaceGoessel, United States
RelationshipsJohn Hopkins (1969 - 1998), Gene Persson (1959 - 1969)
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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