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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