Shirley Knight
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- July 5, 1936
- Died
- April 22, 2020
- Birthplace
- Goessel, Kansas, USA
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
- Presenting Geraldine Page
Presenting Geraldine Page TBA
Actor
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age 2021
as Self
Periphery 2018
as Leanne Cross
The Missing Girl 2015
as Mrs. Colvins
Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 2015
as Mom
Mercy 2014
as Mercy
Redwood Highway 2013
as Marie
Elevator 2013
as Jane Redding
Our Idiot Brother 2011
as Ilene Rochlin
Listen to Your Heart 2010
as Grandma Sam
The Private Lives of Pippa Lee 2009
as Dot Nadeau
Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2009
as Mom
- Not Fade Away
Not Fade Away 2008
as Diane
The Other Side of the Tracks 2008
as Helen
Open Window 2006
as Ann
Love and Debate 2006
as Lea
- Sweet Bird of Youth: Chasing Time
Sweet Bird of Youth: Chasing Time 2006
as Self
Grandma's Boy 2006
as Bea
Sexual Life 2005
as Joanne
Sudbury 2004
as Aunt Jet
A House on a Hill 2003
as Mercedes Mayfield
Mrs. Ashboro's Cat 2003
as Mrs. Ashboro
Fly Cherry 2003
as Miss Christina
Shadow Realm 2002
as Mrs. Finch
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood 2002
as Necie
P.S. Your Cat is Dead! 2002
as Aunt Claire
The Salton Sea 2002
as Nancy Plummer
Angel Eyes 2001
as Elanora Davis
My Louisiana Sky 2001
as Jewel Ramsey
75 Degrees in July 2000
as Jo Beth Anderson
A Marriage of Convenience 1998
as Harriet Winslow
Little Boy Blue 1998
as Doris Knight
A Father for Brittany 1998
as Donna Minkowitz
The Wedding 1998
as Gram (Miss Caroline)
As Good as It Gets 1997
as Beverly Connelly
Convictions 1997
as Margaret
Somebody Is Waiting 1996
as Irma
Dying to Be Perfect: The Ellen Hart Pena Story 1996
as Joan Hart
Mary & Tim 1996
as Esther
The Uninvited 1996
as Delia
If These Walls Could Talk 1996
as Mary Donnelly
Diabolique 1996
as Edie Danziger
A Promise to Carolyn 1996
as Jolene Maggart
Stolen Memories: Secrets from the Rose Garden 1996
as Sally Ann
Indictment: The McMartin Trial 1995
as Peggy Buckey
Stuart Saves His Family 1995
as Mom
Dad, the Angel & Me 1995
as Betty
Death in Venice, CA 1994
as Mona Dickens
Color of Night 1994
as Edith Niedelmeyer
A Part of the Family 1994
as Martha
The Yarn Princess 1994
as Esther
Baby Brokers 1994
as Sylvia
- Benders
Benders 1994
as Donna
- The Secret Life of Houses
The Secret Life of Houses 1994
as Aunt Fergie
Hoggs' Heaven 1994
as Mom
A Mother's Revenge 1993
as Bess Warden
When Love Kills: The Seduction of John Hearn 1993
as Edna Larson
To Save a Child 1991
as Rinda Larson
- Shadow of a Doubt
Shadow of a Doubt 1991
as Helen Potter
Bump in the Night 1991
as Katie Leonard
The Sweet Scent of Death 1984
as Ann Fairfax Denver
With Intent to Kill 1984
as Edna Reinecker
The Sender 1982
as Jerolyn
Kennedy's Children 1982
as Carla
Endless Love 1981
as Ann
Playing for Time 1980
as Frau Lagerführerin Maria Mandel
Beyond the Poseidon Adventure 1979
as Hannah Meredith
Champions: A Love Story 1979
as Barbara Harlich
The Defection of Simas Kudirka 1978
as Genna Kudirka
21 Hours at Munich 1976
as Anneliese Graes
Return to Earth 1976
as Joan Aldrin
Medical Story 1975
as Phyllis Lenahan
Friendly Persuasion 1975
as Eliza Birdwell
Please Stand by for Murder 1975
Actor
Juggernaut 1974
as Barbara Banister
The Country Girl 1974
as Georgie Elgin
The Lie 1973
as Anna
- That Quiet Earth
That Quiet Earth 1972
as The Woman
Secrets 1971
as Beatrice
The Rain People 1969
as Natalie Ravenna
Filmmaker 1968
as Self (uncredited)
Petulia 1968
as Polo
The Counterfeit Killer 1968
as Angie Peterson
Shadow Over Elveron 1968
as Joanne Tregaskis
The Outsider 1967
as Peggy Leydon
Dutchman 1966
as Lula
The Group 1966
as Polly
Flight from Ashiya 1964
as Caroline Gordon / Stevenson
House of Women 1962
as Erica Hayden
Sweet Bird of Youth 1962
as Heavenly Finley
The Couch 1962
as Terry Ames
The Dark at the Top of the Stairs 1960
as Reenie Flood
- The Shape of the River
The Shape of the River 1960
as Susy Clemens
Ice Palace 1960
as Grace Kennedy
Five Gates to Hell 1959
as Sister Maria
Credits from TMDB.