Shirley Knight

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Shirley Knight

Acting July 5, 1936

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…

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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

7.5 1962 TV Show
House

House

8.6 2004 TV Show
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

8.0 1999 TV Show
Law & Order

Law & Order

7.3 1990 TV Show
As Good as It Gets

As Good as It Gets

7.4 1997 Movie
Desperate Housewives

Desperate Housewives

7.9 2004 TV Show
Paul Blart: Mall Cop

Paul Blart: Mall Cop

5.4 2009 Movie
Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2

Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2

5.2 2015 Movie
ER

ER

7.8 1994 TV Show
Cold Case

Cold Case

7.7 2003 TV Show
Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

7.5 1984 TV Show
Our Idiot Brother

Our Idiot Brother

6.1 2011 Movie

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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

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2021
    Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

    Movie Self

  2. 2018
    Periphery

    Movie Leanne Cross

  3. 2015
    The Missing Girl

    Movie Mrs. Colvins

  4. 2015
    Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2

    Movie Mom

  5. 2014
    Mercy

    Movie Mercy

  6. 2013
    Redwood Highway

    Movie Marie

  7. 2013
    Elevator

    Movie Jane Redding

  8. 2011
    Our Idiot Brother

    Movie Ilene Rochlin

  9. 2010
    Listen to Your Heart

    Movie Grandma Sam

  10. 2010
    Hot in Cleveland

    TV show Loretta

  11. 2009
    Drop Dead Diva

    TV show Millie Carlson

  12. 2009
    The Private Lives of Pippa Lee

    Movie Dot Nadeau

  13. 2009
    Paul Blart: Mall Cop

    Movie Mom

  14. 2008
    Not Fade Away

    Movie Diane

  15. 2008
    The Other Side of the Tracks

    Movie Helen

  16. 2006
    Open Window

    Movie Ann

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  1. 2006
    Love and Debate

    Movie Lea

  2. 2006
    Sweet Bird of Youth: Chasing Time

    Movie Self

  3. 2006
    The Unit

    TV show Mrs. Gaffney

  4. 2006
    Grandma's Boy

    Movie Bea

  5. 2005
    Sexual Life

    Movie Joanne

  6. 2004
    House

    TV show Georgia Adams

  7. 2004
    Desperate Housewives

    TV show Phyllis Van De Kamp

  8. 2004
    Sudbury

    Movie Aunt Jet

  9. 2003
    A House on a Hill

    Movie Mercedes Mayfield

  10. 2003
    Mrs. Ashboro's Cat

    Movie Mrs. Ashboro

  11. 2003
    Cold Case

    TV show Dottie

  12. 2003
    Fly Cherry

    Movie Miss Christina

  13. 2002
    Shadow Realm

    Movie Mrs. Finch

  14. 2002
    Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood

    Movie Necie

  15. 2002
    P.S. Your Cat is Dead!

    Movie Aunt Claire

  16. 2002
    The Salton Sea

    Movie Nancy Plummer

  17. 2001
    Crossing Jordan

    TV show Frances Littleton

  18. 2001
    Angel Eyes

    Movie Elanora Davis

  19. 2001
    My Louisiana Sky

    Movie Jewel Ramsey

  20. 2000
    75 Degrees in July

    Movie Jo Beth Anderson

  21. 1999
    Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

    TV show Dr. Wharton

  22. 1998
    A Marriage of Convenience

    Movie Harriet Winslow

  23. 1998
    Maggie Winters

    TV show Estelle Winters

  24. 1998
    Little Boy Blue

    Movie Doris Knight