Shirley Knight
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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
Shadow Realm
as Mrs. Finch
2002
As Good as It Gets
as Beverly Connelly
1997
Sweet Bird of Youth: Chasing Time
as Self
2006
Little Boy Blue
as Doris Knight
1997
The Private Lives of Pippa Lee
as Dot Nadeau
2009
Diabolique
as Edie Danziger
1996
Open Window
as Ann
2006
Angel Eyes
as Elanora Davis
2001
The Salton Sea
as Nancy Plummer
2002
Beyond the Poseidon Adventure
as Hannah Meredith
1979
Sweet Bird of Youth
as Heavenly Finley
1962
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
as Necie Kelleher
2002
Grandma's Boy
as Bea
2006
Stuart Saves His Family
as Mom
1995
If These Walls Could Talk
as Mary Donnelly
1996
Juggernaut
as Barbara Banister
1974
Paul Blart: Mall Cop
as Mom
2009
Petulia
as Polo
1968
Mrs. Ashboro's Cat
as Mrs. Ashboro
2003
P.S. Your Cat is Dead!
as Aunt Claire
2002
TV Appearances
Law & Order
as Melanie Cullen
1990
Bourbon Street Beat
1959
thirtysomething
1987
Desperate Housewives
as Phyllis Van De Kamp
2004
Ally McBeal
as Helen Apple
1997
L.A. Law
as Belinda Collins
1986
Matlock
as Phyllis Todd
1986
The Unit
2006
Cold Case
as Dottie
2003
VR.5
as Dr. Hearst
1995
Crossing Jordan
as Frances Littleton
2001
The Streets of San Francisco
1972