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Shirley Knight

Shirley Enola Knight (born July 5, 1936) is 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article  Shirley Knight, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.  


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Born:
Jul 5, 1936 In Goessel, Kansas, USA
Movie/TV Credits:
93
First Appeared:
In the series Hallmark Hall of Fame 1951-12-24
Latest Project:
Movie Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age 2021-08-14
Known For
Poster of Drop Dead Diva
Poster of P.S. Your Cat Is Dead!
Poster of Nurse
Poster of Bronco
Filmography
Movie Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age Self 2021-08-14
Movie What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael Herself 2019-03-22
Movie Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 Mom 2015-04-16
Movie The Missing Girl Mrs. Colvins 2015-09-13
Movie Mercy Gramma 2014-10-07
Movie Elevator Jane Redding 2013-02-18
Movie Redwood Highway Marie 2013-04-05
Movie Our Idiot Brother Ilene Rochlin 2011-08-26
Movie Listen to Your Heart Grandma Sam 2010-08-14
Movie The Private Lives of Pippa Lee Dot Nadeau 2009-07-07
Movie Paul Blart: Mall Cop Mom 2009-01-15
Series Drop Dead Diva Millie Carlson 2009-07-12
Movie The Other Side of the Tracks Helen 2008-03-28
Movie Not Fade Away Diane 2008-04-11
Movie Grandma's Boy Bea 2006-01-06
Movie Love and Debate Lea 2006-06-13
Movie Mrs. Ashboro's Cat Mrs. Ashboro 2003-10-26
Movie A House on a Hill Mercedes Mayfield 2003-11-14
Movie Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood Necie Kelleher 2002-06-07
Movie The Salton Sea Nancy Plummer 2002-02-02
Movie P.S. Your Cat Is Dead! Aunt Claire 2002-02-22
Movie Angel Eyes Elanora Davis 2001-05-18
Movie My Louisiana Sky Jewel Ramsey 2001-05-12
Series Night Visions 2001-07-12
Series Crossing Jordan Unknown 2001-09-24
Movie 75 Degrees in July Jo Beth Anderson 2000-01-01
Series Significant Others Unknown 1998-03-11
Movie The Wedding Gram (Miss Caroline) 1998-02-22
Movie A Father for Brittany Donna Minkowitz 1998-03-15
Series Maggie Winters Estelle Winters 1998-09-30
Series Ally McBeal Unknown 1997-09-08
Movie Little Boy Blue Doris Knight 1997-06-01
Movie Convictions Margaret 1997-11-10
Movie As Good as It Gets Beverly Connelly 1997-12-19
Movie Diabolique Edie Danziger 1996-03-22
Movie If These Walls Could Talk Mary Donnelly 1996-09-11
Movie Somebody Is Waiting Irma 1996-12-19
Movie The Uninvited Delia 1996-10-29
Movie Mary & Tim Esther 1996-11-03
Series Children of the Dust Aunt Bertha 1995-02-26
Series Cybill Unknown 1995-01-02
Movie Stuart Saves His Family Mom 1995-04-12
Movie Indictment: The McMartin Trial Peggy Buckey 1995-05-20
Movie Baby Brokers Sylvia 1994-02-21
Movie Color of Night Edith Niedelmeyer 1994-08-19
Series Angel Falls Edie Wren Cox 1993-08-26
Movie A Mother's Revenge Bess Warden 1993-11-14
Movie Bump in the Night Katie Leonard 1991-01-06
Movie Shadow of a Doubt Helen Potter 1991-04-27
Movie To Save a Child Rinda Larson 1991-09-08
Series L.A. Law Unknown 1986-09-15
Movie Angel of Death 1985-07-23
Series The Equalizer Unknown 1985-09-18
Movie Panther Squad 1984-01-15
Movie Police Destination Oasis Director 1981-02-08
Series Nurse Unknown 1981-04-02
Movie White Cannibal Queen Barbara Shelton 1980-09-15
Movie Playing for Time Frau Lagerführerin Maria Mandel 1980-09-30
Movie Beyond the Poseidon Adventure Hannah Meredith 1979-05-18
Movie Champions: A Love Story Barbara Harlich 1979-01-13
Movie The Defection of Simas Kudirka Genna Kudirka 1978-01-23
Movie Return to Earth Joan Aldrin 1976-05-14
Movie 21 Hours at Munich Anneliese Graes 1976-12-25
Series The Manhunter Unknown 1974-09-11
Movie Juggernaut Barbara Banister 1974-09-25
Series Orson Welles' Great Mysteries Unknown 1973-09-01
Series Ghost Story Unknown 1972-09-15
Series The Streets of San Francisco Unknown 1972-09-23
Series Alias Smith and Jones Unknown 1971-01-05
Movie Secrets Beatrice 1971-09-21
Movie The Rain People Natalie Ravenna 1969-08-27
Series Medical Center Unknown 1969-09-24
Movie Shadow Over Elveron Joanne Tregaskis 1968-03-05
Movie The Counterfeit Killer Angie Peterson 1968-05-01
Movie Filmmaker Self (uncredited) 1968-12-01
Movie Petulia Polo 1968-06-10
Movie The Outsider Peggy Leydon 1967-11-21
Movie The Group Polly 1966-03-04
Movie Dutchman Lula 1966-12-28
Movie Flight from Ashiya Caroline Gordon / Stevenson 1964-03-25
Movie The Couch Terry Ames 1962-02-21
Movie House of Women Erica Hayden 1962-04-11
Movie Sweet Bird of Youth Heavenly Finley 1962-03-21
Series Target: The Corruptors! Unknown 1961-09-29
Movie Ice Palace Grace Kennedy 1960-01-02
Movie The Dark at the Top of the Stairs Reenie Flood 1960-09-28
Series Johnny Staccato Unknown 1959-09-10
Movie Five Gates to Hell Sister Maria 1959-09-23
Series Hawaiian Eye Unknown 1959-10-07
Series Buckskin Mrs. Newcomb 1958-07-03
Series Bronco Unknown 1958-09-23
Series Matinee Theater Unknown 1955-10-31
Series Hallmark Hall of Fame Unknown 1951-12-24
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