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.
2021Broadway: Beyond the Golden AgeMovieas Self
2018PeripheryMovieas Leanne Cross
2015The Missing GirlMovieas Mrs. Colvins2015Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2Movieas Mom2014MercyMovieas Mercy
2013Redwood HighwayMovieas Marie
2013ElevatorMovieas Jane Redding2011Our Idiot BrotherMovieas Ilene Rochlin
2010Listen to Your HeartMovieas Grandma Sam
2010Hot in ClevelandTV showas Loretta · 1 episodes2009Drop Dead DivaTV showas Millie Carlson · 1 episodes
2009The Private Lives of Pippa LeeMovieas Dot Nadeau2009Paul Blart: Mall CopMovieas Mom
2008The Other Side of the TracksMovieas Helen
2006Open WindowMovieas Ann
2006Love and DebateMovieas Lea
2006The UnitTV showas Mrs. Gaffney · 1 episodes2006Grandma's BoyMovieas Bea
2005Sexual LifeMovieas Joanne2004HouseTV showas Georgia Adams · 1 episodes2004Desperate HousewivesTV showas Phyllis Van De Kamp · 5 episodes
2004SudburyMovieas Aunt Jet
2003A House on a HillMovieas Mercedes Mayfield
2003Mrs. Ashboro's CatMovieas Mrs. Ashboro2003Cold CaseTV showas Dottie · 1 episodes
2003Fly CherryMovieas Miss Christina
2002Shadow RealmMovieas Mrs. Finch2002Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya SisterhoodMovieas Necie
2002P.S. Your Cat is Dead!Movieas Aunt Claire2002The Salton SeaMovieas Nancy Plummer
2001Crossing JordanTV showas Frances Littleton · 1 episodes2001Angel EyesMovieas Elanora Davis
2001My Louisiana SkyMovieas Jewel Ramsey
200075 Degrees in JulyMovieas Jo Beth Anderson1999Law & Order: Special Victims UnitTV showas Dr. Wharton · as Rose Granville · 1 episodes
1998A Marriage of ConvenienceMovieas Harriet Winslow
1998Little Boy BlueMovieas Doris Knight
1998A Father for BrittanyMovieas Donna Minkowitz
1998Significant OthersTV show2 episodes
1998The WeddingMovieas Gram (Miss Caroline)1997As Good as It GetsMovieas Beverly Connelly
1997ConvictionsMovieas Margaret1997Ally McBealTV showas Helen Apple · 1 episodes
1996Somebody Is WaitingMovieas Irma
1996Dying to Be Perfect: The Ellen Hart Pena StoryMovieas Joan Hart
1996Mary & TimMovieas Esther
1996The UninvitedMovieas Delia
1996If These Walls Could TalkMovieas Mary Donnelly1996DiaboliqueMovieas Edie Danziger
1996A Promise to CarolynMovieas Jolene Maggart
1996Stolen Memories: Secrets from the Rose GardenMovieas Sally Ann
1995Indictment: The McMartin TrialMovieas Peggy Buckey
1995Stuart Saves His FamilyMovieas Mom
1995VR.5TV showas Dr. Hearst · 1 episodes
1995Children of the DustTV showas Aunt Bertha · 2 episodes
1995CybillTV showas Loretta Bennett · 1 episodes
1995Dad, the Angel & MeMovieas Betty
1994Death in Venice, CAMovieas Mona Dickens1994ERTV showas Mrs. Burke · 1 episodes1994Color of NightMovieas Edith Niedelmeyer
1994A Part of the FamilyMovieas Martha
1994The Yarn PrincessMovieas Esther
1994Baby BrokersMovieas Sylvia
1994Hoggs' HeavenMovieas Mom
1993A Mother's RevengeMovieas Bess Warden
1993NYPD BlueTV showas Agnes Cantwell · 1 episodes
1993When Love Kills: The Seduction of John HearnMovieas Edna Larson
1991To Save a ChildMovieas Rinda Larson
1991Bump in the NightMovieas Katie Leonard1990Law & OrderTV showas Melanie Cullen · 1 episodes
1987thirtysomethingTV show2 episodes
1986L.A. LawTV showas Belinda Collins · 1 episodes
1986MatlockTV showas Phyllis Todd · 1 episodes
1985The EqualizerTV showas Kay · 1 episodes
1984The Sweet Scent of DeathMovieas Ann Fairfax Denver
1984With Intent to KillMovieas Edna Reinecker1984Murder, She WroteTV showas Grace Fenton · 2 episodes
1984Hammer House of Mystery and SuspenseTV showas Ann Denver · 1 episodes
1982The SenderMovieas Jerolyn
1982Kennedy's ChildrenMovieas Carla
1981Endless LoveMovieas Ann
1981NurseTV showas Sylvia Dennis · 1 episodes
1980Playing for TimeMovieas Frau Lagerführerin Maria Mandel
1979Beyond the Poseidon AdventureMovieas Hannah Meredith
1979Tales of the UnexpectedTV showas Elizabeth Bourdon · 1 episodes
1979Champions: A Love StoryMovieas Barbara Harlich
1978The Defection of Simas KudirkaMovieas Genna Kudirka
197621 Hours at MunichMovieas Anneliese Graes
1976Return to EarthMovieas Joan Aldrin
1975Medical StoryTV showas Phyllis Lenahan · 1 episodes
1975Medical StoryMovieas Phyllis Lenahan
1975Friendly PersuasionMovieas Eliza Birdwell
1975Please Stand by for MurderMovie
1974JuggernautMovieas Barbara Banister
1974The ManhunterTV show1 episodes
1974The Country GirlMovieas Georgie Elgin
1973Orson Welles' Great MysteriesTV showas Margot Brenner · 1 episodes
1973The LieMovieas Anna
1973Barnaby JonesTV showas Kay Lewiston · 1 episodes
1972The Streets of San FranciscoTV show1 episodes
1972Ghost StoryTV showas Beth · 1 episodes
1971SecretsMovieas Beatrice
1971Alias Smith and JonesTV show1 episodes
1969Medical CenterTV show1 episodes
1969The Bold Ones: The New DoctorsTV showas Marci Boyle · 1 episodes
1969The Rain PeopleMovieas Natalie Ravenna
1969ITV Saturday Night TheatreTV showas Barbara · 1 episodes
1968FilmmakerMovieas Self (uncredited)
1968PetuliaMovieas Polo
1968The Counterfeit KillerMovieas Angie Peterson
1968Shadow Over ElveronMovieas Joanne Tregaskis
1967The OutsiderMovieas Peggy Leydon
1967The InvadersTV showas Margaret Cook · 1 episodes
1966DutchmanMovieas Lula
1966The GroupMovieas Polly
1965Thirty-Minute TheatreTV showas The Woman - Joyce · 1 episodes
1964Flight from AshiyaMovieas Caroline Gordon / Stevenson
1963The FugitiveTV showas Jane Washburn · as Mona Ross · as Janice Pruitt · 1 episodes
1963The Outer LimitsTV showas Noelle Anderson · 1 episodes
1963Arrest and TrialTV showas Rhoda Waggner · 1 episodes
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonTV showas Self · 1 episodes
1962The VirginianTV showas Susan Morrow · as Clara Malone · 1 episodes
1962House of WomenMovieas Erica Hayden
1962Sweet Bird of YouthMovieas Heavenly Finley
1962The CouchMovieas Terry Ames
1961Target: The Corruptors!TV show1 episodes
1961The DefendersTV showas Bethany Windell · 1 episodes
1960The Roaring 20'sTV show1 episodes
1960Surfside 6TV show3 episodes
1960The Dark at the Top of the StairsMovieas Reenie Flood
1960Ice PalaceMovieas Grace Kennedy
1959Hawaiian EyeTV showas Jennifer Morgan · 2 episodes
1959Bourbon Street BeatTV show1 episodes
1959Five Gates to HellMovieas Sister Maria
1959Johnny StaccatoTV show1 episodes
1959RawhideTV showas Jennie Cooper · 1 episodes
195877 Sunset StripTV showas Mari Ellen Taylor · 1 episodes
1958LawmanTV showas Tendis Weston · 1 episodes
1958Naked CityTV showas Kathy Meigs · 1 episodes
1958The TexanTV show2 episodes
1958BroncoTV showas Molly Durrock · 1 episodes
1957The Restless GunTV showas Heide Ritter · 1 episodes
1957MaverickTV showas Nancy Powers · 1 episodes
1956Tony AwardsTV showas Self - Winner · as Self - Presenter · as Self - Nominee · 1 episodes
1955Matinee TheaterTV show1 episodes
1953The OscarsTV showas Self · 1 episodes
1950The Bob Hope ShowTV showas Self · 1 episodes
1944Golden Globe AwardsTV showas Self - Nominee · 1 episodes