Shirley Knight

Actor

Born: July 5, 1936
Died: April 22, 2020 (age 83)
From: 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 (94)

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age (2021)
Self
Periphery (2018)
Leanne Cross
The Missing Girl (2015)
Mrs. Colvins
Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 (2015)
Mom
Mercy (2014)
Mercy
Redwood Highway (2013)
Marie
Elevator (2013)
Jane Redding
Our Idiot Brother (2011)
Ilene Rochlin
Listen to Your Heart (2010)
Grandma Sam
The Private Lives of Pippa Lee (2009)
Dot Nadeau
Paul Blart: Mall Cop (2009)
Mom
Not Fade Away
Not Fade Away (2008)
Diane
The Other Side of the Tracks (2008)
Helen
Open Window (2006)
Ann
Love and Debate (2006)
Lea
Sweet Bird of Youth: Chasing Time
Sweet Bird of Youth: Chasing Time (2006)
Self
Grandma's Boy (2006)
Bea
Sexual Life (2005)
Joanne
Sudbury (2004)
Aunt Jet
A House on a Hill (2003)
Mercedes Mayfield
Mrs. Ashboro's Cat (2003)
Mrs. Ashboro
Fly Cherry (2003)
Miss Christina
Shadow Realm (2002)
Mrs. Finch
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood (2002)
Necie
P.S. Your Cat is Dead! (2002)
Aunt Claire
The Salton Sea (2002)
Nancy Plummer
Angel Eyes (2001)
Elanora Davis
My Louisiana Sky (2001)
Jewel Ramsey
75 Degrees in July (2000)
Jo Beth Anderson
A Marriage of Convenience (1998)
Harriet Winslow