Shirley Knight

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Shirley Knight

Born 5 July 1936 Died 22 April 2020, aged 83 Goessel, Kansas, USA TMDB ↗

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.

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The numbers

Computed from the record
15age in their first credit on record (1951)
67years on screen and counting
9credits in 1994, their busiest year
159dated credits on record
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Movie credits

Newest first
Periphery poster Age: 81

Periphery

2018
as Leanne Cross
The Missing Girl poster Age: 79

The Missing Girl

2015
as Mrs. Colvins
Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 poster Age: 78

Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2

2015
as Mom
Mercy poster Age: 78

Mercy

2014
as Mercy
Redwood Highway poster Age: 76

Redwood Highway

2013
as Marie
Elevator poster Age: 76

Elevator

2013
as Jane Redding
Our Idiot Brother poster Age: 75

Our Idiot Brother

2011
as Ilene Rochlin
Listen to Your Heart poster Age: 74

Listen to Your Heart

2010
as Grandma Sam
The Private Lives of Pippa Lee poster Age: 73

The Private Lives of Pippa Lee

2009
as Dot Nadeau
Paul Blart: Mall Cop poster Age: 72

Paul Blart: Mall Cop

2009
as Mom
No poster
Age: 71

Not Fade Away

2008
as Diane
The Other Side of the Tracks poster Age: 71

The Other Side of the Tracks

2008
as Helen
Open Window poster Age: 70

Open Window

2006
as Ann
Love and Debate poster Age: 69

Love and Debate

2006
as Lea
Grandma's Boy poster Age: 69

Grandma's Boy

2006
as Bea
Sexual Life poster Age: 68

Sexual Life

2005
as Joanne
Sudbury poster Age: 67

Sudbury

2004
as Aunt Jet
A House on a Hill poster Age: 67

A House on a Hill

2003
as Mercedes Mayfield
Mrs. Ashboro's Cat poster Age: 67

Mrs. Ashboro's Cat

2003
as Mrs. Ashboro
Fly Cherry poster Age: 66

Fly Cherry

2003
as Miss Christina
Shadow Realm poster Age: 66

Shadow Realm

2002
as Mrs. Finch
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood poster Age: 65

Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood

2002
as Necie
P.S. Your Cat is Dead! poster Age: 65

P.S. Your Cat is Dead!

2002
as Aunt Claire
The Salton Sea poster Age: 65

The Salton Sea

2002
as Nancy Plummer
Angel Eyes poster Age: 64

Angel Eyes

2001
as Elanora Davis
My Louisiana Sky poster Age: 64

My Louisiana Sky

2001
as Jewel Ramsey
75 Degrees in July poster Age: 63

75 Degrees in July

2000
as Jo Beth Anderson
A Marriage of Convenience poster Age: 62

A Marriage of Convenience

1998
as Harriet Winslow
A Father for Brittany poster Age: 61

A Father for Brittany

1998
as Donna Minkowitz
The Wedding poster Age: 61

The Wedding

1998
as Gram (Miss Caroline)
As Good as It Gets poster Age: 61

As Good as It Gets

1997
as Beverly Connelly
Convictions poster Age: 61

Convictions

1997
as Margaret
Little Boy Blue poster Age: 60

Little Boy Blue

1997
as Doris Knight
Somebody Is Waiting poster Age: 60

Somebody Is Waiting

1996
as Irma
Dying to Be Perfect: The Ellen Hart Pena Story poster Age: 60

Dying to Be Perfect: The Ellen Hart Pena Story

1996
as Joan Hart
Mary & Tim poster Age: 60

Mary & Tim

1996
as Esther
The Uninvited poster Age: 60

The Uninvited

1996
as Delia
If These Walls Could Talk poster Age: 60

If These Walls Could Talk

1996
as Mary Donnelly
Diabolique poster Age: 59

Diabolique

1996
as Edie Danziger
A Promise to Carolyn poster Age: 59

A Promise to Carolyn

1996
as Jolene Maggart
Stolen Memories: Secrets from the Rose Garden poster Age: 59

Stolen Memories: Secrets from the Rose Garden

1996
as Sally Ann
Indictment: The McMartin Trial poster Age: 58

Indictment: The McMartin Trial

1995
as Peggy Buckey
Stuart Saves His Family poster Age: 58

Stuart Saves His Family

1995
as Mom
Dad, the Angel & Me poster Age: 58

Dad, the Angel & Me

1995
as Betty
Death in Venice, CA poster Age: 58

Death in Venice, CA

1994
as Mona Dickens
Color of Night poster Age: 58

Color of Night

1994
as Edith Niedelmeyer
A Part of the Family poster Age: 58

A Part of the Family

1994
as Martha
The Yarn Princess poster Age: 57

The Yarn Princess

1994
as Esther
Baby Brokers poster Age: 57

Baby Brokers

1994
as Sylvia
No poster
Age: 57

Benders

1994
as Donna
No poster
Age: 57

The Secret Life of Houses

1994
as Aunt Fergie
Hoggs' Heaven poster Age: 57

Hoggs' Heaven

1994
as Mom
A Mother's Revenge poster Age: 57

A Mother's Revenge

1993
as Bess Warden
When Love Kills: The Seduction of John Hearn poster Age: 56

When Love Kills: The Seduction of John Hearn

1993
as Edna Larson
To Save a Child poster Age: 55

To Save a Child

1991
as Rinda Larson
Shadow of a Doubt poster Age: 54

Shadow of a Doubt

1991
as Helen Potter
Bump in the Night poster Age: 54

Bump in the Night

1991
as Katie Leonard
The Sweet Scent of Death poster Age: 48

The Sweet Scent of Death

1984
as Ann Fairfax Denver
With Intent to Kill poster Age: 48

With Intent to Kill

1984
as Edna Reinecker
The Sender poster Age: 46

The Sender

1982
as Jerolyn
Kennedy's Children poster Age: 45

Kennedy's Children

1982
as Carla
Endless Love poster Age: 45

Endless Love

1981
as Ann
Playing for Time poster Age: 44

Playing for Time

1980
as Frau Lagerführerin Maria Mandel
Beyond the Poseidon Adventure poster Age: 42

Beyond the Poseidon Adventure

1979
as Hannah Meredith
Champions: A Love Story poster Age: 42

Champions: A Love Story

1979
as Barbara Harlich
The Defection of Simas Kudirka poster Age: 41

The Defection of Simas Kudirka

1978
as Genna Kudirka
21 Hours at Munich poster Age: 40

21 Hours at Munich

1976
as Anneliese Graes
Return to Earth poster Age: 39

Return to Earth

1976
as Joan Aldrin
Medical Story poster Age: 39

Medical Story

1975
as Phyllis Lenahan
Friendly Persuasion poster Age: 38

Friendly Persuasion

1975
as Eliza Birdwell
Please Stand by for Murder poster Age: 38

Please Stand by for Murder

1975
Juggernaut poster Age: 38

Juggernaut

1974
as Barbara Banister
The Country Girl poster Age: 37

The Country Girl

1974
as Georgie Elgin
The Lie poster Age: 36

The Lie

1973
as Anna
No poster
Age: 35

That Quiet Earth

1972
as The Woman
Secrets poster Age: 35

Secrets

1971
as Beatrice
The Rain People poster Age: 33

The Rain People

1969
as Natalie Ravenna
Petulia poster Age: 31

Petulia

1968
as Polo
The Counterfeit Killer poster Age: 31

The Counterfeit Killer

1968
as Angie Peterson
Shadow Over Elveron poster Age: 31

Shadow Over Elveron

1968
as Joanne Tregaskis
The Outsider poster Age: 31

The Outsider

1967
as Peggy Leydon
Dutchman poster Age: 30

Dutchman

1966
as Lula
The Group poster Age: 29

The Group

1966
as Polly
Flight from Ashiya poster Age: 27

Flight from Ashiya

1964
as Caroline Gordon / Stevenson
House of Women poster Age: 25

House of Women

1962
as Erica Hayden
Sweet Bird of Youth poster Age: 25

Sweet Bird of Youth

1962
as Heavenly Finley
The Couch poster Age: 25

The Couch

1962
as Terry Ames
The Dark at the Top of the Stairs poster Age: 24

The Dark at the Top of the Stairs

1960
as Reenie Flood
No poster
Age: 23

The Shape of the River

1960
as Susy Clemens
Ice Palace poster Age: 23

Ice Palace

1960
as Grace Kennedy
Five Gates to Hell poster Age: 23

Five Gates to Hell

1959
as Sister Maria
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TV credits

Newest first
Hot in Cleveland poster Age: 73

Hot in Cleveland

2010
as Loretta
Drop Dead Diva poster Age: 73

Drop Dead Diva

2009
as Millie Carlson
The Unit poster Age: 69

The Unit

2006
as Mrs. Gaffney
House poster Age: 68

House

2004
as Georgia Adams
Desperate Housewives poster Age: 68

Desperate Housewives

2004
as Phyllis Van De Kamp
Cold Case poster Age: 67

Cold Case

2003
as Dottie
Crossing Jordan poster Age: 65

Crossing Jordan

2001
as Frances Littleton
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit poster Age: 63

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999
as Dr. Wharton
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit poster Age: 63

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999
as Rose Granville
No poster
Age: 62

Maggie Winters

1998
as Estelle Winters
Significant Others poster Age: 61

Significant Others

1998
Ally McBeal poster Age: 61

Ally McBeal

1997
as Helen Apple
VR.5 poster Age: 58

VR.5

1995
as Dr. Hearst
Children of the Dust poster Age: 58

Children of the Dust

1995
as Aunt Bertha
Cybill poster Age: 58

Cybill

1995
as Loretta Bennett
ER poster Age: 58

ER

1994
as Mrs. Burke
NYPD Blue poster Age: 57

NYPD Blue

1993
as Agnes Cantwell
No poster
Age: 57

Angel Falls

1993
as Edie Wren Cox
Law & Order poster Age: 54

Law & Order

1990
as Melanie Cullen
thirtysomething poster Age: 51

thirtysomething

1987
L.A. Law poster Age: 50

L.A. Law

1986
as Belinda Collins
Matlock poster Age: 49

Matlock

1986
as Phyllis Todd
The Equalizer poster Age: 49

The Equalizer

1985
as Kay
Murder, She Wrote poster Age: 48

Murder, She Wrote

1984
as Grace Fenton
Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense poster Age: 48

Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense

1984
as Ann Denver
Nurse poster Age: 44

Nurse

1981
as Sylvia Dennis
Tales of the Unexpected poster Age: 42

Tales of the Unexpected

1979
as Elizabeth Bourdon
Medical Story poster Age: 39

Medical Story

1975
The Manhunter poster Age: 38

The Manhunter

1974
Orson Welles' Great Mysteries poster Age: 37

Orson Welles' Great Mysteries

1973
as Margot Brenner
Barnaby Jones poster Age: 36

Barnaby Jones

1973
as Kay Lewiston
The Streets of San Francisco poster Age: 36

The Streets of San Francisco

1972
Ghost Story poster Age: 36

Ghost Story

1972
as Beth
Alias Smith and Jones poster Age: 34

Alias Smith and Jones

1971
Medical Center poster Age: 33

Medical Center

1969
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors poster Age: 33

The Bold Ones: The New Doctors

1969
as Marci Boyle
ITV Saturday Night Theatre poster Age: 32

ITV Saturday Night Theatre

1969
as Barbara
No poster
Age: 32

The Jazz Age

1968
as Emily Castleton
The Invaders poster Age: 30

The Invaders

1967
as Margaret Cook
Thirty-Minute Theatre poster Age: 29

Thirty-Minute Theatre

1965
as The Woman - Joyce
No poster
Age: 27

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

1963
The Fugitive poster Age: 27

The Fugitive

1963
as Jane Washburn
The Fugitive poster Age: 27

The Fugitive

1963
as Mona Ross
The Fugitive poster Age: 27

The Fugitive

1963
as Janice Pruitt
The Outer Limits poster Age: 27

The Outer Limits

1963
as Noelle Anderson
Arrest and Trial poster Age: 27

Arrest and Trial

1963
as Rhoda Waggner
The Virginian poster Age: 26

The Virginian

1962
as Susan Morrow
The Virginian poster Age: 26

The Virginian

1962
as Clara Malone
Target: The Corruptors! poster Age: 25

Target: The Corruptors!

1961
The Defenders poster Age: 25

The Defenders

1961
as Bethany Windell
The Roaring 20's poster Age: 24

The Roaring 20's

1960
Surfside 6 poster Age: 24

Surfside 6

1960
Hawaiian Eye poster Age: 23

Hawaiian Eye

1959
Bourbon Street Beat poster Age: 23

Bourbon Street Beat

1959
Johnny Staccato poster Age: 23

Johnny Staccato

1959
Rawhide poster Age: 22

Rawhide

1959
as Jennie Cooper
77 Sunset Strip poster Age: 22

77 Sunset Strip

1958
as Mari Ellen Taylor
Lawman poster Age: 22

Lawman

1958
as Tendis Weston
Naked City poster Age: 22

Naked City

1958
as Kathy Meigs
The Texan poster Age: 22

The Texan

1958
Bronco poster Age: 22

Bronco

1958
Bronco poster Age: 22

Bronco

1958
as Molly Durrock
No poster
Age: 21

Buckskin

1958
as Mrs. Newcomb
The Restless Gun poster Age: 21

The Restless Gun

1957
as Heide Ritter
Maverick poster Age: 21

Maverick

1957
as Nancy Powers
Matinee Theater poster Age: 19

Matinee Theater

1955
Hallmark Hall of Fame poster Age: 15

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951
as Georgie Elgin
Hallmark Hall of Fame poster Age: 15

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951
as Mrs. Potter
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