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.
Shadow Realm
(Mrs. Finch)
As Good as It Gets
(Beverly Connelly)
Sweet Bird of Youth: Chasing Time
(Self)
Little Boy Blue
(Doris Knight)
The Private Lives of Pippa Lee
(Dot Nadeau)
Diabolique
(Edie Danziger)
Open Window
(Ann)
Angel Eyes
(Elanora Davis)
The Salton Sea
(Nancy Plummer)
Beyond the Poseidon Adventure
(Hannah Meredith)
Sweet Bird of Youth
(Heavenly Finley)
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
(Necie Kelleher)
Grandma's Boy
(Bea)
Stuart Saves His Family
(Mom)
If These Walls Could Talk
(Mary Donnelly)
Juggernaut
(Barbara Banister)
Paul Blart: Mall Cop
(Mom)
Petulia
(Polo)
Mrs. Ashboro's Cat
(Mrs. Ashboro)
P.S. Your Cat Is Dead!
(Aunt Claire)
Ice Palace
(Grace Kennedy)
Dutchman
(Lula)
Listen to Your Heart
(Grandma Sam)
Endless Love
(Ann)
The Sender
(Jerolyn)
The Other Side of the Tracks
(Helen)
The Secret Life of Houses
(Aunt Fergie)
21 Hours at Munich
(Anneliese Graes)
The Group
(Polly)
My Louisiana Sky
(Jewel Ramsey)
Elevator
(Jane Redding)
The Rain People
(Natalie Ravenna)
Kennedy's Children
(Carla)
Benders
(Donna)
Sudbury
(Aunt Jet)
The Couch
(Terry Ames)
The Uninvited
(Delia)
The Dark at the Top of the Stairs
(Reenie Flood)
Flight from Ashiya
(Caroline Gordon / Stevenson)
House of Women
(Erica Hayden)
Not Fade Away
(Diane)
75 Degrees in July
(Jo Beth Anderson)
A Father for Brittany
(Donna Minkowitz)
Mercy
(Gramma)
The Counterfeit Killer
(Angie Peterson)
Medical Story
(Phyllis Lenahan)
Secrets
(Beatrice)
The Defection of Simas Kudirka
(Genna Kudirka)
Redwood Highway
(Marie)
Champions: A Love Story
(Barbara Harlich)
Our Idiot Brother
(Ilene Rochlin)
Five Gates to Hell
(Sister Maria)
Color of Night
(Edith Niedelmeyer)
A Mother's Revenge
(Bess Warden)
Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2
(Mom)
Shadow of a Doubt
(Helen Potter)
Bump in the Night
(Katie Leonard)
The Missing Girl
(Mrs. Colvins)
To Save a Child
(Rinda Larson)
Shadow Over Elveron
(Joanne Tregaskis)
Indictment: The McMartin Trial
(Peggy Buckey)
The Outsider
(Peggy Leydon)
A Part of the Family
(Martha)
Somebody Is Waiting
(Irma)
A House on a Hill
(Mercedes Mayfield)
Baby Brokers
(Sylvia)
Convictions
(Margaret)
When Love Kills: The Seduction of John Hearn
(Edna Larson)
A Promise to Carolyn
(Jolene Maggart)
Friendly Persuasion
(Eliza Birdwell)
Mary & Tim
(Esther)
The Lie
(Anna)
Filmmaker
(Self (uncredited))
Death in Venice, CA
(Mona Dickens)
Fly Cherry
(Miss Christina)
Return to Earth
(Joan Aldrin)
Playing for Time
(Frau Lagerführerin Maria Mandel)
Periphery
(Leanne Cross)
The Yarn Princess
(Esther)
Dying to Be Perfect: The Ellen Hart Pena Story
(Joan Hart)
The Wedding
(Gram (Miss Caroline))
A Marriage of Convenience
(Harriet Winslow)
Dad, the Angel & Me
(Betty)
Stolen Memories: Secrets from the Rose Garden
(Sally Ann)
Love and Debate
(Lea)
The Country Girl
(Georgie Elgin)
With Intent to Kill
(Edna Reinecker)
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
(Self)
The Sweet Scent of Death
(Ann Fairfax Denver)
Law & Order
(Melanie Cullen)
Bourbon Street Beat
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Desperate Housewives
(Phyllis Van De Kamp)
Ally McBeal
L.A. Law
(Belinda Collins)
Matlock
The Unit
Cold Case
(Dottie)
VR.5
(Dr. Hearst)
Crossing Jordan
(Frances Littleton)
The Streets of San Francisco
Cybill
Alias Smith and Jones
Naked City
(Kathy Meigs)
Surfside 6
Medical Center
The Equalizer
(Kay)
Hawaiian Eye
Night Visions
(Mrs. Finch)
Johnny Staccato
Hallmark Hall of Fame
(Georgie Elgin)
Target: The Corruptors!
The Fugitive
(Jane Washburn)
Rawhide
(Jennie Cooper)
The Fugitive
(Mona Ross)
The Virginian
(Susan Morrow)
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Bronco
Matinee Theater
Buckskin
(Mrs. Newcomb)
The Texan
The Manhunter
Significant Others
Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense
(Ann Denver)
Angel Falls
(Edie Wren Cox)
The Outer Limits
(Noelle Anderson)
The Defenders
(Bethany Windell)
The Oscars
(Self)
The Roaring 20's
Nurse
(Sylvia Dennis)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
(Dr. Wharton)
Ghost Story
(Beth)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
(Rose Granville)
The Fugitive
(Janice Pruitt)
Maverick
Maggie Winters
(Estelle Winters)
Tony Awards
(Self - Presenter)
Tony Awards
(Self - Winner)
ER
(Mrs. Burke)
House
(Georgia Adams)
The Virginian
(Clara Malone)
Drop Dead Diva
(Millie Carlson)
Children of the Dust
(Aunt Bertha)
Hallmark Hall of Fame
(Mrs. Potter)
Arrest and Trial
(Rhoda Waggner)
NYPD Blue
(Agnes Cantwell)
Barnaby Jones
(Kay Lewiston)
77 Sunset Strip
(Mari Ellen Taylor)
The Bob Hope Show
(Self)
Hot in Cleveland
(Loretta)
The Invaders
(Margaret Cook)
Lawman
(Tendis Weston)
The Restless Gun
(Heide Ritter)
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
(Marci Boyle)
Tony Awards
(Self - Nominee)
Murder, She Wrote
(Grace Fenton)
Tales of the Unexpected
(Elizabeth Bourdon)
Golden Globe Awards
(Self - Winner)
Medical Story