Shirley Knight

Shirley Knight

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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Known For

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962 • as Self

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999 • as Dr. Wharton

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999 • as Rose Granville

Law & Order

Law & Order

1990 • as Melanie Cullen

House

House

2004 • as Georgia Adams

Desperate Housewives

Desperate Housewives

2004 • as Phyllis Van De Kamp

Filmography

2021

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
as Self
Movie - Released: 8/14/2021

2018

Periphery
Periphery
as Leanne Cross
Movie - Released: 3/26/2018

2015

Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2
Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2
as Mom
Movie - Released: 4/16/2015
The Missing Girl
The Missing Girl
as Mrs. Colvins
Movie - Released: 9/13/2015

2014

Mercy
Mercy
as Gramma
Movie - Released: 10/7/2014

2013

Elevator
Elevator
as Jane Redding
Movie - Released: 2/18/2013
Redwood Highway
Redwood Highway
as Marie
Movie - Released: 4/5/2013

2011

Our Idiot Brother
Our Idiot Brother
as Ilene Rochlin
Movie - Released: 8/26/2011

2010

Listen to Your Heart
Listen to Your Heart
as Grandma Sam
Movie - Released: 8/14/2010
Hot in Cleveland
Hot in Cleveland
as Loretta
TV - Released: 6/16/2010

2009

The Private Lives of Pippa Lee
The Private Lives of Pippa Lee
as Dot Nadeau
Movie - Released: 7/7/2009
Paul Blart: Mall Cop
Paul Blart: Mall Cop
as Mom
Movie - Released: 1/15/2009
Drop Dead Diva
Drop Dead Diva
as Millie Carlson
TV - Released: 7/12/2009

2008

The Other Side of the Tracks
The Other Side of the Tracks
as Helen
Movie - Released: 3/28/2008
Movie
Not Fade Away
as Diane
Movie - Released: 4/11/2008

2006

Movie
Sweet Bird of Youth: Chasing Time
as Self
Movie - Released: 5/2/2006
Open Window
Open Window
as Ann
Movie - Released: 9/1/2006
Grandma's Boy
Grandma's Boy
as Bea
Movie - Released: 1/6/2006
Love and Debate
Love and Debate
as Lea
Movie - Released: 6/13/2006
The Unit
The Unit
TV - Released: 3/7/2006

2004

Movie
Sudbury
as Aunt Jet
Movie - Released: 1/1/2004
Desperate Housewives
Desperate Housewives
as Phyllis Van De Kamp
TV - Released: 10/3/2004
House
House
as Georgia Adams
TV - Released: 11/16/2004

2003

Mrs. Ashboro's Cat
Mrs. Ashboro's Cat
as Mrs. Ashboro
Movie - Released: 10/26/2003
A House on a Hill
A House on a Hill
as Mercedes Mayfield
Movie - Released: 11/14/2003
Fly Cherry
Fly Cherry
as Miss Christina
Movie - Released: 1/12/2003
Cold Case
Cold Case
as Dottie
TV - Released: 9/28/2003

2002

Shadow Realm
Shadow Realm
as Mrs. Finch
Movie - Released: 7/27/2002
The Salton Sea
The Salton Sea
as Nancy Plummer
Movie - Released: 2/12/2002
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
as Necie Kelleher
Movie - Released: 6/7/2002
P.S. Your Cat is Dead!
P.S. Your Cat is Dead!
as Aunt Claire
Movie - Released: 2/22/2002

2001

Angel Eyes
Angel Eyes
as Elanora Davis
Movie - Released: 5/18/2001
My Louisiana Sky
My Louisiana Sky
as Jewel Ramsey
Movie - Released: 5/12/2001
Crossing Jordan
Crossing Jordan
as Frances Littleton
TV - Released: 9/24/2001

2000

75 Degrees in July
75 Degrees in July
as Jo Beth Anderson
Movie - Released: 4/8/2000

1999

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Dr. Wharton
TV - Released: 9/20/1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Rose Granville
TV - Released: 9/20/1999

1998

A Father for Brittany
A Father for Brittany
as Donna Minkowitz
Movie - Released: 3/15/1998
The Wedding
The Wedding
as Gram (Miss Caroline)
Movie - Released: 2/22/1998
A Marriage of Convenience
A Marriage of Convenience
as Harriet Winslow
Movie - Released: 10/18/1998
Significant Others
Significant Others
TV - Released: 3/11/1998
TV
Maggie Winters
as Estelle Winters
TV - Released: 9/30/1998

1997

As Good as It Gets
As Good as It Gets
as Beverly Connelly
Movie - Released: 12/19/1997
Little Boy Blue
Little Boy Blue
as Doris Knight
Movie - Released: 6/1/1997
Convictions
Convictions
as Margaret
Movie - Released: 11/10/1997
Ally McBeal
Ally McBeal
as Helen Apple
TV - Released: 9/8/1997

1996

Diabolique
Diabolique
as Edie Danziger
Movie - Released: 3/22/1996
If These Walls Could Talk
If These Walls Could Talk
as Mary Donnelly
Movie - Released: 9/11/1996
The Uninvited
The Uninvited
as Delia
Movie - Released: 10/29/1996
Movie
Somebody Is Waiting
as Irma
Movie - Released: 12/19/1996
A Promise to Carolyn
A Promise to Carolyn
as Jolene Maggart
Movie - Released: 1/16/1996
Mary & Tim
Mary & Tim
as Esther
Movie - Released: 11/3/1996
Dying to Be Perfect: The Ellen Hart Pena Story
Dying to Be Perfect: The Ellen Hart Pena Story
as Joan Hart
Movie - Released: 11/24/1996
Stolen Memories: Secrets from the Rose Garden
Stolen Memories: Secrets from the Rose Garden
as Sally Ann
Movie - Released: 1/7/1996

1995

Stuart Saves His Family
Stuart Saves His Family
as Mom
Movie - Released: 4/12/1995
Indictment: The McMartin Trial
Indictment: The McMartin Trial
as Peggy Buckey
Movie - Released: 5/20/1995
Dad, the Angel & Me
Dad, the Angel & Me
as Betty
Movie - Released: 1/1/1995
VR.5
VR.5
as Dr. Hearst
TV - Released: 3/10/1995
Cybill
Cybill
TV - Released: 1/2/1995
Children of the Dust
Children of the Dust
as Aunt Bertha
TV - Released: 2/26/1995

1994

Movie
The Secret Life of Houses
as Aunt Fergie
Movie - Released: 1/21/1994
Movie
Benders
as Donna
Movie - Released: 2/1/1994
Color of Night
Color of Night
as Edith Niedelmeyer
Movie - Released: 8/19/1994
A Part of the Family
A Part of the Family
as Martha
Movie - Released: 7/6/1994
Baby Brokers
Baby Brokers
as Sylvia
Movie - Released: 2/21/1994
Death in Venice, CA
Death in Venice, CA
as Mona Dickens
Movie - Released: 10/1/1994
The Yarn Princess
The Yarn Princess
as Esther
Movie - Released: 3/27/1994
ER
ER
as Mrs. Burke
TV - Released: 9/19/1994

1993

A Mother's Revenge
A Mother's Revenge
as Bess Warden
Movie - Released: 11/14/1993
When Love Kills: The Seduction of John Hearn
When Love Kills: The Seduction of John Hearn
as Edna Larson
Movie - Released: 5/18/1993
TV
Angel Falls
as Edie Wren Cox
TV - Released: 8/26/1993
NYPD Blue
NYPD Blue
as Agnes Cantwell
TV - Released: 9/21/1993

1991

Shadow of a Doubt
Shadow of a Doubt
as Helen Potter
Movie - Released: 4/27/1991
Bump in the Night
Bump in the Night
as Katie Leonard
Movie - Released: 1/6/1991
To Save a Child
To Save a Child
as Rinda Larson
Movie - Released: 9/8/1991

1990

Law & Order
Law & Order
as Melanie Cullen
TV - Released: 9/13/1990

1987

thirtysomething
thirtysomething
TV - Released: 9/29/1987

1986

L.A. Law
L.A. Law
as Belinda Collins
TV - Released: 9/15/1986
Matlock
Matlock
TV - Released: 3/3/1986

1985

The Equalizer
The Equalizer
as Kay
TV - Released: 9/18/1985

1984

With Intent to Kill
With Intent to Kill
as Edna Reinecker
Movie - Released: 10/24/1984
The Sweet Scent of Death
The Sweet Scent of Death
as Ann Fairfax Denver
Movie - Released: 12/17/1984
Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense
Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense
as Ann Denver
TV - Released: 9/5/1984
Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote
as Grace Fenton
TV - Released: 9/30/1984

1982

The Sender
The Sender
as Jerolyn
Movie - Released: 10/22/1982
Kennedy's Children
Kennedy's Children
as Carla
Movie - Released: 2/11/1982

1981

Endless Love
Endless Love
as Ann
Movie - Released: 7/17/1981
Nurse
Nurse
as Sylvia Dennis
TV - Released: 4/2/1981

1980

Playing for Time
Playing for Time
as Frau Lagerführerin Maria Mandel
Movie - Released: 9/30/1980

1979

Beyond the Poseidon Adventure
Beyond the Poseidon Adventure
as Hannah Meredith
Movie - Released: 5/18/1979
Champions: A Love Story
Champions: A Love Story
as Barbara Harlich
Movie - Released: 1/13/1979
Tales of the Unexpected
Tales of the Unexpected
as Elizabeth Bourdon
TV - Released: 3/24/1979

1978

The Defection of Simas Kudirka
The Defection of Simas Kudirka
as Genna Kudirka
Movie - Released: 1/23/1978

1976

21 Hours at Munich
21 Hours at Munich
as Anneliese Graes
Movie - Released: 12/25/1976
Return to Earth
Return to Earth
as Joan Aldrin
Movie - Released: 5/14/1976

1975

Medical Story
Medical Story
as Phyllis Lenahan
Movie - Released: 9/4/1975
Friendly Persuasion
Friendly Persuasion
as Eliza Birdwell
Movie - Released: 5/18/1975
Please Stand by for Murder
Please Stand by for Murder
Movie - Released: 3/10/1975
TV
Medical Story
TV - Released: 9/4/1975

1974

Juggernaut
Juggernaut
as Barbara Banister
Movie - Released: 9/25/1974
The Country Girl
The Country Girl
as Georgie Elgin
Movie - Released: 2/5/1974
The Manhunter
The Manhunter
TV - Released: 9/11/1974

1973

The Lie
The Lie
as Anna
Movie - Released: 4/24/1973
Barnaby Jones
Barnaby Jones
as Kay Lewiston
TV - Released: 1/28/1973

1972

The Streets of San Francisco
The Streets of San Francisco
TV - Released: 9/23/1972
Ghost Story
Ghost Story
as Beth
TV - Released: 9/15/1972

1971

Secrets
Secrets
as Beatrice
Movie - Released: 9/21/1971
Alias Smith and Jones
Alias Smith and Jones
TV - Released: 1/5/1971

1969

The Rain People
The Rain People
as Natalie Ravenna
Movie - Released: 8/27/1969
Medical Center
Medical Center
TV - Released: 9/24/1969
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
as Marci Boyle
TV - Released: 9/14/1969

1968

Petulia
Petulia
as Polo
Movie - Released: 6/10/1968
The Counterfeit Killer
The Counterfeit Killer
as Angie Peterson
Movie - Released: 5/1/1968
Shadow Over Elveron
Shadow Over Elveron
as Joanne Tregaskis
Movie - Released: 3/5/1968
Filmmaker
Filmmaker
as Self (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 12/1/1968

1967

The Outsider
The Outsider
as Peggy Leydon
Movie - Released: 11/21/1967
The Invaders
The Invaders
as Margaret Cook
TV - Released: 1/10/1967

1966

Dutchman
Dutchman
as Lula
Movie - Released: 12/28/1966
The Group
The Group
as Polly
Movie - Released: 3/4/1966

1964

Flight from Ashiya
Flight from Ashiya
as Caroline Gordon / Stevenson
Movie - Released: 3/25/1964

1963

The Fugitive
The Fugitive
as Jane Washburn
TV - Released: 9/17/1963
The Fugitive
The Fugitive
as Mona Ross
TV - Released: 9/17/1963
TV
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
TV - Released: 10/4/1963
The Outer Limits
The Outer Limits
as Noelle Anderson
TV - Released: 9/16/1963
The Fugitive
The Fugitive
as Janice Pruitt
TV - Released: 9/17/1963
Arrest and Trial
Arrest and Trial
as Rhoda Waggner
TV - Released: 9/15/1963

1962

Sweet Bird of Youth
Sweet Bird of Youth
as Heavenly Finley
Movie - Released: 3/21/1962
The Couch
The Couch
as Terry Ames
Movie - Released: 2/21/1962
House of Women
House of Women
as Erica Hayden
Movie - Released: 4/11/1962
The Virginian
The Virginian
as Susan Morrow
TV - Released: 9/19/1962
The Virginian
The Virginian
as Clara Malone
TV - Released: 9/19/1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
TV - Released: 10/1/1962

1961

Target: The Corruptors!
Target: The Corruptors!
TV - Released: 9/29/1961
The Defenders
The Defenders
as Bethany Windell
TV - Released: 9/16/1961

1960

Ice Palace
Ice Palace
as Grace Kennedy
Movie - Released: 1/2/1960
The Dark at the Top of the Stairs
The Dark at the Top of the Stairs
as Reenie Flood
Movie - Released: 9/28/1960
Surfside 6
Surfside 6
TV - Released: 10/6/1960
The Roaring 20's
The Roaring 20's
TV - Released: 10/15/1960

1959

Five Gates to Hell
Five Gates to Hell
as Sister Maria
Movie - Released: 9/23/1959
Bourbon Street Beat
Bourbon Street Beat
TV - Released: 10/5/1959
Hawaiian Eye
Hawaiian Eye
TV - Released: 10/7/1959
Johnny Staccato
Johnny Staccato
TV - Released: 9/10/1959
Rawhide
Rawhide
as Jennie Cooper
TV - Released: 1/9/1959

1958

Naked City
Naked City
as Kathy Meigs
TV - Released: 9/30/1958
Bronco
Bronco
TV - Released: 9/23/1958
The Texan
The Texan
TV - Released: 9/29/1958
TV
Buckskin
as Mrs. Newcomb
TV - Released: 7/3/1958
77 Sunset Strip
77 Sunset Strip
as Mari Ellen Taylor
TV - Released: 10/10/1958
Lawman
Lawman
as Tendis Weston
TV - Released: 10/5/1958

1957

The Restless Gun
The Restless Gun
as Heide Ritter
TV - Released: 9/23/1957
Maverick
Maverick
as Nancy Powers
TV - Released: 9/22/1957

1956

Tony Awards
Tony Awards
as Self - Presenter
TV - Released: 4/1/1956
Tony Awards
Tony Awards
as Self - Winner
TV - Released: 4/1/1956
Tony Awards
Tony Awards
as Self - Nominee
TV - Released: 4/1/1956

1955

Matinee Theater
Matinee Theater
TV - Released: 10/31/1955

1953

The Oscars
The Oscars
as Self
TV - Released: 3/19/1953

1951

Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Georgie Elgin
TV - Released: 12/24/1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Mrs. Potter
TV - Released: 12/24/1951

1950

The Bob Hope Show
The Bob Hope Show
as Self
TV - Released: 4/9/1950

1944

Golden Globe Awards
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Winner
TV - Released: 1/20/1944