Shirley Knight
Acting
Born July 5, 1936 · Goessel, Kansas, USA
Died April 22, 2020
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.
Known for
Filmography
Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2
2015 · Mom
Mercy
2014 · Mercy
Elevator
2013 · Jane Redding
Redwood Highway
2013 · Marie
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
The Other Side of the Tracks
2008 · Helen
Open Window
2006 · Ann
Grandma's Boy
2006 · Bea
Sexual Life
2005 · Joanne
Mrs. Ashboro's Cat
2003 · Mrs. Ashboro
The Salton Sea
2002 · Nancy Plummer
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
2002 · Necie
P.S. Your Cat is Dead!
2002 · Aunt Claire
Angel Eyes
2001 · Elanora Davis
My Louisiana Sky
2001 · Jewel Ramsey
As Good as It Gets
1997 · Beverly Connelly
Little Boy Blue
1997 · Doris Knight
Diabolique
1996 · Edie Danziger
If These Walls Could Talk
1996 · Mary Donnelly
The Uninvited
1996 · Delia
Stuart Saves His Family
1995 · Mom
Indictment: The McMartin Trial
1995 · Peggy Buckey
Color of Night
1994 · Edith Niedelmeyer
The Yarn Princess
1994 · Esther
Bump in the Night
1991 · Katie Leonard
The Sender
1982 · Jerolyn
Endless Love
1981 · Ann
Playing for Time
1980 · Frau Lagerführerin Maria Mandel
Beyond the Poseidon Adventure
1979 · Hannah Meredith
21 Hours at Munich
1976 · Anneliese Graes
Juggernaut
1974 · Barbara Banister
Secrets
1971 · Beatrice
The Rain People
1969 · Natalie Ravenna
Petulia
1968 · Polo
Dutchman
1966 · Lula
The Group
1966 · Polly
Sweet Bird of Youth
1962 · Heavenly Finley
The Couch
1962 · Terry Ames
The Dark at the Top of the Stairs
1960 · Reenie Flood