Shirley Knight

Shirley Knight

Known for

Acting

Born

July 5, 1936

Birthplace

Goessel, Kansas, USA

Died

April 22, 2020 (aged 83)

Biography

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.

Best known work

House

House

2004

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999

As Good as It Gets

As Good as It Gets

1997

Paul Blart: Mall Cop

Paul Blart: Mall Cop

2009

Desperate Housewives

Desperate Housewives

2004

Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2

Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2

2015

Our Idiot Brother

Our Idiot Brother

2011

ER

1994

Grandma's Boy

Grandma's Boy

2006

Law & Order

Law & Order

1990

Filmography

2021
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
as Self
2018
Periphery
as Leanne Cross
2015
The Missing Girl
as Mrs. Colvins
2015
Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2
as Mom
2014
Mercy
as Mercy
2013
Redwood Highway
as Marie
2013
Elevator
as Jane Redding
2011
Our Idiot Brother
as Ilene Rochlin
2010
Listen to Your Heart
as Grandma Sam
2010
Hot in ClevelandTV
as Loretta (1 episode)
2009
Drop Dead DivaTV
as Millie Carlson (1 episode)
2009
The Private Lives of Pippa Lee
as Dot Nadeau
2009
Paul Blart: Mall Cop
as Mom
2008
Not Fade Away
as Diane
2008
The Other Side of the Tracks
as Helen
2006
Open Window
as Ann
2006
Love and Debate
as Lea
2006
Sweet Bird of Youth: Chasing Time
as Self
2006
The UnitTV
as Mrs. Gaffney (1 episode)
2006
Grandma's Boy
as Bea
2005
Sexual Life
as Joanne
2004
HouseTV
as Georgia Adams (1 episode)
2004
Desperate HousewivesTV
as Phyllis Van De Kamp (5 episodes)
2004
Sudbury
as Aunt Jet
2003
A House on a Hill
as Mercedes Mayfield