Shirley Knight

Shirley Knight

🎂 5th July 1936 (89 yrs) 📍 Goessel, Kansas, USA

Known For

As Good as It Gets

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.

Shirley Knight

Movies Featuring Shirley Knight

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age (2021)

as Self
Periphery

Periphery (2018)

as Leanne Cross
The Missing Girl

The Missing Girl (2015)

as Mrs. Colvins
Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2

Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 (2015)

as Mom
Mercy

Mercy (2014)

as Mercy
Redwood Highway

Redwood Highway (2013)

as Marie
Elevator

Elevator (2013)

as Jane Redding
Our Idiot Brother

Our Idiot Brother (2011)

as Ilene Rochlin
Listen to Your Heart

Listen to Your Heart (2010)

as Grandma Sam
The Private Lives of Pippa Lee

The Private Lives of Pippa Lee (2009)

as Dot Nadeau
Paul Blart: Mall Cop

Paul Blart: Mall Cop (2009)

as Mom
No Image

Not Fade Away (2008)

as Diane
The Other Side of the Tracks

The Other Side of the Tracks (2008)

as Helen
Open Window

Open Window (2006)

as Ann
Love and Debate

Love and Debate (2006)

as Lea
No Image

Sweet Bird of Youth: Chasing Time (2006)

as Self
Grandma's Boy

Grandma's Boy (2006)

as Bea
Sexual Life

Sexual Life (2005)

as Joanne
Sudbury

Sudbury (2004)

as Aunt Jet
A House on a Hill

A House on a Hill (2003)

as Mercedes Mayfield
Mrs. Ashboro's Cat

Mrs. Ashboro's Cat (2003)

as Mrs. Ashboro
Fly Cherry

Fly Cherry (2003)

as Miss Christina
Shadow Realm

Shadow Realm (2002)

as Mrs. Finch
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood

Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood (2002)

as Necie Kelleher
P.S. Your Cat is Dead!

P.S. Your Cat is Dead! (2002)

as Aunt Claire
The Salton Sea

The Salton Sea (2002)

as Nancy Plummer
Angel Eyes

Angel Eyes (2001)

as Elanora Davis
My Louisiana Sky

My Louisiana Sky (2001)

as Jewel Ramsey
75 Degrees in July

75 Degrees in July (2000)

as Jo Beth Anderson
A Marriage of Convenience

A Marriage of Convenience (1998)

as Harriet Winslow
A Father for Brittany

A Father for Brittany (1998)

as Donna Minkowitz
The Wedding

The Wedding (1998)

as Gram (Miss Caroline)
As Good as It Gets

As Good as It Gets (1997)

as Beverly Connelly
Convictions

Convictions (1997)

as Margaret
Little Boy Blue

Little Boy Blue (1997)

as Doris Knight
Somebody Is Waiting

Somebody Is Waiting (1996)

as Irma
Dying to Be Perfect: The Ellen Hart Pena Story

Dying to Be Perfect: The Ellen Hart Pena Story (1996)

as Joan Hart
Mary & Tim

Mary & Tim (1996)

as Esther
The Uninvited

The Uninvited (1996)

as Delia
If These Walls Could Talk

If These Walls Could Talk (1996)

as Mary Donnelly
Diabolique

Diabolique (1996)

as Edie Danziger
A Promise to Carolyn

A Promise to Carolyn (1996)

as Jolene Maggart
Stolen Memories: Secrets from the Rose Garden

Stolen Memories: Secrets from the Rose Garden (1996)

as Sally Ann
Indictment: The McMartin Trial

Indictment: The McMartin Trial (1995)

as Peggy Buckey
Stuart Saves His Family

Stuart Saves His Family (1995)

as Mom
Dad, the Angel & Me

Dad, the Angel & Me (1995)

as Betty
Death in Venice, CA

Death in Venice, CA (1994)

as Mona Dickens
Color of Night

Color of Night (1994)

as Edith Niedelmeyer
A Part of the Family

A Part of the Family (1994)

as Martha
The Yarn Princess

The Yarn Princess (1994)

as Esther
Baby Brokers

Baby Brokers (1994)

as Sylvia
No Image

Benders (1994)

as Donna
No Image

The Secret Life of Houses (1994)

as Aunt Fergie
Hoggs' Heaven

Hoggs' Heaven (1994)

as Mom
A Mother's Revenge

A Mother's Revenge (1993)

as Bess Warden
When Love Kills: The Seduction of John Hearn

When Love Kills: The Seduction of John Hearn (1993)

as Edna Larson
To Save a Child

To Save a Child (1991)

as Rinda Larson
Shadow of a Doubt

Shadow of a Doubt (1991)

as Helen Potter
Bump in the Night

Bump in the Night (1991)

as Katie Leonard
The Sweet Scent of Death

The Sweet Scent of Death (1984)

as Ann Fairfax Denver
With Intent to Kill

With Intent to Kill (1984)

as Edna Reinecker
The Sender

The Sender (1982)

as Jerolyn
Kennedy's Children

Kennedy's Children (1982)

as Carla
Endless Love

Endless Love (1981)

as Ann
Playing for Time

Playing for Time (1980)

as Frau Lagerführerin Maria Mandel
Beyond the Poseidon Adventure

Beyond the Poseidon Adventure (1979)

as Hannah Meredith
Champions: A Love Story

Champions: A Love Story (1979)

as Barbara Harlich
The Defection of Simas Kudirka

The Defection of Simas Kudirka (1978)

as Genna Kudirka
21 Hours at Munich

21 Hours at Munich (1976)

as Anneliese Graes
Return to Earth

Return to Earth (1976)

as Joan Aldrin
Medical Story

Medical Story (1975)

as Phyllis Lenahan
Friendly Persuasion

Friendly Persuasion (1975)

as Eliza Birdwell
Please Stand by for Murder

Please Stand by for Murder (1975)

Juggernaut

Juggernaut (1974)

as Barbara Banister
The Country Girl

The Country Girl (1974)

as Georgie Elgin
The Lie

The Lie (1973)

as Anna
No Image

That Quiet Earth (1972)

as The Woman
Secrets

Secrets (1971)

as Beatrice
The Rain People

The Rain People (1969)

as Natalie Ravenna
Filmmaker

Filmmaker (1968)

as Self (uncredited)
Petulia

Petulia (1968)

as Polo
The Counterfeit Killer

The Counterfeit Killer (1968)

as Angie Peterson
Shadow Over Elveron

Shadow Over Elveron (1968)

as Joanne Tregaskis
The Outsider

The Outsider (1967)

as Peggy Leydon
Dutchman

Dutchman (1966)

as Lula
The Group

The Group (1966)

as Polly
Flight from Ashiya

Flight from Ashiya (1964)

as Caroline Gordon / Stevenson
House of Women

House of Women (1962)

as Erica Hayden
Sweet Bird of Youth

Sweet Bird of Youth (1962)

as Heavenly Finley
The Couch

The Couch (1962)

as Terry Ames
The Dark at the Top of the Stairs

The Dark at the Top of the Stairs (1960)

as Reenie Flood
No Image

The Shape of the River (1960)

as Susy Clemens
Ice Palace

Ice Palace (1960)

as Grace Kennedy
Five Gates to Hell

Five Gates to Hell (1959)

as Sister Maria