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BornJuly 5, 1936
DiedApril 22, 2020 (age 83)
Place of birthGoessel, Kansas, USA
Film credits94
Shirley Knight
DeceasedKnown for Acting
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.
Filmography
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
2021
as Self
Periphery
2018
as Leanne Cross
The Missing Girl
2015
as Mrs. Colvins
Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2
2015
as Mom
Mercy
2014
as Mercy
Redwood Highway
2013
as Marie
Elevator
2013
as Jane Redding
Our Idiot Brother
2011
as Ilene Rochlin
Listen to Your Heart
2010
as Grandma Sam
The Private Lives of Pippa Lee
2009
as Dot Nadeau
Paul Blart: Mall Cop
2009
as Mom
- No poster
Not Fade Away
2008
as Diane
The Other Side of the Tracks
2008
as Helen
Open Window
2006
as Ann
Love and Debate
2006
as Lea
- No poster
Sweet Bird of Youth: Chasing Time
2006
as Self
Grandma's Boy
2006
as Bea
Sexual Life
2005
as Joanne
Sudbury
2004
as Aunt Jet
A House on a Hill
2003
as Mercedes Mayfield
Mrs. Ashboro's Cat
2003
as Mrs. Ashboro
Fly Cherry
2003
as Miss Christina
Shadow Realm
2002
as Mrs. Finch
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
2002
as Necie