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Shirley Knight

Shirley Knight

Born on July 5th, 1936

Goessel, Kansas, USA

Died on April 22nd, 2020

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

Self

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Periphery

2018

Leanne Cross

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The Missing Girl

2015

Mrs. Colvins

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Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2

2015

Mom

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Mercy

2014

Gramma

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Redwood Highway

2013

Marie

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Elevator

2013

Jane Redding

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Our Idiot Brother

2011

Ilene Rochlin

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Listen to Your Heart

2010

Grandma Sam

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The Private Lives of Pippa Lee

2009

Dot Nadeau

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Paul Blart: Mall Cop

2009

Mom

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Not Fade Away

2008

Diane

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The Other Side of the Tracks

2008

Helen

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Open Window

2006

Ann

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Love and Debate

2006

Lea

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Sweet Bird of Youth: Chasing Time

2006

Self

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Grandma's Boy

2006

Bea

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Sudbury

2004

Aunt Jet

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A House on a Hill

2003

Mercedes Mayfield

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Mrs. Ashboro's Cat

2003

Mrs. Ashboro

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Fly Cherry

2003

Miss Christina

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Shadow Realm

2002

Mrs. Finch

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Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood

2002

Necie Kelleher

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P.S. Your Cat is Dead!

2002

Aunt Claire

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The Salton Sea

2002

Nancy Plummer

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Angel Eyes

2001

Elanora Davis

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My Louisiana Sky

2001

Jewel Ramsey

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75 Degrees in July

2000

Jo Beth Anderson

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A Marriage of Convenience

1998

Harriet Winslow

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A Father for Brittany

1998

Donna Minkowitz

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The Wedding

1998

Gram (Miss Caroline)

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As Good as It Gets

1997

Beverly Connelly

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Convictions

1997

Margaret

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Little Boy Blue

1997

Doris Knight

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Somebody Is Waiting

1996

Irma

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Dying to Be Perfect: The Ellen Hart Pena Story

1996

Joan Hart

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Mary & Tim

1996

Esther

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The Uninvited

1996

Delia

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If These Walls Could Talk

1996

Mary Donnelly

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Diabolique

1996

Edie Danziger

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A Promise to Carolyn

1996

Jolene Maggart

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Stolen Memories: Secrets from the Rose Garden

1996

Sally Ann

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Indictment: The McMartin Trial

1995

Peggy Buckey

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Stuart Saves His Family

1995

Mom

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Dad, the Angel & Me

1995

Betty

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Death in Venice, CA

1994

Mona Dickens

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Color of Night

1994

Edith Niedelmeyer

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A Part of the Family

1994

Martha

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The Yarn Princess

1994

Esther

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Baby Brokers

1994

Sylvia

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Benders

1994

Donna

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The Secret Life of Houses

1994

Aunt Fergie

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A Mother's Revenge

1993

Bess Warden

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When Love Kills: The Seduction of John Hearn

1993

Edna Larson

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To Save a Child

1991

Rinda Larson

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Shadow of a Doubt

1991

Helen Potter

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Bump in the Night

1991

Katie Leonard

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The Sweet Scent of Death

1984

Ann Fairfax Denver

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With Intent to Kill

1984

Edna Reinecker

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The Sender

1982

Jerolyn

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Kennedy's Children

1982

Carla

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Endless Love

1981

Ann

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Playing for Time

1980

Frau Lagerführerin Maria Mandel

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Beyond the Poseidon Adventure

1979

Hannah Meredith

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Champions: A Love Story

1979

Barbara Harlich

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The Defection of Simas Kudirka

1978

Genna Kudirka

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21 Hours at Munich

1976

Anneliese Graes

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Return to Earth

1976

Joan Aldrin

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Medical Story

1975

Phyllis Lenahan

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Friendly Persuasion

1975

Eliza Birdwell

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Please Stand by for Murder

1975

Character TBA

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Juggernaut

1974

Barbara Banister

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The Country Girl

1974

Georgie Elgin

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The Lie

1973

Anna

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Secrets

1971

Beatrice

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The Rain People

1969

Natalie Ravenna

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Filmmaker

1968

Self (uncredited)

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Petulia

1968

Polo

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The Counterfeit Killer

1968

Angie Peterson

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Shadow Over Elveron

1968

Joanne Tregaskis

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The Outsider

1967

Peggy Leydon

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Dutchman

1966

Lula

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The Group

1966

Polly

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Flight from Ashiya

1964

Caroline Gordon / Stevenson

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House of Women

1962

Erica Hayden

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Sweet Bird of Youth

1962

Heavenly Finley

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The Couch

1962

Terry Ames

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The Dark at the Top of the Stairs

1960

Reenie Flood

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Ice Palace

1960

Grace Kennedy

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Five Gates to Hell

1959

Sister Maria

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