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Shirley Knight

Born: 1936-07-05

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.

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999★ 8.0
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999★ 8.0
Law & Order
Law & Order
1990★ 7.3
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962★ 7.5
House
House
2004★ 8.6
Desperate Housewives
Desperate Housewives
2004★ 7.9
ER
ER
1994★ 7.8
Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote
1984★ 7.5
NYPD Blue
NYPD Blue
1993★ 7.1
The Fugitive
The Fugitive
1963★ 7.3
The Fugitive
The Fugitive
1963★ 7.3
The Fugitive
The Fugitive
1963★ 7.3
Golden Globe Awards
Golden Globe Awards
1944★ 6.9
Crossing Jordan
Crossing Jordan
2001★ 7.2
Cold Case
Cold Case
2003★ 7.8
L.A. Law
L.A. Law
1986★ 7.1
Maverick
Maverick
1957★ 6.9
The Virginian
The Virginian
1962★ 6.5
The Virginian
The Virginian
1962★ 6.5
Matinee Theater
Matinee Theater
1955★ 5.3
The Unit
The Unit
2006★ 7.3
The Equalizer
The Equalizer
1985★ 7.1
Matlock
Matlock
1986★ 7.1
Lawman
Lawman
1958★ 5.8
Tony Awards
Tony Awards
1956NR
Tony Awards
Tony Awards
1956NR
Tony Awards
Tony Awards
1956NR
Hot in Cleveland
Hot in Cleveland
2010★ 7.2
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963★ 5.9
Naked City
Naked City
1958★ 5.7
Medical Center
Medical Center
1969★ 6.4
Tales of the Unexpected
Tales of the Unexpected
1979★ 6.8
Rawhide
Rawhide
1959★ 7.2
Drop Dead Diva
Drop Dead Diva
2009★ 7.7
Cybill
Cybill
1995★ 5.9
The Invaders
The Invaders
1967★ 6.8
Barnaby Jones
Barnaby Jones
1973★ 7.0
The Defenders
The Defenders
1961★ 6.3
The Outer Limits
The Outer Limits
1963★ 7.8
The Oscars
The Oscars
1953★ 7.0
Ally McBeal
Ally McBeal
1997★ 6.5
Hawaiian Eye
Hawaiian Eye
1959★ 5.6
thirtysomething
thirtysomething
1987★ 6.3
Surfside 6
Surfside 6
1960★ 6.3
The Streets of San Francisco
The Streets of San Francisco
1972★ 7.0
77 Sunset Strip
77 Sunset Strip
1958★ 7.1
The Bob Hope Show
The Bob Hope Show
1950★ 7.0
Alias Smith and Jones
Alias Smith and Jones
1971★ 7.0
The Texan
The Texan
1958★ 6.0
Bronco
Bronco
1958★ 6.0
Bronco
Bronco
1958★ 6.0
Arrest and Trial
Arrest and Trial
1963★ 8.3
Ghost Story
Ghost Story
1972★ 7.4
Color of Night
Color of Night
1994★ 5.8
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969★ 7.0
Target: The Corruptors!
Target: The Corruptors!
1961★ 5.7
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
1969★ 4.8
Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense
Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense
1984★ 6.5
The Roaring 20
The Roaring 20's
1960NR
Bourbon Street Beat
Bourbon Street Beat
1959★ 6.0
The Restless Gun
The Restless Gun
1957★ 4.4
The Manhunter
The Manhunter
1974★ 7.0
Johnny Staccato
Johnny Staccato
1959★ 5.3
Medical Story
Medical Story
1975★ 5.0
Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2
Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2
2015★ 5.2
Orson Welles
Orson Welles' Great Mysteries
1973★ 6.8
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951★ 8.8
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951★ 8.8
The Jazz Age
The Jazz Age
1968NR
Paul Blart: Mall Cop
Paul Blart: Mall Cop
2009★ 5.5
Grandma
Grandma's Boy
2006★ 6.5
VR.5
VR.5
1995★ 6.7
As Good as It Gets
As Good as It Gets
1997★ 7.4
Nurse
Nurse
1981★ 7.5
Maggie Winters
Maggie Winters
1998★ 8.5
Endless Love
Endless Love
1981★ 5.7
Angel Eyes
Angel Eyes
2001★ 6.1
Children of the Dust
Children of the Dust
1995★ 7.1
Significant Others
Significant Others
1998★ 7.0
Diabolique
Diabolique
1996★ 5.5
Buckskin
Buckskin
1958★ 7.0
Angel Falls
Angel Falls
1993★ 8.0
Our Idiot Brother
Our Idiot Brother
2011★ 6.1
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
2002★ 6.1
Little Boy Blue
Little Boy Blue
1997★ 6.0
Mercy
Mercy
2014★ 5.2
Sexual Life
Sexual Life
2005★ 4.9
Juggernaut
Juggernaut
1974★ 6.2
The Private Lives of Pippa Lee
The Private Lives of Pippa Lee
2009★ 5.9
The Group
The Group
1966★ 5.7
If These Walls Could Talk
If These Walls Could Talk
1996★ 6.7
Sweet Bird of Youth
Sweet Bird of Youth
1962★ 6.8
Beyond the Poseidon Adventure
Beyond the Poseidon Adventure
1979★ 5.1
The Salton Sea
The Salton Sea
2002★ 6.6
Open Window
Open Window
2006★ 5.4
The Sender
The Sender
1982★ 5.6
Playing for Time
Playing for Time
1980★ 6.9
Shadow Realm
Shadow Realm
2002★ 5.3
Mary & Tim
Mary & Tim
1996★ 6.8
Stuart Saves His Family
Stuart Saves His Family
1995★ 5.3
Petulia
Petulia
1968★ 6.0
The Rain People
The Rain People
1969★ 6.6
The Other Side of the Tracks
The Other Side of the Tracks
2008★ 4.2
Dad, the Angel & Me
Dad, the Angel & Me
1995★ 6.4
Indictment: The McMartin Trial
Indictment: The McMartin Trial
1995★ 7.0
The Wedding
The Wedding
1998★ 8.3
Elevator
Elevator
2013★ 5.0
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
2021NR
A Marriage of Convenience
A Marriage of Convenience
1998★ 5.8
The Outsider
The Outsider
1967★ 8.0
The Lie
The Lie
1973★ 6.0
The Uninvited
The Uninvited
1996★ 5.4
21 Hours at Munich
21 Hours at Munich
1976★ 6.3
Sudbury
Sudbury
2004★ 5.7
The Missing Girl
The Missing Girl
2015★ 6.0
Ice Palace
Ice Palace
1960★ 6.3
Shadow of a Doubt
Shadow of a Doubt
1991★ 6.0
The Couch
The Couch
1962★ 6.3
Redwood Highway
Redwood Highway
2013★ 5.9
The Sweet Scent of Death
The Sweet Scent of Death
1984★ 8.0
Flight from Ashiya
Flight from Ashiya
1964★ 5.6
A Father for Brittany
A Father for Brittany
1998★ 7.6
My Louisiana Sky
My Louisiana Sky
2001★ 6.4
The Defection of Simas Kudirka
The Defection of Simas Kudirka
1978★ 6.0
The Counterfeit Killer
The Counterfeit Killer
1968★ 8.0
Somebody Is Waiting
Somebody Is Waiting
1996★ 5.5
Shadow Over Elveron
Shadow Over Elveron
1968★ 6.6
Love and Debate
Love and Debate
2006★ 4.0
The Country Girl
The Country Girl
1974★ 10.0
Baby Brokers
Baby Brokers
1994★ 6.5
A Mother
A Mother's Revenge
1993★ 5.5
A Promise to Carolyn
A Promise to Carolyn
1996★ 7.1
The Yarn Princess
The Yarn Princess
1994★ 6.7
When Love Kills: The Seduction of John Hearn
When Love Kills: The Seduction of John Hearn
1993★ 3.3
Periphery
Periphery
2018NR
To Save a Child
To Save a Child
1991★ 6.5
Bump in the Night
Bump in the Night
1991★ 5.9
Filmmaker
Filmmaker
1968★ 7.3
The Dark at the Top of the Stairs
The Dark at the Top of the Stairs
1960★ 6.5
The Secret Life of Houses
The Secret Life of Houses
1994★ 7.0
Convictions
Convictions
1997★ 6.7
House of Women
House of Women
1962★ 5.3
Five Gates to Hell
Five Gates to Hell
1959★ 5.6
Return to Earth
Return to Earth
1976★ 10.0
Listen to Your Heart
Listen to Your Heart
2010★ 7.1
Medical Story
Medical Story
1975★ 7.0
Fly Cherry
Fly Cherry
2003★ 6.7
Champions: A Love Story
Champions: A Love Story
1979★ 6.7
Friendly Persuasion
Friendly Persuasion
1975★ 7.5
Mrs. Ashboro
Mrs. Ashboro's Cat
2003★ 5.6
A Part of the Family
A Part of the Family
1994★ 9.0
Secrets
Secrets
1971★ 4.5
Benders
Benders
1994★ 9.0
A House on a Hill
A House on a Hill
2003★ 9.0
Kennedy
Kennedy's Children
1982NR
Please Stand by for Murder
Please Stand by for Murder
1975NR
Dying to Be Perfect: The Ellen Hart Pena Story
Dying to Be Perfect: The Ellen Hart Pena Story
1996★ 7.1
With Intent to Kill
With Intent to Kill
1984★ 6.5
Hoggs
Hoggs' Heaven
1994★ 10.0
P.S. Your Cat is Dead!
P.S. Your Cat is Dead!
2002★ 4.4
Death in Venice, CA
Death in Venice, CA
1994★ 4.9
Sweet Bird of Youth: Chasing Time
Sweet Bird of Youth: Chasing Time
2006NR
Not Fade Away
Not Fade Away
2008NR
Stolen Memories: Secrets from the Rose Garden
Stolen Memories: Secrets from the Rose Garden
1996NR
That Quiet Earth
That Quiet Earth
1972NR
Dutchman
Dutchman
1966★ 4.8
The Shape of the River
The Shape of the River
1960NR
75 Degrees in July
75 Degrees in July
2000★ 7.0
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