Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
7/5/1936
Place of Birth
Goessel, Kansas, USA
Also Known As
Shirley Enola Knight
Shirley Knight
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.
Known For
If These Walls Could Talk
as Mary Donnelly
Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2
as Mom
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
as Necie Kelleher
Diabolique
as Edie Danziger
As Good as It Gets
as Beverly Connelly
Ice Palace
as Grace Kennedy
Color of Night
as Edith Niedelmeyer
Endless Love
as Ann
Paul Blart: Mall Cop
as Mom
The Group
as Polly
Mercy
as Gramma
Secrets
as Beatrice
Elevator
as Jane Redding
Beyond the Poseidon Adventure
as Hannah Meredith
The Lie
as Anna
Open Window
as Ann
The Couch
as Terry Ames
Angel Eyes
as Elanora Davis
Redwood Highway
as Marie
Grandma's Boy
as Bea
Career Timeline
2009
2006
2003
2002
2001
1999
1998
1997
1996
Somebody Is Waiting
as Irma
Dying to Be Perfect: The Ellen Hart Pena Story
as Joan Hart
Mary & Tim
as Esther
The Uninvited
as Delia
If These Walls Could Talk
as Mary Donnelly
Diabolique
as Edie Danziger
A Promise to Carolyn
as Jolene Maggart
Stolen Memories: Secrets from the Rose Garden
as Sally Ann