
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

Endless Love
as Ann

Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2
as Mom

Diabolique
as Edie Danziger

Color of Night
as Edith Niedelmeyer

Juggernaut
as Barbara Banister

Secrets
as Beatrice

The Lie
as Anna

Mercy
as Gramma

The Group
as Polly

Redwood Highway
as Marie

Elevator
as Jane Redding

Mary & Tim
as Esther

Paul Blart: Mall Cop
as Mom

Dutchman
as Lula

As Good as It Gets
as Beverly Connelly

The Wedding
as Gram (Miss Caroline)

The Sender
as Jerolyn

Grandma's Boy
as Bea

Open Window
as Ann

The Private Lives of Pippa Lee
as Dot Nadeau
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