Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
July 5, 1936
Place of Birth:
Goessel, Kansas, USA
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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
Filmography
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Hot in Cleveland | Loretta |
| 2009 | Drop Dead Diva | Millie Carlson |
| 2006 | The Unit | |
| 2004 | Desperate Housewives | Phyllis Van De Kamp |
| 2004 | House | Georgia Adams |
| 2003 | Cold Case | Dottie |
| 2001 | Crossing Jordan | Frances Littleton |
| 1999 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Dr. Wharton |
| 1999 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Rose Granville |
| 1998 | Significant Others | |
| 1998 | Maggie Winters | Estelle Winters |
| 1997 | Ally McBeal | Helen Apple |
| 1995 | VR.5 | Dr. Hearst |
| 1995 | Cybill | |
| 1995 | Children of the Dust | Aunt Bertha |
| 1994 | ER | Mrs. Burke |
| 1993 | Angel Falls | Edie Wren Cox |
| 1993 | NYPD Blue | Agnes Cantwell |
| 1990 | Law & Order | Melanie Cullen |
| 1987 | thirtysomething | |
| 1986 | L.A. Law | Belinda Collins |
| 1986 | Matlock | |
| 1985 | The Equalizer | Kay |
| 1984 | Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense | Ann Denver |
| 1984 | Murder, She Wrote | Grace Fenton |
| 1981 | Nurse | Sylvia Dennis |
| 1979 | Tales of the Unexpected | Elizabeth Bourdon |
| 1975 | Medical Story | |
| 1974 | The Manhunter | |
| 1973 | Barnaby Jones | Kay Lewiston |
| 1972 | The Streets of San Francisco | |
| 1972 | Ghost Story | Beth |
| 1971 | Alias Smith and Jones | |
| 1969 | Medical Center | |
| 1969 | The Bold Ones: The New Doctors | Marci Boyle |
| 1967 | The Invaders | Margaret Cook |
| 1963 | The Fugitive | Jane Washburn |
| 1963 | The Fugitive | Mona Ross |
| 1963 | Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre | |
| 1963 | The Outer Limits | Noelle Anderson |
| 1963 | The Fugitive | Janice Pruitt |
| 1963 | Arrest and Trial | Rhoda Waggner |
| 1962 | The Virginian | Susan Morrow |
| 1962 | The Virginian | Clara Malone |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Self |
| 1961 | Target: The Corruptors! | |
| 1961 | The Defenders | Bethany Windell |
| 1960 | Surfside 6 | |
| 1960 | The Roaring 20's | |
| 1959 | Bourbon Street Beat | |
| 1959 | Hawaiian Eye | |
| 1959 | Johnny Staccato | |
| 1959 | Rawhide | Jennie Cooper |
| 1958 | Naked City | Kathy Meigs |
| 1958 | Bronco | |
| 1958 | The Texan | |
| 1958 | Buckskin | Mrs. Newcomb |
| 1958 | 77 Sunset Strip | Mari Ellen Taylor |
| 1958 | Lawman | Tendis Weston |
| 1957 | The Restless Gun | Heide Ritter |
| 1957 | Maverick | Nancy Powers |
| 1956 | Tony Awards | Self - Presenter |
| 1956 | Tony Awards | Self - Winner |
| 1956 | Tony Awards | Self - Nominee |
| 1955 | Matinee Theater | |
| 1953 | The Oscars | Self |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Georgie Elgin |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Mrs. Potter |
| 1950 | The Bob Hope Show | Self |
| 1944 | Golden Globe Awards | Self - Winner |