Shirley Knight

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.

Actor

1959

[ ] Five Gates to Hell (Sister Maria)

1960

[ ] Ice Palace (Grace Kennedy)
[ ] The Dark at the Top of the Stairs (Reenie Flood)

1962

[ ] Sweet Bird of Youth (Heavenly Finley)
[ ] The Couch (Terry Ames)
[ ] House of Women (Erica Hayden)

1964

[ ] Flight from Ashiya (Caroline Gordon / Stevenson)

1966

[ ] Dutchman (Lula)
[ ] The Group (Polly)

1967

[ ] The Outsider (Peggy Leydon)

1968

[ ] Petulia (Polo)
[ ] The Counterfeit Killer (Angie Peterson)
[ ] Shadow Over Elveron (Joanne Tregaskis)
[ ] Filmmaker (Self (uncredited))

1969

[ ] The Rain People (Natalie Ravenna)

1971

[ ] Secrets (Beatrice)

1972

[ ] That Quiet Earth (The Woman)

1973

[ ] The Lie (Anna)

1974

[ ] Juggernaut (Barbara Banister)
[ ] The Country Girl (Georgie Elgin)

1975

[ ] Medical Story (Phyllis Lenahan)
[ ] Friendly Persuasion (Eliza Birdwell)
[ ] Please Stand by for Murder (????)

1976

[ ] 21 Hours at Munich (Anneliese Graes)
[ ] Return to Earth (Joan Aldrin)

1978

[ ] The Defection of Simas Kudirka (Genna Kudirka)

1979

[ ] Beyond the Poseidon Adventure (Hannah Meredith)
[ ] Champions: A Love Story (Barbara Harlich)

1980

[ ] Playing for Time (Frau Lagerführerin Maria Mandel)

1981

[ ] Endless Love (Ann)

1982

[ ] The Sender (Jerolyn)
[ ] Kennedy's Children (Carla)

1984

[ ] With Intent to Kill (Edna Reinecker)
[ ] The Sweet Scent of Death (Ann Fairfax Denver)

1991

[ ] Shadow of a Doubt (Helen Potter)
[ ] Bump in the Night (Katie Leonard)
[ ] To Save a Child (Rinda Larson)

1993

[ ] A Mother's Revenge (Bess Warden)
[ ] When Love Kills: The Seduction of John Hearn (Edna Larson)

1994

[ ] The Secret Life of Houses (Aunt Fergie)
[ ] Benders (Donna)
[ ] Color of Night (Edith Niedelmeyer)
[ ] A Part of the Family (Martha)
[ ] Baby Brokers (Sylvia)
[ ] Death in Venice, CA (Mona Dickens)
[ ] The Yarn Princess (Esther)
[ ] Hoggs' Heaven (Mom)

1995

[ ] Stuart Saves His Family (Mom)
[ ] Indictment: The McMartin Trial (Peggy Buckey)
[ ] Dad, the Angel & Me (Betty)

1996

[ ] Diabolique (Edie Danziger)
[ ] If These Walls Could Talk (Mary Donnelly)
[ ] The Uninvited (Delia)
[ ] Somebody Is Waiting (Irma)
[ ] A Promise to Carolyn (Jolene Maggart)
[ ] Mary & Tim (Esther)
[ ] Dying to Be Perfect: The Ellen Hart Pena Story (Joan Hart)
[ ] Stolen Memories: Secrets from the Rose Garden (Sally Ann)

1997

[ ] As Good as It Gets (Beverly Connelly)
[ ] Little Boy Blue (Doris Knight)
[ ] Convictions (Margaret)

1998

[ ] A Father for Brittany (Donna Minkowitz)
[ ] The Wedding (Gram (Miss Caroline))
[ ] A Marriage of Convenience (Harriet Winslow)

2000

[ ] 75 Degrees in July (Jo Beth Anderson)

2001

[ ] Angel Eyes (Elanora Davis)
[ ] My Louisiana Sky (Jewel Ramsey)

2002

[ ] Shadow Realm (Mrs. Finch)
[ ] The Salton Sea (Nancy Plummer)
[ ] Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood (Necie Kelleher)
[ ] P.S. Your Cat is Dead! (Aunt Claire)

2003

[ ] Mrs. Ashboro's Cat (Mrs. Ashboro)
[ ] A House on a Hill (Mercedes Mayfield)
[ ] Fly Cherry (Miss Christina)

2004

[ ] Sudbury (Aunt Jet)

2005

[ ] Sexual Life (Joanne)

2011

[ ] Our Idiot Brother (Ilene Rochlin)

2013

[ ] Elevator (Jane Redding)
[ ] Redwood Highway (Marie)

2014

[ ] Mercy (Gramma)

2015

[ ] Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 (Mom)
[ ] The Missing Girl (Mrs. Colvins)

2018

[ ] Periphery (Leanne Cross)

2021

[ ] Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age (Self)