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Shirley Knight

Acting

Born: 1936-07-05
Died: 2020-04-22
From: Goessel, Kansas, USA
Gender: Female
Popularity: 1.2

Also Known As

Shirley Enola 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.

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Awards & Nominations3 won · 5 nominated

Nominated

Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play

1997
🏆 Won

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series

NYPD Blue

1995
🏆 Won

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series

Thirtysomething

1988
Nominated

Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actress

Endless Love

1982
Nominated

Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play

1976
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress

Sweet Bird of Youth

1963
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress

The Dark at the Top of the Stairs

1961
🏆 Won

Volpi Cup for Best Actress

Acting149 titles

Return to Earth
10.0
Movie

Return to Earth

1976Drama
The Country Girl
10.0
Movie

The Country Girl

1974Drama
Hoggs' Heaven
10.0
Movie

Hoggs' Heaven

1994Comedy
A Part of the Family
9.0
Movie

A Part of the Family

1994Drama
A House on a Hill
9.0
Movie

A House on a Hill

2003Drama
Hallmark Hall of Fame
8.8
Series

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951 - ...Drama
House
8.6
Series

House

2004-2012Drama
The Wedding
8.3
Movie

The Wedding

1998Romance
Arrest and Trial
8.3
Series

Arrest and Trial

1963-2000Thriller
The Counterfeit Killer
8.0
Movie

The Counterfeit Killer

1968Thriller
The Outsider
8.0
Movie

The Outsider

1967Drama
The Sweet Scent of Death
8.0
Movie

The Sweet Scent of Death

1984Drama
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
8.0
Series

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999 - ...Thriller
Desperate Housewives
7.9
Series

Desperate Housewives

2004-2012Thriller
Cold Case
7.8
Series

Cold Case

2003-2010Thriller
The Outer Limits
7.8
Series

The Outer Limits

1963-1965Sci-Fi
ER
7.8
Series

ER

1994-2009Drama
Drop Dead Diva
7.7
Series

Drop Dead Diva

2009-2014Comedy
A Father for Brittany
7.6
Movie

A Father for Brittany

1998Drama
Friendly Persuasion
7.5
Movie

Friendly Persuasion

1975Drama
Nurse
7.5
Series

Nurse

1981-1982Drama
Murder, She Wrote
7.5
Series

Murder, She Wrote

1984-1996Thriller
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
7.5
Series

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962-1992Documentary
As Good as It Gets
7.4
Movie

As Good as It Gets

1997Drama
Ghost Story
7.4
Series

Ghost Story

1972-1973Drama
Filmmaker
7.3
Movie

Filmmaker

1968Documentary
Law & Order
7.3
Series

Law & Order

1990 - ...Thriller
The Unit
7.3
Series

The Unit

2006-2009Action
The Fugitive
7.3
Series

The Fugitive

1963-1967Action
Crossing Jordan
7.2
Series

Crossing Jordan

2001-2007Drama
Rawhide
7.2
Series

Rawhide

1959-1965Action
Hot in Cleveland
7.2
Series

Hot in Cleveland

2010-2015Comedy
Golden Globe Awards
7.2
Series

Golden Globe Awards

1944 - ...Documentary
Listen to Your Heart
7.1
Movie

Listen to Your Heart

2010Drama
A Promise to Carolyn
7.1
Movie

A Promise to Carolyn

1996Thriller
Dying to Be Perfect: The Ellen Hart Pena Story
7.1
Movie

Dying to Be Perfect: The Ellen Hart Pena Story

1996Drama
L.A. Law
7.1
Series

L.A. Law

1986-1994Drama
Matlock
7.1
Series

Matlock

1986-1995Drama
The Equalizer
7.1
Series

The Equalizer

1985-1989Action
Children of the Dust
7.1
Series

Children of the Dust

1995Action
NYPD Blue
7.1
Series

NYPD Blue

1993-2005Drama
77 Sunset Strip
7.1
Series

77 Sunset Strip

1958-1964Thriller
75 Degrees in July
7.0
Movie

75 Degrees in July

2000Drama
Medical Story
7.0
Movie

Medical Story

1975Drama
Indictment: The McMartin Trial
7.0
Movie

Indictment: The McMartin Trial

1995Drama
The Streets of San Francisco
7.0
Series

The Streets of San Francisco

1972-1977Thriller
Alias Smith and Jones
7.0
Series

Alias Smith and Jones

1971-1973Action
The Manhunter
7.0
Series

The Manhunter

1974-1975Drama
Significant Others
7.0
Series

Significant Others

1998Drama
The Oscars
7.0
Series

The Oscars

1953 - ...Drama
Barnaby Jones
7.0
Series

Barnaby Jones

1973-1980Thriller
The Bob Hope Show
7.0
Series

The Bob Hope Show

1950-1984Comedy
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
7.0
Series

ITV Saturday Night Theatre

1969 - ...Drama
Playing for Time
6.9
Movie

Playing for Time

1980Drama
Maverick
6.9
Series

Maverick

1957-1962Comedy
Sweet Bird of Youth
6.8
Movie

Sweet Bird of Youth

1962Drama
Mary & Tim
6.8
Movie

Mary & Tim

1996Drama
The Invaders
6.8
Series

The Invaders

1967-1968Action
Tales of the Unexpected
6.8
Series

Tales of the Unexpected

1979-1988Drama
Orson Welles' Great Mysteries
6.8
Series

Orson Welles' Great Mysteries

1973-1974Thriller
If These Walls Could Talk
6.7
Movie

If These Walls Could Talk

1996Drama
Champions: A Love Story
6.7
Movie

Champions: A Love Story

1979Drama
Convictions
6.7
Movie

Convictions

1997Drama
Fly Cherry
6.7
Movie

Fly Cherry

2003Drama
The Yarn Princess
6.7
Movie

The Yarn Princess

1994Drama
VR.5
6.7
Series

VR.5

1995-1997Action
The Salton Sea
6.6
Movie

The Salton Sea

2002Thriller
The Rain People
6.6
Movie

The Rain People

1969Drama
Shadow Over Elveron
6.6
Movie

Shadow Over Elveron

1968Thriller
Grandma's Boy
6.5
Movie

Grandma's Boy

2006Comedy
The Dark at the Top of the Stairs
6.5
Movie

The Dark at the Top of the Stairs

1960Drama
To Save a Child
6.5
Movie

To Save a Child

1991Thriller
Baby Brokers
6.5
Movie

Baby Brokers

1994Drama
With Intent to Kill
6.5
Movie

With Intent to Kill

1984Drama
Ally McBeal
6.5
Series

Ally McBeal

1997-2002Drama
The Virginian
6.5
Series

The Virginian

1962-1971Action
Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense
6.5
Series

Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense

1984-1986Thriller
My Louisiana Sky
6.4
Movie

My Louisiana Sky

2001Drama
Dad, the Angel & Me
6.4
Movie

Dad, the Angel & Me

1995Comedy
Medical Center
6.4
Series

Medical Center

1969-1976Drama
Ice Palace
6.3
Movie

Ice Palace

1960Action
21 Hours at Munich
6.3
Movie

21 Hours at Munich

1976Drama
The Couch
6.3
Movie

The Couch

1962Drama
thirtysomething
6.3
Series

thirtysomething

1987-1991Drama
Surfside 6
6.3
Series

Surfside 6

1960-1962Drama
The Defenders
6.3
Series

The Defenders

1961-1965Drama
Juggernaut
6.2
Movie

Juggernaut

1974Thriller
Angel Eyes
6.1
Movie

Angel Eyes

2001Drama
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
6.1
Movie

Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood

2002Comedy
Our Idiot Brother
6.1
Movie

Our Idiot Brother

2011Comedy
Little Boy Blue
6.0
Movie

Little Boy Blue

1997Drama
Petulia
6.0
Movie

Petulia

1968Drama
The Defection of Simas Kudirka
6.0
Movie

The Defection of Simas Kudirka

1978Drama
Shadow of a Doubt
6.0
Movie

Shadow of a Doubt

1991Thriller
The Missing Girl
6.0
Movie

The Missing Girl

2015Thriller
The Lie
6.0
Movie

The Lie

1973Drama
Bourbon Street Beat
6.0
Series

Bourbon Street Beat

1959-1960Drama
Bronco
6.0
Series

Bronco

1958-1962Action
The Texan
6.0
Series

The Texan

1958-1960Action
The Private Lives of Pippa Lee
5.9
Movie

The Private Lives of Pippa Lee

2009Comedy
Redwood Highway
5.9
Movie

Redwood Highway

2013Drama
Bump in the Night
5.9
Movie

Bump in the Night

1991Drama
Cybill
5.9
Series

Cybill

1995-1998Comedy
Color of Night
5.8
Movie

Color of Night

1994Romance
A Marriage of Convenience
5.8
Movie

A Marriage of Convenience

1998Drama
Lawman
5.8
Series

Lawman

1958-1962Action
Endless Love
5.7
Movie

Endless Love

1981Romance
The Group
5.7
Movie

The Group

1966Drama
Sudbury
5.7
Movie

Sudbury

2004Drama
Naked City
5.7
Series

Naked City

1958-1963Drama
Target: The Corruptors!
5.7
Series

Target: The Corruptors!

1961-1962Thriller
Mrs. Ashboro's Cat
5.6
Movie

Mrs. Ashboro's Cat

2003Thriller
The Sender
5.6
Movie

The Sender

1982Horror
Flight from Ashiya
5.6
Movie

Flight from Ashiya

1964Action
Five Gates to Hell
5.6
Movie

Five Gates to Hell

1959Action
Hawaiian Eye
5.6
Series

Hawaiian Eye

1959-1963Thriller
Diabolique
5.5
Movie

Diabolique

1996Thriller
Paul Blart: Mall Cop
5.5
Movie

Paul Blart: Mall Cop

2009Action
A Mother's Revenge
5.5
Movie

A Mother's Revenge

1993Drama
Somebody Is Waiting
5.5
Movie

Somebody Is Waiting

1996Drama
Open Window
5.4
Movie

Open Window

2006Drama
The Uninvited
5.4
Movie

The Uninvited

1996Horror
Shadow Realm
5.3
Movie

Shadow Realm

2002Horror
Stuart Saves His Family
5.3
Movie

Stuart Saves His Family

1995Comedy
House of Women
5.3
Movie

House of Women

1962Thriller
Johnny Staccato
5.3
Series

Johnny Staccato

1959-1960Thriller
Matinee Theater
5.3
Series

Matinee Theater

1955-1958Drama
Mercy
5.2
Movie

Mercy

2014Thriller
Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2
5.2
Movie

Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2

2015Action
Beyond the Poseidon Adventure
5.1
Movie

Beyond the Poseidon Adventure

1979Action
Elevator
5.0
Movie

Elevator

2013Thriller
Medical Story
5.0
Series

Medical Story

1975-1976Drama
Death in Venice, CA
4.9
Movie

Death in Venice, CA

1994Drama
Sexual Life
4.9
Movie

Sexual Life

2005Comedy
Dutchman
4.8
Movie

Dutchman

1966Drama
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
4.8
Series

The Bold Ones: The New Doctors

1969-1973Drama
Secrets
4.5
Movie

Secrets

1971Drama
P.S. Your Cat is Dead!
4.4
Movie

P.S. Your Cat is Dead!

2002Comedy
The Restless Gun
4.4
Series

The Restless Gun

1957-1959Action
The Other Side of the Tracks
4.2
Movie

The Other Side of the Tracks

2008Sci-Fi
Love and Debate
4.0
Movie

Love and Debate

2006Comedy
When Love Kills: The Seduction of John Hearn
3.3
Movie

When Love Kills: The Seduction of John Hearn

1993Thriller
Kennedy's Children
0
Movie

Kennedy's Children

1982Drama
Periphery
0
Movie

Periphery

2018Comedy
Stolen Memories: Secrets from the Rose Garden
0
Movie

Stolen Memories: Secrets from the Rose Garden

1996Drama
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
0
Movie

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

2021Documentary
Please Stand by for Murder
0
Movie

Please Stand by for Murder

1975Drama
The Roaring 20's
0
Series

The Roaring 20's

1960-1962Drama
Tony Awards
0
Series

Tony Awards

1956 - ...Drama