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Shirley Knight
Actress 1936 - 2020

Shirley Knight

Goessel, Kansas, USA

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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18 roles
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Character Polly

The Group

1966

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Character Dot Nadeau
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Character Beverly Connelly
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Character Mom
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Character Mercy

Mercy

2014

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Character Ilene Rochlin
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Character Mom
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Character Bea
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Character Ann
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Character Joanne
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Character Necie
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Character Nancy Plummer
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Character Elanora Davis

Angel Eyes

2001

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Character Estelle Winters
TV
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Character Edie Danziger

Diabolique

1996

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Character Mary Donnelly
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Character Irma
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Character Peggy Buckey

Filmography

Every title this person appears in

28 titles
Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2
Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 2015
Mercy
Mercy 2014
Our Idiot Brother
Our Idiot Brother 2011
The Private Lives of Pippa Lee
The Private Lives of Pippa Lee 2009
Paul Blart: Mall Cop
Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2009
Open Window
Open Window 2006
Grandma's Boy
Grandma's Boy 2006
Sexual Life
Sexual Life 2005
The Salton Sea
The Salton Sea 2002
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood 2002
Angel Eyes
Angel Eyes 2001
Maggie Winters
TV
Maggie Winters 1998
As Good as It Gets
As Good as It Gets 1997
Somebody Is Waiting
Somebody Is Waiting 1996
If These Walls Could Talk
If These Walls Could Talk 1996
Diabolique
Diabolique 1996
Indictment: The McMartin Trial
Indictment: The McMartin Trial 1995
Color of Night
Color of Night 1994
The Sender
The Sender 1982
Endless Love
Endless Love 1981
Beyond the Poseidon Adventure
Beyond the Poseidon Adventure 1979
Juggernaut
Juggernaut 1974
The Rain People
The Rain People 1969
Petulia
Petulia 1968
The Group
The Group 1966
Flight from Ashiya
Flight from Ashiya 1964
Sweet Bird of Youth
Sweet Bird of Youth 1962
The Dark at the Top of the Stairs
The Dark at the Top of the Stairs 1960

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