Shirley Knight
Acting
Born 1936-07-05
Goessel, Kansas, USA
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
Popular credits
House
Georgia Adams
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Dr. Wharton
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Rose Granville
As Good as It Gets
Beverly Connelly
Paul Blart: Mall Cop
Mom
Desperate Housewives
Phyllis Van De Kamp
Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2
Mom
Our Idiot Brother
Ilene Rochlin
ER
Mrs. Burke
Grandma's Boy
Bea
Law & Order
Melanie Cullen
Color of Night
Edith Niedelmeyer
Angel Eyes
Elanora Davis
Cold Case
Dottie
Murder, She Wrote
Grace Fenton
The Salton Sea
Nancy Plummer
Ally McBeal
Helen Apple
Diabolique
Edie Danziger
Drop Dead Diva
Millie Carlson
Mercy
Mercy