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Shirley Knight

Shirley Knight

Birthday: 1936-07-05 | Place of Birth: Goessel, Kansas, USA

Shirley Enola Knight 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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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2015
Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2

as    Mom

2014
Mercy

as    Gramma

2013
Elevator

as    Jane Redding

2011
Our Idiot Brother

as    Ilene Rochlin

2010
Listen to Your Heart

as    Grandma Sam

2009
The Private Lives of Pippa Lee

as    Dot Nadeau

2009
Paul Blart: Mall Cop

as    Mom

2008
2006
Open Window

as    Ann

2006
Grandma's Boy

as    Bea

2003
Mrs. Ashboro's Cat

as    Mrs. Ashboro

2002
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood

as    Necie Kelleher

2001
Angel Eyes

as    Elanora Davis

2001
My Louisiana Sky

as    Jewel Ramsey

1998
Maggie Winters

as    Estelle Winters

1998
The Wedding

as    Gram (Miss Caroline)

1997
As Good as It Gets

as    Beverly Connelly

1997
Little Boy Blue

as    Doris Knight

1996
The Uninvited

as    Delia

1996
Diabolique

as    Edie Danziger

1996
If These Walls Could Talk

as    Mary Donnelly

1995
Stuart Saves His Family

as    Mom

1995
Indictment: The McMartin Trial

as    Peggy Buckey

1991
Bump in the Night

as    Katie Leonard

1982
The Sender

as    Jerolyn

1981
Endless Love

as    Ann