Born 1936 (age 83) · Goessel, Kansas, USA
Appears in 158 titles

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.

Filmography

As Good as It Gets
7.4
As Good as It Gets
1997
as Beverly Connelly
Paul Blart: Mall Cop
5.4
Paul Blart: Mall Cop
2009
as Mom
Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2
5.2
Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2
2015
as Mom
Our Idiot Brother
6.1
Our Idiot Brother
2011
as Ilene Rochlin
Grandma's Boy
6.5
Grandma's Boy
2006
as Bea
Color of Night
5.8
Color of Night
1994
as Edith Niedelmeyer
Angel Eyes
6.1
Angel Eyes
2001
as Elanora Davis
The Salton Sea
6.6
The Salton Sea
2002
as Nancy Plummer
Diabolique
5.5
Diabolique
1996
as Edie Danziger
Mercy
5.2
Mercy
2014
as Mercy
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
6.1
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
2002
as Necie Kelleher
Endless Love
5.7
Endless Love
1981
as Ann
The Private Lives of Pippa Lee
5.9
The Private Lives of Pippa Lee
2009
as Dot Nadeau
Beyond the Poseidon Adventure
5.1
Beyond the Poseidon Adventure
1979
as Hannah Meredith
Sweet Bird of Youth
6.8
Sweet Bird of Youth
1962
as Heavenly Finley
Juggernaut
6.2
Juggernaut
1974
as Barbara Banister
Elevator
5.0
Elevator
2013
as Jane Redding
Listen to Your Heart
7.1
Listen to Your Heart
2010
as Grandma Sam
If These Walls Could Talk
6.7
If These Walls Could Talk
1996
as Mary Donnelly
The Rain People
6.6
The Rain People
1969
as Natalie Ravenna