Personal Info
Shirley Enola Knight
Shirley Knight
Acting
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
Filmography
Movies
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
as Self
Periphery
as Leanne Cross
Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2
as Mom
The Missing Girl
as Mrs. Colvins
Mercy
as Mercy
Elevator
as Jane Redding
Redwood Highway
as Marie
Our Idiot Brother
as Ilene Rochlin
Listen to Your Heart
as Grandma Sam
Paul Blart: Mall Cop
as Mom
TV Shows
Hot in Cleveland
as Loretta · 1 ep.
Drop Dead Diva
as Millie Carlson · 1 ep.
The Unit
1 ep.
House
as Georgia Adams · 1 ep.
Desperate Housewives
as Phyllis Van De Kamp · 5 ep.
Cold Case
as Dottie · 1 ep.
Crossing Jordan
as Frances Littleton · 1 ep.
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Rose Granville · 1 ep.
Significant Others
2 ep.
Maggie Winters
as Estelle Winters · 18 ep.
