
Shirley Knight
Acting
Born 1936-07-05 · 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.
Known for

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999 · TV

Desperate Housewives
2004 · TV

Law & Order
1990 · TV

House
2004 · TV

Murder, She Wrote
1984 · TV

Surfside 6
1960 · TV

Hawaiian Eye
1959 · TV

ER
1994 · TV

thirtysomething
1987 · TV

The Texan
1958 · TV

Bronco
1958 · TV

Cold Case
2003 · TV

The Fugitive
1963 · TV

Children of the Dust
1995 · TV

Significant Others
1998 · TV

Maverick
1957 · TV

NYPD Blue
1993 · TV

L.A. Law
1986 · TV

Crossing Jordan
2001 · TV

The Virginian
1962 · TV

Matlock
1986 · TV

The Unit
2006 · TV

The Outer Limits
1963 · TV

Rawhide
1959 · TV

Drop Dead Diva
2009 · TV

Hot in Cleveland
2010 · TV

The Equalizer
1985 · TV

Naked City
1958 · TV

Tales of the Unexpected
1979 · TV

Barnaby Jones
1973 · TV

The Invaders
1967 · TV

Medical Center
1969 · TV

Arrest and Trial
1963 · TV

77 Sunset Strip
1958 · TV

The Streets of San Francisco
1972 · TV

The Defenders
1961 · TV

Lawman
1958 · TV

Cybill
1995 · TV

The Oscars
1953 · TV

Ally McBeal
1997 · TV

Alias Smith and Jones
1971 · TV

Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951 · TV

Ghost Story
1972 · TV

Matinee Theater
1955 · TV

The Manhunter
1974 · TV

Nurse
1981 · TV

Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense
1984 · TV

VR.5
1995 · TV

Bourbon Street Beat
1959 · TV

Target: The Corruptors!
1961 · TV

Johnny Staccato
1959 · TV

Medical Story
1975 · TV

The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
1969 · TV

The Restless Gun
1957 · TV

Tony Awards
1956 · TV

The Roaring 20's
1960 · TV

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 · TV

Golden Globe Awards
1944 · TV

The Bob Hope Show
1950 · TV