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Shirley Enola Knight
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????/I The Hunt (pre-production)
Mrs. Hodge (rumored)
 
2014 Mercy (post-production)
Gramma
 
2013 Redwood Highway
Marie Vaughn
 
2012 The Mob Doctor (TV series)
Ann Wilson
– Turf War (2012) … Ann Wilson
 
2011/I Elevator
Jane Redding
 
2011 The Melancholy Fantastic
Mor
 
2011 Our Idiot Brother
Ilene
 
2010 Listen to Your Heart
Grandma Sam
 
2010 Hot in Cleveland (TV series)
Loretta
– Meet the Parents (2010) … Loretta
 
2009 Drop Dead Diva (TV series)
Millie Carlson
– Dead Model Walking (2009) … Millie Carlson
 
2009 The Private Lives of Pippa Lee
Dot Nadeau
 
2009 Paul Blart: Mall Cop
Mom
 
2008 Not Fade Away
Diane
 
2008 The Other Side of the Tracks
Helen
 
2005-2007 Desperate Housewives (TV series)
Phyllis Van De Kamp
– Art Isn't Easy (2007) … Phyllis Van De Kamp
– If There's Anything I Can't Stand (2007) … Phyllis Van De Kamp
– You'll Never Get Away from Me (2005) … Phyllis Van De Kamp
– You Could Drive a Person Crazy (2005) … Phyllis Van De Kamp
– Next (2005) … Phyllis Van De Kamp
 
2007 The Unit (TV series)
Mrs. Gaffney
– The Water Is Wide (2007) … Mrs. Gaffney
 
2006 Love and Debate
Lea
 
2006 Open Window
Dr. Ann Monohan
 
2006 Grandma's Boy
Bea
 
2005 Locked In (short)
Marianne
 
2005 To Lie in Green Pastures (short)
Peggy
 
2005 Sexual Life
Joanna
 
2005 House M.D. (TV series)
Georgia Adams
– Poison (2005) … Georgia Adams
 
2004 Mrs. Ashboro's Cat (TV movie)
Mrs. Ashboro
 
2004 Cold Case (TV series)
Dottie
– Factory Girls (2004) … Dottie
 
2004 Crossing Jordan (TV series)
Frances Littleton
– Most Likely (2004) … Frances Littleton
 
2004 Sudbury (TV movie)
 
2003 A House on a Hill
Mercedes Mayfield
 
2001-2003 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV series)
Dr. Wharton / Rose Granville
– Tragedy (2003) … Rose Granville
– Repression (2001) … Dr. Wharton
 
2003 Fly Cherry (short)
Miss Christina
 
2003 The Dan Show (TV movie)
Kitty Kennedy
 
2002 ER (TV series)
Mrs. Burke
– Insurrection (2002) … Mrs. Burke
 
2002 Night Visions (TV series)
Mrs. Finch
– Harmony (2002) … Mrs. Finch
 
2002 Shadow Realm (TV movie)
Mrs. Finch
 
2002 Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
Necie Rose Kelleher
 
2002 Ally McBeal (TV series)
Helen Apple
– Homecoming (2002) … Helen Apple
 
2002 P.S. Your Cat Is Dead!
Aunt Claire
 
2002 The Salton Sea
Nancy Plummer
 
2001 Angel Eyes
Elanora Davis
 
2001 My Louisiana Sky (TV movie)
Jewel Ramsey
 
2001 The Center of the World (uncredited)
 
2001 The Fugitive (TV series)
Delores Dalkowski
– Past Perfect (2001) … Delores Dalkowski
 
2001 Loomis (TV movie)
 
2000 75 Degrees in July
Jo Beth Anderson
 
1999 Chicken Soup for the Soul (TV series)
– The Seed Jar (1999)
 
1998-1999 Maggie Winters (TV series)
Estelle Winters
– Girls Night Out (1999) … Estelle Winters
– Suffering Estelle (1999) … Estelle Winters
– Sometimes You Feel Like a Nut (1999) … Estelle Winters
– Working Robin (1999) … Estelle Winters
– You'll Never Walk Alone in This Town Again (1999) … Estelle Winters
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1998 A Marriage of Convenience (TV movie)
Harriet Winslow
 
1998 A Father for Brittany (TV movie)
Donna Minkowitz
 
1998 Significant Others (TV series)
Mrs. Callaway
– Matters of Gravity … Mrs. Callaway
– My Left Kidney … Mrs. Callaway
 
1998 The Wedding (TV movie)
Gram (Miss Caroline)
 
1998 The Man Who Counted (short)
Grace Postlewait
 
1997 As Good as It Gets
Beverly
 
1997 Convictions (TV movie)
Margaret
 
1997 Little Boy Blue
Doris Knight
 
1996 Somebody Is Waiting
Irma Cill
 
1996 Dying to Be Perfect: The Ellen Hart Pena Story (TV movie)
Joan Hart
 
1996 Mary & Tim (TV movie)
Esther Melville
 
1996 The Uninvited (TV movie)
Delia
 
1996 If These Walls Could Talk (TV movie)
Mary Donnelly (segment "1952")
 
1996 Diabolique
Edie Danziger
 
1996 Cybill (TV series)
Loretta
– Romancing the Crone (1996) … Loretta
 
1996 A Promise to Carolyn (TV movie)
Jolene Maggart
 
1996 Stolen Memories: Secrets from the Rose Garden (TV movie)
Sally Ann
 
1995 Indictment: The McMartin Trial (TV movie)
Peggy Buckey
 
1995 VR.5 (TV series)
Dr.Hearst
– Facing the Fire (1995) … Dr.Hearst
 
1995 Stuart Saves His Family
Mom
 
1995 Children of the Dust (TV movie)
Aunt Bertha
 
1995 NYPD Blue (TV series)
Agnes Cantwell
– Large Mouth Bass (1995) … Agnes Cantwell
 
1995 Fudge (TV series)
Mrs. A
– Fudge-a-mania (1995) … Mrs. A
 
1995 Dad, the Angel & Me (TV movie)
Betty
 
1994 Death in Venice, CA (short)
Mona Dickens
 
1994 Color of Night
Edith Niedelmeyer
 
1994 A Part of the Family (TV movie)
Martha
 
1994 The Yarn Princess (TV movie)
Esther
 
1994 Baby Brokers (TV movie)
Sylvia
 
1994 Benders
Donna
 
1994 Hoggs' Heaven (TV short)
Mom
 
1994 The Secret Life of Houses
Aunt Fergie
 
1993 A Mother's Revenge (TV movie)
Bess Warden
 
1993 Angel Falls (TV series)
Edie Wren Cox
 
1993 When Love Kills: The Seduction of John Hearn (TV movie)
Edna Larson
 
1993 L.A. Law (TV series)
Belinda Collins
– Hello and Goodbye (1993) … Belinda Collins
 
1991 Law & Order (TV series)
Melanie Cullen
– The Wages of Love (1991) … Melanie Cullen
 
1991 To Save a Child (TV movie)
Rinda Larson
 
1991 Shadow of a Doubt (TV movie)
Mrs. Potter
 
1991 Bump in the Night (TV movie)
Katie Leonard
 
1990 Matlock (TV series)
Phyllis Todd
– The Mother (1990) … Phyllis Todd
 
1987-1990 thirtysomething (TV series)
Ruth Murdoch
– Arizona (1990) … Ruth Murdoch
– The Parents Are Coming (1987) … Ruth Murdoch
 
1989-1990 Murder, She Wrote (TV series)
Grace Fenton / Grace Lambert
– Always a Thief (1990) … Grace Lambert
– Smooth Operators (1989) … Grace Fenton
 
1989 The Equalizer (TV series)
Kay
– Time Present, Time Past (1989) … Kay
 
1987 Billionaire Boys Club (TV movie)
Joe Hunt's Mother (uncredited)
 
1985-1987 Spenser: For Hire (TV series)
Katie Quirk
– Heart of the Matter (1987) … Katie Quirk
– Internal Affairs (1985) … Katie Quirk
 
1984 With Intent to Kill (TV movie)
Edna Reinecker
 
1984 Fox Mystery Theater (TV series)
Ann Fairfax Denver
– The Sweet Scent of Death (1984) … Ann Fairfax Denver
 
1982 The Sender
Jerolyn
 
1982 Nurse (TV series)
Sylvia Dennis
– Euthanasia (1982) … Sylvia Dennis
 
1982 Kennedy's Children (TV movie)
Carla
 
1981 Endless Love
Ann Butterfield
 
1981 Tales of the Unexpected (TV series)
Elizabeth Bourdon
– A Woman's Help (1981) … Elizabeth Bourdon (as Shirley Knight-Hopkins)
 
1981 Prisoners
Virginia
 
1980 Playing for Time (TV movie)
Frau Lagerfuhrerin Maria Mandel
 
1979 Beyond the Poseidon Adventure
Hannah Meredith
 
1979 Champions: A Love Story (TV movie)
Barbara Harlich
 
1978 The Defection of Simas Kudirka (TV movie)
Genna Kudirka
 
1976 The Wide World of Mystery (TV series)
– Please Stand by for Murder (1976)
 
1976 21 Hours at Munich (TV movie)
Anneliese Graes
 
1976 Return to Earth (TV movie)
Joan Aldrin
 
1975 Medical Story (TV movie)
Phyllis Lenahan
 
1975 Friendly Persuasion (TV movie)
Eliza Birdwell
 
1975 Barnaby Jones (TV series)
Kay Lewiston
– Fantasy of Fear (1975) … Kay Lewiston
 
1975 The Manhunter (TV series)
– Web of Fear (1975)
 
1974 Nakia (TV series)
Faye Arnold
– Pete (1974) … Faye Arnold
 
1974 Marcus Welby, M.D. (TV series)
– Hell Is Upstairs (1974)
 
1974 Medical Center (TV series)
Amy Calloway
– Tainted Lady (1974) … Amy Calloway
 
1974 Juggernaut
Barbara Bannister
 
1974 The Country Girl (TV movie)
Georgie Elgin
 
1973 Great Mysteries (TV series)
Margot Brenner
– The Power of Fear (1973) … Margot Brenner
 
1973 Jigsaw (TV series)
– Girl on the Run (1973)
 
1973 The Streets of San Francisco (TV series)
Mary Rae Dortmunder
– A Room with a View (1973) … Mary Rae Dortmunder (as Shirley Knight Hopkins)
 
1973 Circle of Fear (TV series)
Beth
– Legion of Demons (1973) … Beth (as Shirley Knight Hopkins)
 
1973 The Lie (TV movie)
 
1972 Alias Smith and Jones (TV series)
Amy Martin
– The Ten Days That Shook Kid Curry (1972) … Amy Martin
 
1972 The Bold Ones: The New Doctors (TV series)
Marci Boyle
– A Standard of Manhood (1972) … Marci Boyle (as Shirley Knight Hopkins)
 
1972 Thirty-Minute Theatre (TV series)
The woman
– That Quiet Earth (1972) … The woman (as Shirley Knight Hopkins)
 
1971 Secrets
Beatrice
 
1971 ITV Saturday Night Theatre (TV series)
Barbara
– Some Distant Shadow (1971) … Barbara (as Shirley Knight-Hopkins)
 
1969 The Rain People
Natalie Ravenna
 
1968 The Jazz Age (TV series)
Emily
– Majesty (1968) … Emily
 
1968 Petulia
Polo
 
1968 The Counterfeit Killer
Angie Peterson
 
1968 Shadow Over Elveron (TV movie)
Joanne Tregaskis
 
1967 The Outsider (TV movie)
Peggy Leydon
 
1967 The Invaders (TV series)
Margaret Cook
– The Watchers (1967) … Margaret Cook
 
1967 Dutchman
Lula
 
1966 Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (TV series)
Angie Peterson
– The Faceless Man (1966) … Angie Peterson
 
1966 The Group
Polly
 
1964-1966 The Fugitive (TV series)
Jane Washburn / Janice Pruitt / Mona Ross
– Echo of a Nightmare (1966) … Jane Washburn
– A.P.B. (1965) … Mona Ross
– The Homecoming (1964) … Janice Pruitt
 
1962-1965 The Virginian (TV series)
Clara Malone / Susan Morrow
– Lost Yesterday (1965) … Clara Malone
– The Man from the Sea (1962) … Susan Morrow
 
1965 Mark Dolphin (TV movie)
 
1964 The Defenders (TV series)
Bethany Windell
– A Voice Loud and Clear (1964) … Bethany Windell
 
1964 The Reporter (TV series)
Sandy the Phone Operator
– Extension Seven (1964) … Sandy the Phone Operator
 
1964 Flight from Ashiya
Caroline Gordon/Stevenson
 
1963 Arrest and Trial (TV series)
Rhoda Waggner
– Run, Little Man, Run (1963) … Rhoda Waggner
 
1963 The Outer Limits (TV series)
Noel Anderson
– The Man Who Was Never Born (1963) … Noel Anderson
 
1963 The Eleventh Hour (TV series)
Anne
– And God Created Vanity (1963) … Anne
 
1963 The DuPont Show of the Week (TV series)
Charmian Scott
– The Takers (1963) … Charmian Scott
 
1963 Alcoa Premiere (TV series)
Hilary
– The Broken Year (1963) … Hilary
 
1962-1963 The United States Steel Hour (TV series)
– Fair Young Ghost (1963)
– You Can't Escape (1962)
 
1962 Naked City (TV series)
Kathy Meigs
– Five Cranks for Winter... Ten Cranks for Spring (1962) … Kathy Meigs
 
1962 Target: The Corruptors (TV series)
Phyllis
– A Book of Faces (1962) … Phyllis
 
1962 House of Women
Erica Hayden
 
1960-1962 Surfside 6 (TV series)
Jan Coates / Linda Lord / Miriam
– Elegy for a Bookkeeper (1962) … Jan Coates
– Little Star Lost (1961) … Linda Lord
– Power of Suggestion (1960) … Miriam
 
1962 Sweet Bird of Youth
Heavenly Finley
 
1962 The Couch
Terry Ames
 
1961 Lawman (TV series)
Tendis Weston
– The Trial (1961) … Tendis Weston
 
1961 Maverick (TV series)
Nancy Powers
– The Ice Man (1961) … Nancy Powers
 
1959-1961 Bronco (TV series)
Kathy / Molly Durrock
– The Invaders (1961) … Molly Durrock
– The Baron of Broken Lance (1959) … Kathy
 
1961 The Roaring 20's (TV series)
Ellie Hollis
– Big Town Blues (1961) … Ellie Hollis
 
1959-1960 Hawaiian Eye (TV series)
Ginger Martin / Jennifer Morgan / Lynn
– The Kahuna Curtain (1960) … Jennifer Morgan
– Fatal Cruise (1960) … Ginger Martin
– A Dime a Dozen (1959) … Lynn
 
1960 The Dark at the Top of the Stairs
Reenie Flood
 
1960 77 Sunset Strip (TV series)
Mari Ellen
– Fraternity of Fear (1960) … Mari Ellen
 
1958-1960 Playhouse 90 (TV series)
Betty / Susy
– The Shape of the River (1960) … Susy
– The Long March (1958) … Betty
 
1960 Bourbon Street Beat (TV series)
Vera
– Key to the City (1960) … Vera
 
1960 Ice Palace
Grace Kennedy, Age 16
 
1959 The Texan (TV series)
Lilly Atkins / Lily Akins
– Showdown at Abilene (1959) … Lilly Atkins
– Stampede (1959) … Lily Akins
 
1959 Johnny Staccato (TV series)
Shirley
– The Parents (1959) … Shirley
 
1959 Five Gates to Hell
Sister Maria
 
1959 Rawhide (TV series)
Jennie Cooper
– Incident in No Man's Land (1959) … Jennie Cooper
 
1959 The Restless Gun (TV series)
Heide
– Better Than a Cannon (1959) … Heide
 
1958-1959 Buckskin (TV series)
Mrs. Newcomb
– The Greatest Man in History (1959) … Mrs. Newcomb
– The Bullnappers (1958) … Mrs. Newcomb
– A Man from the Mountains (1958) … Mrs. Newcomb
– A Permanent Juliet (1958) … Mrs. Newcomb
– Miss Pringle (1958) … Mrs. Newcomb
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1958 G.E. True Theater (TV series)
– The Castaway (1958)
 
1957 Matinee Theatre (TV series)
– The Weak and the Strong (1957)
 
1955 Picnic
Minor Role (uncredited)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (1 title)
1996 Cybill (TV series)
– Romancing the Crone (1996) (performer: " Won't You Come Home Bill Bailey" - uncredited)
 
Show ShowProducer (1 title)
1967 Dutchman (co-producer - uncredited)
 
Show ShowSelf (23 titles)
2013 Dutchman Revisited (documentary) (filming)
Herself (rumored)
 
2013 Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age (documentary) (post-production)
Herself
 
2012 Geraldine Page: Stages of a Dream (documentary) (post-production)
Herself (rumored)
 
2011 All Night with Joey Reynolds (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #1.24 (2011) … Herself
 
2006 Sweet Bird of Youth: Chasing Time (video short)
Herself
 
2005 The View (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 30 September 2005 (2005) … Herself
 
2005 The Needs of Kim Stanley (documentary)
 
2002 Tibet: Cry of the Snow Lion (documentary)
Tibetan Voiceovers
 
2002 HBO First Look (TV series documentary)
Herself
– Unlocking 'Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood' (2002) … Herself
 
2001 Intimate Portrait (TV series documentary)
Herself
– Brooke Shields (2001) … Herself
 
1998 Women's Day: The Making of a Bill (documentary short)
 
1997 The 51st Annual Tony Awards (TV special)
Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Play
 
1996 The 53rd Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV movie)
Herself - Winner: Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV
 
1995 The 47th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Winner: Best Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Special/Best Guest Actress in a Drama Series & Presenter: Best Writing for a Drama Series
 
1992 The 44th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Nominee: Best Lead Actress in a Drama Series
 
1981 The 33rd Annual Emmy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Nominee: Best Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or a Special
 
1979 Behind the Scenes: Beyond the Poseidon Adventure (TV movie)
Herself
 
1976 The 30th Annual Tony Awards (TV special)
Herself - Winner: Best Featured Actress in a Play
 
1963-1966 Girl Talk (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 29 December 1966 (1966) … Herself
– Episode dated 28 February 1963 (1963) … Herself
 
1965 ABC's Nightlife (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 2 June 1965 (1965) … Herself
 
1964 The 18th Annual Tony Awards (TV movie)
Herself - Presenter
 
1962 The 34th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Co-Presenter: Best Special Effects
 
1961 The 33rd Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Supporting Role
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (2 titles)
2006 Desperate Housewives Special: All the Juicy Details (TV movie)
Phyllis Van De Kamp (uncredited)
 
1998 The 70th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Beverly Connelly (uncredited)
 

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(February 2002): Played "J.S." in "Necessary Targets", a play by Eve Ensler (Variety Arts Theatre, New York City, New York, USA). See more »

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Alternate Names:

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Trivia:

She was nominated for a 1977 Joseph Jefferson Award for Guest Artist for her performance in the play, "The Landscape of the Body", at the Academy Festival Theatre in Chicago, Illinois. See more »

Star Sign:

Cancer