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Shirley Knight
AKA: Shirley Enola Knight
Acting
Born: 1936
Goessel, Kansas, USA
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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.
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| Show / Title | Year | Credit / Role |
|---|---|---|
| Hot in Cleveland | 2010 | Loretta |
| The Unit | 2006 | Mrs. Gaffney |
| House | 2004 | Georgia Adams |
| Desperate Housewives | 2004 | Phyllis Van De Kamp |
| Crossing Jordan | 2001 | Frances Littleton |
| Ally McBeal | 1997 | Helen Apple |
| VR.5 | 1995 | Dr. Hearst |
| Cybill | 1995 | Loretta Bennett |
| ER | 1994 | Mrs. Burke |
| NYPD Blue | 1993 | Agnes Cantwell |
| Law & Order | 1990 | Melanie Cullen |
| thirtysomething | 1987 | Contributor |
| L.A. Law | 1986 | Belinda Collins |
| The Equalizer | 1985 | Kay |
| Murder, She Wrote | 1984 | Grace Fenton |
| Tales of the Unexpected | 1979 | Elizabeth Bourdon |
| The Manhunter | 1974 | Contributor |
| Barnaby Jones | 1973 | Kay Lewiston |
| The Streets of San Francisco | 1972 | Contributor |
| Ghost Story | 1972 | Beth |
| Alias Smith and Jones | 1971 | Contributor |
| Medical Center | 1969 | Contributor |
| ITV Saturday Night Theatre | 1969 | Barbara |
| The Invaders | 1967 | Margaret Cook |
| Thirty-Minute Theatre | 1965 | The Woman - Joyce |
| Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre | 1963 | Contributor |
| The Outer Limits | 1963 | Noelle Anderson |
| Arrest and Trial | 1963 | Rhoda Waggner |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | 1962 | Self |
| The Virginian | 1962 | Susan Morrow |
| The Defenders | 1961 | Bethany Windell |
| Surfside 6 | 1960 | Contributor |
| Hawaiian Eye | 1959 | Contributor |
| Rawhide | 1959 | Jennie Cooper |
| 77 Sunset Strip | 1958 | Mari Ellen Taylor |
| Lawman | 1958 | Tendis Weston |
| Naked City | 1958 | Kathy Meigs |
| The Texan | 1958 | Contributor |
| Bronco | 1958 | Contributor |
| Maverick | 1957 | Nancy Powers |
| Tony Awards | 1956 | Self - Nominee |
| Matinee Theater | 1955 | Contributor |
| The Oscars | 1953 | Self |
| The Bob Hope Show | 1950 | Self |
| Golden Globe Awards | 1944 | Self - Nominee |