Shirley Knight
Acting
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
2021Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
Self
2018Periphery
Leanne Cross
2015Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2
Mom
2015The Missing Girl
Mrs. Colvins
2014Mercy
Mercy
2013Elevator
Jane Redding
2013Redwood Highway
Marie
2011Our Idiot Brother
Ilene Rochlin
2010Listen to Your Heart
Grandma Sam
2009The Private Lives of Pippa Lee
Dot Nadeau
2009Paul Blart: Mall Cop
Mom
2008The Other Side of the Tracks
Helen
2006Open Window
Ann
2006Grandma's Boy
Bea
2006Love and Debate
Lea
2005Sexual Life
Joanne
2004Sudbury
Aunt Jet
2003Mrs. Ashboro's Cat
Mrs. Ashboro
2003A House on a Hill
Mercedes Mayfield
2003Fly Cherry
Miss Christina
2002Shadow Realm
Mrs. Finch
2002The Salton Sea
Nancy Plummer
2002Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
Necie Kelleher
2002P.S. Your Cat is Dead!
Aunt Claire