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.

Shirley Knight

Acting Born July 5, 1936 – Died April 22, 2020 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.

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Law & Order

Melanie Cullen

Ally McBeal

Helen Apple

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Self

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Dr. Wharton

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Rose Granville

House

Georgia Adams

Desperate Housewives

Phyllis Van De Kamp

ER

Mrs. Burke

Murder, She Wrote

Grace Fenton

NYPD Blue

Agnes Cantwell

Cold Case

Dottie

Crossing Jordan

Frances Littleton