
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.

As Good as It Gets
1997 · as Beverly Connelly

Angel Eyes
2001 · as Elanora Davis

Grandma's Boy
2006 · as Bea

Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2
2015 · as Mom

Endless Love
1981 · as Ann

Color of Night
1994 · as Edith Niedelmeyer

Paul Blart: Mall Cop
2009 · as Mom

Juggernaut
1974 · as Barbara Banister

Sexual Life
2005 · as Joanne

Petulia
1968 · as Polo

Our Idiot Brother
2011 · as Ilene Rochlin

The Salton Sea
2002 · as Nancy Plummer

Elevator
2013 · as Jane Redding

Sweet Bird of Youth
1962 · as Heavenly Finley

Little Boy Blue
1997 · as Doris Knight

The Private Lives of Pippa Lee
2009 · as Dot Nadeau

Diabolique
1996 · as Edie Danziger

The Rain People
1969 · as Natalie Ravenna