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Shirley Knight

Actor • Born 1936

Shirley Knight

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About

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

Law & Order posterLaw & OrderSeries • 1990Ally McBeal posterAlly McBealSeries • 1997Law & Order: Special Victims Unit posterLaw & Order: Special Victims UnitSeries • 1999House posterHouseSeries • 2004Desperate Housewives posterDesperate HousewivesSeries • 2004ER posterERSeries • 1994Murder, She Wrote posterMurder, She WroteSeries • 1984NYPD Blue posterNYPD BlueSeries • 1993Cold Case posterCold CaseSeries • 2003L.A. Law posterL.A. LawSeries • 1986Crossing Jordan posterCrossing JordanSeries • 2001The Fugitive posterThe FugitiveSeries • 1963Matinee Theater posterMatinee TheaterSeries • 1955The Virginian posterThe VirginianSeries • 1962Maverick posterMaverickSeries • 1957Hot in Cleveland posterHot in ClevelandSeries • 2010Matlock posterMatlockSeries • 1986The Equalizer posterThe EqualizerSeries • 1985The Unit posterThe UnitSeries • 2006Naked City posterNaked CitySeries • 1958Tales of the Unexpected posterTales of the UnexpectedSeries • 1979Rawhide posterRawhideSeries • 1959Drop Dead Diva posterDrop Dead DivaSeries • 2009Barnaby Jones posterBarnaby JonesSeries • 1973