Shirley Enola Knight 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
Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2
(2015)
Mom
Color of Night
(1994)
Edith Niedelmeyer
As Good as It Gets
(1997)
Beverly Connelly
Endless Love
(1981)
Ann
The Private Lives of Pippa Lee
(2009)
Dot Nadeau
Paul Blart: Mall Cop
(2009)
Mom
The Salton Sea
(2002)
Nancy Plummer
Sweet Bird of Youth
(1962)
Heavenly Finley
Grandma's Boy
(2006)
Bea
Our Idiot Brother
(2011)
Ilene Rochlin
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
(2002)
Necie Kelleher
Diabolique
(1996)
Edie Danziger
Angel Eyes
(2001)
Elanora Davis
Beyond the Poseidon Adventure
(1979)
Hannah Meredith
Indictment: The McMartin Trial
(1995)
Peggy Buckey
Juggernaut
(1974)
Barbara Banister
Full Filmography
Acting
Five Gates to Hell
(1959)
Sister Maria
Ice Palace
(1960)
Grace Kennedy
The Dark at the Top of the Stairs
(1960)
Reenie Flood
Sweet Bird of Youth
(1962)
Heavenly Finley
The Couch
(1962)
Terry Ames
House of Women
(1962)
Erica Hayden
Flight from Ashiya
(1964)
Caroline Gordon / Stevenson
Dutchman
(1966)
Lula
The Group
(1966)
Polly
The Outsider
(1967)
Peggy Leydon
Filmmaker
(1968)
Self (uncredited)
Shadow Over Elveron
(1968)
Joanne Tregaskis
Petulia
(1968)
Polo
The Counterfeit Killer
(1968)
Angie Peterson
The Rain People
(1969)
Natalie Ravenna
Secrets
(1971)
Beatrice
The Lie
(1973)
Anna
The Country Girl
(1974)
Georgie Elgin
Juggernaut
(1974)
Barbara Banister
Medical Story
(1975)
Phyllis Lenahan
Friendly Persuasion
(1975)
Eliza Birdwell
Return to Earth
(1976)
Joan Aldrin
21 Hours at Munich
(1976)
Anneliese Graes
The Defection of Simas Kudirka
(1978)
Genna Kudirka
Champions: A Love Story
(1979)
Barbara Harlich
Beyond the Poseidon Adventure
(1979)
Hannah Meredith
Playing for Time
(1980)
Frau Lagerführerin Maria Mandel
Endless Love
(1981)
Ann
The Sender
(1982)
Jerolyn
Kennedy's Children
(1982)
Carla
With Intent to Kill
(1984)
Edna Reinecker
Shadow of a Doubt
(1991)
Helen Potter
To Save a Child
(1991)
Rinda Larson
Bump in the Night
(1991)
Katie Leonard
A Mother's Revenge
(1993)
Bess Warden
When Love Kills: The Seduction of John Hearn
(1993)
Edna Larson
Benders
(1994)
Donna
Baby Brokers
(1994)
Sylvia
The Secret Life of Houses
(1994)
Aunt Fergie
The Yarn Princess
(1994)
Esther
Death in Venice, CA
(1994)
Mona Dickens
Color of Night
(1994)
Edith Niedelmeyer
Stuart Saves His Family
(1995)
Mom
Indictment: The McMartin Trial
(1995)
Peggy Buckey
Dad, the Angel & Me
(1995)
Betty
Mary & Tim
(1996)
Esther
The Uninvited
(1996)
Delia
Dying to Be Perfect: The Ellen Hart Pena Story
(1996)
Joan Hart
Stolen Memories: Secrets from the Rose Garden
(1996)
Sally Ann
If These Walls Could Talk
(1996)
Mary Donnelly
A Promise to Carolyn
(1996)
Jolene Maggart
Diabolique
(1996)
Edie Danziger
Somebody Is Waiting
(1996)
Irma
Convictions
(1997)
Margaret
Little Boy Blue
(1997)
Doris Knight
As Good as It Gets
(1997)
Beverly Connelly
A Father for Brittany
(1998)
Donna Minkowitz
The Wedding
(1998)
Gram (Miss Caroline)
A Marriage of Convenience
(1998)
Harriet Winslow
75 Degrees in July
(2000)
Jo Beth Anderson
My Louisiana Sky
(2001)
Jewel Ramsey
Angel Eyes
(2001)
Elanora Davis
P.S. Your Cat Is Dead!
(2002)
Aunt Claire
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
(2002)
Necie Kelleher
The Salton Sea
(2002)
Nancy Plummer
Shadow Realm
(2002)
Mrs. Finch
A House on a Hill
(2003)
Mercedes Mayfield
Fly Cherry
(2003)
Miss Christina
Mrs. Ashboro's Cat
(2003)
Mrs. Ashboro
Sudbury
(2004)
Aunt Jet
Sweet Bird of Youth: Chasing Time
(2006)
Self
Love and Debate
(2006)
Lea
Grandma's Boy
(2006)
Bea
Open Window
(2006)
Ann
Not Fade Away
(2008)
Diane
The Other Side of the Tracks
(2008)
Helen
Paul Blart: Mall Cop
(2009)
Mom
The Private Lives of Pippa Lee
(2009)
Dot Nadeau
Listen to Your Heart
(2010)
Grandma Sam
Our Idiot Brother
(2011)
Ilene Rochlin
Redwood Highway
(2013)
Marie
Elevator
(2013)
Jane Redding
Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2
(2015)
Mom
The Missing Girl
(2015)
Mrs. Colvins
Mercy
(2015)
Gramma
Periphery
(2018)
Leanne Cross
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
(2021)
Self