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