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.
Filmography
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age2021 · Self
Periphery2018 · Leanne Cross
The Missing Girl2015 · Mrs. Colvins
Paul Blart: Mall Cop 22015 · Mom
Mercy2014 · Mercy
Redwood Highway2013 · Marie
Elevator2013 · Jane Redding
Our Idiot Brother2011 · Ilene Rochlin
Listen to Your Heart2010 · Grandma Sam
The Private Lives of Pippa Lee2009 · Dot Nadeau
Paul Blart: Mall Cop2009 · Mom
Not Fade Away2008 · Diane
The Other Side of the Tracks2008 · Helen
Open Window2006 · Ann
Love and Debate2006 · Lea
Sweet Bird of Youth: Chasing Time2006 · Self
Grandma's Boy2006 · Bea
Sexual Life2005 · Joanne
Sudbury2004 · Aunt Jet
A House on a Hill2003 · Mercedes Mayfield