Shirley Knight

Born July 5, 1936· Goessel, Kansas, USA

† Died April 22, 2020

59Roles★ 6.6Average rating

Born and raised in Kansas, she began vocal studies for opera at eleven, published a short story at fourteen, and later attended Phillips University, Wichita State and the Pasadena Theatre School before honing her acting under Jeff Corey, Erwin Piscator, Lee Strasberg and Uta Hagen at HB Studio. Her screen career launched in the late 1950s, earning two Academy Award nominations for supporting ro…

Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources

Known for

Filmography

House

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit1999

Desperate Housewives

Desperate Housewives2004

Phyllis Van De Kamp

Drop Dead Diva

Drop Dead Diva2009

Cold Case

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote1984

As Good as It Gets

As Good as It Gets1997

Beverly Connelly

Law & Order

Law & Order1990

The Fugitive

The Fugitive1963

The Equalizer

The Equalizer1985

Maverick

Paul Blart: Mall Cop

Paul Blart: Mall Cop2009

Diabolique