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Portrait of Shirley Knight

Acting

Shirley Knight

  • Born July 5, 1936
  • Goessel, Kansas, USA
  • Died April 22, 2020, aged 83

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.

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Georgia Adams

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Dr. Wharton / Rose Granville

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Beverly Connelly

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Mom

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Phyllis Van De Kamp

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Mom

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Ilene Rochlin

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Mrs. Burke

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Bea

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Melanie Cullen

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Edith Niedelmeyer

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Elanora Davis

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Grace Fenton

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Dottie

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Helen Apple

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Nancy Plummer

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Edie Danziger

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Millie Carlson

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Mercy

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Necie

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Ann

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Dot Nadeau

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Mrs. Gaffney

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Agnes Cantwell

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Frances Littleton

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Noelle Anderson

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Barbara Banister

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Hannah Meredith

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Phyllis Todd

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Heavenly Finley

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Loretta

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Jane Redding

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Mary Donnelly

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Grandma Sam

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Natalie Ravenna

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Belinda Collins

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Peggy Buckey

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Kay

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Jerolyn

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Jane Washburn / Mona Ross / Janice Pruitt

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Margaret Cook

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Frau Lagerführerin Maria Mandel

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Elizabeth Bourdon

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Polo

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Jennie Cooper

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Nancy Powers

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Doris Knight

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Loretta Bennett

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Polly

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Susan Morrow / Clara Malone

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Kay Lewiston

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Mom

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Mari Ellen Taylor

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Anneliese Graes

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Ann

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Dr. Hearst

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Mrs. Ashboro

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Helen

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Joanne

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Terry Ames

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Jewel Ramsey

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Reenie Flood

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Delia

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Lula

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Marie

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Beatrice

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Katie Leonard

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Tendis Weston

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Kathy Meigs

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Aunt Claire

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Lea

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Bethany Windell

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Ann Denver

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Jennifer Morgan

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Erica Hayden

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Esther

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Harriet Winslow

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Bess Warden

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Jolene Maggart

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Mona Dickens

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Beth

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Molly Durrock

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Caroline Gordon / Stevenson

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Georgie Elgin / Mrs. Potter

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Grace Kennedy

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The Woman - Joyce

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Aunt Bertha

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Betty

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Sister Maria

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Sylvia

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Helen Potter

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Joanne Tregaskis

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Donna Minkowitz

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Barbara Harlich

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Joan Hart

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Mrs. Colvins

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Heide Ritter

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Edie Wren Cox

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Rhoda Waggner

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Esther

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Margot Brenner

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Mrs. Finch

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Marci Boyle

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Gram (Miss Caroline)

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Edna Larson

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Mrs. Newcomb

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Margaret

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Miss Christina

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Barbara

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Phyllis Lenahan

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Aunt Jet

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Jo Beth Anderson

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Eliza Birdwell

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Estelle Winters

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Sylvia Dennis

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Irma

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Peggy Leydon

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Ann Fairfax Denver

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Rinda Larson

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Edna Reinecker

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Mercedes Mayfield

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Martha

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Donna

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Mom

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Phyllis Lenahan

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Joan Aldrin

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Angie Peterson

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Georgie Elgin

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Genna Kudirka

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Anna

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Carla

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Leanne Cross

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Sally Ann

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Emily Castleton

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Self

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Self (uncredited)

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