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Goessel, Kansas, USA
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.
Known for
- Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age — Self2021
- Periphery — Leanne Cross2018
- Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 — Mom2015
- The Missing Girl — Mrs. Colvins2015
- Mercy — Mercy2014
- Elevator — Jane Redding2013
- Redwood Highway — Marie2013
- Our Idiot Brother — Ilene Rochlin2011
- Listen to Your Heart — Grandma Sam2010
- Hot in Cleveland — Loretta2010
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Key facts
- Born
- Shirley Enola Knight , ( 1936-07-05 ) July 5, 1936, Goessel, Kansas , U.S.
- Died
- April 22, 2020 (2020-04-22) (aged 83), San Marcos, Texas , U.S.
- Alma mater
- Phillips University Wichita State University HB Studio
- Occupation
- Actress
- Years active
- 1955–2018
- Spouses
- Gene Persson ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1959 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1969 ) John Hopkins ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1969 ; died 1998 )
- Children
- 2, including Kaitlin Hopkins
- Awards
- See below
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Knight
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Goessel
- Place of death
- San Marcos
- Spouse
- Gene Persson
- Child
- Kaitlin Hopkins
- Occupation
- actor
- Educated at
- HB Studio
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Student of
- Jeff Corey
- Field of work
- theatre
- Image
- Shirley Knight 1960s.JPG
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- Commons category
- Shirley Knight
- start of work period
- 1959-00-00
- name in native language
- Shirley Knight
- date of birth
- 1936-07-05
- nominated for
- Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actress
- date of death
- 2020-04-22
- end of work period
- 2018-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
Shirley Enola Knight Hopkins (née Knight; July 5, 1936 – April 22, 2020) was an American actress, active in theatre, film, and television from the 1960s through the 2010's. She was a two-time Oscar nominee, a three-time Primetime Emmy Award winner, and a Golden Globe and Tony Award winner, among other accolades.
She was nominated twice for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress: for The Dark at the Top of the Stairs (1960) and Sweet Bird of Youth (1962). In the 1960s, she had leading roles in a number of Hollywood films such as The Couch (1962), House of Women (1962), The Group (1966), The Counterfeit Killer (1968), and The Rain People (1969). She received the Volpi Cup for Best Actress for her role in the British film Dutchman (1966).
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