Shirley Knight

Shirley Knight Born July 5, 1936 in Goessel, Kansas, USA Died April 22, 2020 in San Marcos, Texas, USA (natural causes) Birth Name Shirley Enola Knight Shirley Knight is an American actress who appeared in more than 50 feature films, television movies, television series, and Broadway productions in her career playing leading and character roles. She was a member of the Actors Studio. Knight 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 1976, Knight won a Tony Award for her performance in Kennedy's Children, a play by Robert Patrick. In later years, she played supporting roles in many films, including Endless Love (1981), As Good as It Gets (1997), Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood (2002), and Grandma's Boy (2006). For her performances on television, Knight was nominated eight times for a Primetime Emmy Award (winning three), and she received a Golden Globe Award. - IMDb Mini Biography By: Peter-Patrick76 Spouse (2) John Hopkins (1969 - 23 July 1998) ( his death) ( 1 child) Eugene Persson (14 March 1959 - 1969) ( divorced) ( 1 child) Trade Mark (1) Uniquely-shaped, pouty full-lips (in early roles) Trivia (13) Has two daughters: Kaitlin Hopkins and Sophie C. Hopkins. Appeared in the L.A. stage and British film version of Dutchman (1966), a racial drama, which was produced by her then-husband Eugene Persson. She won the Venice Film Festival award for her cinematic performance. Ex-mother-in-law of Daniel Passer. Won Broadway's 1976 Tony Award as Best Actress (Featured Role - Play) for "Kennedy's Children". She was also nominated in 1997 as Best Actress (Play) for "The Young Man from Atlanta". 1959 Deb Star. She was nominated for a 1977 Joseph Jefferson Award for Guest Artist for her performance in the play, "The Landscape of the Body", at the Academy Festival Theatre in Chicago, Illinois. The runaway story of her character Natalie Ravenna in The Rain People (1969) inspired the character Dolors (Montse Caminal) in the short film Silence (2007). She studied drama at HB Studio in Greenwich Village, New York City. She and her daughter Kaitlin Hopkins both made guest appearances on Law & Order (1990). Was 6 months pregnant with her daughter Sophie C. Hopkins when she completed filming on The Rain People (1969). Returned to work 4 months after giving birth to her daughter Kaitlin Hopkins to perform in the Broadway play "The Three Sisters". Returned to work 4 months after giving birth to her daughter Sophie C. Hopkins to perform in the Broadway play "The Watering Place". She received the Volpi Cup for Best Actress for her role in the British film Dutchman (1966). Personal Quotes (1) [on David Janssen, with whom she worked on three episodes of The Fugitive (1963)] I loved him. He was so sweet. I felt sorry for him toward the end. Now they have several people as leads in a show, they have these huge casts, but David was that show. He had those long, long, long hours, and a role where he was always doing physical things.