Shirley Knight

Shirley Enola Knight 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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Playing for Time (1980)

When a Jewish songstress is plucked from the stage and sent to Auschwitz, she and other musicians find themselves assigned to a terrible task—using their talents to soothe fellow prisoners who are sentenced to die in the gas chambers.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joseph Sargent  •  Daniel Mann
CAST:  Vanessa Redgrave  •  Jane Alexander  •  Maud Adams  •  Christine Baranski

When a Jewish songstress is plucked from the stage and sent to Auschwitz, she and other musicians find themselves assigned to a terrible task—using their talents to soothe fellow prisoners who are sentenced to die in the gas chambers.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joseph Sargent  •  Daniel Mann
CAST:  Vanessa Redgrave  •  Jane Alexander  •  Maud Adams  •  Christine Baranski

A Mother's Revenge (1993)

A girl is beaten and raped by someone from the school, but he doesn't go to prison because there is no proof about it. Now, the girl's mother tries to reveal the truth...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Armand Mastroianni
CAST:  Lesley Ann Warren  •  Bruce Davison  •  Shirley Knight  •  Missy Crider

A girl is beaten and raped by someone from the school, but he doesn't go to prison because there is no proof about it. Now, the girl's mother tries to reveal the truth...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Armand Mastroianni
CAST:  Lesley Ann Warren  •  Bruce Davison  •  Shirley Knight  •  Missy Crider

Little Boy Blue (1997)

Living in rural Texas is a dysfunctional family: an abusive dad, a Vietnam vet with a war wound that's left him impotent; a compliant wife and a son of about 20, two small sons who look a lot like their brother. The dad harbors a secret, and he goes to murderous ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Antonio Tibaldi
CAST:  Ryan Phillippe  •  Nastassja Kinski  •  John Savage  •  Shirley Knight

Living in rural Texas is a dysfunctional family: an abusive dad, a Vietnam vet with a war wound that's left him impotent; a compliant wife and a son of about 20, two small sons who look a lot like their brother. The dad harbors a secret, and he goes to murderous ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Antonio Tibaldi
CAST:  Ryan Phillippe  •  Nastassja Kinski  •  John Savage  •  Shirley Knight

Ice Palace (1960)

Alaska: America's last great wilderness frontier. A land of primitive grandeur, of glaciers, mountains and ice-fields. And of ambitious cannery tycoon Zeb "Czar" Kennedy (Richard Burton) and rugged activist leader Thor Storm (Robert Ryan), two rough-hewn men whose ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Vincent Sherman
CAST:  Richard Burton  •  Robert Ryan  •  Carolyn Jones  •  George Takei

Alaska: America's last great wilderness frontier. A land of primitive grandeur, of glaciers, mountains and ice-fields. And of ambitious cannery tycoon Zeb "Czar" Kennedy (Richard Burton) and rugged activist leader Thor Storm (Robert Ryan), two rough-hewn men whose ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Vincent Sherman
CAST:  Richard Burton  •  Robert Ryan  •  Carolyn Jones  •  George Takei

Not Fade Away (2008)

A dark comedy/drama about a daughter struggling with her mothers rapid descent into Alzheimers.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Susan Boyer  •  Wayne Boyer
CAST:  Liz Jahren  •  Bronwen Shears  •  Jeff Cote  •  Jenifer Coté

A dark comedy/drama about a daughter struggling with her mothers rapid descent into Alzheimers.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Susan Boyer  •  Wayne Boyer
CAST:  Liz Jahren  •  Bronwen Shears  •  Jeff Cote  •  Jenifer Coté

My Louisiana Sky (2001)

A girl comes to terms with her mentally challenged parents.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Adam Arkin
CAST:  Juliette Lewis  •  Kelsey Keel  •  Shirley Knight  •  Amelia Campbell

A girl comes to terms with her mentally challenged parents.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Adam Arkin
CAST:  Juliette Lewis  •  Kelsey Keel  •  Shirley Knight  •  Amelia Campbell

The Uninvited (1996)

A family, trying to pull themselves together after losing their infant son, moves into a new home, where, almost immediately, the mother begins experiencing paranormal phenomena. She finds it playful at first, but as it grows increasingly malevolent, she is unable ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Larry Shaw
CAST:  Sharon Lawrence  •  Beau Bridges  •  Shirley Knight  •  Alex D. Linz

A family, trying to pull themselves together after losing their infant son, moves into a new home, where, almost immediately, the mother begins experiencing paranormal phenomena. She finds it playful at first, but as it grows increasingly malevolent, she is unable ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Larry Shaw
CAST:  Sharon Lawrence  •  Beau Bridges  •  Shirley Knight  •  Alex D. Linz

A Father for Brittany (1998)

Keith and Kim Lussier are a childless couple who are given custody of a 3-month-old foster child, Brittany. However, tragedy strikes when Kim dies of cancer in the middle of the adoption process, leaving Keith to fight for Brittany's custody alone.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alan Metzger
CAST:  Andrew McCarthy  •  Michael Learned  •  Teri Polo  •  Linda Sorensen

Keith and Kim Lussier are a childless couple who are given custody of a 3-month-old foster child, Brittany. However, tragedy strikes when Kim dies of cancer in the middle of the adoption process, leaving Keith to fight for Brittany's custody alone.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alan Metzger
CAST:  Andrew McCarthy  •  Michael Learned  •  Teri Polo  •  Linda Sorensen

21 Hours at Munich (1976)

A dramatization of the incident in 1972 when Arab terrorists broke into the Olympic compound in Munich and murdered 11 Israeli athletes.  (more)

DIRECTION:  William A. Graham
CAST:  William Holden  •  Shirley Knight  •  Franco Nero  •  Anthony Quayle

A dramatization of the incident in 1972 when Arab terrorists broke into the Olympic compound in Munich and murdered 11 Israeli athletes.  (more)

DIRECTION:  William A. Graham
CAST:  William Holden  •  Shirley Knight  •  Franco Nero  •  Anthony Quayle

The Yarn Princess (1994)

Margaret, who has certain mental disabilities, struggles when her husband, Jake, is diagnosed with schizophrenia and the authorities wish to take her children away from her. She has to prove in a court of law that she is capable of taking care of her family.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tom McLoughlin
CAST:  Jean Smart  •  Robert Pastorelli  •  Dennis Boutsikaris  •  Justin Burnette

Margaret, who has certain mental disabilities, struggles when her husband, Jake, is diagnosed with schizophrenia and the authorities wish to take her children away from her. She has to prove in a court of law that she is capable of taking care of her family.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tom McLoughlin
CAST:  Jean Smart  •  Robert Pastorelli  •  Dennis Boutsikaris  •  Justin Burnette

Paul Blart: Mall Cop (2009)

Mild-mannered Paul Blart has always had huge dreams of becoming a State Trooper. Until then, he patrols the local mall as a security guard. With his closely cropped moustache, personal transporter and gung-ho attitude, only Blart seems to take his job seriously. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Steve Carr
CAST:  Kevin James  •  Keir O'Donnell  •  Jayma Mays  •  Raini Rodriguez

Mild-mannered Paul Blart has always had huge dreams of becoming a State Trooper. Until then, he patrols the local mall as a security guard. With his closely cropped moustache, personal transporter and gung-ho attitude, only Blart seems to take his job seriously. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Steve Carr
CAST:  Kevin James  •  Keir O'Donnell  •  Jayma Mays  •  Raini Rodriguez

The Private Lives of Pippa Lee (2009)

After her much older husband forces a move to a suburban retirement community, Pippa Lee engages in a period of reflection and finds herself heading toward a quiet nervous breakdown.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rebecca Miller
CAST:  Robin Wright  •  Alan Arkin  •  Keanu Reeves  •  Julianne Moore

After her much older husband forces a move to a suburban retirement community, Pippa Lee engages in a period of reflection and finds herself heading toward a quiet nervous breakdown.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rebecca Miller
CAST:  Robin Wright  •  Alan Arkin  •  Keanu Reeves  •  Julianne Moore

Friendly Persuasion (1975)

During the Civil War, a Quaker couple risks their lives by helping runaway slaves.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joseph Sargent
CAST:  Richard Kiley  •  Shirley Knight  •  Clifton James  •  Michael O'Keefe

During the Civil War, a Quaker couple risks their lives by helping runaway slaves.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joseph Sargent
CAST:  Richard Kiley  •  Shirley Knight  •  Clifton James  •  Michael O'Keefe

The Rain People (1969)

When a housewife finds out she is pregnant, she runs out of town looking for freedom to reevaluate her life decisions.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Francis Ford Coppola
CAST:  James Caan  •  Shirley Knight  •  Robert Duvall  •  Tom Aldredge

When a housewife finds out she is pregnant, she runs out of town looking for freedom to reevaluate her life decisions.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Francis Ford Coppola
CAST:  James Caan  •  Shirley Knight  •  Robert Duvall  •  Tom Aldredge

The Group (1966)

It's 1933, and eight young women are friends and members of the upper- class group at a private girl's school, about to graduate and start their own lives. The film documents the years between their graduation and the beginning of the World War in Europe, and shows ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sidney Lumet
CAST:  Candice Bergen  •  Joan Hackett  •  Elizabeth Hartman  •  Shirley Knight

It's 1933, and eight young women are friends and members of the upper- class group at a private girl's school, about to graduate and start their own lives. The film documents the years between their graduation and the beginning of the World War in Europe, and shows ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sidney Lumet
CAST:  Candice Bergen  •  Joan Hackett  •  Elizabeth Hartman  •  Shirley Knight

If These Walls Could Talk (1996)

A powerful, intimate portrait of three women living in the same house during different eras who all face unplanned pregnancies. The vignettes follow a recently widowed nurse struggling to take control of her life in the early 50s, a mother of four balancing raising ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Cher  •  Nancy Savoca
CAST:  Demi Moore  •  Shirley Knight  •  Catherine Keener  •  Jason London

A powerful, intimate portrait of three women living in the same house during different eras who all face unplanned pregnancies. The vignettes follow a recently widowed nurse struggling to take control of her life in the early 50s, a mother of four balancing raising ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Cher  •  Nancy Savoca
CAST:  Demi Moore  •  Shirley Knight  •  Catherine Keener  •  Jason London

Indictment: The McMartin Trial (1995)

The McMartin family's lives are turned upside down when they are accused of serious child molestation. The family run a school for infants. An unqualified child cruelty "expert" videotapes the children describing outrageous stories of abuse. One of the most ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mick Jackson
CAST:  James Woods  •  Mercedes Ruehl  •  Lolita Davidovich  •  Sada Thompson

The McMartin family's lives are turned upside down when they are accused of serious child molestation. The family run a school for infants. An unqualified child cruelty "expert" videotapes the children describing outrageous stories of abuse. One of the most ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mick Jackson
CAST:  James Woods  •  Mercedes Ruehl  •  Lolita Davidovich  •  Sada Thompson

The Wedding (1998)

Shelby Coles (Halle Berry) is engaged to marry talented white jazz musician Meade Howell, but the pair face opposition from both Meade's family, who object to an inter-racial marriage, and Shelby's parents, who want her to marry a professional. As Shelby is ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles Burnett
CAST:  Halle Berry  •  Eric Thal  •  Lynn Whitfield  •  Carl Lumbly

Shelby Coles (Halle Berry) is engaged to marry talented white jazz musician Meade Howell, but the pair face opposition from both Meade's family, who object to an inter-racial marriage, and Shelby's parents, who want her to marry a professional. As Shelby is ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles Burnett
CAST:  Halle Berry  •  Eric Thal  •  Lynn Whitfield  •  Carl Lumbly

Somebody Is Waiting (1996)

An alcoholic father must take control of his wayward children when their mother is killed.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Martin Donovan
CAST:  Gabriel Byrne  •  Nastassja Kinski  •  Johnny Whitworth  •  Rebecca Gayheart

An alcoholic father must take control of his wayward children when their mother is killed.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Martin Donovan
CAST:  Gabriel Byrne  •  Nastassja Kinski  •  Johnny Whitworth  •  Rebecca Gayheart

Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 (2015)

Security guard Paul Blart is headed to Las Vegas to attend a Security Guard Expo with his teenage daughter Maya before she departs for college. While at the convention, he inadvertently discovers a heist - and it's up to Blart to apprehend the criminals.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Andy Fickman
CAST:  Kevin James  •  David Henrie  •  Daniella Alonso  •  Raini Rodriguez

Security guard Paul Blart is headed to Las Vegas to attend a Security Guard Expo with his teenage daughter Maya before she departs for college. While at the convention, he inadvertently discovers a heist - and it's up to Blart to apprehend the criminals.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Andy Fickman
CAST:  Kevin James  •  David Henrie  •  Daniella Alonso  •  Raini Rodriguez
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