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Shirley Knight Hopkins is an American actress who has appeared in more than 50 feature films, television movies, television series, and Broadway and Off-Broadway productions in her career playing leading and character roles. She is a member of the Actors Studio.

Birth Name

Shirley Enola Knight

Born

Sunday, 05 July 1936

Died

Wednesday, 22 April 2020

Actress Filmography

Title	Character	Year

What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael	Herself	2018
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age	Herself	2018
The Melancholy Fantastic	Mor (voice)	2016
The Missing Girl	Mrs. Colvins	2015
Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2	Mom	2015
Mercy	Mercy	2014
Redwood Highway	Marie Vaughn	2013
The Mob Doctor	Ann Wilson	2012
Elevator	Jane Redding	2012
Our Idiot Brother	Ilene	2011

(see additional filmography)

Actress Filmography

Title	Character	Year

What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael	Herself	2018
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age	Herself	2018
The Melancholy Fantastic	Mor (voice)	2016
The Missing Girl	Mrs. Colvins	2015
Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2	Mom	2015
Mercy	Mercy	2014
Redwood Highway	Marie Vaughn	2013
The Mob Doctor	Ann Wilson	2012
Elevator	Jane Redding	2012
Our Idiot Brother	Ilene	2011
The Melancholy Fantastic	Mor (voice)	2011
All Night with Joey Reynolds	Herself - Guest	2011
Listen To Your Heart	Grandma Sam	2010
Hot in Cleveland	Loretta	2010
Drop Dead Diva	Millie Carlson	2009
The Private Lives of Pippa Lee	Dot Nadeau	2009
Paul Blart: Mall Cop	Mom	2009
Not Fade Away	Diane	2008
The Other Side of the Tracks	Helen	2008
Open Window	Ann	2006
Love and Debate	Lea	2006
The Unit	Mrs. Gaffney	2006
Grandma's Boy	Bea	2006
Sexual Life	Joanna	2005
House	Georgia Adams	2004
Desperate Housewives	Phyllis Van De Kamp	2004
A House on a Hill	Mercedes Mayfield	2003
Cold Case	Dottie	2003
Mrs. Ashboro's Cat	Mrs. Ashboro	2003
Tibet: Cry of the Snow Lion	Tibetan Voiceovers	2002
Shadow Realm	Mrs. Finch	2002
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood	Necie	2002
The Salton Sea	Nancy Plummer	2002
P.S. Your Cat Is Dead!	Aunt Claire	2002
Crossing Jordan	Frances Littleton	2001
Night Visions	Mrs. Finch	2001
Angel Eyes	Elanora Davis	2001
My Louisiana Sky	Jewel Ramsey	2001
The Center Of The World		2001
The Fugitive	Delores Dalkowski	2000
75 Degrees in July	Jo Beth Anderson	2000
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Dr. Wharton, Rose Granville	1999
A Marriage of Convenience	Harriet Winslow	1998
Maggie Winters	Estelle Winters	1998
A Father for Brittany	Donna Minkowitz	1998
Significant Others	Mrs. Callaway	1998
The Wedding	Gram (Miss Caroline)	1998
As Good As It Gets	Beverly	1997
Ally McBeal	Helen Apple	1997
Little Boy Blue	Doris Knight	1997
Somebody Is Waiting	Irma	1996
Mary & Tim	Esther Melville	1996
The Uninvited	Delia	1996
If These Walls Could Talk	Mary Donnelly	1996
E! True Hollywood Story	Herself	1996
Diabolique	Edie Danziger	1996
A Promise to Carolyn	Jolene Maggart	1996
Stuart Saves His Family	Mom - The Smalley Family	1995
VR.5	Dr. Hearst	1995
Children of the Dust	Aunt Bertha	1995
Fudge	Mrs. A	1995
Cybill	Loretta	1995
Indictment: The McMartin Trial	Peggy Buckey	1995
ER	Mrs. Burke	1994
Color of Night	Edith Niedelmeyer	1994
The Yarn Princess	Esther	1994
NYPD Blue	Agnes Cantwell	1993
Angel Falls	Edie Wren Cox	1993
HBO First Look	Herself	1992
Law & Order	Melanie Cullen	1990
Thirtysomething	Ruth Murdoch	1987
Commando Mengele		1987
L.A. Law	Belinda Collins	1986
Matlock	Phyllis Todd	1986
Spenser: For Hire	Katie Quirk	1985
The Equalizer	Kay	1985
Murder, She Wrote	Grace Fenton, Grace Lambert	1984
Fox Mystery Theater	Ann Fairfax Denver	1984
The Panther Squad		1984
The Sender	Jerolyn	1982
Endless Love	Ann Butterfield	1981
Nurse	Sylvia Dennis	1981
Police Destination Oasis	Director	1981
Playing for Time	Lagerführerin Maria Mandel	1980
White Cannibal Queen	Barbara Shelton (as Shirley Night)	1980
Beyond The Poseidon Adventure	Hannah Meredith	1979
Tales of the Unexpected	Elizabeth Bourdon	1979
Champions: A Love Story	Barbara Harlich	1979
The Defection of Simas Kudirka	Genna Kudirka	1978
21 Hours at Munich	Anneliese Graes	1976
Juggernaut	Barbara Bannister	1974
Nakia	Faye Arnold	1974
The Manhunter		1974
Barnaby Jones	Kay Lewiston	1973
Jigsaw		1972
The Streets of San Francisco	Mary Rae Dortmunder	1972
Circle of Fear	Beth	1972
Secrets	Beatrice (as Shirley Knight Hopkins)	1971
Alias Smith and Jones	Amy Martin	1971
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors	Marci Boyle	1969
The Rain People	Natalie Ravenna	1969
Medical Center	Amy Calloway	1969
Marcus Welby, M.D.		1969
ITV Saturday Night Theatre	Barbara (as Shirley Knight-Hopkins)	1969
Filmmaker	Herself	1968
Petulia	Polo	1968
The Counterfeit Killer	Angie Peterson	1968
Shadow Over Elveron	Joanne Tregaskis	1968
The Outsider	Peggy Leydon	1967
Dutchman	Lula	1967
The Invaders	Margaret Cook	1967
The Group	Polly Andrews Ridgeley	1966
Thirty-Minute Theatre	Joyce (as Shirley Knight Hopkins)	1965
ABC's Nightlife	Herself	1964
The Reporter	Sandy the Phone Operator	1964
Flight From Ashiya	Stevenson	1964
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre	Angie Peterson	1963
The Fugitive	Janice Pruitt, Mona Ross, Policewoman Jane Washburn	1963
The Outer Limits	Noelle Anderson	1963
Arrest and Trial	Rhoda Waggner	1963
The Eleventh Hour	Anne	1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson	Herself - Guest	1962
The Virginian	Clara Malone, Susan Morrow	1962
Sweet Bird Of Youth	Heavenly Finley	1962
House of Women	Erica Hayden	1962
The Couch	Terry Ames	1962
Alcoa Premiere	Hilary	1961
Target: The Corruptors!	Phyllis	1961
The DuPont Show of the Week	Charmian Scott	1961
The Defenders	Bethany Windell	1961
The Roaring 20's	Ellie Hollis	1960
Surfside 6	Jan Coates, Linda Lord, Miriam	1960
The Dark at the Top of the Stairs	Reenie Flood	1960
Here's Hollywood	Herself	1960
Ice Palace	Grace Kennedy, Age 16	1960
Hawaiian Eye	Ginger Martin, Jennifer Morgan, Lynn	1959
Bourbon Street Beat	Vera	1959
Five Gates to Hell	Sister Maria	1959
Johnny Staccato	Shirley Gardner Darrow	1959
Rawhide	Jennie Cooper	1959
77 Sunset Strip	Mari Ellen	1958
Lawman	Tendis Weston	1958
Naked City	Kathy Meigs	1958
The Texan	Lily Atkins	1958
Bronco	Cathy Ryker, Molly Durrock	1958
Buckskin	Mrs. Newcomb	1958
The Restless Gun	Heide Ritter	1957
Maverick	Nancy Powers	1957
Playhouse 90	Betty, Susy Clemens	1956
Matinee Theatre		1955
The United States Steel Hour		1953
General Electric Theater	Abbie	1953
Hallmark Hall of Fame		1951

Producer Filmography

Title	Year

Dutchman

1967

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Year	Type	Category	Won

2006	Emmy	Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series	Nominated
1996	Golden Globe	Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television	Won
1995	Emmy	Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series	Won
1995	Emmy	Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Special	Won
1992	Emmy	Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series	Nominated
1990	Emmy	Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series	Nominated
1989	Emmy	Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series	Nominated
1988	Emmy	Outstanding Guest Performer in a Drama Series	Won
1981	Emmy	Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or a Special	Nominated
1963	Oscar	Best Actress in a Supporting Role	Nominated
1963	Golden Globe	Best Supporting Actress	Nominated
1961	Oscar	Best Actress in a Supporting Role	Nominated
1961	Golden Globe	Best Supporting Actress	Nominated
1961	Golden Globe	Most Promising Newcomer - Female	Nominated