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 Shirley Knight was an American actress who appeared in more than 180 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.
Bio:
Shirley Knight was an American actress who appeared in more than 180 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.
Tivia:
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".She and her daughter Kaitlin Hopkins both made guest appearances on Law & Order (1990).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.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.Was 6 months pregnant with her daughter Sophie C. Hopkins when she completed filming on The Rain People (1969).She was the daughter of Virginia (Webster) and Noel Johnson Knight, an oil company executive. She was raised in Mitchell, Kansas, and Lyons, KS.She studied drama at HB Studio in Greenwich Village, New York City.Returned to work 4 months after giving birth to her daughter Sophie C. Hopkins to perform in the Broadway play "The Watering Place".She was a lifelong liberal Democrat.She received the Volpi Cup for Best Actress for her role in the British film Dutchman (1966).Has two daughters: Kaitlin Hopkins and Sophie C. Hopkins. Ex-mother-in-law of Daniel Passer.Returned to work 4 months after giving birth to her daughter Kaitlin Hopkins to perform in the Broadway play "The Three Sisters".The runaway story of her character Natalie Ravenna in The Rain People (1969) inspired the character Dolors (Montse Caminal) in the short film Silenci (2007).1959 Deb Star.Upon her death, she was cremated and her ashes returned to her family. |
| Name: |
Shirley Knight |
Type: |
Actress,Producer,Soundtrack (IMDB) |
| Area: |
All World |
Platform: |
IMDB |
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Business scope: |
Actress,Producer,Soundtrack |
| Products for sale: |
Actress,Producer,Soundtrack |
| Last update: |
2024-07-01 05:14:02 |
| Height: |
5' 5?' (1.66 m) |
| Biography: |
Shirley Knight was an American actress who appeared in more than 180 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 nom |
| Trivia: |
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".She and her daughter Kaitlin Hopkins both made guest appearances on Law & Order (1990).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.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.Was 6 months pregnant with her daughter Sophie C. Hopkins when she completed filming on The Rain People (1969).She was the daughter of Virginia (Webster) and Noel Johnson Knight, an oil company executive. She was raised in Mitchell, Kansas, and Lyons, KS.She studied drama at HB Studio in Greenwich Village, New York City.Returned to work 4 months after giving birth to her daughter Sophie C. Hopkins to perform in the Broadway play "The Watering Place".She was a lifelong liberal Democrat.She received the Volpi Cup for Best Actress for her role in the British film Dutchman (1966).Has two daughters: Kaitlin Hopkins and Sophie C. Hopkins. Ex-mother-in-law of Daniel Passer.Returned to work 4 months after giving birth to her daughter Kaitlin Hopkins to perform in the Broadway play "The Three Sisters".The runaway story of her character Natalie Ravenna in The Rain People (1969) inspired the character Dolors (Montse Caminal) in the short film Silenci (2007).1959 Deb Star.Upon her death, she was cremated and her ashes returned to her family. |
| Trademarks: |
Uniquely-shaped, pouty full-lips (in early roles) |
| Quotes: |
[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. |
| Job title: |
Actress,Producer,Soundtrack |
| Others works: |
(February 2002) Played "J.S." in "Necessary Targets", a play by Eve Ensler (Variety Arts Theatre, New York City, New York, USA).
In 1965, she co-starred in an unsold pilot for a CBS dramatic series called "Mark Dolphin" that |
| Spouse: |
John Hopkins (1969 - July 23, 1998) (his death, 1 child)Eugene Persson (March 14, 1959 - 1969) (divorced, 1 child) |
| Children: |
Kaitlin HopkinsSophie C. Hopkins |
| Parents: |
Noel Johnson Knight
Virginia Webster |
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