Shirley Knight
Born: July 5, 1936
From: Goessel, Kansas, USA

Shirley Knight

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.

Films with Shirley Knight

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As Good as It Gets
1997 James L. Brooks

As Good as it Gets is a romantic comedy directed by James L. Brooks. It stars Jack Nicholson as Melvin, a misanthropic author who has OCD and borderline personality disorder who manages to alienate and offend everyone around him in equal measure

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