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AWARDS
Tony Award
Venice Film Festival Best Actress
Cannes Film Festival Critics Prize
Three Emmy's
Two Golden Globe's
Joseph Jefferson Award
The Evening Standard Award
New Jersey Drama Critics Award
NOMINATIONS
Two Academy Award Nominations
Ten Emmy Award Nominations
Three Golden Globe Award Nominations
Two Tony Award Nominations
Two Drama Desk Nominations
British Academy Award
Helen Hayes
THEATRE, FILM, TELEVISION, and RADIO
Theatre
. In Masks Outrageous adn Austere by Tennesse Williams (2012)
. The Old Masters by Simon Gray (2012)
. Come Back, Come Back, Wherever You Are by Arthur Laurents (2011)
. The Young Man From Atlanta by Horton Foote- Directed by Robert Falls (1997)
. The Gin Game
. Swimming Upstream (2000's)
. Necessary Targets (2000's)
. Cycling Past the Matterhorn (2000's)
. Habeus Corpus (1990's)
. The Importance of Being Ernest (1990's)
. Blithe Spirit (1990's)
. The Young Man From Atlanta (1990's) with Rip Torn, Longacre, Broadway
. The Glass Menagerie (1980's)
. Hamlet (1980's)
. The Cherry Orchard (1980's)
. The Vagina Monologues (1980's)
. The Depot (1980's)
. Absent Forever (1980's)
. A Touch of the Poet (1970's)
. Antigone (1970's)
. Economic Necessity (1970's)
. Landscape of The Body (1970's)
. A Street Car Named Desire (1970's)
. Kennedy's Children (1970's)
. A Lovely Sunday for Creve Coeur (1970's)
. Colette In Love (1970's)
. Losing Time (1970's)
. Happy End (1970's)
. And People All Around (1960's)
. Romeo and Juliet (1960's)
. Dutchman (1960's)
. We Have Always Lived In The Castle (1960's)
. The Three Sisters (1960's)
. Journey to the Day (1960's)
. Rooms (1960's)
. Under The Yum-Yum Tree (1960's)
. Bus Stop (1960's)
. Little Mary Sunshine (1960's)
. Look Back in Anger (1960's)
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FILM
. Elevator - Directed by Stig Svendsen
. Our Idiot Brother - Directed by Jesse Peretz
. Paul Blart: Mall Cop - Directed by Steve Carr
. The Private Lives Of Pippa Lee (2009)
. Listen to Your Heart (2009) (post-production) ....
Grandma Sam
. Paul Blart: Mall Cop (2009) .... Mom
. The Other Side of the Tracks (2008) .... Helen
. Not Fade Away (2008) .... Diane
. Thanks to Gravity (2006) .... Lea
.. aka Love and Debate (USA: new title)
. Open Window (2006) .... Ann
. Grandma's Boy (2006) .... Bea
. Locked In (2005) .... Marianne
. To Lie in Green Pastures (2005) .... Peggy
. Sexual Life (2005) .... Joanna
. A House on a Hill (2003) ....
Mercedes Mayfield
. Fly Cherry (2003) .... Miss Christina
. Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
(2002) .... Necie Rose Kelleher
. P.S. Your Cat Is Dead! (2002) ....
Aunt Claire
. The Salton Sea (2002) .... Nancy Plummer
. Angel Eyes (2001) .... Elanora Davis
... aka Ojos de ángel
(USA: Spanish title)
. My Louisiana Sky (2001) (TV) ....
Jewel Ramsey
. The Center of the World (2001) (uncredited)
... aka The Centre of the World (UK)
. 75 Degrees in July (2000) ....
Jo Beth Anderson
. The Wedding (1998) (TV) ....
Gram (Miss Caroline)
... aka Oprah Winfrey Presents:
The Wedding
. The Man Who Counted (1998) ....
Grace Postlewait
. As Good as It Gets (1997) ....
Beverly Connelly
. Little Boy Blue (1997) .... Doris Knight
. Somebody Is Waiting (1996) .... Irma Cill
. Diabolique (1996) .... Edie Danziger
. Stuart Saves His Family (1995) ....
Mom - The Smalley Family ... aka
Stuart Stupid - Eine Familie zum Kotzen
(Germany)
. Death in Venice, CA (1994) ....
Mona Dickens
. Color of Night (1994) .... Edith Niedelmeyer
. Benders (1994) .... Donna
. The Secret Life of Houses (1994) ....
Aunt Fergie
. The Sender (1982) .... Jerolyn,
the Sender's Mother
. Endless Love (1981) .... Ann Butterfield
. Prisoners (1981) .... Virginia
. Beyond the Poseidon Adventure (1979) ....
Hannah Meredith
. Juggernaut (1974) .... Barbara Banister
... aka Terror on the Britannic
(UK: DVD title)
(USA)
. Secrets (1971) .... Beatrice ... aka Adultery
(USA: video box title)
. The Rain People (1969) .... Natalie Ravenna
. Petulia (1968) .... Polo
. The Counterfeit Killer (1968) ....
Angie Peterson ... aka Crackshot
. Dutchman (1967) .... Lula
. The Group (1966) .... Polly
. Flight from Ashiya (1964) ....
Caroline Gordon/Stevenson ... aka
Ashiya kara no hiko (Japan)
. House of Women (1962) .... Erica Hayden
. Sweet Bird of Youth (1962) ....
Heavenly Finley
. The Couch (1962) .... Terry Ames
. The Dark at the Top of the Stairs (1960) ....
Reenie Flood
. Ice Palace (1960) .... Grace Kennedy,
Age 16
. Five Gates to Hell (1959) .... Sister Maria
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TELEVISION
. "Desperate House Wives"
Phyllis Van De Kamp
(5 episodes, 2005-2007)
- Art Isn't Easy (2007) TV episode
Phyllis Van De Kamp
- If There's Anything I Can't Stand (2007)
TV episode .... Phyllis Van De Kamp
- You'll Never Get Away from Me (2005)
TV episode .... Phyllis Van De Kamp
-You Could Drive a Person Crazy (2005)
TV episode ....Phyllis Van De Kamp
- Next (2005) TV episode ....
Phyllis Van De Kamp
. "The Unit" .... Mrs. Gaffney
(1 episode, 2007)
- The Water Is Wide (2007) TV episode ....
Mrs. Gaffney
. "Shark" (1 episode, 2006)
- Pilot (2006) TV episode (uncredited)
. "House M.D." .... Georgia Adams
(1 episode, 2005) ... aka House
(South Africa: English title)
(USA: short title)
- Poison (2005) TV episode ....
Georgia Adams
. "Cold Case" .... Dottie (1 episode, 2004)
- Factory Girls (2004) TV episode .... Dottie
. "Crossing Jordan" .... Frances Littleton
(1 episode, 2004)
- Most Likely (2004) TV episode ....
Frances Littleton
. "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" ....
Dr. Wharton / ...
(2 episodes, 2001-2003)
... aka Law & Order:
SVU (USA: promotional abbreviation)
... aka Special Victims Unit
(New Zealand: English title)
- Tragedy (2003) TV episode ....
Rose Granville
- Repression (2001) TV episode ....
Dr. Wharton
. "ER" .... Mrs. Burke (1 episode, 2002)
- Insurrection (2002) TV episode ....
Mrs. Burke
. "Night Visions" .... Mrs. Finch
(1 episode, 2002)
- Harmony (2002) TV episode .... Mrs. Finch
. "Ally McBeal" .... Helen Apple
(1 episode, 2002)
- Homecoming (2002) TV episode ....
Helen Apple
. "The Fugitive" .... Delores Dalkowski
(1 episode, 2001)
- Past Perfect (2001) TV episode ....
Delores Dalkowski
. "Chicken Soup for the Soul"
(1 episode, 1999)
- The Seed Jar (1999) TV episode
. "Maggie Winters" .... Estelle Winters
(18 episodes, 1999)
- Suffering Estelle (1999) TV episode ....
Estelle Winters
. "Significant Others" .... Mrs. Callaway
(2 episodes)
- Matters of Gravity (????) TV episode ....
Mrs. Callaway
- My Left Kidney (????) TV episode ....
Mrs. Callaway
. The Wedding (1998) (TV) ....
Gram (Miss Caroline)
... aka Oprah Winfrey Presents:
The Wedding
. Convictions (1997) (TV) .... Margaret
. Dying to Be Perfect: The Ellen Hart Pena
Story (1996)
(TV) .... Joan Hart
. Mary & Tim (1996) (TV) .... Esther Melville
. The Uninvited (1996) (TV) ....
Delia ... aka Victim of the Haunt
(Australia: video title)
. If These Walls Could Talk (1996) (TV) ....
Mary Donnelly (segment "1952")
. "Cybill" .... Loretta (1 episode, 1996)
- Romancing the Crone (1996) TV episode ....
Loretta
. A Promise to Carolyn (1996) (TV) ....
Jolene Maggart
. Stolen Memories: Secrets from the Rose Garden
(1996)
(TV) .... Sally Ann ... aka
Forbidden Memories
. Indictment: The McMartin Trial (1995) (TV)
.... Peggy Buckey
. "VR.5" .... Dr.Hearst (1 episode, 1995)
... aka VR (Australia)
- Facing the Fire (1995) TV episode ....
Dr.Hearst
. Children of the Dust (1995) (TV) ....
Aunt Bertha ... aka A Good Day to Die
(USA: video title)
. "NYPD Blue" .... Agnes Cantwell (1
episode, 1995)
Large Mouth Bass (1995) TV episode ....
Agnes Cantwell
. "ABC Weekend Specials" .... Mrs. A
(1 episode, 1995)
- Fudge-A-Mania (1995) TV episode ....
Mrs. A
. Dad, the Angel & Me (1995) (TV) .... Betty
. A Part of the Family (1994) (TV) .... Martha
. The Yarn Princess (1994) (TV) .... Esther
... aka More Than a Miracle
. Baby Brokers (1994) (TV) .... Sylvia
. Hoggs' Heaven (1994) (TV) .... Mom
. A Mother's Revenge (1993) (TV) ....
Bess Warden ... aka Desperate Justice
. "Angel Falls" (1993) TV series ....
Edie Wren Cox
. When Love Kills: The Seduction of John Hearn
(1993) (TV) ....
Edna Larson ... aka When Love Kills
(Australia)
. "L.A. Law" .... Belinda Collins
(1 episode, 1993)
Hello and Goodbye (1993) TV episode ....
Belinda Collins
. "Law & Order" .... Melanie Cullen
(1 episode, 1991)
... aka Law & Order Prime
(USA: informal title)
- The Wages of Love (1991) TV episode ....
Melanie Cullen
. To Save a Child (1991) (TV) ....
Rinda Larson... aka A Child for Satan
(UK) ... aka The Craft (USA)
. Shadow of a Doubt (1991) (TV) ....
Mrs. Potter
. Bump in the Night (1991) (TV) .... Katie
. "Matlock" .... Phyllis Todd
(1 episode, 1990)
- The Mother (1990) TV episode ....
Phyllis Todd
. "thirtysomething" .... Ruth Murdoch
(2 episodes, 1987-1990)
-Arizona (1990) TV episode ....
Ruth Murdoch
-The Parents Are Coming, the Parents Are
- Coming (1987)
TV episode .... Ruth Murdoch
. "Murder, She Wrote" .... Grace Fenton / ...
(2 episodes, 1989-1990)
Always a Thief (1990) TV episode ....
Grace Lambert
Smooth Operators (1989) TV episode ....
Grace Fenton
. "The Equalizer" .... Kay, McCall's Ex-Wife
(1 episode, 1989)
- Time Present, Time Past (1989) TV episode
Kay, McCall's Ex-Wife
. Billionaire Boys Club (1987) (TV) ....
Joe Hunt's mother
. "Spenser: For Hire" .... Katie Quirk
(2 episodes, 1985-1987)
The Heart of the Matter (1987) TV episode
Katie Quirk
Internal Affairs (1985) TV episode ....
Katie Quirk
. "Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense"
Ann Denver
(1 episode, 1986)
- The Sweet Scent of Death (1986) TV
episode .... Ann Denver
. With Intent to Kill (1984) (TV) ....
Edna Reinecker
... aka Urge to Kill
. "Nurse" .... Sylvia Dennis
(1 episode, 1982)
- Euthanasia (1982) TV episode ....
Sylvia Dennis
. "Tales of the Unexpected" ....
Elizabeth Bourdon
(1 episode, 1981)... aka Roald Dahl's
Tales of the Unexpected
- A Woman's Help (1981) TV episode ....
Elizabeth Bourdon
. Playing for Time (1980) (TV) ....
Frau Lagerfuhrerin Maria Mandel
. Champions: A Love Story (1979) (TV) ....
Barbara Harlich
. The Defection of Simas Kudirka (1978) (TV)
Genna Kudirka
. 21 Hours at Munich (1976) (TV) ....
Annaliese Graese
. Return to Earth (1976) (TV) .... Joan Aldrin
. Medical Story (1975) (TV) ....
Phyllis Lenahan
. Friendly Persuasion (1975) (TV) ....
Eliza Birdwell ... aka Except for Me and
Thee (syndication title)
. "Barnaby Jones" .... Kay Lewiston
(1 episode, 1975)
- Fantasy of Fear (1975) TV episode ....
Kay Lewiston
. "The Manhunter" (1 episode, 1975)
- Web of Fear (1975) TV episode
. "Nakia" (1 episode, 1974)
- Pete (1974) TV episode
. "Marcus Welby, M.D." (1 episode, 1974)
... aka Robert Young, Family Doctor
. "Medical Center" .... Amy Calloway
(1 episode, 1974)
- Tainted Lady (1974) TV episode ....
Amy Calloway
. The Country Girl (1974) (TV) ....
Georgie Elgin
. "Hallmark Hall of Fame" .... Georgie Elgin
(1 episode, 1974)
... aka Hallmark
Television Playhouse
- The Country Girl (1974) TV episode ....
Georgie Elgin
. "Great Mysteries" .... Margot Brenner
(1 episode, 1973)
... aka Orson Welles'
Great Mysteries
- The Power of Fear (1973) TV episode ....
Margot Brenner
. "Jigsaw" (1 episode, 1973)
- Girl on the Run (1973) TV episode
. "The Streets of San Francisco" ....
Mary Rae Dortmunder
(1 episode, 1973)
- A Room with a View (1973) TV episode
(as Shirley Knight Hopkins) ....
Mary Rae Dortmunder
. "Ghost Story" .... Beth (1 episode, 1973)
... aka Circle of Fear (USA: new title)
- Legion of Demons (1973) TV episode
( as Shirley Knight Hopkins) .... Beth
. The Lie (1973) (TV)
. "Alias Smith and Jones" .... Amy Martin
(1 episode, 1972)
-The Ten Days That Shook Kid Curry
TV episode .... Amy Martin
. "The Bold Ones: The New Doctors"
(1 episode, 1972) ... aka
The New Doctors
- A Standard for Manhood (1972) TV episode
. "Thirty-Minute Theatre" .... The woman
(1 episode, 1972)
- That Quiet Earth (1972) TV episode
(as Shirley Knight Hopkins) ....
The woman
. "The Jazz Age" .... Emily
(1 episode, 1968)
- Majesty (1968) TV episode .... Emily
. Shadow Over Elveron (1968) (TV) ....
Joanne Tregaskis
. The Outsider (1967) (TV) .... Peggy Leydon
. "The Invaders" .... Margaret Cook
(1 episode, 1967)
- The Watchers (1967) TV episode ....
Margaret Cook
. "Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre"
Angie Peterson
(1 episode, 1966) ... aka
The Chrysler Theater ... aka
Universal Star Time (syndication title)
- The Faceless Man (1966) TV episode ....
Angie Peterson
. "Miss Julie" (1966) CBC... Miss Julie
. "The Fugitive" .... Jane Washburn / ...
(3 episodes, 1964-1966)
- Echo of a Nightmare (1966) TV episode ....
Jane Washburn
- A.P.B. (1965) TV episode .... Mona Ross
- The Homecoming (1964) TV episode ....
Janice Pruitt
. "The Virginian" .... Clara Malone / ...
(2 episodes, 1962-1965)... aka
The Men from Shiloh (USA: new title)
- Lost Yesterday (1965) TV episode ....
Clara Malone
- The Man from the Sea (1962) TV episode
Susan Morrow
. "The Defenders" .... Bethany Windell
(1 episode, 1964)
- A Voice Loud and Clear (1964) TV episode
Bethany Windell
. "The Reporter" .... Sandy the Phone
Operator (1 episode, 1964)
- Extension Seven (1964) TV episode ....
Sandy the Phone Operator
. "Arrest and Trial" .... Rhoda Waggner
(1 episode, 1963)
- Run, Little Man, Run (1963) TV episode ....
Rhoda Waggner
. "The Outer Limits" .... Noel Anderson
(1 episode, 1963)
- The Man Who Was Never Born (1963) TV
episode .... Noel Anderson
. "The Eleventh Hour" .... Anne
(1 episode, 1963)
- And God Created Vanity (1963) TV episode
Anne
. "The DuPont Show of the Week" ....
Charmian Scott
(1 episode, 1963)
- The Takers (1963) TV episode ....
Charmian Scott
. "Alcoa Premiere" .... Hilary
(1 episode, 1963)
- The Broken Year (1963) TV episode ....
Hilary
. "The United States Steel Hour"
(2 episodes, 1962-1963)
... aka The U.S.
Steel Hour (USA: alternative title)
- Fair Young Ghost (1963) TV episode
- You Can't Escape (1962) TV episode
. "Naked City" .... Kathy Meigs
(1 episode, 1962)
- Five Cranks for Winter... Ten Cranks for
Spring (1962)
TV episode .... Kathy Meigs
. "Target: The Corruptors" .... Phyllis
(1 episode, 1962)
- A Book of Faces (1962) TV episode ....
Phyllis
. House of Women (1962) .... Erica Hayden
. "Surfside 6" .... Jan Coates / ...
(3 episodes, 1960-1962)
- Elegy for a Bookkeeper (1962) TV episode ....
Jan Coates
- Little Star Lost (1961) TV episode ....
Linda Lord
- Power of Suggestion (1960) TV episode ....
Miriam
. "Lawman" (1 episode, 1961)
.. aka The
Lawman (USA: alternative title)
- The Trial (1961) TV episode
. "Maverick" .... Nancy Powers
(1 episode, 1961)
- The Ice Man (1961) TV episode ....
Nancy Powers
. "Bronco" .... Kathy / ...
(2 episodes, 1959-1961)
- The Invaders (1961) TV episode ....
Molly Durrock
- The Baron of Broken Lance (1959)
TV episode .... Kathy
. "The Roaring 20's" .... Ellie Hollis
(1 episode, 1961)
- Big Town Blues (1961) TV episode ....
Ellie Hollis
. "Hawaiian Eye" .... Ginger Martin / ...
(3 episodes, 1959-1960)
- The Kahuna Curtain (1960) TV episode ....
Jennifer Morgan
- Fatal Cruise (1960) TV episode ....
Ginger Martin
- A Dime a Dozen (1959) TV episode .... Lynn
. The Dark at the Top of the Stairs (1960) ....
Reenie Flood
. "77 Sunset Strip" .... Mari Ellen
(1 episode, 1960)
- Fraternity of Fear (1960) TV episode ....
Mari Ellen
. "Playhouse 90" .... Betty / ...
(2 episodes, 1958-1960)
- The Shape of the River (1960) TV episode
Susy
- The Long March (1958) TV episode .... Betty
. "Bourbon Street Beat" .... Vera
(1 episode, 1960)
- Key to the City (1960) TV episode .... Vera
. "The Texan" .... Lily Akins
(2 episodes, 1959)
- Showdown at Abilene (1959) TV episode
- Stampede (1959) TV episode .... Lily Akins
. "Johnny Staccato" .... Shirley
(1 episode, 1959)
... aka Staccato
(USA: short title)
- The Parents (1959) TV episode .... Shirley
. "Rawhide" .... Jennie Cooper
(1 episode, 1959)
- Incident in No Man's Land (1959) TV episode
Jennie Cooper
. "The Restless Gun" .... Heide
(1 episode, 1959)
- Better Than a Cannon (1959) TV episode ....
Heide
. "Buckskin" .... Mrs. Newcomb
(20 episodes, 1958-1959)
- The Greatest Man in History (1959)
TV episode ....Mrs. Newcomb
- The Bullnappers (1958) TV episode ....
Mrs. Newcomb
A Man from the Mountains (1958)
TV episode ....Mrs. Newcomb
A Permanent Juliet (1958) TV episode ....
Mrs. Newcomb
- Miss Pringle (1958) TV episode ....
Mrs. Newcomb
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RADIO
. War and Peace
. Vieux Carre
. Blithe Spirit
. Sorry, Wrong Number
. Absent Forever
. The General From America
. Mrs. Warren's Profession
. Ruby McCullum
. The Grapes of Wrath
. The Young Man From Atlanta
. The Credeaux Canvas
. The Substance of Fire
OTHER
Miss Knight holds a Doctor of Fine Arts Degree
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