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Shirley Knight - Biography, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Filmography

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The famous US actress Shirley Knight was born in Kansas in 1936. She began acting in cinema in 1955, worked in feature films and serial films. She was nominated several times for Oscar for acting in such films as Darkness at the Top of the Stairs, Sweet-voiced Bird of Youth. From the 60s to the 80s, she practically did not act in films, devoting herself to the theatrical stage. In the 90s, Shirley again began to be actively invited to various projects on television and in films.

Fans of American films should watch Shirley Knight in such films as Open Window, It Could Be Better, Angel Eyes, Life Is Like Sex, The Color of the Night. Directors often invited the actress to roles in serial films, among them She wrote Murder, Law & Order, NYPD, Verdict: The Trial of the McMartins. The film with Shirley Knight is well known to the Russian-speaking audience - the comedy-melodramatic series Desperate Housewives. In this project, she played the mother-in-law of one of the main characters - the correct and restrained Bree. Among the famous TV series with her participation, Dr. House, Ellie McBeal, Division, also beloved by many viewers. Shirley is familiar to our viewers from the film It couldn't be better, in which she played the mother of the main character - a waitress played by Helen Hunt. In this film, the actress played with such legends of American cinema as Jack Nicholson and Greg Kinnear. The films of the last few years with the participation of the actress: Elevator, Shop Cop, The Private Life of Pippa Lee, On the Other Side. For her roles in films of various years, Knight was repeatedly awarded prizes, among them Emmy and Golden Globe. Shirley has been married twice and has two daughters, Kathleen (from her marriage to Eugene Presson) and Sophie (from her marriage to Johns Hopkins).
she has two daughters, Kathleen (from her marriage to Eugene Presson) and Sophie (from her marriage to Johns Hopkins).
she has two daughters, Kathleen (from her marriage to Eugene Presson) and Sophie (from her marriage to Johns Hopkins).

Shirley Knight has blue eyes, naturally blond hair, fair skin and medium lips. The shape of the face is oval, the forehead is high, the hair is straight, thick. Shirley Knight changes her hair color, giving preference to light. The actress has a medium straight nose and an oval chin. The growth of the actress is 167 cm, no tattoos.

Zodiac sign - Cancer (07/05/1936)


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