Shirley Knight

Shirley Knight
Birth name	Shirley Enola Knight
Born	July 5, 1936 in Goessel, Kansas, USA
Died	April 22, 2020 in San Marcos, Texas, USA from natural causes
Sometimes credited as	Shirley Knight Hopkins
Notable Roles	Phyllis Van De Kamp in Desperate Housewives
Notable Episodes
Awards

Roles

Guest Starring Roles

Series	Role	Episode	Airdate
Bronco	Kathy	1x09 - The Baron of Broken Lance	January 13, 1959
Hawaiian Eye	Lynn	1x12 - A Dime a Dozen	December 23, 1959
Hawaiian Eye	Ginger Martin	1x21 - Fatal Cruise	February 24, 1960
77 Sunset Strip	Mary Ellen	2x31 - Fraternity of Fear	May 6, 1960
Hawaiian Eye	Jennifer Morgan	2x09 - The Kahuna Curtain	November 9, 1960
Surfside 6	Miriam	1x08 - Power of Suggestion	November 21, 1960
Surfside 6	Linda Lord	1x14 - Little Star Lost	January 2, 1961
The Roaring 20's	Ellie Hollis	1x13 - Big Town Blues	January 21, 1961
Surfside 6	Jan Coates	2x28 - Elegy for a Bookkeeper	April 2, 1962
Target: The Corruptors	Phyllis	1x29 - A Book of Faces	April 27, 1962
The DuPont Show of the Week	Charmian Scott	3x05 - The Takers	October 13, 1963
The Outer Limits	Noelle Anderson	1x06 - The Man Who Was Never Born	October 28, 1963
The Fugitive	Janice Pruitt	1x28 - The Homecoming	April 7, 1964
The Fugitive	Mona	2x28 - A.P.B.	April 6, 1965
The Fugitive	Jane Washburn	3x19 - Echo of a Nightmare	January 25, 1966
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors		4x05 - A Standard for Manhood	October 17, 1972
The Streets of San Francisco (credited as Shirley Knight Hopkins)	Mary Rae Dortmunder	1x18 - A Room with a View	February 8, 1973
Barnaby Jones	Kay Lewiston	3x19 - Fantasy of Fear	February 25, 1975
Murder, She Wrote	Grace Fenton	5x12 - Smooth Operators	February 12, 1989
Murder, She Wrote	Grace Lambert	6x19 - Always a Thief	April 8, 1990
Matlock	Phyllis Todd	5x01 - The Mother	September 18, 1990
Law & Order	Melanie Cullen	2x02 - The Wages of Love	September 24, 1991
L.A. Law	Belinda Collins	7x13 - Hello and Goodbye	February 18, 1993
NYPD Blue	Agnes Cantwell	2x12 - Large Mouth Bass	February 7, 1995
Cybill	Loretta	2x18 - Romancing the Crone	March 10, 1996
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Dr. Warton	3x01 - Repression	September 28, 2001
Ally McBeal	Helen	5x14 - Homecoming	February 25, 2002
ER	Mrs. Berk	9x03 - Insurrection	October 10, 2002
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Rose Granville	5x01 - Tragedy	September 23, 2003
Crossing Jordan	Frances	3x08 - Most Likely	April 18, 2004
House, M.D.	Georgia Adams	1x08 - Poison	January 25, 2005
Desperate Housewives	Phyllis Van De Kamp	2x01 - Next	September 25, 2005
Desperate Housewives	Phyllis Van De Kamp	2x02 - You Could Drive a Person Crazy	October 2, 2005
Desperate Housewives	Phyllis Van De Kamp	2x03 - You'll Never Get Away From Me	October 9, 2005
Desperate Housewives	Phyllis Van De Kamp	4x04 - If There's Anything I Can't Stand	October 21, 2007
Desperate Housewives	Phyllis Van De Kamp	4x05 - Art Isn't Easy	October 28, 2007

Made-for-TV Movies

Title	Role	Airdate	Series/Banner
Champions: A Love Story	Barbara Harlich	January 13, 1979

Awards and Accolades

Tony Awards

• Won: Best Featured Actress in a Play (1976)

Kennedy's Children

Primetime Emmy Awards

(2 Wins in 8 Nominations)

• Won: Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series (1988)

Thirtysomething: The Parents Are Coming

• Won: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Special (1995) (tie)

Indictment: The McMartin Trial

• Won: Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series (1995)

NYPD Blue: Large Mouth Bass

Golden Globe Awards

(1 Win in 4 Nominations)

• Won: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV (1996)

Indictment: The McMartin Trial

Trivia

• 1959 Deb Star