Hollywood and Broadway are in mourning. Actress Shirley Knight died on Wednesday April 22 in San Marcos, Texas. Her daughter announced the news in a long Facebook post, but declined to communicate the reasons for her death. She was 83 years old.
When she was only in her twenties, Shirley Knight was twice named to the Oscars. The first time was for his second role in The Dark at the Top of the Stairs , in 1960, then in the same category two years later for Sweet Bird of Youth . At the end of the 90s, we could also see her playing alongside Jack Nicholson and Helen Hunt in For the worst and for the best .
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His career is more than film and television, since Shirley Knight also burned the boards of Broadway. The actress won a Tony Award in 1975 for her performance in Kennedy's Children , a play in which six characters follow the monologues.
Fifteen years ago, Shirley Knight had returned to popular success thanks to Desperate Housewives , a series in which she played Bree's stepmother, Phyllis Van De Kamp. A role that had also earned him a nomination for the Emmy Awards, a prestigious ceremony rewarding the best of American television. More recently, Shirley Knight appeared in the Hot in Cleveland and Mob Doctor series.
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