dead at 83 - Shirley Knight Discussion

[–] wanton87 (934) 5 years ago

That sucks. Boy, you should have seen her in her prime. What an amazing beauty she was!

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[–] abigolcwock (517) 5 years ago

Damn, I even had low expectations when clicking that link and still ended up disappointed.

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[–] wanton87 (934) 5 years ago

Yeah, admittedly, the photos that I’ve come across of her online, don’t do her justice. If you ever get a chance to see an episode of The Virginian, titled, “The man from the Sea, she looks amazing. That episode made me an instant fan! Carol Lynley plays her homicidal sister in it. She also looks great in her guest appearances in The Invaders, The Outer Limits, and The Streets of San Francisco.

Speaking of The Virginian, James Drury just passed away about a week ago, and Carol Lynley, that played her sister in that episode, only very recently as well.

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[–] rudeboymurray (3291) 5 years ago

Sad news... a good and very hardworking actress. R.I.P.

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[–] [deleted] 5 years ago

Such sad news.

I loved her as Polly in The Group and as the mom in As Good As It Gets. I've seen her in other roles but these two are my favorites.

May she RIP

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[–] [deleted] 5 years ago

Peace be with her. I had seen her just a few weeks ago in the 1980 Auschwitz drama "Playing For Time" for which she won an Emmy nomination. I saw the 1981 "Endless Love" also recently, and her performance was perhaps the best thing about the film. I'm sure Coppola owes her some debt of gratitude for being the star of one of his first features "The Rain People" in '69. Always a talented character actress.

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[–] Adam60z (3781) 5 years ago

Oh yeah, almost forgot about Rain People. That was a great low-budget film totally '60s. Also she did Dutchman, another good low budget one in '67, her prime.

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[–] Eric56 (4580) 5 years ago

she looks familiar. was she on law and order svu? she played a villain on there if i remember where she abused a kid.

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[–] Adam60z (3781) 5 years ago

Yes, she was in a couple episodes. She was in tons of stuff, but usually supporting roles.

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[–] Eric56 (4580) 5 years ago

cool. thanks. it seems everybody has been in law and order svu, lol. good show.

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[–] Adam60z (3781) 5 years ago

1936-2020. She was in some classic films and I saw her off-Broadway in 2002.

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[–] [deleted] 5 years ago

What did she appear in on stage back in '02?

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[–] Adam60z (3781) 5 years ago

A play called Necessary Targets about women in the Bosnian war. She was NYC based and did a lot of Broadway when not doing films or TV.