Publika je upoznala u filmu iz 1960. godine “The Dark at the Top of the Stairs”, i ta uloga joj je donijela prvu nominaciju za prestižnu nagradu Oskar.

Širli Najt preminula je u srijedu u San Markosu u Teksasu. Imala je 83 godine.

Širli je imala dugu filmsku, televizijsku i pozorišnu karijeru. Osvojila je dvije nominacije za Oscara dok je još bila u svojim dvadesetim godinama, zatim je dobila nagradu Toni 1975., a kasnije je dobila i tri Emi nagrade.

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#RIPShirleyKnight #ShirleyKnight, Oscar-nominated actress, has died at 83 Shirley Knight, the Kansas-born actress who was nominated for two Oscars early in her career and went on to play an astonishing variety of roles in movies, TV and the stage, has died. She was 83. Knight passed away Wednesday at her daughter's home in San Marcos, Texas, according to her daughter #KaitlinHopkins. Knight’s career carried her from Kansas to Hollywood and then to the New York theater and London and back to Hollywood. She was nominated for two Tonys, winning one. In recent years, she had a recurring role as Phyllis Van de Kamp (the mother-in-law of #MarciaCross’ character) in the long-running ABC show #DesperateHousewives, gaining one of her many Emmy nominations. https://abcnews.go.com/amp/Entertainment/wireStory/shirley-knight-oscar-nominated-actress-died-83-70291663

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Bila je kod kuće svoje kćerke Kejtlin Hopkins kad je umrla, potvrdila je gospođa Hopkins. Uzrok smrti nije naveden.

Prvi Emi je osvojila 1988. godine za “Thirtisomething.” Osvojila je još dvije nagrade 1995. godine, za gostujuću ulogu u filmu „NIPD Blue“ i „Indictment: The McMartin Tria“, dokumentarac u HBO produkciji.

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