April 22 (UPI) --Shirley Knight died on Wednesday of natural causes in the home of her daughter, Kaitlin Hopkins. She was 83. Hopkins posted on Facebook that she was by her mother's side when she ...

Shirley Knight, a Tony- and Emmy Award-winning actress, has died. She was 83. Knight died on Wednesday of natural causes at her daughter's home in San Marcos, Texas, according to her daughter ...

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.

She was born Shirley Enola Knight on July 5, 1936, in the Kansas countryside, 10 miles from the town of Lyons. Her family was musical and she learned to sing, tap dance and play instruments.