Shirley Knight in Flight from Ashiya
Shirley Knight (1936 - 2020)
a.k.a. Shirley Knight Hopkins (before divorce)
Film Deaths[]
- Five Gates to Hell (1959) [Sister Maria]: Shot to death by Neville Brand. (Thanks to Big O)
- Ice Palace (1960) [Grace Kennedy]: Dies in childbirth, with Richard Burton and Carolyn Jones by her side.
- Flight from Ashiya (1964) [Caroline Gordon Stevenson]: Dies of a fever/infection following a miscarriage, with Richard Widmark by her bedside.
- Beyond the Poseidon Adventure (1979) [Hannah Meredith]: Drowned when she falls from a ladder into the flooded chamber, her death is confirmed when Michael Caine tells Jack Warden. (Thanks to Eugene)
- Elevator (2011) [Jane Redding]: Dies of a heart attack while trapped in the elevator. (Thanks to Dignan)
- Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 (2015) [Blart's Mother]: Run over by a milk truck, as she collects her newspaper from the road in front of her house. (Played for comic effect.)
TV Deaths[]
- Ally McBeal: Homecoming (2002) [Helen Apple]: Dies (off-screen) of a stroke. (Thanks to Alex)
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit: Tragedy (2003) [Rose Granville]: Executed for plotting the kidnapping and murder of Karen Goberman.
Noteworthy Connections[]
- Ex-Mrs. John Hopkins (director)
- Ex-Mrs. Eugene Persson
- Mother of Kaitlin Hopkins