G’knight, Grandma.

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I smoked that sh!t?
Moi??”

Shirley Knight
Actress, Oscar nominee, partier.
July 5, 1936 – April 22, 2020.
Aged 83 years.

Most recognized for: A life member of the Actors Studio, Shirley caught the Academy’s attention in the 60’s with a couple of Oscar nods. From there, she worked extensively in film & TV, albeit mostly in smaller, guest roles. She won Emmys, Tonys, & Golden Globes, but she’ll always be remembered as the pill-popping old broad who smoked the Frankenstein sh!t in “Grandma’s Boy.”