SHIRLEY KNIGHT's (Constance) remarkable range as an actress covers musical comedy, Shakespeare, Chekov, and modern drama. She has just returned from England where she starred in the film version of LeRoi Jones' controversial play, Dutchman, which she also played on stage on the West Coast. She has appeared in nine motion pictures and twice has been nominated for an Academy Award for her performances in The Dark At The Top Of The Stairs, and Sweet Bird of Youth. She most recently was seen as Polly in Sidney Lumet's film, The Group. Miss Knight's first love is the stage. On the West Coast and Philadelphia's Playhouse in the Park, she played the title role in the operatic spoof, Little Mary Sunshine and demonstrated her versatility by playing "Juliet" for six weeks at the Shakespeare Festival at the Robin Hood Theatre in Wilmington, Delaware. She made her off-Broadway debut in Roger O. Hirson's Jouney To The Day. On Broadway she won critical acclaim for her performance as Irina, the younger sister to Kim Stanley and Geraldine Page in The Three Sisters in the Actors Studio Theatre's all-star production. Last season she again acted off Broadway in Rooms, two one-act plays by Stanley Mann produced by her husband Gene Persson. A frequent guest star on television, she has starred in more than 150 different roles on major dramatic programs on both coasts, and recently appeared as "Miss Julie" in a television special for CBC in Canada.

The PlayBill cover is a black and photo photo of Shirley holding a spoon in one hand and a silver sugar bowl in her left hand while talking to Alan Webb in a wheel chair.