The Wicked Mother-in-Law

In 2005, Shirley Knight celebrated 50 years of acting on the big and small screen. Even though she's had many wonderful parts, the one that comes to mind for me was her small role as Bree's mother-in-law Phyllis VanDeKamp this season on "Desperate Housewives". The great thing with this show is the small characters and guest stars. Shirley showed her great acting skills playing that mother-in-law we all love to hate. Luckily, I've never had to deal with having a wicked mother-in-law...knock on wood :)