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===Television=== In 1975, Knight starred in a variety show, ''The Gladys Knight and the Pips Show'', which was canceled after four episodes. She also guest-starred on several TV series throughout the 1980s and 1990s, appearing on ''[[Benson (TV series)|Benson]],'' ''[[The Jeffersons]],'' ''[[A Different World]],'' ''[[Living Single]],'' ''[[The Jamie Foxx Show]],'' and ''[[New York Undercover]].'' In 1985, she co-starred on the [[CBS]] sitcom ''[[Charlie & Co.]]'', alongside comedian [[Flip Wilson]], which lasted for one season. In April 2005, she portrayed a singer in an episode of ''[[JAG (TV series)|JAG]]''. In April 2009, she made a special guest appearance, and performed a song, on [[Tyler Perry's House of Payne|Tyler Perry's ''House of Payne'']]. Knight has also made a number of cameo appearances, including on ''[[Las Vegas (TV series)|Las Vegas]]'' and ''[[30 Rock]].'' In 2012, she began a recurring role in the syndicated sitcom ''[[The First Family (TV series)|The First Family]]''. In 2012, Knight competed on [[Dancing with the Stars (American season 14)|season 14]] of ''[[Dancing with the Stars (American TV series)|Dancing with the Stars]]'', partnered with [[Tristan MacManus]]. They were eliminated on April 24 after losing a "dance duel" to [[Disney Channel]] star [[Roshon Fegan]] and partner [[Chelsie Hightower]], ironically on the show's "Motown Week".<ref>{{cite web |last1=O'Connell |first1=Mikey |title=The 'Dancing With the Stars' Elimination Duel Claims Another |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/gladys-knight-dancing-stars-results-weight-loss-315846/ |website=The Hollywood Reporter |access-date=November 15, 2021 |date=April 24, 2012}}</ref> In 2017, she appeared as herself in the musical-drama TV series ''[[Star (TV series)|Star]]''.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Petski |first1=Denise |title=Gladys Knight To Guest Star On Lee Daniels' Fox Series 'Star' |url=https://deadline.com/2016/11/gladys-knight-guest-star-lee-daniels-fox-series-star-queen-latifah-1201848543/ |website=Deadline |access-date=November 15, 2021 |date=November 4, 2016}}</ref> In 2018, she played Ella Grover, mother of Captain Lou Grover, in the "Lele pΕ« nΔ manu like" ("Birds of a Feather...") episode of [[Hawaii Five-0 (2010 TV series, season 9)|''Hawaii Five-0'']], which first aired on November 16, 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.phillytrib.com/entertainment/gladys-knight-lou-gossett-hit-hawaii-five-o-for-thanksgiving/article_95e922ad-c19d-55fb-8859-002057138c4d.html|title=Gladys Knight, Lou Gossett hit 'Hawaii Five-O' for Thanksgiving|last=Reporter|first=Kimberly C. Roberts Entertainment|website=The Philadelphia Tribune|date=November 16, 2018 |language=en|access-date=June 26, 2019}}</ref> In February 2019, she was revealed to have competed as "Bee" on the [[The Masked Singer (American TV series) season 1|first season]] of '' [[The Masked Singer (American TV series)|The Masked Singer]]'', in which she placed third.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Spellberg |first1=Claire |title='The Masked Singer' Finale Reveals T-Pain, Gladys Knight, and Donny Osmond |url=https://decider.com/2019/02/28/the-masked-singer-monster-t-pain-bee-gladys-knight-peacock-donny-osmond/ |website=Decider |access-date=February 28, 2019 |language=en |date=February 28, 2019}}</ref> She performed [[Chandelier (song)|"Chandelier"]], "[[Locked Out of Heaven]]", [[Wrecking Ball (Miley Cyrus song)|"Wrecking Ball"]], [[What's Love Got to Do with It (song)|"What's Love Got to Do with It"]], "[[(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman]]", and "[[I Can't Make You Love Me]]". She finished behind [[Donny Osmond]] as "Peacock" and [[T-Pain]] as "Monster".
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