Piper Laurie
Known for Acting · 124 credits
- Born
- 1932-01-22
- Died
- 2023-10-14
- Place of birth
- Detroit, Michigan, USA
- Also known as
- Rosetta Jacobs · Fumio Yamaguchi
Biography
Piper Laurie (born Rosetta Jacobs; January 22, 1932 – October 14, 2023) was an American actress. She is known for her roles in the films The Hustler (1961), Carrie (1976), and Children of a Lesser God (1986), and received various accolades, including a Primetime Emmy Award and a Golden Globe Award, in addition to nominations for three Academy Awards and a BAFTA Award. She was also known for her performances as Kirsten Arnesen in the original TV production of Days of Wine and Roses, and as Catherine Martell in the television series Twin Peaks.
Known For
TV Shows (37)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Dorothy Rudd
Frasier
1993
as Marianne (voice) / Mrs. Mulhern
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self
Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Peggy Shannon
ER
1994
as Sarah Ross
Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Nominee / Self - Presenter
Twin Peaks
1990
as Katherine Martell / Catherine Martell (archive footage)
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950
as Stacey Spender
Cold Case
2003
as Rose (2005)
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
as Lee Wiley
Diagnosis: Murder
1993
as A.D.A. Susan Turner
MacGyver
2016
as Edith
Matlock
1986
as Claire Leigh
Will & Grace
1998
as Sharon
Touched by an Angel
1994
as Annie Doyle
St. Elsewhere
1982
as Fran Singleton
What's My Line?
1950
as Self - Mystery Guest
Hotel
1982
Naked City
1958
as Mary Highmark
Studio One
1948
as Ruth Cornelius
The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950
as Self
The Twilight Zone
1985
as Gramma (voice) (uncredited) (segment "Gramma") / Aunt Neva (segment "The Burning Man")
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self
Ben Casey
1961
Dead Like Me
2003
as Nina Rommey
Playhouse 90
1956
The Thorn Birds
1983
as Anne Mueller
State of Grace
2001
as Aunt Sophie
Brother's Keeper
1998
as Jane Waide
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Miriamne / Annie
Tender Is the Night
1985
as Elsie Speers
General Electric Theater
1953
as Phoebe Durkin / Cleopatra / Jessica Galloway
Skag
1980
Intensity
1997
as Miriam Braynard
Traps
1994
as Cora Trapchek
Science Fiction Film Awards
as Herself
Beauty and the Beast
1987
as Mrs. Davis
Movies (87)
Carrie
1976
as Margaret White
The Faculty
1998
as Mrs. Karen Olson
White Boy Rick
2018
as Grandma Verna Wershe
Hesher
2010
as Madeleine Forney
Return to Oz
1985
as Aunt Em
The Hustler
1961
as Sarah Packard
Twin Peaks
1989
as Catherine Martell
The Rage: Carrie 2
1999
as Margaret White (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Tough Love
1985
as Darlene Marsh
Until They Sail
1957
as Delia Leslie Friskett
Possessed
2000
as Aunt Hanna
Children of a Lesser God
1986
as Mrs. Norman
Hounddog
2008
as Grammie
Appointment with Death
1988
as Emily Boynton
The Dead Girl
2006
as Arden's Mother
The Crossing Guard
1995
as Helen Booth
Other People's Money
1991
as Bea Sullivan
Dream a Little Dream
1989
as Gena Ettinger
Sad Inheritance
1993
as Margaret Kinsey
Son of Ali Baba
1952
as Kiki / Princess Azura
Another Harvest Moon
2010
as June
The Prince Who Was a Thief
1951
as Tina
Wrestling Ernest Hemingway
1993
as Georgia
Inherit the Wind
1999
as Sarah Brady
Skag
1980
as Jo Skagska
Trauma
1993
as Adriana Petrescu
Has Anybody Seen My Gal?
1952
as Millicent Blaisdell
In the Blink of an Eye
1996
as Kay Trafero (uncredited)
Kelly and Me
1957
as Mina Van Runkle
The Bunker
1981
as Magda Goebbels
Dawn at Socorro
1954
as Rannah Hayes
Go Toward the Light
1988
as Margo
The Road to Galveston
1996
as Wanda Kirkman
Snapshots
2018
as Rose
The Grass Harp
1996
as Dolly Talbo
Acting 'Carrie'
2001
as Self
The Mississippi Gambler
1953
as Angelique Dureau
Tim
1979
as Mary Horton
Tiger Warsaw
1988
as Frances Warsaw
Ain't Misbehavin'
1955
as Sarah Hatfield
Postcards From The Cast
2001
as Self
The Golden Blade
1953
as Khairuzan
Bad Blood... the Hunger
2012
as Milly Lathrop
Days of Wine and Roses
1958
as Kirsten Arnesen Clay
Smoke Signal
1955
as Laura Evans
No Room for the Groom
1952
as Lee Kingshead
In the Matter of Karen Ann Quinlan
1977
as Julie Quinlan
Eulogy
2004
as Charlotte Collins
Rising Son
1990
as Martha Robinson
Fighting for My Daughter
1995
as Judge Edna Burton
Saving Grace B. Jones
2009
as Marta Shrank
Dangerous Mission
1954
as Louise Graham
More Acting 'Carrie'
2016
as Self
Johnny Dark
1954
as Liz Fielding
Francis Goes to the Races
1951
as Frances Travers
Tony Curtis: Driven to Stardom
2012
as Self
St. Patrick's Day
1998
as Mary Pat
The Milkman
1950
as Chris Abbott
Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks
2007
as Self
Allen in Movieland
1955
as Self
Ruby
1977
as Ruby
A Christmas Memory
1997
as Jennie
The Ninth Day
1957
Intensity
1997
as Miriam Braynard
Rich in Love
1992
as Vera Delmage
Mae West
1982
as Matilda West
Mother, Mother
1989
as Martha Cousins
Rainbow
1978
as Ethel Gumm
Promise
1986
as Annie Gilbert
Palmer's Pick-Up
1999
as Evangelist
Louisa
1950
as Cathy Norton
Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed
2023
as Self - Co-Star (voice) (archive footage)
Midwives
2001
as Cheryl Visco
Love, Mary
1985
as Christine Groda
Storyville
1992
as Constance Fowler
The Boss' Son
1978
as Elaine
Alone
1997
as Lillie Dawson
Distortions
1987
as Margot Caldwell
The Last Brickmaker in America
2001
as Ruth Anne
The World's Most Beautiful Girls
1953
as Self
Gregory Peck, le gentleman acteur
2022
as Herself
Shadows of Desire
1994
as Ellis Snow
The Hustler: The Inside Story
2002
as Self (archive footage)
Dario Argento: An Eye for Horror
2001
as Self
The Mao Game
1999
Winterset
1959
as Miriamne
Macbeth
1981
as Lady Macbeth
About Piper Laurie
Piper Laurie (born Rosetta Jacobs; January 22, 1932 – October 14, 2023) was an American actress. She is known for her roles in the films The Hustler (1961), Carrie (1976), and Children of a Lesser God (1986), and received various accolades, including a Primetime Emmy Award and a Golden Globe Award, in addition to nominations for three Academy Awards and a BAFTA Award. She was also known for her performances as Kirsten Arnesen in the original TV production of Days of Wine and Roses, and as Catherine Martell in the television series Twin Peaks. With 124 credits spanning from 1944 to 2023, Piper Laurie has appeared in 87 films and 37 TV shows.
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Most Popular Piper Laurie Movies
- Carrie (1976) — as Margaret White
- The Faculty (1998) — as Mrs. Karen Olson
- White Boy Rick (2018) — as Grandma Verna Wershe
- Hesher (2010) — as Madeleine Forney
- Return to Oz (1985) — as Aunt Em
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