Piper Laurie

Piper Laurie

Acting

Born:
1932-01-22
Died:
2023-10-14
Place of birth:
Detroit, Michigan, USA

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

Filmography

Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed

Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed

5.82023Self - Co-Star (voice) (archive footage)
Movie
Gregory Peck, le gentleman acteur

Gregory Peck, le gentleman acteur

6.72022Self
Movie
White Boy Rick

White Boy Rick

6.42018Grandma Verna Wershe
Movie
Snapshots

Snapshots

7.12018Rose
Movie
More Acting 'Carrie'

More Acting 'Carrie'

2016Self
Movie
MacGyver

MacGyver

7.32016Edith
TV
Bad Blood... the Hunger

Bad Blood... the Hunger

8.52012Milly Lathrop
Movie
Tony Curtis: Driven to Stardom

Tony Curtis: Driven to Stardom

7.42012Self
Movie
Another Harvest Moon

Another Harvest Moon

4.72010June
Movie
Hesher

Hesher

6.82010Madeleine Forney
Movie
Saving Grace B. Jones

Saving Grace B. Jones

5.42009Marta Shrank
Movie
Hounddog

Hounddog

6.52008Grammie
Movie
Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks

Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks

7.42007Self
Movie
The Dead Girl

The Dead Girl

6.02006Arden's Mother
Movie
Eulogy

Eulogy

6.42004Charlotte Collins
Movie
Cold Case

Cold Case

7.72003Rose (2005)
TV
Dead Like Me

Dead Like Me

7.62003Nina Rommey
TV
The Hustler: The Inside Story

The Hustler: The Inside Story

7.02002Self (archive footage)
Movie
The Last Brickmaker in America

The Last Brickmaker in America

8.02001Ruth Anne
Movie
Acting 'Carrie'

Acting 'Carrie'

7.52001Self
Movie
State of Grace

State of Grace

6.22001Aunt Sophie
TV
Dario Argento: An Eye for Horror

Dario Argento: An Eye for Horror

6.82001Self
Movie
Midwives

Midwives

5.92001Cheryl Visco
Movie
Possessed

Possessed

5.42000Aunt Hanna
Movie
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

8.01999Dorothy Rudd
TV
The Mao Game

The Mao Game

7.01999
Movie
Inherit the Wind

Inherit the Wind

6.31999Sarah Brady
Movie
The Rage: Carrie 2

The Rage: Carrie 2

5.71999Margaret White (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Movie
Palmer's Pick-Up

Palmer's Pick-Up

4.01999Evangelist
Movie
The Faculty

The Faculty

6.61998Mrs. Olson
Movie
Brother's Keeper

Brother's Keeper

7.01998Jane Waide
TV
Will & Grace

Will & Grace

6.91998Sharon
TV
St. Patrick's Day

St. Patrick's Day

4.41998Mary Pat
Movie
A Christmas Memory

A Christmas Memory

5.91997Jennie
Movie
Alone

Alone

6.71997Lillie Dawson
Movie
Intensity

Intensity

7.11997Miriam Braynard
Movie
Intensity

Intensity

7.21997Miriam Braynard
TV
The Grass Harp

The Grass Harp

5.91996Dolly Talbo
Movie
In the Blink of an Eye

In the Blink of an Eye

5.91996Kay Trafero (uncredited)
Movie
The Road to Galveston

The Road to Galveston

4.51996Wanda Kirkman
Movie
The Crossing Guard

The Crossing Guard

6.01995Helen Booth
Movie
Fighting for My Daughter

Fighting for My Daughter

4.71995Judge Edna Burton
Movie
Touched by an Angel

Touched by an Angel

7.21994Annie Doyle
TV
Shadows of Desire

Shadows of Desire

2.61994Ellis Snow
Movie
ER

ER

7.81994Sarah Ross
TV
Traps

Traps

9.01994Cora Trapchek
TV
Wrestling Ernest Hemingway

Wrestling Ernest Hemingway

6.31993Georgia
Movie
Diagnosis: Murder

Diagnosis: Murder

7.11993A.D.A. Susan Turner
TV
Frasier

Frasier

7.71993Mrs. Mulhern
TV
Sad Inheritance

Sad Inheritance

6.51993Margaret Kinsey
Movie
Trauma

Trauma

5.81993Adriana Petrescu
Movie
Rich in Love

Rich in Love

6.41992Vera Delmage
Movie
Storyville

Storyville

5.21992Constance Fowler
Movie
Other People's Money

Other People's Money

6.11991Bea Sullivan
Movie
Rising Son

Rising Son

6.21990Martha Robinson
Movie
Twin Peaks

Twin Peaks

8.31990Catherine Martell
TV
Twin Peaks

Twin Peaks

8.51989Catherine Martell
Movie
Dream a Little Dream

Dream a Little Dream

5.81989Gena Ettinger
Movie
Mother, Mother

Mother, Mother

6.01989Martha Cousins
Movie
Go Toward the Light

Go Toward the Light

7.71988Margo
Movie