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