Piper Laurie
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1932-01-22
Day of Death
2023-10-14 (91 years old)
Place of Birth
Detroit, Michigan, USA
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.
Acting
(2023)
Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed
as Self - Co-Star (voice) (archive footage)
(2022)
Gregory Peck, le gentleman acteur
as Herself
(2018)
White Boy Rick
as Grandma Verna Wershe
(2018)
Snapshots
as Rose
(2012)
Bad Blood... the Hunger
as Milly Lathrop
(2012)
(2010)
Hesher
as Madeleine Forney
(2010)
Another Harvest Moon
as June
(2009)
Saving Grace B. Jones
as Marta Shrank
(2007)
(2007)
Hounddog
as Grammie
(2006)
The Dead Girl
as Arden's Mother
(2004)
Eulogy
as Charlotte Collins
(2002)
The Hustler: The Inside Story
as Self (archive footage)
(2001)
(2001)
The Last Brickmaker in America
as Ruth Anne
(2001)
Acting 'Carrie'
as Self
(2001)
Midwives
as Cheryl Visco
(2001)
Postcards From The Cast
as Self
(2000)
Possessed
as Aunt Hanna
(1999)
The Rage: Carrie 2
as Margaret White (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)
(1999)
Palmer's Pick-Up
as Evangelist
(1999)
(1999)
Inherit the Wind
as Sarah Brady
(1998)
The Faculty
as Mrs. Karen Olson
(1998)
St. Patrick's Day
as Mary Pat
(1997)
A Christmas Memory
as Jennie
(1997)
Intensity
as Miriam Braynard
(1997)
Alone
as Lillie Dawson
(1996)
In the Blink of an Eye
as Kay Trafero (uncredited)
(1996)
The Grass Harp
as Dolly Talbo
(1996)
The Road to Galveston
as Wanda Kirkman
(1995)
The Crossing Guard
as Helen Booth
(1995)
Fighting for My Daughter
as Judge Edna Burton
(1994)
Shadows of Desire
as Ellis Snow
(1993)
Trauma
as Adriana Petrescu
(1993)
Wrestling Ernest Hemingway
as Georgia
(1993)
Sad Inheritance
as Margaret Kinsey
(1992)
Storyville
as Constance Fowler
(1992)
Rich in Love
as Vera Delmage
(1991)
Other People's Money
as Bea Sullivan
(1990)
Rising Son
as Martha Robinson
(1989)
Dream a Little Dream
as Gena Ettinger
(1989)
Mother, Mother
as Martha Cousins
(1989)
Twin Peaks
as Catherine Martell
(1988)
Appointment with Death
as Emily Boynton
(1988)
Go Toward the Light
as Margo
(1988)
Tiger Warsaw
as Frances Warsaw
(1987)
Distortions
as Margot Caldwell
(1986)
Promise
as Annie Gilbert
(1986)
Children of a Lesser God
as Mrs. Norman
(1985)
Return to Oz
as Aunt Em
(1985)
Love, Mary
as Christine Groda
(1985)
Toughlove
as Darlene Marsh
(1982)
Mae West
as Matilda West
(1981)
Macbeth
as Lady Macbeth
(1981)
The Bunker
as Magda Goebbels
(1980)
Skag
as Jo Skagska
(1979)
Tim
as Mary Horton
(1978)
Rainbow
as Ethel Gumm
(1978)
The Boss' Son
as Elaine
(1977)
Ruby
as Ruby
(1977)
In the Matter of Karen Ann Quinlan
as Julie Quinlan
(1976)
Carrie
as Margaret White
(1961)
The Hustler
as Sarah Packard
(1959)
Winterset
as Miriamne
(1958)
Days of Wine and Roses
as Kirsten Arnesen Clay
(1957)
Until They Sail
as Delia Leslie Friskett
(1957)
Kelly and Me
as Mina Van Runkle
(1957)
(1955)
Allen in Movieland
as Self
(1955)
Smoke Signal
as Laura Evans
(1955)
Ain't Misbehavin'
as Sarah Hatfield
(1954)
Dawn at Socorro
as Rannah Hayes
(1954)
Dangerous Mission
as Louise Graham
(1954)
Johnny Dark
as Liz Fielding
(1953)
The Mississippi Gambler
as Angelique Dureau
(1953)
The Golden Blade
as Khairuzan
(1953)
(1952)
No Room for the Groom
as Lee Kingshead
(1952)
Has Anybody Seen My Gal?
as Millicent Blaisdell
(1952)
Son of Ali Baba
as Kiki / Princess Azura
(1951)
The Prince Who Was a Thief
as Tina
(1951)
Francis Goes to the Races
as Frances Travers
(1950)
The Milkman
as Chris Abbott
(1950)
Louisa
as Cathy Norton