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)
(2012)
Bad Blood... the Hunger
as Milly Lathrop
(2010)
Hesher
as Madeleine Forney
(2010)
Another Harvest Moon
as June
(2009)
Saving Grace B. Jones
as Marta Shrank
(2007)
Hounddog
as Grammie
(2007)
(2006)
The Dead Girl
as Arden's Mother
(2004)
Eulogy
as Charlotte Collins
(2002)
The Hustler: The Inside Story
as Self (archive footage)
(2001)
Postcards From The Cast
as Self
(2001)
(2001)
Midwives
as Cheryl Visco
(2001)
The Last Brickmaker in America
as Ruth Anne
(2001)
Acting 'Carrie'
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)
Inherit the Wind
as Sarah Brady
(1999)
(1998)
The Faculty
as Mrs. Karen Olson
(1998)
St. Patrick's Day
as Mary Pat
(1997)
Alone
as Lillie Dawson
(1997)
Intensity
as Miriam Braynard
(1997)
A Christmas Memory
as Jennie
(1996)
The Grass Harp
as Dolly Talbo
(1996)
In the Blink of an Eye
as Kay Trafero (uncredited)
(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)
Rich in Love
as Vera Delmage
(1992)
Storyville
as Constance Fowler
(1991)
Other People's Money
as Bea Sullivan
(1990)
Rising Son
as Martha Robinson
(1989)
Twin Peaks
as Catherine Martell
(1989)
Dream a Little Dream
as Gena Ettinger
(1989)
Mother, Mother
as Martha Cousins
(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)
Children of a Lesser God
as Mrs. Norman
(1986)
Promise
as Annie Gilbert
(1985)
Return to Oz
as Aunt Em
(1985)
Toughlove
as Darlene Marsh
(1985)
Love, Mary
as Christine Groda
(1982)
Mae West
as Matilda West
(1981)
The Bunker
as Magda Goebbels
(1981)
Macbeth
as Lady Macbeth
(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)
Smoke Signal
as Laura Evans
(1955)
Ain't Misbehavin'
as Sarah Hatfield
(1955)
Allen in Movieland
as Self
(1954)
Dangerous Mission
as Louise Graham
(1954)
Johnny Dark
as Liz Fielding
(1954)
Dawn at Socorro
as Rannah Hayes
(1953)
The Mississippi Gambler
as Angelique Dureau
(1953)
The Golden Blade
as Khairuzan
(1953)
(1952)
Son of Ali Baba
as Kiki / Princess Azura
(1952)
Has Anybody Seen My Gal?
as Millicent Blaisdell
(1952)
No Room for the Groom
as Lee Kingshead
(1951)
The Prince Who Was a Thief
as Tina
(1951)
Francis Goes to the Races
as Frances Travers
(1950)
Louisa
as Cathy Norton
(1950)
The Milkman
as Chris Abbott