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
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
133
Gender
Female
Birthday
1932-01-22 (93 years old)
Place of Birth
Detroit, Michigan, USA
Acting
2023
Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed as Self - Co-Star (voice) (archive footage)2012
Bad Blood... the Hunger as Milly Lathrop2012
Tony Curtis: Driven to Stardom as Self2009
Saving Grace B. Jones as Marta Shrank2007
Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks as Not available2001
Midwives as Cheryl Visco1999
Inherit the Wind as Sarah Brady1997
Alone as Lillie Dawson1997
Intensity as Miriam Braynard1996
In the Blink of an Eye as Kay Trafero (uncredited)1995
The Grass Harp as Dolly Talbo1993
Wrestling Ernest Hemingway as Georgia1992
Storyville as Constance Fowler1989
Dream a Little Dream as Gena Ettinger1988
Tiger Warsaw as Frances Warsaw1988
Go Toward the Light as Margo1986
Promise as Annie Gilbert1985
Toughlove as Darlene Marsh1985
Love, Mary as Christine Groda1980
Skag as Jo Skagska1978
Rainbow as Ethel Gumm1959
Winterset as Miriamne1957
Until They Sail as Delia Leslie Friskett1954
Dangerous Mission as Louise Graham1954
Johnny Dark as Liz Fielding1953
The Mississippi Gambler as Angelique Dureau1952
Has Anybody Seen My Gal? as Millicent Blaisdell1951
The Prince Who Was a Thief as TinaNaN
Science Fiction Film Awards as Herself2022
Gregory Peck, le gentleman acteur as Herself2018
White Boy Rick as Grandma Verna Wershe2018
Snapshots as Rose2016
MacGyver as Edith2010
Hesher as Madeleine Forney2010
Another Harvest Moon as June2007
Hounddog as Grammie2006
The Dead Girl as Arden's Mother2004
Eulogy as Charlotte Collins2003
Cold Case as Rose (2005)2003
Dead Like Me as Nina Rommey2002
The Hustler: The Inside Story as Self (archive footage)2001
Postcards From The Cast as Self2001
Dario Argento: An Eye for Horror as Self2001
Acting 'Carrie' as Self2001
The Last Brickmaker in America as Ruth Anne2000
Possessed as Aunt Hanna1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Dorothy Rudd1999
The Rage: Carrie 2 as Margaret White (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)1999
Palmer's Pick-Up as Evangelist1999
The Mao Game as Not available1998
Will & Grace as Sharon1998
Brother's Keeper as Jane Waide1998
The Faculty as Mrs. Karen Olson1998
St. Patrick's Day as Mary Pat1997
Intensity as Miriam Braynard1997
A Christmas Memory as Jennie1996
The Road to Galveston as Wanda Kirkman1995
The Crossing Guard as Helen Booth1995
Fighting for My Daughter as Judge Edna Burton1994
Touched by an Angel as Annie Doyle1994
ER as Sarah Ross1994
Traps as Cora Trapchek1994
Shadows of Desire as Ellis Snow1993
Frasier as Marianne (voice)1993
Frasier as Mrs. Mulhern1993
Diagnosis: Murder as A.D.A. Susan Turner1993
Trauma as Adriana Petrescu1993
Sad Inheritance as Margaret Kinsey1992
Rich in Love as Vera Delmage1991
Other People's Money as Bea Sullivan1990
Twin Peaks as Katherine Martell1990
Twin Peaks as Tojamura / Catherine Martell (voice)1990
Twin Peaks as Mr. Tojamura1990
Twin Peaks as Catherine Martell (archive footage)1990
Twin Peaks as Tojamura / Catherine Martell1990
Twin Peaks as Catherine Martell1990
Rising Son as Martha Robinson1989
Twin Peaks as Catherine Martell1989
Mother, Mother as Martha Cousins1988
Appointment with Death as Emily Boynton1987
Beauty and the Beast as Not available1987
Distortions as Margot Caldwell1986
Matlock as Claire Leigh1986
Children of a Lesser God as Mrs. Norman1985
The Twilight Zone as Gramma (voice) (uncredited) (segment "Gramma")1985
The Twilight Zone as Aunt Neva (segment "The Burning Man")1985
Return to Oz as Aunt Em1985
Tender Is the Night as Elsie Speers1984
Murder, She Wrote as Peggy Shannon1983
The Thorn Birds as Anne Mueller1982
St. Elsewhere as Fran Singleton1982
Hotel as Not available1982
Mae West as Matilda West1981
The Bunker as Magda Goebbels1981
Macbeth as Lady Macbeth1980
Skag as Not available1979
Tim as Mary Horton1978
The Boss' Son as Elaine1977
Ruby as Ruby1977
In the Matter of Karen Ann Quinlan as Julie Quinlan1976
Carrie as Margaret White1963
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre as Lee Wiley1961
The Mike Douglas Show as Self1961
Ben Casey as Not available1961
The Hustler as Sarah Packard1958
Naked City as Mary Highmark1958
Days of Wine and Roses as Kirsten Arnesen Clay1957
Kelly and Me as Mina Van Runkle1957
The Ninth Day as Not available1956
Playhouse 90 as Not available1955
Smoke Signal as Laura Evans1955
Allen in Movieland as Self1955
Ain't Misbehavin' as Sarah Hatfield1954
Dawn at Socorro as Rannah Hayes1953
General Electric Theater as Phoebe Durkin1953
General Electric Theater as Cleopatra1953
General Electric Theater as Jessica Galloway1953
The Golden Blade as Khairuzan1953
The World's Most Beautiful Girls as Self1952
No Room for the Groom as Lee Kingshead1952
Son of Ali Baba as Kiki / Princess Azura1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame as Miriamne1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame as Annie1951
Francis Goes to the Races as Frances Travers1950
What's My Line? as Self - Mystery Guest1950
Robert Montgomery Presents as Stacey Spender1950
The Milkman as Chris Abbott1950
Louisa as Cathy Norton1948
The Ed Sullivan Show as Self1948
Studio One as Ruth Cornelius1944
Golden Globe Awards as Self - Nominee1944
Golden Globe Awards as Self - Presenter1944
Golden Globe Awards as Self - Winner