Piper Laurie
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Jan 22, 1932
- Died
- Oct 14, 2023 (aged 91)
- Place of birth
- Detroit, Michigan, USA
- Credits
- 124
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
Carrie
1976Movie
Margaret White
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999TV
Dorothy Rudd
Twin Peaks
1990TV
Katherine Martell, Catherine Martell (archive footage), Catherine Martell
The Faculty
1998Movie
Mrs. Olson
White Boy Rick
2018Movie
Grandma Verna Wershe
The Hustler
1961Movie
Sarah Packard
Filmography
Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed
2023Movie
Self - Co-Star (voice) (archive footage)
Gregory Peck, le gentleman acteur
2022Movie
Self
White Boy Rick
2018Movie
Grandma Verna Wershe
Snapshots
2018Movie
Rose
More Acting 'Carrie'
2016Movie
Self
MacGyver
2016TV
Edith
Bad Blood... the Hunger
2012Movie
Milly Lathrop
Tony Curtis: Driven to Stardom
2012Movie
Self
Another Harvest Moon
2010Movie
June
Hesher
2010Movie
Madeleine Forney
Saving Grace B. Jones
2009Movie
Marta Shrank
Hounddog
2008Movie
Grammie
Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks
2007Movie
Self
The Dead Girl
2006Movie
Arden's Mother
Eulogy
2004Movie
Charlotte Collins
Cold Case
2003TV
Rose (2005)
Dead Like Me
2003TV
Nina Rommey
The Hustler: The Inside Story
2002Movie
Self (archive footage)
Postcards From The Cast
2001Movie
Self
The Last Brickmaker in America
2001Movie
Ruth Anne
Acting 'Carrie'
2001Movie
Self
State of Grace
2001TV
Aunt Sophie
Dario Argento: An Eye for Horror
2001Movie
Self
Midwives
2001Movie
Cheryl Visco
Possessed
2000Movie
Aunt Hanna
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999TV
Dorothy Rudd
The Mao Game
1999Movie
Inherit the Wind
1999Movie
Sarah Brady
The Rage: Carrie 2
1999Movie
Margaret White (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Palmer's Pick-Up
1999Movie
Evangelist
The Faculty
1998Movie
Mrs. Olson
Brother's Keeper
1998TV
Jane Waide
Will & Grace
1998TV
Sharon
St. Patrick's Day
1998Movie
Mary Pat
A Christmas Memory
1997Movie
Jennie
Alone
1997Movie
Lillie Dawson
Intensity
1997Movie
Miriam Braynard
Intensity
1997TV
Miriam Braynard
The Grass Harp
1996Movie
Dolly Talbo
In the Blink of an Eye
1996Movie
Kay Trafero (uncredited)
The Road to Galveston
1996Movie
Wanda Kirkman
The Crossing Guard
1995Movie
Helen Booth
Fighting for My Daughter
1995Movie
Judge Edna Burton
Touched by an Angel
1994TV
Annie Doyle
Shadows of Desire
1994Movie
Ellis Snow
ER
1994TV
Sarah Ross
Traps
1994TV
Cora Trapchek
Wrestling Ernest Hemingway
1993Movie
Georgia
Diagnosis: Murder
1993TV
A.D.A. Susan Turner
Frasier
1993TV
Marianne (voice), Mrs. Mulhern
Sad Inheritance
1993Movie
Margaret Kinsey
Trauma
1993Movie
Adriana Petrescu
Rich in Love
1992Movie
Vera Delmage
Storyville
1992Movie
Constance Fowler
Other People's Money
1991Movie
Bea Sullivan
Rising Son
1990Movie
Martha Robinson
Twin Peaks
1990TV
Katherine Martell, Catherine Martell (archive footage), Catherine Martell
Twin Peaks
1989Movie
Catherine Martell
Dream a Little Dream
1989Movie
Gena Ettinger
Mother, Mother
1989Movie
Martha Cousins
Go Toward the Light
1988Movie
Margo
Tiger Warsaw
1988Movie
Frances Warsaw
Appointment with Death
1988Movie
Emily Boynton
Beauty and the Beast
1987TV
Mrs. Davis
Distortions
1987Movie
Margot Caldwell
Promise
1986Movie
Annie Gilbert
Children of a Lesser God
1986Movie
Mrs. Norman
Matlock
1986TV
Claire Leigh
Tough Love
1985Movie
Darlene Marsh
Love, Mary
1985Movie
Christine Groda
The Twilight Zone
1985TV
Gramma (voice) (uncredited) (segment "Gramma"), Aunt Neva (segment "The Burning Man")
Tender Is the Night
1985TV
Elsie Speers
Return to Oz
1985Movie
Aunt Em
Murder, She Wrote
1984TV
Peggy Shannon
The Thorn Birds
1983TV
Anne Mueller
St. Elsewhere
1982TV
Fran Singleton
Hotel
1982TV
Jessica
Mae West
1982Movie
Matilda West
The Bunker
1981Movie
Magda Goebbels
Macbeth
1981Movie
Lady Macbeth
Skag
1980Movie
Jo Skagska
Skag
1980TV
Tim
1979Movie
Mary Horton
Rainbow
1978Movie
Ethel Gumm
The Boss' Son
1978Movie
Elaine
In the Matter of Karen Ann Quinlan
1977Movie
Julie Quinlan
Ruby
1977Movie
Ruby
Carrie
1976Movie
Margaret White
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963TV
Lee Wiley
The Mike Douglas Show
1961TV
Self
Ben Casey
1961TV
The Hustler
1961Movie
Sarah Packard
Winterset
1959Movie
Miriamne
Days of Wine and Roses
1958Movie
Kirsten Arnesen Clay
Naked City
1958TV
Mary Highmark
Until They Sail
1957Movie
Delia Leslie Friskett
Kelly and Me
1957Movie
Mina Van Runkle
The Ninth Day
1957Movie
Ruth McAdam
Playhouse 90
1956TV
Allen in Movieland
1955Movie
Self
Ain't Misbehavin'
1955Movie
Sarah Hatfield
Smoke Signal
1955Movie
Laura Evans
Dawn at Socorro
1954Movie
Rannah Hayes
Johnny Dark
1954Movie
Liz Fielding
Dangerous Mission
1954Movie
Louise Graham
The Golden Blade
1953Movie
Khairuzan
General Electric Theater
1953TV
Phoebe Durkin, Cleopatra, Jessica Galloway
The Mississippi Gambler
1953Movie
Angelique Dureau
The World's Most Beautiful Girls
1953Movie
Self
Son of Ali Baba
1952Movie
Kiki / Princess Azura
Has Anybody Seen My Gal?
1952Movie
Millicent Blaisdell
No Room for the Groom
1952Movie
Lee Kingshead
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951TV
Miriamne, Annie
The Prince Who Was a Thief
1951Movie
Tina
Francis Goes to the Races
1951Movie
Frances Travers
The Milkman
1950Movie
Chris Abbott
The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950TV
Self
Louisa
1950Movie
Cathy Norton
What's My Line?
1950TV
Self - Mystery Guest
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950TV
Stacey Spender
Studio One
1948TV
Ruth Cornelius
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948TV
Self
Golden Globe Awards
1944TV
Self - Nominee, Self - Presenter
Science Fiction Film Awards
TV
Self