Person
Piper Laurie
Acting · 1932–2023 · Detroit, Michigan, USA
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
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Dorothy Rudd
ER
Sarah Ross
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
Frasier
Marianne (voice)
Murder, She Wrote
Peggy Shannon
Twin Peaks
Katherine Martell
Cold Case
Rose (2005)
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee
Diagnosis: Murder
A.D.A. Susan Turner
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Lee Wiley
Filmography
- 2023Rock Hudson: All That Heaven AllowedSelf - Co-Star (voice) (archive footage)
- 2022Gregory Peck, le gentleman acteurHerself
- 2018White Boy RickGrandma Verna Wershe
- 2018SnapshotsRose
- 2016More Acting 'Carrie'Self
- 2016MacGyverEdith
- 2012Bad Blood... the HungerMilly Lathrop
- 2012Tony Curtis: Driven to StardomSelf
- 2010Another Harvest MoonJune
- 2010HesherMadeleine Forney
- 2009Saving Grace B. JonesMarta Shrank
- 2008HounddogGrammie
- 2007Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin PeaksSelf
- 2006The Dead GirlArden's Mother
- 2004EulogyCharlotte Collins
- 2003Cold CaseRose (2005)
- 2003Dead Like MeNina Rommey
- 2002The Hustler: The Inside StorySelf (archive footage)
- 2001Postcards From The CastSelf
- 2001The Last Brickmaker in AmericaRuth Anne
- 2001Acting 'Carrie'Self
- 2001State of GraceAunt Sophie
- 2001Dario Argento: An Eye for HorrorSelf
- 2001MidwivesCheryl Visco
- 2000PossessedAunt Hanna
- 1999Law & Order: Special Victims UnitDorothy Rudd
- 1999The Mao Game
- 1999Inherit the WindSarah Brady
- 1999The Rage: Carrie 2Margaret White (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1999Palmer's Pick-UpEvangelist
- 1998The FacultyMrs. Karen Olson
- 1998Brother's KeeperJane Waide
- 1998Will & GraceSharon
- 1998St. Patrick's DayMary Pat
- 1997A Christmas MemoryJennie
- 1997AloneLillie Dawson
- 1997IntensityMiriam Braynard
- 1997IntensityMiriam Braynard
- 1996The Grass HarpDolly Talbo
- 1996In the Blink of an EyeKay Trafero (uncredited)
- 1996The Road to GalvestonWanda Kirkman
- 1995The Crossing GuardHelen Booth
- 1995Fighting for My DaughterJudge Edna Burton
- 1994Touched by an AngelAnnie Doyle
- 1994Shadows of DesireEllis Snow
- 1994ERSarah Ross
- 1994TrapsCora Trapchek
- 1993Wrestling Ernest HemingwayGeorgia
- 1993Diagnosis: MurderA.D.A. Susan Turner
- 1993FrasierMarianne (voice)
- 1993Sad InheritanceMargaret Kinsey
- 1993TraumaAdriana Petrescu
- 1992Rich in LoveVera Delmage
- 1992StoryvilleConstance Fowler
- 1991Other People's MoneyBea Sullivan
- 1990Rising SonMartha Robinson
- 1990Twin PeaksKatherine Martell
- 1989Twin PeaksCatherine Martell
- 1989Dream a Little DreamGena Ettinger
- 1989Mother, MotherMartha Cousins
- 1988Go Toward the LightMargo
- 1988Tiger WarsawFrances Warsaw
- 1988Appointment with DeathEmily Boynton
- 1987Beauty and the BeastMrs. Davis
- 1987DistortionsMargot Caldwell
- 1986PromiseAnnie Gilbert
- 1986Children of a Lesser GodMrs. Norman
- 1986MatlockClaire Leigh
- 1985Tough LoveDarlene Marsh
- 1985Love, MaryChristine Groda
- 1985The Twilight ZoneGramma (voice) (uncredited) (segment "Gramma")
- 1985Tender Is the NightElsie Speers
- 1985Return to OzAunt Em
- 1984Murder, She WrotePeggy Shannon
- 1983The Thorn BirdsAnne Mueller
- 1982St. ElsewhereFran Singleton
- 1982Hotel
- 1982Mae WestMatilda West
- 1981The BunkerMagda Goebbels
- 1981MacbethLady Macbeth
- 1980SkagJo Skagska
- 1980Skag
- 1979TimMary Horton
- 1978RainbowEthel Gumm
- 1978The Boss' SonElaine
- 1977In the Matter of Karen Ann QuinlanJulie Quinlan
- 1977RubyRuby
- 1976CarrieMargaret White
- 1963Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler TheatreLee Wiley
- 1961The Mike Douglas ShowSelf
- 1961Ben Casey
- 1961The HustlerSarah Packard
- 1959WintersetMiriamne
- 1958Days of Wine and RosesKirsten Arnesen Clay
- 1958Naked CityMary Highmark
- 1957Until They SailDelia Leslie Friskett
- 1957Kelly and MeMina Van Runkle
- 1957The Ninth Day
- 1956Playhouse 90
- 1955Allen in MovielandSelf
- 1955Ain't Misbehavin'Sarah Hatfield
- 1955Smoke SignalLaura Evans
- 1954Dawn at SocorroRannah Hayes
- 1954Johnny DarkLiz Fielding
- 1954Dangerous MissionLouise Graham
- 1953The Golden BladeKhairuzan
- 1953General Electric TheaterPhoebe Durkin
- 1953The Mississippi GamblerAngelique Dureau
- 1953The World's Most Beautiful GirlsSelf
- 1952Son of Ali BabaKiki / Princess Azura
- 1952Has Anybody Seen My Gal?Millicent Blaisdell
- 1952No Room for the GroomLee Kingshead
- 1951Hallmark Hall of FameMiriamne
- 1951The Prince Who Was a ThiefTina
- 1951Francis Goes to the RacesFrances Travers
- 1950The MilkmanChris Abbott
- 1950The Colgate Comedy HourSelf
- 1950LouisaCathy Norton
- 1950What's My Line?Self - Mystery Guest
- 1950Robert Montgomery PresentsStacey Spender
- 1948Studio OneRuth Cornelius
- 1948The Ed Sullivan ShowSelf
- 1944Golden Globe AwardsSelf - Nominee
- —Science Fiction Film AwardsHerself
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