Piper Laurie
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
Jan 22, 1932 (94 years old)
Place of Birth
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
| 2023 | Rock Hudson: All That Heaven AllowedSelf - Co-Star (voice) (archive footage) | |
| 2022 | Gregory Peck, le gentleman acteurHerself | |
| 2018 | White Boy RickGrandma Verna Wershe | |
| 2018 | SnapshotsRose | |
| 2016 | More Acting 'Carrie'Self | |
| 2016 | MacGyverEdith | |
| 2012 | Bad Blood... the HungerMilly Lathrop | |
| 2012 | Tony Curtis: Driven to StardomSelf | |
| 2010 | HesherMadeleine Forney | |
| 2010 | Another Harvest MoonJune | |
| 2009 | Saving Grace B. JonesMarta Shrank | |
| 2008 | HounddogGrammie | |
| 2007 | Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin PeaksSelf | |
| 2006 | The Dead GirlArden's Mother | |
| 2004 | EulogyCharlotte Collins | |
| 2003 | Cold CaseRose (2005) | |
| 2003 | Dead Like MeNina Rommey | |
| 2002 | The Hustler: The Inside StorySelf (archive footage) | |
| 2001 | Acting 'Carrie'Self | |
| 2001 | The Last Brickmaker in AmericaRuth Anne | |
| 2001 | Postcards From The CastSelf | |
| 2001 | Dario Argento: An Eye for HorrorSelf | |
| 2001 | MidwivesCheryl Visco | |
| 2001 | State of GraceAunt Sophie | |
| 2000 | PossessedAunt Hanna | |
| 1999 | Palmer's Pick-UpEvangelist | |
| 1999 | The Rage: Carrie 2Margaret White (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| 1999 | Inherit the WindSarah Brady | |
| 1999 | The Mao Game | |
| 1999 | Law & Order: Special Victims UnitDorothy Rudd | |
| 1998 | The FacultyMrs. Karen Olson | |
| 1998 | St. Patrick's DayMary Pat | |
| 1998 | Will & GraceSharon | |
| 1998 | Brother's KeeperJane Waide | |
| 1997 | A Christmas MemoryJennie | |
| 1997 | AloneLillie Dawson | |
| 1997 | IntensityMiriam Braynard | |
| 1997 | IntensityMiriam Braynard | |
| 1996 | The Grass HarpDolly Talbo | |
| 1996 | In the Blink of an EyeKay Trafero (uncredited) | |
| 1996 | The Road to GalvestonWanda Kirkman | |
| 1995 | The Crossing GuardHelen Booth | |
| 1995 | Fighting for My DaughterJudge Edna Burton | |
| 1994 | Shadows of DesireEllis Snow | |
| 1994 | ERSarah Ross | |
| 1994 | TrapsCora Trapchek | |
| 1994 | Touched by an AngelAnnie Doyle | |
| 1993 | Wrestling Ernest HemingwayGeorgia | |
| 1993 | TraumaAdriana Petrescu | |
| 1993 | Sad InheritanceMargaret Kinsey | |
| 1993 | FrasierMarianne (voice) | |
| 1993 | Diagnosis: MurderA.D.A. Susan Turner | |
| 1993 | FrasierMrs. Mulhern | |
| 1992 | Rich in LoveVera Delmage | |
| 1992 | StoryvilleConstance Fowler | |
| 1991 | Other People's MoneyBea Sullivan | |
| 1990 | Rising SonMartha Robinson | |
| 1990 | Twin PeaksKatherine Martell | |
| 1990 | Twin PeaksTojamura / Catherine Martell (voice) | |
| 1990 | Twin PeaksMr. Tojamura | |
| 1990 | Twin PeaksCatherine Martell (archive footage) | |
| 1990 | Twin PeaksTojamura / Catherine Martell | |
| 1990 | Twin PeaksCatherine Martell | |
| 1989 | Dream a Little DreamGena Ettinger | |
| 1989 | Twin PeaksCatherine Martell | |
| 1989 | Mother, MotherMartha Cousins | |
| 1988 | Appointment with DeathEmily Boynton | |
| 1988 | Tiger WarsawFrances Warsaw | |
| 1988 | Go Toward the LightMargo | |
| 1987 | DistortionsMargot Caldwell | |
| 1987 | Beauty and the Beast | |
| 1986 | Children of a Lesser GodMrs. Norman | |
| 1986 | PromiseAnnie Gilbert | |
| 1986 | MatlockClaire Leigh | |
| 1985 | Return to OzAunt Em | |
| 1985 | Love, MaryChristine Groda | |
| 1985 | ToughloveDarlene Marsh | |
| 1985 | The Twilight ZoneGramma (voice) (uncredited) (segment "Gramma") | |
| 1985 | The Twilight ZoneAunt Neva (segment "The Burning Man") | |
| 1985 | Tender Is the NightElsie Speers | |
| 1984 | Murder, She WrotePeggy Shannon | |
| 1983 | The Thorn BirdsAnne Mueller | |
| 1982 | Mae WestMatilda West | |
| 1982 | Hotel | |
| 1982 | St. ElsewhereFran Singleton | |
| 1981 | The BunkerMagda Goebbels | |
| 1981 | MacbethLady Macbeth | |
| 1980 | SkagJo Skagska | |
| 1980 | Skag | |
| 1979 | TimMary Horton | |
| 1978 | RainbowEthel Gumm | |
| 1978 | The Boss' SonElaine | |
| 1977 | RubyRuby | |
| 1977 | In the Matter of Karen Ann QuinlanJulie Quinlan | |
| 1976 | CarrieMargaret White | |
| 1963 | Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler TheatreLee Wiley | |
| 1961 | The HustlerSarah Packard | |
| 1961 | Ben Casey | |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas ShowSelf | |
| 1959 | WintersetMiriamne | |
| 1958 | Days of Wine and RosesKirsten Arnesen Clay | |
| 1958 | Naked CityMary Highmark | |
| 1957 | Until They SailDelia Leslie Friskett | |
| 1957 | Kelly and MeMina Van Runkle | |
| 1957 | The Ninth Day | |
| 1956 | Playhouse 90 | |
| 1955 | Allen in MovielandSelf | |
| 1955 | Smoke SignalLaura Evans | |
| 1955 | Ain't Misbehavin'Sarah Hatfield | |
| 1954 | Johnny DarkLiz Fielding | |
| 1954 | Dangerous MissionLouise Graham | |
| 1954 | Dawn at SocorroRannah Hayes | |
| 1953 | The Golden BladeKhairuzan | |
| 1953 | The Mississippi GamblerAngelique Dureau | |
| 1953 | The World's Most Beautiful GirlsSelf | |
| 1953 | General Electric TheaterPhoebe Durkin | |
| 1953 | General Electric TheaterCleopatra | |
| 1953 | General Electric TheaterJessica Galloway | |
| 1952 | Son of Ali BabaKiki / Princess Azura | |
| 1952 | Has Anybody Seen My Gal?Millicent Blaisdell | |
| 1952 | No Room for the GroomLee Kingshead | |
| 1951 | Francis Goes to the RacesFrances Travers | |
| 1951 | The Prince Who Was a ThiefTina | |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of FameMiriamne | |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of FameAnnie | |
| 1950 | The MilkmanChris Abbott | |
| 1950 | LouisaCathy Norton | |
| 1950 | Robert Montgomery PresentsStacey Spender | |
| 1950 | What's My Line?Self - Mystery Guest | |
| 1950 | The Colgate Comedy HourSelf | |
| 1948 | Studio OneRuth Cornelius | |
| 1948 | The Ed Sullivan ShowSelf | |
| 1944 | Golden Globe AwardsSelf - Nominee | |
| 1944 | Golden Globe AwardsSelf - Presenter | |
| - | Science Fiction Film AwardsHerself |