Piper Laurie

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

1932-01-22 (91 years old)

Deathday

2023-10-14

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

1961

The Hustler

as Sarah Packard

1986

1988

Appointment with Death

as Emily Boynton

2001

1991

Other People's Money

as Bea Sullivan

1976

Carrie

as Margaret White

1979

Tim

as Mary Horton

2002

The Hustler: The Inside Story

as Self (archive footage)

1998

The Faculty

as Mrs. Karen Olson

1995

The Crossing Guard

as Helen Booth

1959

Winterset

as Miriamne

1985

Return to Oz

as Aunt Em

2006

The Dead Girl

as Arden's Mother

1981

The Bunker

as Magda Goebbels

2007

Hounddog

as Grammie

2010

Hesher

as Madeleine Forney

1996

The Grass Harp

as Dolly Talbo

2000

Possessed

as Aunt Hanna

1951

Francis Goes to the Races

as Frances Travers

1952

Son of Ali Baba

as Kiki / Princess Azura

1952

Has Anybody Seen My Gal?

as Millicent Blaisdell

1977

Ruby

as Ruby

1997

1953

The Golden Blade

as Khairuzan

1996

In the Blink of an Eye

as Kay Trafero (uncredited)

1957

Until They Sail

as Delia Leslie Friskett

1954

Johnny Dark

as Liz Fielding

2012

Bad Blood... the Hunger

as Milly Lathrop

1954

Dangerous Mission

as Louise Graham

2023

Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed

as Self - Co-Star (voice) (archive footage)

1988

Tiger Warsaw

as Frances Warsaw

1950

The Milkman

as Chris Abbott

1952

No Room for the Groom

as Lee Kingshead

1992

Rich in Love

as Vera Delmage

1992

Storyville

as Constance Fowler

1955

Smoke Signal

as Laura Evans

1954

Dawn at Socorro

as Rannah Hayes

1980

Skag

as Jo Skagska

1957

Kelly and Me

as Mina Van Runkle

1953

The Mississippi Gambler

as Angelique Dureau

1987

Distortions

as Margot Caldwell

1981

Macbeth

as Lady Macbeth

1996

The Road to Galveston

as Wanda Kirkman

1978

Rainbow

as Ethel Gumm

1989

Dream a Little Dream

as Gena Ettinger

1982

Mae West

as Matilda West

2004

Eulogy

as Charlotte Collins

1978

The Boss' Son

as Elaine

1993

Trauma

as Adriana Petrescu

1995

Fighting for My Daughter

as Judge Edna Burton

1990

Rising Son

as Martha Robinson

1997

Alone

as Lillie Dawson

1955

Ain't Misbehavin'

as Sarah Hatfield

1999

Palmer's Pick-Up

as Evangelist

1999

The Rage: Carrie 2

as Margaret White (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)

1985

Love, Mary

as Christine Groda

1986

Promise

as Annie Gilbert

1950

Louisa

as Cathy Norton

1999

Inherit the Wind

as Sarah Brady

1993

Sad Inheritance

as Margaret Kinsey

2001

Midwives

as Cheryl Visco

2018

White Boy Rick

as Grandma Verna Wershe

1989

Twin Peaks

as Catherine Martell

1994

Shadows of Desire

as Ellis Snow

1998

1997

Intensity

as Miriam Braynard

2018

Snapshots

as Rose

1958

Days of Wine and Roses

as Kirsten Arnesen Clay

1985

Toughlove

as Darlene Marsh

1989

Mother, Mother

as Martha Cousins

2009

Saving Grace B. Jones

as Marta Shrank

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