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