Piper Laurie
Known for acting · Born 22 January 1932 · Died 14 October 2023 · aged 91 · Detroit, Michigan, USA
124 credits
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
Twin Peaks
1990
Carrie
1976
The Hustler
1961
Children of a Lesser God
1986
Return to Oz
1985
Hesher
2010
Dream a Little Dream
1989
The Crossing Guard
1995
The Dead Girl
2006
Tim
1979
The Faculty
1998
Snapshots
2018
Acting (124)
2023Rock Hudson: All That Heaven AllowedSelf - Co-Star (voice) (archive footage)Film
2022Gregory Peck, le gentleman acteurSelfFilm
2018White Boy RickGrandma Verna WersheFilm
2018SnapshotsRoseFilm
2016MacGyverEdithSeries
2016More Acting 'Carrie'SelfFilm
2012Tony Curtis: Driven to StardomSelfFilm
2012Bad Blood... the HungerMilly LathropFilm
2010HesherMadeleine ForneyFilm
2010Another Harvest MoonJuneFilm
2009Saving Grace B. JonesMarta ShrankFilm
2008HounddogGrammieFilm
2007Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin PeaksSelfFilm
2006The Dead GirlArden's MotherFilm
2004EulogyCharlotte CollinsFilm
2003Dead Like MeNina RommeySeries
2003Cold CaseRose (2005)Series
2002The Hustler: The Inside StorySelf (archive footage)Film
2001Dario Argento: An Eye for HorrorSelfFilm
2001MidwivesCheryl ViscoFilm
2001The Last Brickmaker in AmericaRuth AnneFilm
2001Acting 'Carrie'SelfFilm
2001State of GraceAunt SophieSeries
2001Postcards From The CastSelfFilm
2000PossessedAunt HannaFilm
1999Law & Order: Special Victims UnitDorothy RuddSeries
1999The Rage: Carrie 2Margaret White (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)Film
1999Inherit the WindSarah BradyFilm
1999Palmer's Pick-UpEvangelistFilm
1999The Mao GameFilm
1998The FacultyMrs. OlsonFilm
1998Will & GraceSharonSeries
1998St. Patrick's DayMary PatFilm
1998Brother's KeeperJane WaideSeries
1997IntensityMiriam BraynardFilm
1997A Christmas MemoryJennieFilm
1997AloneLillie DawsonFilm
1997IntensityMiriam Braynard · 2 episodesSeries
1996The Grass HarpDolly TalboFilm
1996In the Blink of an EyeKay Trafero (uncredited)Film
1996The Road to GalvestonWanda KirkmanFilm
1995The Crossing GuardHelen BoothFilm
1995Fighting for My DaughterJudge Edna BurtonFilm
1994ERSarah Ross · 4 episodesSeries
1994Touched by an AngelAnnie DoyleSeries
1994Shadows of DesireEllis SnowFilm
1994TrapsCora Trapchek · 5 episodesSeries
1993FrasierMarianne (voice), Mrs. MulhernSeries
1993TraumaAdriana PetrescuFilm
1993Diagnosis: MurderA.D.A. Susan TurnerSeries
1993Wrestling Ernest HemingwayGeorgiaFilm
1993Sad InheritanceMargaret KinseyFilm
1992StoryvilleConstance FowlerFilm
1992Rich in LoveVera DelmageFilm
1991Other People's MoneyBea SullivanFilm
1990Twin PeaksKatherine Martell · 30 episodes, Catherine Martell (archive footage), Catherine Martell · 11 episodesSeries
1990Rising SonMartha RobinsonFilm
1989Twin PeaksCatherine MartellFilm
1989Dream a Little DreamGena EttingerFilm
1989Mother, MotherMartha CousinsFilm
1988Appointment with DeathEmily BoyntonFilm
1988Tiger WarsawFrances WarsawFilm
1988Go Toward the LightMargoFilm
1987Beauty and the BeastMrs. DavisSeries
1987DistortionsMargot CaldwellFilm
1986Children of a Lesser GodMrs. NormanFilm
1986MatlockClaire LeighSeries
1986PromiseAnnie GilbertFilm
1985Return to OzAunt EmFilm
1985The Twilight ZoneGramma (voice) (uncredited) (segment "Gramma"), Aunt Neva (segment "The Burning Man")Series
1985Tender Is the NightElsie SpeersSeries
1985Love, MaryChristine GrodaFilm
1985Tough LoveDarlene MarshFilm
1984Murder, She WrotePeggy ShannonSeries
1983The Thorn BirdsAnne Mueller · 3 episodesSeries
1982St. ElsewhereFran Singleton · 3 episodesSeries
1982Hotel, JessicaSeries
1982Mae WestMatilda WestFilm
1981The BunkerMagda GoebbelsFilm
1981MacbethLady MacbethFilm
1980Skag · 6 episodesSeries
1980SkagJo SkagskaFilm
1979TimMary HortonFilm
1978RainbowEthel GummFilm
1978The Boss' SonElaineFilm
1977RubyRubyFilm
1977In the Matter of Karen Ann QuinlanJulie QuinlanFilm
1976CarrieMargaret WhiteFilm
1963Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler TheatreLee WileySeries
1961The HustlerSarah PackardFilm
1961Ben CaseySeries
1961The Mike Douglas ShowSelfSeries
1959WintersetMiriamneFilm
1958Naked CityMary HighmarkSeries
1958Days of Wine and RosesKirsten Arnesen ClayFilm
1957Until They SailDelia Leslie FriskettFilm
1957Kelly and MeMina Van RunkleFilm
1957The Ninth DayFilm
1956Playhouse 90Series
1955Smoke SignalLaura EvansFilm
1955Allen in MovielandSelfFilm
1955Ain't Misbehavin'Sarah HatfieldFilm
1954Dangerous MissionLouise GrahamFilm
1954Dawn at SocorroRannah HayesFilm
1954Johnny DarkLiz FieldingFilm
1953The Golden BladeKhairuzanFilm
1953The Mississippi GamblerAngelique DureauFilm
1953General Electric TheaterPhoebe Durkin, Cleopatra, Jessica GallowaySeries
1953The World's Most Beautiful GirlsSelfFilm
1952Has Anybody Seen My Gal?Millicent BlaisdellFilm
1952Son of Ali BabaKiki / Princess AzuraFilm
1952No Room for the GroomLee KingsheadFilm
1951Francis Goes to the RacesFrances TraversFilm
1951The Prince Who Was a ThiefTinaFilm
1951Hallmark Hall of FameMiriamne, AnnieSeries
1950What's My Line?Self - Mystery GuestSeries
1950The Colgate Comedy HourSelfSeries
1950LouisaCathy NortonFilm
1950Robert Montgomery PresentsStacey SpenderSeries
1950The MilkmanChris AbbottFilm
1948The Ed Sullivan ShowSelfSeries
1948Studio OneRuth CorneliusSeries
1944Golden Globe AwardsSelf - Nominee · 2 episodes, Self - PresenterSeries
—Science Fiction Film AwardsSelfSeries