Piper Laurie

Personal Info

Birthday

January 22, 1932

Day of Death

2023-10-14

(91 years old)

Place of Birth

Detroit, Michigan, USA

Also Known As

Rosetta Jacobs

Fumio Yamaguchi

Пайпер Лори

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.

Known For

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Frasier

Murder, She Wrote

Twin Peaks

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

Robert Montgomery Presents

Diagnosis: Murder

Cold Case

Filmography

2023
Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed
as Self - Co-Star (voice) (archive footage)
2022
Gregory Peck, le gentleman acteur
as Herself
2018
White Boy Rick
as Grandma Verna Wershe
Snapshots
as Rose
2012
Bad Blood... the Hunger
as Milly Lathrop
Tony Curtis: Driven to Stardom
as Self
2010
Another Harvest Moon
as June
Hesher
as Madeleine Forney
2009
Saving Grace B. Jones
as Marta Shrank
2007
Hounddog
as Grammie
2006
The Dead Girl
as Arden's Mother
2004
Eulogy
as Charlotte Collins
2002
The Hustler: The Inside Story
as Self (archive footage)
2001
Postcards From The Cast
as Self
The Last Brickmaker in America
as Ruth Anne
Acting 'Carrie'
as Self
Dario Argento: An Eye for Horror
as Self
Midwives
as Cheryl Visco
2000
Possessed
as Aunt Hanna
1999
Inherit the Wind
as Sarah Brady
The Rage: Carrie 2
as Margaret White (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Palmer's Pick-Up
as Evangelist
1998
The Faculty
as Mrs. Karen Olson
St. Patrick's Day
as Mary Pat
1997
Alone
as Lillie Dawson
A Christmas Memory
as Jennie
1996
The Grass Harp
as Dolly Talbo
In the Blink of an Eye
as Kay Trafero (uncredited)
The Road to Galveston
as Wanda Kirkman
1995
The Crossing Guard
as Helen Booth
Fighting for My Daughter
as Judge Edna Burton
1994
Shadows of Desire
as Ellis Snow
1993
Wrestling Ernest Hemingway
as Georgia
Sad Inheritance
as Margaret Kinsey
Trauma
as Adriana Petrescu
1992
Rich in Love
as Vera Delmage
Storyville
as Constance Fowler
1991
Other People's Money
as Bea Sullivan
1990
Rising Son
as Martha Robinson
1989
Dream a Little Dream
as Gena Ettinger
Mother, Mother
as Martha Cousins
1988
Go Toward the Light
as Margo
Tiger Warsaw
as Frances Warsaw
Appointment with Death
as Emily Boynton
1987
Distortions
as Margot Caldwell
1986
Promise
as Annie Gilbert
Children of a Lesser God
as Mrs. Norman
1985
Toughlove
as Darlene Marsh
Love, Mary
as Christine Groda
Return to Oz
as Aunt Em
1982
Mae West
as Matilda West
1981
The Bunker
as Magda Goebbels
Macbeth
as Lady Macbeth
1980
Skag
as Jo Skagska
1979
Tim
as Mary Horton
1978
Rainbow
as Ethel Gumm
The Boss' Son
as Elaine
1977
In the Matter of Karen Ann Quinlan
as Julie Quinlan
Ruby
as Ruby
1976
Carrie
as Margaret White
1961
The Hustler
as Sarah Packard
1959
Winterset
as Miriamne
1958
Days of Wine and Roses
as Kirsten Arnesen Clay
1957
Until They Sail
as Delia Leslie Friskett
Kelly and Me
as Mina Van Runkle
1955
Allen in Movieland
as Self
Ain't Misbehavin'
as Sarah Hatfield
Smoke Signal
as Laura Evans
1954
Dawn at Socorro
as Rannah Hayes
Johnny Dark
as Liz Fielding
Dangerous Mission
as Louise Graham
1953
The Golden Blade
as Khairuzan
The Mississippi Gambler
as Angelique Dureau
The World's Most Beautiful Girls
as Self
1952
Son of Ali Baba
as Kiki / Princess Azura
Has Anybody Seen My Gal?
as Millicent Blaisdell
No Room for the Groom
as Lee Kingshead
1951
The Prince Who Was a Thief
as Tina
Francis Goes to the Races
as Frances Travers
1950
The Milkman
as Chris Abbott
Louisa
as Cathy Norton