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.
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Movies (86)
Rock Hudson: Lo que el cielo nos dio
2023 · Self - Co-Star (voice) (archive footage)
Gregory Peck, le gentleman acteur
2022 · Self
Juego de traición
2018 · Grandma Verna Wershe
Snapshots
2018 · Rose
More Acting 'Carrie'
2016 · Self
Bad Blood... the Hunger
2012 · Milly Lathrop
Tony Curtis: Driven to Stardom
2012 · Self
Another Harvest Moon
2010 · June
Hesher
2010 · Madeleine Forney
Saving Grace B. Jones
2009 · Marta Shrank
Hounddog
2008 · Grammie
Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks
2007 · Self
The Dead Girl
2006 · Arden's Mother
Eulogy
2004 · Charlotte Collins
The Hustler: The Inside Story
2002 · Self (archive footage)
The Last Brickmaker in America
2001 · Ruth Anne
Acting 'Carrie'
2001 · Self
Dario Argento: An Eye for Horror
2001 · Self
Midwives
2001 · Cheryl Visco
Possessed
2000 · Aunt Hanna
The Mao Game
1999
Inherit the Wind
1999 · Sarah Brady
The Rage: Carrie 2
1999 · Margaret White (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Palmer's Pick-Up
1999 · Evangelist
The Faculty
1998 · Mrs. Olson
St. Patrick's Day
1998 · Mary Pat
A Christmas Memory
1997 · Jennie
Alone
1997 · Lillie Dawson
Intensity
1997 · Miriam Braynard
The Grass Harp
1996 · Dolly Talbo
In the Blink of an Eye
1996 · Kay Trafero (uncredited)
The Road to Galveston
1996 · Wanda Kirkman
The Crossing Guard
1995 · Helen Booth
Fighting for My Daughter
1995 · Judge Edna Burton
Shadows of Desire
1994 · Ellis Snow
Wrestling Ernest Hemingway
1993 · Georgia
Sad Inheritance
1993 · Margaret Kinsey
Trauma
1993 · Adriana Petrescu
Rich in Love
1992 · Vera Delmage
Storyville
1992 · Constance Fowler
Other People's Money
1991 · Bea Sullivan
Rising Son
1990 · Martha Robinson
Twin Peaks
1989 · Catherine Martell
Dream a Little Dream
1989 · Gena Ettinger
Mother, Mother
1989 · Martha Cousins
Go Toward the Light
1988 · Margo
Tiger Warsaw
1988 · Frances Warsaw
Appointment with Death
1988 · Emily Boynton
Distortions
1987 · Margot Caldwell
Promise
1986 · Annie Gilbert
Children of a Lesser God
1986 · Mrs. Norman
Tough Love
1985 · Darlene Marsh
Love, Mary
1985 · Christine Groda
Return to Oz
1985 · Aunt Em
Mae West
1982 · Matilda West
The Bunker
1981 · Magda Goebbels
Macbeth
1981 · Lady Macbeth
Skag
1980 · Jo Skagska
Tim
1979 · Mary Horton
Rainbow
1978 · Ethel Gumm
The Boss' Son
1978 · Elaine
In the Matter of Karen Ann Quinlan
1977 · Julie Quinlan
Ruby
1977 · Ruby
Carrie
1976 · Margaret White
The Hustler
1961 · Sarah Packard
Winterset
1959 · Miriamne
Days of Wine and Roses
1958 · Kirsten Arnesen Clay
Until They Sail
1957 · Delia Leslie Friskett
Kelly and Me
1957 · Mina Van Runkle
The Ninth Day
1957 · Ruth McAdam
Allen in Movieland
1955 · Self
Ain't Misbehavin'
1955 · Sarah Hatfield
Smoke Signal
1955 · Laura Evans
Dawn at Socorro
1954 · Rannah Hayes
Johnny Dark
1954 · Liz Fielding
Dangerous Mission
1954 · Louise Graham
The Golden Blade
1953 · Khairuzan
The Mississippi Gambler
1953 · Angelique Dureau
The World's Most Beautiful Girls
1953 · Self
Son of Ali Baba
1952 · Kiki / Princess Azura
Has Anybody Seen My Gal?
1952 · Millicent Blaisdell
No Room for the Groom
1952 · Lee Kingshead
The Prince Who Was a Thief
1951 · Tina
Francis Goes to the Races
1951 · Frances Travers
The Milkman
1950 · Chris Abbott
Louisa
1950 · Cathy Norton
TV shows (37)
MacGyver
2016 · Edith
Caso Cerrado
2003 · Rose (2005)
Tan muertos como yo
2003 · Nina Rommey
State of Grace
2001 · Aunt Sophie
La Ley y el Orden: Unidad de Víctimas Especiales
1999 · Dorothy Rudd
Brother's Keeper
1998 · Jane Waide
Will & Grace
1998 · Sharon
Intensity
1997 · Miriam Braynard
Touched by an Angel
1994 · Annie Doyle
ER
1994 · Sarah Ross
Traps
1994 · Cora Trapchek
Diagnosis: Murder
1993 · A.D.A. Susan Turner
Frasier
1993 · Marianne (voice), Mrs. Mulhern
Twin Peaks
1990 · Katherine Martell, Catherine Martell (archive footage), Catherine Martell
Beauty and the Beast
1987 · Mrs. Davis
Matlock
1986 · Claire Leigh
The Twilight Zone
1985 · Gramma (voice) (uncredited) (segment "Gramma"), Aunt Neva (segment "The Burning Man")
Tender Is the Night
1985 · Elsie Speers
Murder, She Wrote
1984 · Peggy Shannon
The Thorn Birds
1983 · Anne Mueller
St. Elsewhere
1982 · Fran Singleton
Hotel
1982 · Jessica
Skag
1980
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963 · Lee Wiley
The Mike Douglas Show
1961 · Self
Ben Casey
1961
Naked City
1958 · Mary Highmark
Playhouse 90
1956
General Electric Theater
1953 · Phoebe Durkin, Cleopatra, Jessica Galloway
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951 · Miriamne, Annie
The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950 · Self
What's My Line?
1950 · Self - Mystery Guest
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950 · Stacey Spender
Studio One
1948 · Ruth Cornelius
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948 · Self
Golden Globe Awards
1944 · Self - Nominee, Self - Presenter
Science Fiction Film Awards
· Self