Piper Laurie
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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
Credits
Carrie (1976)
as Margaret White
The Faculty (1998)
as Mrs. Olson
Hesher (2010)
as Madeleine Forney
The Rage: Carrie 2 (1999)
as Margaret White (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)
White Boy Rick (2018)
as Grandma Verna Wershe
The Crossing Guard (1995)
as Helen Booth
Possessed (2000)
as Aunt Hanna
Return to Oz (1985)
as Aunt Em
Skag (1980)
as Jo Skagska
Sad Inheritance (1993)
as Margaret Kinsey
Hounddog (2008)
as Grammie
Snapshots (2018)
as Rose
Tough Love (1985)
as Darlene Marsh
Twin Peaks (1989)
as Catherine Martell
Children of a Lesser God (1986)
as Mrs. Norman
Appointment with Death (1988)
as Emily Boynton
Other People's Money (1991)
as Bea Sullivan
The Hustler (1961)
as Sarah Packard
The Dead Girl (2006)
as Arden's Mother
Until They Sail (1957)
as Delia Leslie Friskett
Son of Ali Baba (1952)
as Kiki / Princess Azura
Wrestling Ernest Hemingway (1993)
as Georgia
Trauma (1993)
as Adriana Petrescu
Acting 'Carrie' (2001)
as Self
Dream a Little Dream (1989)
as Gena Ettinger
Go Toward the Light (1988)
as Margo
Postcards From The Cast (2001)
as Self
The Prince Who Was a Thief (1951)
as Tina
Tim (1979)
as Mary Horton
Ain't Misbehavin' (1955)
as Sarah Hatfield
Has Anybody Seen My Gal? (1952)
as Millicent Blaisdell
Smoke Signal (1955)
as Laura Evans
Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed (2023)
as Self - Co-Star (voice) (archive footage)
The Grass Harp (1996)
as Dolly Talbo
Ruby (1977)
as Ruby
Eulogy (2004)
as Charlotte Collins
Kelly and Me (1957)
as Mina Van Runkle
The Bunker (1981)
as Magda Goebbels
Francis Goes to the Races (1951)
as Frances Travers
Inherit the Wind (1999)
as Sarah Brady
Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks (2007)
as Self
The Mississippi Gambler (1953)
as Angelique Dureau
In the Matter of Karen Ann Quinlan (1977)
as Julie Quinlan
In the Blink of an Eye (1996)
as Kay Trafero (uncredited)
Dangerous Mission (1954)
as Louise Graham
Rising Son (1990)
as Martha Robinson
The Road to Galveston (1996)
as Wanda Kirkman
The Ninth Day (1957)
as Ruth McAdam
Alone (1997)
as Lillie Dawson
More Acting 'Carrie' (2016)
as Self
Dawn at Socorro (1954)
as Rannah Hayes
No Room for the Groom (1952)
as Lee Kingshead
Intensity (1997)
as Miriam Braynard
Saving Grace B. Jones (2009)
as Marta Shrank
Tiger Warsaw (1988)
as Frances Warsaw
Tony Curtis: Driven to Stardom (2012)
as Self
Rich in Love (1992)
as Vera Delmage
The Golden Blade (1953)
as Khairuzan
Johnny Dark (1954)
as Liz Fielding
Storyville (1992)
as Constance Fowler
A Christmas Memory (1997)
as Jennie
The Last Brickmaker in America (2001)
as Ruth Anne
Mae West (1982)
as Matilda West
Gregory Peck, le gentleman acteur (2022)
as Self
Palmer's Pick-Up (1999)
as Evangelist
Louisa (1950)
as Cathy Norton
Days of Wine and Roses (1958)
as Kirsten Arnesen Clay
Bad Blood... the Hunger (2012)
as Milly Lathrop
Mother, Mother (1989)
as Martha Cousins
Midwives (2001)
as Cheryl Visco
Shadows of Desire (1994)
as Ellis Snow
The Boss' Son (1978)
as Elaine
Love, Mary (1985)
as Christine Groda
The Milkman (1950)
as Chris Abbott
Winterset (1959)
as Miriamne
Another Harvest Moon (2010)
as June
Macbeth (1981)
as Lady Macbeth
The Hustler: The Inside Story (2002)
as Self (archive footage)
Dario Argento: An Eye for Horror (2001)
as Self
Fighting for My Daughter (1995)
as Judge Edna Burton
Rainbow (1978)
as Ethel Gumm
Promise (1986)
as Annie Gilbert
St. Patrick's Day (1998)
as Mary Pat
The Mao Game (1999)
Actor
The World's Most Beautiful Girls (1953)
as Self
Distortions (1987)
as Margot Caldwell
Allen in Movieland (1955)
as Self