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