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