Acting
Piper Laurie
EN, FR, IT cinema · 87 credits
Born
22 January 1932
Died
14 October 2023 (aged 91)
Birthplace
Detroit, Michigan, USA
Also known as Rosetta Jacobs · Fumio Yamaguchi
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
Filmography
Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed
as Self - Co-Star (voice) (archive footage)
White Boy Rick
as Grandma Verna Wershe
Snapshots
as Rose
Bad Blood... the Hunger
as Milly Lathrop
Hesher
as Madeleine Forney
Saving Grace B. Jones
as Marta Shrank
Hounddog
as Grammie
The Dead Girl
as Arden's Mother
Eulogy
as Charlotte Collins
The Hustler: The Inside Story
as Self (archive footage)
Acting 'Carrie'
as Self
The Last Brickmaker in America
as Ruth Anne
Midwives
as Cheryl Visco
Possessed
as Aunt Hanna
Palmer's Pick-Up
as Evangelist
The Rage: Carrie 2
as Margaret White (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Inherit the Wind
as Sarah Brady
The Faculty
as Mrs. Olson
St. Patrick's Day
as Mary Pat
A Christmas Memory
as Jennie
Alone
as Lillie Dawson
Intensity
as Miriam Braynard
The Grass Harp
as Dolly Talbo
In the Blink of an Eye
as Kay Trafero (uncredited)
The Road to Galveston
as Wanda Kirkman
The Crossing Guard
as Helen Booth
Fighting for My Daughter
as Judge Edna Burton
Shadows of Desire
as Ellis Snow
Wrestling Ernest Hemingway
as Georgia
Trauma
as Adriana Petrescu
Sad Inheritance
as Margaret Kinsey
Rich in Love
as Vera Delmage
Storyville
as Constance Fowler
Other People's Money
as Bea Sullivan
Rising Son
as Martha Robinson
Dream a Little Dream
as Gena Ettinger
Twin Peaks
as Catherine Martell
Mother, Mother
as Martha Cousins
Appointment with Death
as Emily Boynton
Tiger Warsaw
as Frances Warsaw
Go Toward the Light
as Margo
Distortions
as Margot Caldwell
Children of a Lesser God
as Mrs. Norman
Promise
as Annie Gilbert
Return to Oz
as Aunt Em
Love, Mary
as Christine Groda
Tough Love
as Darlene Marsh
Mae West
as Matilda West
The Bunker
as Magda Goebbels
Macbeth
as Lady Macbeth
Skag
as Jo Skagska
Tim
as Mary Horton
Rainbow
as Ethel Gumm
The Boss' Son
as Elaine
Ruby
as Ruby
In the Matter of Karen Ann Quinlan
as Julie Quinlan
Carrie
as Margaret White
The Hustler
as Sarah Packard
Winterset
1959
Winterset
as Miriamne
Days of Wine and Roses
as Kirsten Arnesen Clay
Until They Sail
as Delia Leslie Friskett
Kelly and Me
as Mina Van Runkle
The Ninth Day
as Ruth McAdam
Smoke Signal
as Laura Evans
Ain't Misbehavin'
as Sarah Hatfield
Johnny Dark
as Liz Fielding
Dangerous Mission
as Louise Graham
Dawn at Socorro
as Rannah Hayes
The Golden Blade
as Khairuzan
The Mississippi Gambler
as Angelique Dureau
Son of Ali Baba
as Kiki / Princess Azura
Has Anybody Seen My Gal?
as Millicent Blaisdell
No Room for the Groom
as Lee Kingshead
Francis Goes to the Races
as Frances Travers
The Milkman
as Chris Abbott
Louisa
as Cathy Norton