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