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