Piper Laurie
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- January 22, 1932, Detroit, Michigan, USA
- Died
- October 14, 2023
- Movies
- 87
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.
Best-Known Movies
Filmography
| 2023 | Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed | Self - Co-Star (voice) (archive footage) |
| 2022 | Gregory Peck, le gentleman acteur | Self |
| 2018 | White Boy Rick | Grandma Verna Wershe |
| 2018 | Snapshots | Rose |
| 2016 | More Acting 'Carrie' | Self |
| 2012 | Bad Blood... the Hunger | Milly Lathrop |
| 2012 | Tony Curtis: Driven to Stardom | Self |
| 2010 | Another Harvest Moon | June |
| 2010 | Hesher | Madeleine Forney |
| 2009 | Saving Grace B. Jones | Marta Shrank |
| 2008 | Hounddog | Grammie |
| 2007 | Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks | Self |
| 2006 | The Dead Girl | Arden's Mother |
| 2004 | Eulogy | Charlotte Collins |
| 2002 | The Hustler: The Inside Story | Self (archive footage) |
| 2001 | Postcards From The Cast | Self |
| 2001 | The Last Brickmaker in America | Ruth Anne |
| 2001 | Acting 'Carrie' | Self |
| 2001 | Dario Argento: An Eye for Horror | Self |
| 2001 | Midwives | Cheryl Visco |
| 2000 | Possessed | Aunt Hanna |
| 1999 | The Mao Game | |
| 1999 | Inherit the Wind | Sarah Brady |
| 1999 | The Rage: Carrie 2 | Margaret White (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| 1999 | Palmer's Pick-Up | Evangelist |
| 1998 | The Faculty | Mrs. Olson |
| 1998 | St. Patrick's Day | Mary Pat |
| 1997 | A Christmas Memory | Jennie |
| 1997 | Alone | Lillie Dawson |
| 1997 | Intensity | Miriam Braynard |
| 1996 | The Grass Harp | Dolly Talbo |
| 1996 | In the Blink of an Eye | Kay Trafero (uncredited) |
| 1996 | The Road to Galveston | Wanda Kirkman |
| 1995 | The Crossing Guard | Helen Booth |
| 1995 | Fighting for My Daughter | Judge Edna Burton |
| 1994 | Shadows of Desire | Ellis Snow |
| 1993 | Wrestling Ernest Hemingway | Georgia |
| 1993 | Sad Inheritance | Margaret Kinsey |
| 1993 | Trauma | Adriana Petrescu |
| 1992 | Rich in Love | Vera Delmage |
| 1992 | Storyville | Constance Fowler |
| 1991 | Other People's Money | Bea Sullivan |
| 1990 | Rising Son | Martha Robinson |
| 1989 | Twin Peaks | Catherine Martell |
| 1989 | Dream a Little Dream | Gena Ettinger |
| 1989 | Mother, Mother | Martha Cousins |
| 1988 | Go Toward the Light | Margo |
| 1988 | Tiger Warsaw | Frances Warsaw |
| 1988 | Appointment with Death | Emily Boynton |
| 1987 | Distortions | Margot Caldwell |
| 1986 | Promise | Annie Gilbert |
| 1986 | Children of a Lesser God | Mrs. Norman |
| 1985 | Tough Love | Darlene Marsh |
| 1985 | Love, Mary | Christine Groda |
| 1985 | Return to Oz | Aunt Em |
| 1982 | Mae West | Matilda West |
| 1981 | The Bunker | Magda Goebbels |
| 1981 | Macbeth | Lady Macbeth |
| 1980 | Skag | Jo Skagska |
| 1979 | Tim | Mary Horton |
| 1978 | Rainbow | Ethel Gumm |
| 1978 | The Boss' Son | Elaine |
| 1977 | In the Matter of Karen Ann Quinlan | Julie Quinlan |
| 1977 | Ruby | Ruby |
| 1976 | Carrie | Margaret White |
| 1961 | The Hustler | Sarah Packard |
| 1959 | Winterset | Miriamne |
| 1958 | Days of Wine and Roses | Kirsten Arnesen Clay |
| 1957 | Until They Sail | Delia Leslie Friskett |
| 1957 | Kelly and Me | Mina Van Runkle |
| 1957 | The Ninth Day | Ruth McAdam |
| 1955 | Allen in Movieland | Self |
| 1955 | Ain't Misbehavin' | Sarah Hatfield |
| 1955 | Smoke Signal | Laura Evans |
| 1954 | Dawn at Socorro | Rannah Hayes |
| 1954 | Johnny Dark | Liz Fielding |
| 1954 | Dangerous Mission | Louise Graham |
| 1953 | The Golden Blade | Khairuzan |
| 1953 | The Mississippi Gambler | Angelique Dureau |
| 1953 | The World's Most Beautiful Girls | Self |
| 1952 | Son of Ali Baba | Kiki / Princess Azura |
| 1952 | Has Anybody Seen My Gal? | Millicent Blaisdell |
| 1952 | No Room for the Groom | Lee Kingshead |
| 1951 | The Prince Who Was a Thief | Tina |
| 1951 | Francis Goes to the Races | Frances Travers |
| 1950 | The Milkman | Chris Abbott |
| 1950 | Louisa | Cathy Norton |
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