Piper Laurie

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Female

birthday

January 22, 1932

died

October 14, 2023

place of birth

Detroit, Michigan, USA

also known as

Rosetta Jacobs · Fumio Yamaguchi

total credits

50 movies

Biography

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.

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Known For

Filmography

50 credits · sorted by popularity · swipe or use arrows

The Faculty
6.6

The Faculty

1998as Mrs. Karen Olson
Carrie
7.3

Carrie

1976as Margaret White
Return to Oz
6.7

Return to Oz

1985as Aunt Em
The Hustler
7.7

The Hustler

1961as Sarah Packard
White Boy Rick
6.3

White Boy Rick

2018as Grandma Verna Wershe
The Rage: Carrie 2
5.6

The Rage: Carrie 2

1999as Margaret White (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Twin Peaks
8.5

Twin Peaks

1989as Catherine Martell
Hounddog
6.4

Hounddog

2008as Grammie
Hesher
6.8

Hesher

2010as Madeleine Forney
Tim
6.3

Tim

1979as Mary Horton
Appointment with Death
6.1

Appointment with Death

1988as Emily Boynton
The Dead Girl
6.0

The Dead Girl

2006as Arden's Mother
The Bunker
6.3

The Bunker

1981as Magda Goebbels
Eulogy
6.4

Eulogy

2004as Charlotte Collins
Other People's Money
6.1

Other People's Money

1991as Bea Sullivan
Children of a Lesser God
6.9

Children of a Lesser God

1986as Mrs. Norman
The Crossing Guard
6.0

The Crossing Guard

1995as Helen Booth
The Grass Harp
5.9

The Grass Harp

1996as Dolly Talbo
Trauma
5.8

Trauma

1993as Adriana Petrescu
Until They Sail
6.3

Until They Sail

1957as Delia Leslie Friskett
The Prince Who Was a Thief
5.7

The Prince Who Was a Thief

1951as Tina
Mae West
5.8

Mae West

1982as Matilda West
Dream a Little Dream
5.8

Dream a Little Dream

1989as Gena Ettinger
Rising Son
6.2

Rising Son

1990as Martha Robinson
Has Anybody Seen My Gal?
7.0

Has Anybody Seen My Gal?

1952as Millicent Blaisdell
Inherit the Wind
6.3

Inherit the Wind

1999as Sarah Brady
Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks
7.4

Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks

2007as Self
The Golden Blade
6.7

The Golden Blade

1953as Khairuzan
In the Blink of an Eye
5.9

In the Blink of an Eye

1996as Kay Trafero (uncredited)
Wrestling Ernest Hemingway
6.3

Wrestling Ernest Hemingway

1993as Georgia
Another Harvest Moon
4.7

Another Harvest Moon

2010as June
Tough Love
6.0

Tough Love

1985as Darlene Marsh
Smoke Signal
6.9

Smoke Signal

1955as Laura Evans
Snapshots
7.1

Snapshots

2018as Rose
Skag

Skag

1980as Jo Skagska
Tiger Warsaw
5.5

Tiger Warsaw

1988as Frances Warsaw
Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed
5.7

Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed

2023as Self - Co-Star (voice) (archive footage)
Son of Ali Baba
5.6

Son of Ali Baba

1952as Kiki / Princess Azura
Ruby
4.5

Ruby

1977as Ruby
Dangerous Mission
6.1

Dangerous Mission

1954as Louise Graham
The Last Brickmaker in America
8.0

The Last Brickmaker in America

2001as Ruth Anne
No Room for the Groom
5.8

No Room for the Groom

1952as Lee Kingshead
A Christmas Memory
6.2

A Christmas Memory

1997as Jennie
Alone
6.7

Alone

1997as Lillie Dawson
Love, Mary
5.7

Love, Mary

1985as Christine Groda
Tony Curtis: Driven to Stardom
7.4

Tony Curtis: Driven to Stardom

2012as Self
Storyville
5.3

Storyville

1992as Constance Fowler
Rich in Love
6.4

Rich in Love

1992as Vera Delmage
Promise
7.3

Promise

1986as Annie Gilbert
Shadows of Desire
2.6

Shadows of Desire

1994as Ellis Snow