Piper Laurie
Known for
Acting
Born
January 22, 1932
Birthplace
Detroit, Michigan, USA
Died
October 14, 2023 (aged 91)
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.
Best known work
Carrie
1976
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
Twin Peaks
1990
The Faculty
1998
White Boy Rick
2018
The Hustler
1961
Return to Oz
1985
MacGyver
2016
ER
1994
Frasier
1993Filmography
TBA
2023
Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowedas Self - Co-Star (voice) (archive footage)
2022
2018
White Boy Rickas Grandma Verna Wershe
2018
Snapshotsas Rose
2016
More Acting 'Carrie'as Self
2016
2012
Bad Blood... the Hungeras Milly Lathrop
2012
2010
Another Harvest Moonas June
2010
Hesheras Madeleine Forney
2009
Saving Grace B. Jonesas Marta Shrank
2008
Hounddogas Grammie
2007
2006
The Dead Girlas Arden's Mother
2004
Eulogyas Charlotte Collins
2003
2003
2002
The Hustler: The Inside Storyas Self (archive footage)
2001
Postcards From The Castas Self
2001
The Last Brickmaker in Americaas Ruth Anne
2001
Acting 'Carrie'as Self
2001
2001
2001
Midwivesas Cheryl Visco