Piper Laurie
Known For: Acting
Birthday: 1932-01-22
Place of Birth: Detroit, Michigan, USA
Popularity: 1.4
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.
Known For Filmography
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
ER
1994
Frasier
1993
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
Murder, She Wrote
1984
Diagnosis: Murder
1993
Golden Globe Awards
1944
Twin Peaks
1990
Cold Case
2003
What's My Line?
1950
Will & Grace
1998
MacGyver
2016
St. Elsewhere
1982
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950
Matlock
1986
Hotel
1982
Touched by an Angel
1994No Photo
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
Naked City
1958
The Twilight Zone
1985
Studio One
1948
Ben Casey
1961
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950
Dead Like Me
2003
Playhouse 90
1956
The Thorn Birds
1983
The Faculty
1998
Carrie
1976
Brother's Keeper
1998
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
State of Grace
2001
The Hustler
1961
Return to Oz
1985
Tender Is the Night
1985
White Boy Rick
2018
General Electric Theater
1953
The Rage: Carrie 2
1999No Photo
Skag
1980
Twin Peaks
1989
The Dead Girl
2006
Appointment with Death
1988
Hounddog
2008
Tim
1979
Children of a Lesser God
1986
The Bunker
1981
Other People's Money
1991
The Crossing Guard
1995
Hesher
2010
Trauma
1993
Dream a Little Dream
1989
The Grass Harp
1996
Intensity
1997
Beauty and the Beast
1987
Mae West
1982
Rising Son
1990
Wrestling Ernest Hemingway
1993
Science Fiction Film Awards
N/A
The Prince Who Was a Thief
1951
Has Anybody Seen My Gal?
1952No Photo
Traps
1994
Until They Sail
1957
Eulogy
2004
In the Blink of an Eye
1996
Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks
2007
Alone
1997
Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed
2023
Tough Love
1985
No Room for the Groom
1952No Photo
Postcards From The Cast
2001
Inherit the Wind
1999
Smoke Signal
1955
Saving Grace B. Jones
2009
Skag
1980
Tiger Warsaw
1988
The Mississippi Gambler
1953
The Golden Blade
1953
Ruby
1977
Possessed
2000
Snapshots
2018
Promise
1986
Son of Ali Baba
1952
Allen in Movieland
1955
Dangerous Mission
1954
Bad Blood... the Hunger
2012
The Last Brickmaker in America
2001
Storyville
1992
Shadows of Desire
1994
Louisa
1950
The Boss' Son
1978
Love, Mary
1985
Tony Curtis: Driven to Stardom
2012
Rich in Love
1992
Rainbow
1978
Go Toward the Light
1988
The Road to Galveston
1996
Dawn at Socorro
1954
Johnny Dark
1954
A Christmas Memory
1997
Intensity
1997
Macbeth
1981
St. Patrick's Day
1998
Fighting for My Daughter
1995
Kelly and Me
1957
Another Harvest Moon
2010No Photo
The Mao Game
1999
Palmer's Pick-Up
1999
Distortions
1987
Dario Argento: An Eye for Horror
2001
In the Matter of Karen Ann Quinlan
1977
The Hustler: The Inside Story
2002
Gregory Peck, le gentleman acteur
2022
Mother, Mother
1989
Sad Inheritance
1993
The Milkman
1950
Midwives
2001
Days of Wine and Roses
1958
Francis Goes to the Races
1951
The Ninth Day
1957
The World's Most Beautiful Girls
1953
Ain't Misbehavin'
1955No Photo
Winterset
1959
Acting 'Carrie'
2001