Acting
Piper Laurie
Born 22 January 1932 in Detroit, Michigan, USA · Died 14 October 2023
121 credits
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
Acting 121
- TBAScience Fiction Film AwardsSeriesSelf
- 2023Rock Hudson: All That Heaven AllowedFilmSelf - Co-Star (voice) (archive footage)
- 2022Gregory Peck, le gentleman acteurFilmSelf
- 2018White Boy RickFilmGrandma Verna Wershe
- 2018SnapshotsFilmRose
- 2016MacGyverSeriesEdith
- 2016More Acting 'Carrie'FilmSelf
- 2012Tony Curtis: Driven to StardomFilmSelf
- 2012Bad Blood... the HungerFilmMilly Lathrop
- 2010HesherFilmMadeleine Forney
- 2010Another Harvest MoonFilmJune
- 2009Saving Grace B. JonesFilmMarta Shrank
- 2008HounddogFilmGrammie
- 2007Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin PeaksFilmSelf
- 2006The Dead GirlFilmArden's Mother
- 2004EulogyFilmCharlotte Collins
- 2003Cold CaseSeriesRose (2005)
- 2003Dead Like MeSeriesNina Rommey
- 2002The Hustler: The Inside StoryFilmSelf (archive footage)
- 2001State of GraceSeriesAunt Sophie
- 2001Dario Argento: An Eye for HorrorFilmSelf
- 2001MidwivesFilmCheryl Visco
- 2001The Last Brickmaker in AmericaFilmRuth Anne
- 2001Acting 'Carrie'FilmSelf
- 2001Postcards From The CastFilmSelf
- 2000PossessedFilmAunt Hanna
- 1999Law & Order: Special Victims UnitSeriesDorothy Rudd
- 1999The Rage: Carrie 2FilmMargaret White (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1999Inherit the WindFilmSarah Brady
- 1999Palmer's Pick-UpFilmEvangelist
- 1999The Mao GameFilm
- 1998Will & GraceSeriesSharon
- 1998The FacultyFilmMrs. Olson
- 1998St. Patrick's DayFilmMary Pat
- 1998Brother's KeeperSeriesJane Waide
- 1997IntensityFilmMiriam Braynard
- 1997A Christmas MemoryFilmJennie
- 1997AloneFilmLillie Dawson
- 1997IntensitySeriesMiriam Braynard
- 1996The Grass HarpFilmDolly Talbo
- 1996In the Blink of an EyeFilmKay Trafero (uncredited)
- 1996The Road to GalvestonFilmWanda Kirkman
- 1995The Crossing GuardFilmHelen Booth
- 1995Fighting for My DaughterFilmJudge Edna Burton
- 1994ERSeriesSarah Ross
- 1994Touched by an AngelSeriesAnnie Doyle
- 1994Shadows of DesireFilmEllis Snow
- 1994TrapsSeriesCora Trapchek
- 1993FrasierSeriesMarianne (voice), Mrs. Mulhern
- 1993Diagnosis: MurderSeriesA.D.A. Susan Turner
- 1993TraumaFilmAdriana Petrescu
- 1993Wrestling Ernest HemingwayFilmGeorgia
- 1993Sad InheritanceFilmMargaret Kinsey
- 1992StoryvilleFilmConstance Fowler
- 1992Rich in LoveFilmVera Delmage
- 1991Other People's MoneyFilmBea Sullivan
- 1990Twin PeaksSeriesCatherine Martell, Catherine Martell (archive footage), Katherine Martell
- 1990Rising SonFilmMartha Robinson
- 1989Twin PeaksFilmCatherine Martell
- 1989Dream a Little DreamFilmGena Ettinger
- 1989Mother, MotherFilmMartha Cousins
- 1988Appointment with DeathFilmEmily Boynton
- 1988Tiger WarsawFilmFrances Warsaw
- 1988Go Toward the LightFilmMargo
- 1987Beauty and the BeastSeriesMrs. Davis
- 1987DistortionsFilmMargot Caldwell
- 1986MatlockSeriesClaire Leigh
- 1986Children of a Lesser GodFilmMrs. Norman
- 1986PromiseFilmAnnie Gilbert
- 1985The Twilight ZoneSeriesAunt Neva (segment "The Burning Man"), Gramma (voice) (uncredited) (segment "Gramma")
- 1985Return to OzFilmAunt Em
- 1985Tender Is the NightSeriesElsie Speers
- 1985Love, MaryFilmChristine Groda
- 1985Tough LoveFilmDarlene Marsh
- 1984Murder, She WroteSeriesPeggy Shannon
- 1983The Thorn BirdsSeriesAnne Mueller
- 1982St. ElsewhereSeriesFran Singleton
- 1982Mae WestFilmMatilda West
- 1981The BunkerFilmMagda Goebbels
- 1981MacbethFilmLady Macbeth
- 1980SkagSeries
- 1980SkagFilmJo Skagska
- 1979TimFilmMary Horton
- 1978The Boss' SonFilmElaine
- 1978RainbowFilmEthel Gumm
- 1977RubyFilmRuby
- 1977In the Matter of Karen Ann QuinlanFilmJulie Quinlan
- 1976CarrieFilmMargaret White
- 1963Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler TheatreSeriesLee Wiley
- 1961The HustlerFilmSarah Packard
- 1961Ben CaseySeries
- 1959WintersetFilmMiriamne
- 1958Naked CitySeriesMary Highmark
- 1958Days of Wine and RosesFilmKirsten Arnesen Clay
- 1957Until They SailFilmDelia Leslie Friskett
- 1957Kelly and MeFilmMina Van Runkle
- 1957The Ninth DayFilm
- 1956Playhouse 90Series
- 1955Smoke SignalFilmLaura Evans
- 1955Ain't Misbehavin'FilmSarah Hatfield
- 1955Allen in MovielandFilmSelf
- 1954Dangerous MissionFilmLouise Graham
- 1954Dawn at SocorroFilmRannah Hayes
- 1954Johnny DarkFilmLiz Fielding
- 1953The Golden BladeFilmKhairuzan
- 1953General Electric TheaterSeriesCleopatra, Jessica Galloway, Phoebe Durkin
- 1953The Mississippi GamblerFilmAngelique Dureau
- 1953The World's Most Beautiful GirlsFilmSelf
- 1952Has Anybody Seen My Gal?FilmMillicent Blaisdell
- 1952Son of Ali BabaFilmKiki / Princess Azura
- 1952No Room for the GroomFilmLee Kingshead
- 1951Hallmark Hall of FameSeriesAnnie, Miriamne
- 1951The Prince Who Was a ThiefFilmTina
- 1951Francis Goes to the RacesFilmFrances Travers
- 1950What's My Line?SeriesSelf - Mystery Guest
- 1950Robert Montgomery PresentsSeriesStacey Spender
- 1950The Colgate Comedy HourSeriesSelf
- 1950LouisaFilmCathy Norton
- 1950The MilkmanFilmChris Abbott
- 1948The Ed Sullivan ShowSeriesSelf
- 1948Studio OneSeriesRuth Cornelius
Filmography from TMDB.