Piper Laurie
Acting
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.
TV Shows(37)
MacGyver
Edith
2016
Cold Case
Rose (2005)
2003
Dead Like Me
Nina Rommey
2003
State of Grace
Aunt Sophie
2001
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Dorothy Rudd
1999
Brother's Keeper
Jane Waide
1998
Will & Grace
Sharon
1998
Intensity
Miriam Braynard
1997
Touched by an Angel
Annie Doyle
1994
ER
Sarah Ross
1994
Traps
Cora Trapchek
1994
Diagnosis: Murder
A.D.A. Susan Turner
1993
Frasier
Marianne (voice)
1993
Twin Peaks
Katherine Martell
1990
Beauty and the Beast
Mrs. Davis
1987
Matlock
Claire Leigh
1986
The Twilight Zone
Gramma (voice) (uncredited) (segment "Gramma")
1985
Tender Is the Night
Elsie Speers
1985
Murder, She Wrote
Peggy Shannon
1984
The Thorn Birds
Anne Mueller
1983
St. Elsewhere
Fran Singleton
1982
Hotel
1982
Skag
1980
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Lee Wiley
1963
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
1961
Ben Casey
1961
Naked City
Mary Highmark
1958
Playhouse 90
1956
General Electric Theater
Phoebe Durkin
1953
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Miriamne
1951
The Colgate Comedy Hour
Self
1950
What's My Line?
Self - Mystery Guest
1950
Robert Montgomery Presents
Stacey Spender
1950
Studio One
Ruth Cornelius
1948
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self
1948
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee
1944
Science Fiction Film Awards
Herself
Movies(87)
Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed
Self - Co-Star (voice) (archive footage)
2023
Gregory Peck, le gentleman acteur
Herself
2022
White Boy Rick
Grandma Verna Wershe
2018
Snapshots
Rose
2018
More Acting 'Carrie'
Self
2016
Bad Blood... the Hunger
Milly Lathrop
2012
Tony Curtis: Driven to Stardom
Self
2012
Another Harvest Moon
June
2010
Hesher
Madeleine Forney
2010
Saving Grace B. Jones
Marta Shrank
2009
Hounddog
Grammie
2008
Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks
Self
2007
The Dead Girl
Arden's Mother
2006
Eulogy
Charlotte Collins
2004
The Hustler: The Inside Story
Self (archive footage)
2002
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
2001
Possessed
Aunt Hanna
2000
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
1999
The Faculty
Mrs. Karen Olson
1998
St. Patrick's Day
Mary Pat
1998
A Christmas Memory
Jennie
1997
Alone
Lillie Dawson
1997
Intensity
Miriam Braynard
1997
The Grass Harp
Dolly Talbo
1996
In the Blink of an Eye
Kay Trafero (uncredited)
1996
The Road to Galveston
Wanda Kirkman
1996
The Crossing Guard
Helen Booth
1995
Fighting for My Daughter
Judge Edna Burton
1995
Shadows of Desire
Ellis Snow
1994
Wrestling Ernest Hemingway
Georgia
1993
Sad Inheritance
Margaret Kinsey
1993
Trauma
Adriana Petrescu
1993
Rich in Love
Vera Delmage
1992
Storyville
Constance Fowler
1992
Other People's Money
Bea Sullivan
1991
Rising Son
Martha Robinson
1990
Twin Peaks
Catherine Martell
1989
Dream a Little Dream
Gena Ettinger
1989
Mother, Mother
Martha Cousins
1989
Go Toward the Light
Margo
1988
Tiger Warsaw
Frances Warsaw
1988
Appointment with Death
Emily Boynton
1988
Distortions
Margot Caldwell
1987
Promise
Annie Gilbert
1986
Children of a Lesser God
Mrs. Norman
1986
Tough Love
Darlene Marsh
1985
Love, Mary
Christine Groda
1985
Return to Oz
Aunt Em
1985
Mae West
Matilda West
1982
The Bunker
Magda Goebbels
1981
Macbeth
Lady Macbeth
1981
Skag
Jo Skagska
1980
Tim
Mary Horton
1979
Rainbow
Ethel Gumm
1978
The Boss' Son
Elaine
1978
In the Matter of Karen Ann Quinlan
Julie Quinlan
1977
Ruby
Ruby
1977
Carrie
Margaret White
1976
The Hustler
Sarah Packard
1961
Winterset
Miriamne
1959
Days of Wine and Roses
Kirsten Arnesen Clay
1958
Until They Sail
Delia Leslie Friskett
1957
Kelly and Me
Mina Van Runkle
1957
The Ninth Day
1957
Allen in Movieland
Self
1955
Ain't Misbehavin'
Sarah Hatfield
1955
Smoke Signal
Laura Evans
1955
Dawn at Socorro
Rannah Hayes
1954
Johnny Dark
Liz Fielding
1954
Dangerous Mission
Louise Graham
1954
The Golden Blade
Khairuzan
1953
The Mississippi Gambler
Angelique Dureau
1953
The World's Most Beautiful Girls
Self
1953
Son of Ali Baba
Kiki / Princess Azura
1952
Has Anybody Seen My Gal?
Millicent Blaisdell
1952
No Room for the Groom
Lee Kingshead
1952
The Prince Who Was a Thief
Tina
1951
Francis Goes to the Races
Frances Travers
1951
The Milkman
Chris Abbott
1950
Louisa
Cathy Norton
1950