Piper Laurie
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- January 22, 1932
- Died
- October 14, 2023
- Birthplace
- Detroit, Michigan, USA
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.
Filmography
Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed 2023
as Self - Co-Star (voice) (archive footage)
Gregory Peck, le gentleman acteur 2022
as Self
White Boy Rick 2018
as Grandma Verna Wershe
Snapshots 2018
as Rose
More Acting 'Carrie' 2016
as Self
Bad Blood... the Hunger 2012
as Milly Lathrop
Tony Curtis: Driven to Stardom 2012
as Self
Another Harvest Moon 2010
as June
Hesher 2010
as Madeleine Forney
Saving Grace B. Jones 2009
as Marta Shrank
Hounddog 2008
as Grammie
Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks 2007
as Self
The Dead Girl 2006
as Arden's Mother
Eulogy 2004
as Charlotte Collins
The Hustler: The Inside Story 2002
as Self (archive footage)
The Last Brickmaker in America 2001
as Ruth Anne
Acting 'Carrie' 2001
as Self
Dario Argento: An Eye for Horror 2001
as Self
Midwives 2001
as Cheryl Visco
Possessed 2000
as Aunt Hanna
- The Mao Game
The Mao Game 1999
Actor
Inherit the Wind 1999
as Sarah Brady
The Rage: Carrie 2 1999
as Margaret White (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Palmer's Pick-Up 1999
as Evangelist
The Faculty 1998
as Mrs. Olson
St. Patrick's Day 1998
as Mary Pat
Alone 1997
as Lillie Dawson
A Christmas Memory 1997
as Jennie
Intensity 1997
as Miriam Braynard
The Grass Harp 1996
as Dolly Talbo
In the Blink of an Eye 1996
as Kay Trafero (uncredited)
The Road to Galveston 1996
as Wanda Kirkman
The Crossing Guard 1995
as Helen Booth
Fighting for My Daughter 1995
as Judge Edna Burton
Shadows of Desire 1994
as Ellis Snow
Wrestling Ernest Hemingway 1993
as Georgia
Sad Inheritance 1993
as Margaret Kinsey
Trauma 1993
as Adriana Petrescu
Rich in Love 1992
as Vera Delmage
Storyville 1992
as Constance Fowler
Other People's Money 1991
as Bea Sullivan
Rising Son 1990
as Martha Robinson
Twin Peaks 1989
as Catherine Martell
Dream a Little Dream 1989
as Gena Ettinger
Mother, Mother 1989
as Martha Cousins
Go Toward the Light 1988
as Margo
Tiger Warsaw 1988
as Frances Warsaw
Appointment with Death 1988
as Emily Boynton
Distortions 1987
as Margot Caldwell
Promise 1986
as Annie Gilbert
Children of a Lesser God 1986
as Mrs. Norman
Tough Love 1985
as Darlene Marsh
Love, Mary 1985
as Christine Groda
Return to Oz 1985
as Aunt Em
Mae West 1982
as Matilda West
The Bunker 1981
as Magda Goebbels
Macbeth 1981
as Lady Macbeth
Skag 1980
as Jo Skagska
Tim 1979
as Mary Horton
Rainbow 1978
as Ethel Gumm
The Boss' Son 1978
as Elaine
In the Matter of Karen Ann Quinlan 1977
as Julie Quinlan
Ruby 1977
as Ruby
Carrie 1976
as Margaret White
The Hustler 1961
as Sarah Packard
- Winterset
Winterset 1959
as Miriamne
Days of Wine and Roses 1958
as Kirsten Arnesen Clay
Until They Sail 1957
as Delia Leslie Friskett
Kelly and Me 1957
as Mina Van Runkle
The Ninth Day 1957
as Ruth McAdam
Allen in Movieland 1955
as Self
Ain't Misbehavin' 1955
as Sarah Hatfield
Smoke Signal 1955
as Laura Evans
Dawn at Socorro 1954
as Rannah Hayes
Johnny Dark 1954
as Liz Fielding
Dangerous Mission 1954
as Louise Graham
The Golden Blade 1953
as Khairuzan
The World's Most Beautiful Girls 1953
as Self
The Mississippi Gambler 1953
as Angelique Dureau
Son of Ali Baba 1952
as Kiki / Princess Azura
Has Anybody Seen My Gal? 1952
as Millicent Blaisdell
No Room for the Groom 1952
as Lee Kingshead
The Prince Who Was a Thief 1951
as Tina
Francis Goes to the Races 1951
as Frances Travers
The Milkman 1950
as Chris Abbott
Louisa 1950
as Cathy Norton
Credits from TMDB.