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.
Born: January 22, 1932 · Detroit, Michigan, USA
Filmography (85)
Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed
2023
White Boy Rick
2018
Snapshots
2018
MacGyver
2016
Tony Curtis: Driven to Stardom
2012
Another Harvest Moon
2010
Hesher
2010
Saving Grace B. Jones
2009
Hounddog
2008
Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks
2007
The Dead Girl
2006
Eulogy
2004
Cold Case
2003
Dead Like Me
2003
State of Grace
2001
Dario Argento: An Eye for Horror
2001
Midwives
2001
Possessed
2000
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
Inherit the Wind
1999
The Rage: Carrie 2
1999
The Faculty
1998
Brother's Keeper
1998
Will & Grace
1998
A Christmas Memory
1997
Alone
1997
Intensity
1997
The Grass Harp
1996
In the Blink of an Eye
1996
The Crossing Guard
1995
Touched by an Angel
1994
ER
1994
Wrestling Ernest Hemingway
1993
Diagnosis: Murder
1993
Frasier
1993
Trauma
1993
Rich in Love
1992
Storyville
1992
Other People's Money
1991
Rising Son
1990
Twin Peaks
1990
Twin Peaks
1989
Dream a Little Dream
1989
Go Toward the Light
1988
Tiger Warsaw
1988
Appointment with Death
1988
Beauty and the Beast
1987
Children of a Lesser God
1986
Matlock
1986
The Twilight Zone
1985
Tender Is the Night
1985
Return to Oz
1985
Murder, She Wrote
1984
The Thorn Birds
1983
St. Elsewhere
1982
Hotel
1982
The Bunker
1981
Tim
1979
Ruby
1977
Carrie
1976
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
Ben Casey
1961
The Hustler
1961
Days of Wine and Roses
1958
Naked City
1958
Until They Sail
1957
Playhouse 90
1956
Smoke Signal
1955
Dawn at Socorro
1954
Dangerous Mission
1954
The Golden Blade
1953
The Mississippi Gambler
1953
Son of Ali Baba
1952
Has Anybody Seen My Gal?
1952
No Room for the Groom
1952
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
The Prince Who Was a Thief
1951
Francis Goes to the Races
1951
The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950
Louisa
1950
What's My Line?
1950
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950
Studio One
1948
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
Golden Globe Awards
1944