Acting
Piper Laurie
Born 1932-01-22
Detroit, Michigan, USA
Department: Acting
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
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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
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Carrie
1976
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Twin Peaks
1990
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The Faculty
1998
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Frasier
1993
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ER
1994
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The Mike Douglas Show
1961
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MacGyver
2016
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Murder, She Wrote
1984
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White Boy Rick
2018
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (133 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed | Self - Co-Star (voice) (archive footage) | Movie | 2023 |
 | Gregory Peck, le gentleman acteur | Self | Movie | 2022 |
 | White Boy Rick | Grandma Verna Wershe | Movie | 2018 |
 | Snapshots | Rose | Movie | 2018 |
 | More Acting 'Carrie' | Self | Movie | 2016 |
 | MacGyver | Edith | TV Series | 2016 |
 | Bad Blood... the Hunger | Milly Lathrop | Movie | 2012 |
 | Tony Curtis: Driven to Stardom | Self | Movie | 2012 |
 | Another Harvest Moon | June | Movie | 2010 |
 | Hesher | Madeleine Forney | Movie | 2010 |
 | Saving Grace B. Jones | Marta Shrank | Movie | 2009 |
 | Hounddog | Grammie | Movie | 2008 |
 | Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks | Self | Movie | 2007 |
 | The Dead Girl | Arden's Mother | Movie | 2006 |
 | Eulogy | Charlotte Collins | Movie | 2004 |
 | Cold Case | Rose (2005) | TV Series | 2003 |
 | Dead Like Me | Nina Rommey | TV Series | 2003 |
 | The Hustler: The Inside Story | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 2002 |
| Postcards From The Cast | Self | Movie | 2001 | |
 | The Last Brickmaker in America | Ruth Anne | Movie | 2001 |
 | Acting 'Carrie' | Self | Movie | 2001 |
 | State of Grace | Aunt Sophie | TV Series | 2001 |
 | Dario Argento: An Eye for Horror | Self | Movie | 2001 |
 | Midwives | Cheryl Visco | Movie | 2001 |
 | Possessed | Aunt Hanna | Movie | 2000 |
 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Dorothy Rudd | TV Series | 1999 |
| The Mao Game | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1999 | |
 | Inherit the Wind | Sarah Brady | Movie | 1999 |
 | The Rage: Carrie 2 | Margaret White (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited) | Movie | 1999 |
 | Palmer's Pick-Up | Evangelist | Movie | 1999 |
 | The Faculty | Mrs. Olson | Movie | 1998 |
 | Brother's Keeper | Jane Waide | TV Series | 1998 |
 | Will & Grace | Sharon | TV Series | 1998 |
 | St. Patrick's Day | Mary Pat | Movie | 1998 |
 | A Christmas Memory | Jennie | Movie | 1997 |
 | Alone | Lillie Dawson | Movie | 1997 |
 | Intensity | Miriam Braynard | Movie | 1997 |
 | Intensity | Miriam Braynard | TV Series | 1997 |
 | The Grass Harp | Dolly Talbo | Movie | 1996 |
 | In the Blink of an Eye | Kay Trafero (uncredited) | Movie | 1996 |
 | The Road to Galveston | Wanda Kirkman | Movie | 1996 |
 | The Crossing Guard | Helen Booth | Movie | 1995 |
 | Fighting for My Daughter | Judge Edna Burton | Movie | 1995 |
 | Touched by an Angel | Annie Doyle | TV Series | 1994 |
 | Shadows of Desire | Ellis Snow | Movie | 1994 |
 | ER | Sarah Ross | TV Series | 1994 |
| Traps | Cora Trapchek | TV Series | 1994 | |
 | Wrestling Ernest Hemingway | Georgia | Movie | 1993 |
 | Diagnosis: Murder | A.D.A. Susan Turner | TV Series | 1993 |
 | Frasier | Marianne (voice) | TV Series | 1993 |
| Frasier | Mrs. Mulhern | TV Series | 1993 |
 | Sad Inheritance | Margaret Kinsey | Movie | 1993 |
 | Trauma | Adriana Petrescu | Movie | 1993 |
 | Rich in Love | Vera Delmage | Movie | 1992 |
 | Storyville | Constance Fowler | Movie | 1992 |
 | Other People's Money | Bea Sullivan | Movie | 1991 |
 | Rising Son | Martha Robinson | Movie | 1990 |
 | Twin Peaks | Katherine Martell | TV Series | 1990 |
| Twin Peaks | Catherine Martell (archive footage) | TV Series | 1990 |
| Twin Peaks | Catherine Martell | TV Series | 1990 |
 | Twin Peaks | Catherine Martell | Movie | 1989 |
 | Dream a Little Dream | Gena Ettinger | Movie | 1989 |
 | Mother, Mother | Martha Cousins | Movie | 1989 |
 | Go Toward the Light | Margo | Movie | 1988 |
 | Tiger Warsaw | Frances Warsaw | Movie | 1988 |
 | Appointment with Death | Emily Boynton | Movie | 1988 |
 | Beauty and the Beast | Mrs. Davis | TV Series | 1987 |
 | Distortions | Margot Caldwell | Movie | 1987 |
 | Promise | Annie Gilbert | Movie | 1986 |
 | Children of a Lesser God | Mrs. Norman | Movie | 1986 |
 | Matlock | Claire Leigh | TV Series | 1986 |
 | Tough Love | Darlene Marsh | Movie | 1985 |
 | Love, Mary | Christine Groda | Movie | 1985 |
 | The Twilight Zone | Gramma (voice) (uncredited) (segment "Gramma") | TV Series | 1985 |
| The Twilight Zone | Aunt Neva (segment "The Burning Man") | TV Series | 1985 |
 | Tender Is the Night | Elsie Speers | TV Series | 1985 |
 | Return to Oz | Aunt Em | Movie | 1985 |
 | Murder, She Wrote | Peggy Shannon | TV Series | 1984 |
 | The Thorn Birds | Anne Mueller | TV Series | 1983 |
 | St. Elsewhere | Fran Singleton | TV Series | 1982 |
 | Hotel | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1982 |
| Hotel | Jessica | TV Series | 1982 |
 | Mae West | Matilda West | Movie | 1982 |
 | The Bunker | Magda Goebbels | Movie | 1981 |
 | Macbeth | Lady Macbeth | Movie | 1981 |
 | Skag | Jo Skagska | Movie | 1980 |
| Skag | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1980 | |
 | Tim | Mary Horton | Movie | 1979 |
 | Rainbow | Ethel Gumm | Movie | 1978 |
 | The Boss' Son | Elaine | Movie | 1978 |
 | In the Matter of Karen Ann Quinlan | Julie Quinlan | Movie | 1977 |
 | Ruby | Ruby | Movie | 1977 |
 | Carrie | Margaret White | Movie | 1976 |
| Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre | Lee Wiley | TV Series | 1963 | |
 | The Mike Douglas Show | Self | TV Series | 1961 |
 | Ben Casey | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1961 |
 | The Hustler | Sarah Packard | Movie | 1961 |
| Winterset | Miriamne | Movie | 1959 | |
 | Days of Wine and Roses | Kirsten Arnesen Clay | Movie | 1958 |
 | Naked City | Mary Highmark | TV Series | 1958 |
 | Until They Sail | Delia Leslie Friskett | Movie | 1957 |
 | Kelly and Me | Mina Van Runkle | Movie | 1957 |
 | The Ninth Day | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1957 |
 | Playhouse 90 | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1956 |
 | Allen in Movieland | Self | Movie | 1955 |
 | Ain't Misbehavin' | Sarah Hatfield | Movie | 1955 |
 | Smoke Signal | Laura Evans | Movie | 1955 |
 | Dawn at Socorro | Rannah Hayes | Movie | 1954 |
 | Johnny Dark | Liz Fielding | Movie | 1954 |
 | Dangerous Mission | Louise Graham | Movie | 1954 |
 | The Golden Blade | Khairuzan | Movie | 1953 |
 | General Electric Theater | Phoebe Durkin | TV Series | 1953 |
| General Electric Theater | Cleopatra | TV Series | 1953 |
| General Electric Theater | Jessica Galloway | TV Series | 1953 |
 | The Mississippi Gambler | Angelique Dureau | Movie | 1953 |
 | The World's Most Beautiful Girls | Self | Movie | 1953 |
 | Son of Ali Baba | Kiki / Princess Azura | Movie | 1952 |
 | Has Anybody Seen My Gal? | Millicent Blaisdell | Movie | 1952 |
 | No Room for the Groom | Lee Kingshead | Movie | 1952 |
 | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Miriamne | TV Series | 1951 |
| Hallmark Hall of Fame | Annie | TV Series | 1951 |
 | The Prince Who Was a Thief | Tina | Movie | 1951 |
 | Francis Goes to the Races | Frances Travers | Movie | 1951 |
 | The Milkman | Chris Abbott | Movie | 1950 |
 | The Colgate Comedy Hour | Self | TV Series | 1950 |
 | Louisa | Cathy Norton | Movie | 1950 |
 | What's My Line? | Self - Mystery Guest | TV Series | 1950 |
 | Robert Montgomery Presents | Stacey Spender | TV Series | 1950 |
 | Studio One | Ruth Cornelius | TV Series | 1948 |
 | The Ed Sullivan Show | Self | TV Series | 1948 |
 | Golden Globe Awards | Self - Nominee | TV Series | 1944 |
| Golden Globe Awards | Self - Presenter | TV Series | 1944 |
 | Science Fiction Film Awards | Self | TV Series | — |