Piper Laurie

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

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

ER

Frasier

Frasier

Murder, She Wrote

The Mike Douglas Show

Diagnosis: Murder

Cold Case

All Movies (87)

• Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed2023 · as Self - Co-Star (voice) (archive footage)
• Gregory Peck, le gentleman acteur2022 · as Herself
• White Boy Rick2018 · as Grandma Verna Wershe
• Snapshots2018 · as Rose
• More Acting 'Carrie'2016 · as Self
• Bad Blood... the Hunger2012 · as Milly Lathrop
• Tony Curtis: Driven to Stardom2012 · as Self
• Another Harvest Moon2010 · as June
• Hesher2010 · as Madeleine Forney
• Saving Grace B. Jones2009 · as Marta Shrank
• Hounddog2008 · as Grammie
• Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks2007 · as Self
• The Dead Girl2006 · as Arden's Mother
• Eulogy2004 · as Charlotte Collins
• The Hustler: The Inside Story2002 · as Self (archive footage)
• Postcards From The Cast2001 · as Self
• The Last Brickmaker in America2001 · as Ruth Anne
• Acting 'Carrie'2001 · as Self
• Dario Argento: An Eye for Horror2001 · as Self
• Midwives2001 · as Cheryl Visco
• Possessed2000 · as Aunt Hanna
• The Mao Game1999
• Inherit the Wind1999 · as Sarah Brady
• The Rage: Carrie 21999 · as Margaret White (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)
• Palmer's Pick-Up1999 · as Evangelist
• The Faculty1998 · as Mrs. Karen Olson
• St. Patrick's Day1998 · as Mary Pat
• A Christmas Memory1997 · as Jennie
• Alone1997 · as Lillie Dawson
• Intensity1997 · as Miriam Braynard
• The Grass Harp1996 · as Dolly Talbo
• In the Blink of an Eye1996 · as Kay Trafero (uncredited)
• The Road to Galveston1996 · as Wanda Kirkman
• The Crossing Guard1995 · as Helen Booth
• Fighting for My Daughter1995 · as Judge Edna Burton
• Shadows of Desire1994 · as Ellis Snow
• Wrestling Ernest Hemingway1993 · as Georgia
• Sad Inheritance1993 · as Margaret Kinsey
• Trauma1993 · as Adriana Petrescu
• Rich in Love1992 · as Vera Delmage
• Storyville1992 · as Constance Fowler
• Other People's Money1991 · as Bea Sullivan
• Rising Son1990 · as Martha Robinson
• Twin Peaks1989 · as Catherine Martell
• Dream a Little Dream1989 · as Gena Ettinger
• Mother, Mother1989 · as Martha Cousins
• Go Toward the Light1988 · as Margo
• Tiger Warsaw1988 · as Frances Warsaw
• Appointment with Death1988 · as Emily Boynton
• Distortions1987 · as Margot Caldwell
• Promise1986 · as Annie Gilbert
• Children of a Lesser God1986 · as Mrs. Norman
• Tough Love1985 · as Darlene Marsh
• Love, Mary1985 · as Christine Groda
• Return to Oz1985 · as Aunt Em
• Mae West1982 · as Matilda West
• The Bunker1981 · as Magda Goebbels
• Macbeth1981 · as Lady Macbeth
• Skag1980 · as Jo Skagska
• Tim1979 · as Mary Horton
• Rainbow1978 · as Ethel Gumm
• The Boss' Son1978 · as Elaine
• In the Matter of Karen Ann Quinlan1977 · as Julie Quinlan
• Ruby1977 · as Ruby
• Carrie1976 · as Margaret White
• The Hustler1961 · as Sarah Packard
• Winterset1959 · as Miriamne
• Days of Wine and Roses1958 · as Kirsten Arnesen Clay
• Until They Sail1957 · as Delia Leslie Friskett
• Kelly and Me1957 · as Mina Van Runkle
• The Ninth Day1957
• Allen in Movieland1955 · as Self
• Ain't Misbehavin'1955 · as Sarah Hatfield
• Smoke Signal1955 · as Laura Evans
• Dawn at Socorro1954 · as Rannah Hayes
• Johnny Dark1954 · as Liz Fielding
• Dangerous Mission1954 · as Louise Graham
• The Golden Blade1953 · as Khairuzan
• The Mississippi Gambler1953 · as Angelique Dureau
• The World's Most Beautiful Girls1953 · as Self
• Son of Ali Baba1952 · as Kiki / Princess Azura
• Has Anybody Seen My Gal?1952 · as Millicent Blaisdell
• No Room for the Groom1952 · as Lee Kingshead
• The Prince Who Was a Thief1951 · as Tina
• Francis Goes to the Races1951 · as Frances Travers
• The Milkman1950 · as Chris Abbott
• Louisa1950 · as Cathy Norton

All TV Shows (45)

• MacGyver2016 · as Edith
• Cold Case2003 · as Rose (2005)
• Dead Like Me2003 · as Nina Rommey
• State of Grace2001 · as Aunt Sophie
• Law & Order: Special Victims Unit1999 · as Dorothy Rudd
• Brother's Keeper1998 · as Jane Waide
• Will & Grace1998 · as Sharon
• Intensity1997 · as Miriam Braynard
• Touched by an Angel1994 · as Annie Doyle
• ER1994 · as Sarah Ross
• Traps1994 · as Cora Trapchek
• Diagnosis: Murder1993 · as A.D.A. Susan Turner
• Frasier1993 · as Marianne (voice)
• Frasier1993 · as Mrs. Mulhern
• Twin Peaks1990 · as Katherine Martell
• Twin Peaks1990 · as Catherine Martell (archive footage)
• Twin Peaks1990 · as Catherine Martell
• Beauty and the Beast1987 · as Mrs. Davis
• Matlock1986 · as Claire Leigh
• The Twilight Zone1985 · as Gramma (voice) (uncredited) (segment "Gramma")
• The Twilight Zone1985 · as Aunt Neva (segment "The Burning Man")
• Tender Is the Night1985 · as Elsie Speers
• Murder, She Wrote1984 · as Peggy Shannon
• The Thorn Birds1983 · as Anne Mueller
• St. Elsewhere1982 · as Fran Singleton
• Hotel1982
• Skag1980
• Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre1963 · as Lee Wiley
• The Mike Douglas Show1961 · as Self
• Ben Casey1961
• Naked City1958 · as Mary Highmark
• Playhouse 901956
• General Electric Theater1953 · as Phoebe Durkin
• General Electric Theater1953 · as Cleopatra
• General Electric Theater1953 · as Jessica Galloway
• Hallmark Hall of Fame1951 · as Miriamne
• Hallmark Hall of Fame1951 · as Annie
• The Colgate Comedy Hour1950 · as Self
• What's My Line?1950 · as Self - Mystery Guest
• Robert Montgomery Presents1950 · as Stacey Spender
• Studio One1948 · as Ruth Cornelius
• The Ed Sullivan Show1948 · as Self
• Golden Globe Awards1944 · as Self - Nominee
• Golden Globe Awards1944 · as Self - Presenter
• Science Fiction Film Awards— · as Herself