Piper Laurie
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.

Top 10 collaborators

Roles

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

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