Piper Laurie
Acting
Born: 1932-01-22 in Detroit, Michigan, USA
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
Dorothy Rudd
Frasier
Marianne (voice)
Frasier
Mrs. Mulhern
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
Murder, She Wrote
Peggy Shannon
Diagnosis: Murder
A.D.A. Susan Turner
ER
Sarah Ross
Cold Case
Rose (2005)
Twin Peaks
Katherine Martell
Twin Peaks
Catherine Martell (archive footage)
Twin Peaks
Catherine Martell
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Presenter
Will & Grace
Sharon
MacGyver
Edith
Matlock
Claire Leigh
Robert Montgomery Presents
Stacey Spender
Touched by an Angel
Annie Doyle
Studio One
Ruth Cornelius
The Twilight Zone
Gramma (voice) (uncredited) (segment "Gramma")
The Twilight Zone
Aunt Neva (segment "The Burning Man")
St. Elsewhere
Fran Singleton
What's My Line?
Self - Mystery Guest
Hotel
Hotel
Jessica
Naked City
Mary Highmark
Dead Like Me
Nina Rommey
Ben Casey
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self
The Colgate Comedy Hour
Self
Carrie
Margaret White
The Faculty
Mrs. Karen Olson
Playhouse 90
The Thorn Birds
Anne Mueller
White Boy Rick
Grandma Verna Wershe
Appointment with Death
Emily Boynton
The Rage: Carrie 2
Margaret White (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hesher
Madeleine Forney
The Hustler
Sarah Packard