Piper Laurie
Acting1932Detroit, 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
Carrie
Margaret White
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Dorothy Rudd
Twin Peaks
Catherine Martell / Katherine Martell / Mr. Tojamura / Catherine Martell (archive footage) / Tojamura / Catherine Martell (voice) / Tojamura / Catherine Martell
The Faculty
Mrs. Karen Olson
White Boy Rick
Grandma Verna Wershe
Return to Oz
Aunt Em
The Hustler
Sarah Packard
MacGyver
Edith
Acting History
Future
Science Fiction Film Awards
TVas Herself
2023
Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed
as Self - Co-Star (voice) (archive footage)
2022
Gregory Peck, le gentleman acteur
as Herself
2018
2016
More Acting 'Carrie'
as Self
2012
Bad Blood... the Hunger
as Milly Lathrop
2010
Another Harvest Moon
as June
Hesher
as Madeleine Forney
2009
Saving Grace B. Jones
as Marta Shrank
2008
Hounddog
as Grammie
2006
The Dead Girl
as Arden's Mother
2005
Cold Case
TVas Rose (2005)• 1 eps
2004
Eulogy
as Charlotte Collins
Dead Like Me
TVas Nina Rommey• 1 eps
2002
The Hustler: The Inside Story
as Self (archive footage)
2001
Acting 'Carrie'
as Self
Midwives
as Cheryl Visco
The Last Brickmaker in America
as Ruth Anne
Postcards From The Cast
as Self
State of Grace
TVas Aunt Sophie
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
TVas Dorothy Rudd• 1 eps
2000
Possessed
as Aunt Hanna
Will & Grace
TVas Sharon• 1 eps
1999
The Rage: Carrie 2
as Margaret White (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Inherit the Wind
as Sarah Brady
Palmer's Pick-Up
as Evangelist
Frasier
TVas Marianne (voice) / Mrs. Mulhern• 1 eps
1998
1997
A Christmas Memory
as Jennie
Intensity
as Miriam Braynard
Alone
as Lillie Dawson
Intensity
TVas Miriam Braynard
Touched by an Angel
TVas Annie Doyle• 1 eps
1996
The Road to Galveston
as Wanda Kirkman
The Grass Harp
as Dolly Talbo
In the Blink of an Eye
as Kay Trafero (uncredited)
Diagnosis: Murder
TVas A.D.A. Susan Turner• 1 eps
1995
The Crossing Guard
as Helen Booth
Fighting for My Daughter
as Judge Edna Burton
ER
TVas Sarah Ross• 4 eps
1994
Shadows of Desire
as Ellis Snow
Traps
TVas Cora Trapchek
1993
1992
Storyville
as Constance Fowler
Rich in Love
as Vera Delmage
Golden Globe Awards
TVas Self - Presenter• 1 eps
1991
Other People's Money
as Bea Sullivan
1990
Rising Son
as Martha Robinson
Twin Peaks
TVas Catherine Martell / Katherine Martell / Mr. Tojamura / Catherine Martell (archive footage) / Tojamura / Catherine Martell (voice) / Tojamura / Catherine Martell• 11 eps
1989
1988
1987
Distortions
as Margot Caldwell
1986
1985
Return to Oz
as Aunt Em
Toughlove
as Darlene Marsh
Love, Mary
as Christine Groda
Murder, She Wrote
TVas Peggy Shannon• 1 eps
The Twilight Zone
TVas Aunt Neva (segment "The Burning Man") / Gramma (voice) (uncredited) (segment "Gramma")• 1 eps
Tender Is the Night
TVas Elsie Speers
1983
The Thorn Birds
TVas Anne Mueller• 4 eps
St. Elsewhere
TVas Fran Singleton• 3 eps
1982
Mae West
as Matilda West
1981
Macbeth
as Lady Macbeth
The Bunker
as Magda Goebbels
1979
Tim
as Mary Horton
1978
Rainbow
as Ethel Gumm
The Boss' Son
as Elaine
1977
Ruby
as Ruby
In the Matter of Karen Ann Quinlan
as Julie Quinlan
1976
Carrie
as Margaret White
1963
Naked City
TVas Mary Highmark• 1 eps
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
TVas Lee Wiley• 1 eps
1961
The Hustler
as Sarah Packard
What's My Line?
TVas Self - Mystery Guest• 1 eps
The Mike Douglas Show
TVas Self
1959
Winterset
as Miriamne
1958
Days of Wine and Roses
as Kirsten Arnesen Clay
1957
Until They Sail
as Delia Leslie Friskett
Kelly and Me
as Mina Van Runkle
Studio One
TVas Ruth Cornelius• 1 eps
1955
Allen in Movieland
as Self
Smoke Signal
as Laura Evans
Ain't Misbehavin'
as Sarah Hatfield
The Colgate Comedy Hour
TVas Self• 1 eps
Robert Montgomery Presents
TVas Stacey Spender• 1 eps
1954
1953
The Golden Blade
as Khairuzan
The Mississippi Gambler
as Angelique Dureau
General Electric Theater
TVas Cleopatra / Phoebe Durkin / Jessica Galloway
1952
Has Anybody Seen My Gal?
as Millicent Blaisdell
Son of Ali Baba
as Kiki / Princess Azura
No Room for the Groom
as Lee Kingshead
1951
Francis Goes to the Races
as Frances Travers
The Prince Who Was a Thief
as Tina
Hallmark Hall of Fame
TVas Annie / Miriamne
1950
The Milkman
as Chris Abbott
Louisa
as Cathy Norton
1948
The Ed Sullivan Show
TVas Self