7.3
Movie
Acting
Piper Laurie
- Born
- Died
- (aged 91)
- Birthplace
- Detroit, Michigan, USA
- Credits
- 124 titles
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.
Signature work
Known For
7.3
Movie
8.0
TV
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
8.3
TV
Twin Peaks
6.6
Movie
The Faculty
6.4
Movie
White Boy Rick
7.7
Movie
The Hustler
6.7
Movie
Return to Oz
7.3
TV
MacGyver
7.8
TV
ER
7.7
TV
Frasier
6.8
Movie
Hesher
8.5
Movie
Twin Peaks
6.9
TV
Will & Grace
7.6
TV
Dead Like Me
7.5
TV
Murder, She Wrote
7.7
TV
Cold Case
6.9
Movie
Children of a Lesser God
6.0
Movie
The Crossing Guard
Acting credits 124
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| TBA | Science Fiction Film Awards TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 2023 | Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed Film | Self - Co-Star (voice) (archive footage) |
| 2022 | Gregory Peck, le gentleman acteur Film | Self |
| 2018 | White Boy Rick Film | Grandma Verna Wershe |
| 2018 | Snapshots Film | Rose |
| 2016 | More Acting 'Carrie' Film | Self |
| 2016 | MacGyver TV | Edith (1 ep) |
| 2012 | Bad Blood... the Hunger Film | Milly Lathrop |
| 2012 | Tony Curtis: Driven to Stardom Film | Self |
| 2010 | Another Harvest Moon Film | June |
| 2010 | Hesher Film | Madeleine Forney |
| 2009 | Saving Grace B. Jones Film | Marta Shrank |
| 2008 | Hounddog Film | Grammie |
| 2007 | Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks Film | Self |
| 2006 | The Dead Girl Film | Arden's Mother |
| 2004 | Eulogy Film | Charlotte Collins |
| 2003 | Cold Case TV | Rose (2005) (1 ep) |
| 2003 | Dead Like Me TV | Nina Rommey (1 ep) |
| 2002 | The Hustler: The Inside Story Film | Self (archive footage) |
| 2001 | Postcards From The Cast Film | Self |
| 2001 | The Last Brickmaker in America Film | Ruth Anne |
| 2001 | Acting 'Carrie' Film | Self |
| 2001 | State of Grace TV | Aunt Sophie (1 ep) |
| 2001 | Dario Argento: An Eye for Horror Film | Self |
| 2001 | Midwives Film | Cheryl Visco |
| 2000 | Possessed Film | Aunt Hanna |
| 1999 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit TV | Dorothy Rudd (1 ep) |
| 1999 | The Mao Game Film | |
| 1999 | Inherit the Wind Film | Sarah Brady |
| 1999 | The Rage: Carrie 2 Film | Margaret White (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| 1999 | Palmer's Pick-Up Film | Evangelist |
| 1998 | The Faculty Film | Mrs. Olson |
| 1998 | Brother's Keeper TV | Jane Waide (1 ep) |
| 1998 | Will & Grace TV | Sharon (1 ep) |
| 1998 | St. Patrick's Day Film | Mary Pat |
| 1997 | A Christmas Memory Film | Jennie |
| 1997 | Alone Film | Lillie Dawson |
| 1997 | Intensity Film | Miriam Braynard |
| 1997 | Intensity TV | Miriam Braynard (2 ep) |
| 1996 | The Grass Harp Film | Dolly Talbo |
| 1996 | In the Blink of an Eye Film | Kay Trafero (uncredited) |
| 1996 | The Road to Galveston Film | Wanda Kirkman |
| 1995 | The Crossing Guard Film | Helen Booth |
| 1995 | Fighting for My Daughter Film | Judge Edna Burton |
| 1994 | Touched by an Angel TV | Annie Doyle (1 ep) |
| 1994 | Shadows of Desire Film | Ellis Snow |
| 1994 | ER TV | Sarah Ross (4 ep) |
| 1994 | Traps TV | Cora Trapchek (5 ep) |
| 1993 | Wrestling Ernest Hemingway Film | Georgia |
| 1993 | Diagnosis: Murder TV | A.D.A. Susan Turner (1 ep) |
| 1993 | Frasier TV | Marianne (voice), Mrs. Mulhern (1 ep) |
| 1993 | Sad Inheritance Film | Margaret Kinsey |
| 1993 | Trauma Film | Adriana Petrescu |
| 1992 | Rich in Love Film | Vera Delmage |
| 1992 | Storyville Film | Constance Fowler |
| 1991 | Other People's Money Film | Bea Sullivan |
| 1990 | Rising Son Film | Martha Robinson |
| 1990 | Twin Peaks TV | Katherine Martell, Catherine Martell (archive footage) (30 ep) |
| 1989 | Twin Peaks Film | Catherine Martell |
| 1989 | Dream a Little Dream Film | Gena Ettinger |