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

Sarah Packard

The Hustler

Mrs. Norman

Children of a Lesser God

Emily Boynton

Appointment with Death

Self

Acting 'Carrie'

Bea Sullivan

Other People's Money

Margaret White

Carrie

Mary Horton

Tim

Self (archive footage)

The Hustler: The Inside Story

Self

Allen in Movieland

Mrs. Karen Olson

The Faculty

Helen Booth

The Crossing Guard

Miriamne

Winterset

Aunt Em

Return to Oz

Arden's Mother

The Dead Girl

Georgia

Wrestling Ernest Hemingway

Magda Goebbels

The Bunker

Grammie

Hounddog

Madeleine Forney

Hesher

Dolly Talbo

The Grass Harp

Aunt Hanna

Possessed

Frances Travers

Francis Goes to the Races

Kiki / Princess Azura

Son of Ali Baba

Tina

The Prince Who Was a Thief

Millicent Blaisdell

Has Anybody Seen My Gal?

Ruby

Ruby

Jennie

A Christmas Memory

Khairuzan

The Golden Blade

Kay Trafero (uncredited)

In the Blink of an Eye

Delia Leslie Friskett

Until They Sail

Liz Fielding

Johnny Dark

Milly Lathrop

Bad Blood... the Hunger

Louise Graham

Dangerous Mission

Self - Co-Star (voice) (archive footage)

Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed

Frances Warsaw

Tiger Warsaw

Chris Abbott

The Milkman

June

Another Harvest Moon

Lee Kingshead

No Room for the Groom

Vera Delmage

Rich in Love

Constance Fowler

Storyville

Laura Evans

Smoke Signal

Ruth Anne

The Last Brickmaker in America

Rannah Hayes

Dawn at Socorro

Jo Skagska

Skag

Mina Van Runkle

Kelly and Me

Angelique Dureau

The Mississippi Gambler

Margot Caldwell

Distortions

Lady Macbeth

Macbeth

Wanda Kirkman

The Road to Galveston

Self

Postcards From The Cast

Ethel Gumm

Rainbow

Gena Ettinger

Dream a Little Dream

Matilda West

Mae West

Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks

Charlotte Collins

Eulogy

Elaine

The Boss' Son

Adriana Petrescu

Trauma

Judge Edna Burton

Fighting for My Daughter

Martha Robinson

Rising Son

Lillie Dawson

Alone

Self

Dario Argento: An Eye for Horror

Sarah Hatfield

Ain't Misbehavin'

Evangelist

Palmer's Pick-Up

Margo

Go Toward the Light

Margaret White (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Rage: Carrie 2

Julie Quinlan

In the Matter of Karen Ann Quinlan

Christine Groda

Love, Mary

Herself

Gregory Peck, le gentleman acteur

Annie Gilbert

Promise

The Ninth Day

Cathy Norton

Louisa

Sarah Brady

Inherit the Wind

Margaret Kinsey

Sad Inheritance

Cheryl Visco

Midwives

Grandma Verna Wershe

White Boy Rick

Catherine Martell

Twin Peaks

Ellis Snow

Shadows of Desire

Mary Pat

St. Patrick's Day

Miriam Braynard

Intensity

Rose

Snapshots

Kirsten Arnesen Clay

Days of Wine and Roses

Self

Tony Curtis - le gamin de Bronx

The Mao Game

Darlene Marsh

Toughlove

Martha Cousins

Mother, Mother

Self

The World's Most Beautiful Girls

Marta Shrank

Saving Grace B. Jones

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

86

Gender

Female

Birthday

1932-01-22

Place of Birth

Detroit, Michigan, USA

Also Known As

Rosetta Jacobs