
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.

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
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
86
Gender
Female
Birthday
1932-01-22
Place of Birth
Detroit, Michigan, USA
Also Known As
Rosetta Jacobs