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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
The Hustler
as Sarah Packard
1961
Children of a Lesser God
as Mrs. Norman
1986
Appointment with Death
as Emily Boynton
1988
Acting 'Carrie'
as Self
2001
Other People's Money
as Bea Sullivan
1991
Carrie
as Margaret White
1976
Tim
as Mary Horton
1979
The Hustler: The Inside Story
as Self (archive footage)
2002
Allen in Movieland
as Self
1955
The Faculty
as Mrs. Karen Olson
1998
The Crossing Guard
as Helen Booth
1995
Winterset
as Miriamne
1959
Return to Oz
as Aunt Em
1985
The Dead Girl
as Arden's Mother
2006
Wrestling Ernest Hemingway
as Georgia
1993
The Bunker
as Magda Goebbels
1981
Hounddog
as Grammie
2008
Hesher
as Madeleine Forney
2010
The Grass Harp
as Dolly Talbo
1996
Possessed
as Aunt Hanna
2000
TV Appearances
Matlock
as Claire Leigh
1986
Cold Case
as Rose (2005)
2003
MacGyver
as Edith
2016
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Dorothy Rudd
1999
Naked City
as Mary Highmark
1958
Hotel
1982
Frasier
as Marianne (voice)
1993
Studio One
as Ruth Cornelius
1948
General Electric Theater
as Phoebe Durkin
1953
Will & Grace
as Sharon
1998
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Miriamne
1951
ER
as Sarah Ross
1994