Piper Laurie

Born: 1932-01-22, Detroit, Michigan, USA

Died: 2023-10-14

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.

Filmography

• Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
• Frasier (1993)
• Twin Peaks (1990)
• Diagnosis: Murder (1993)
• Murder, She Wrote (1984)
• Cold Case (2003)
• Will & Grace (1998)
• St. Elsewhere (1982)
• Robert Montgomery Presents (1950)
• Studio One (1948)
• Hotel (1982)
• Touched by an Angel (1994)
• Dead Like Me (2003)
• Ben Casey (1961)
• The Faculty (1998)
• Carrie (1976)
• Playhouse 90 (1956)
• The Thorn Birds (1983)
• White Boy Rick (2018)
• The Hustler (1961)
• Return to Oz (1985)
• Appointment with Death (1988)
• Hesher (2010)
• The Rage: Carrie 2 (1999)
• Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)
• Tough Love (1985)
• The Crossing Guard (1995)
• The Dead Girl (2006)
• Hounddog (2008)
• The Bunker (1981)