
Cast
Piper Laurie
Acting
Cast
Piper Laurie
Known for
Acting
Born
1932-01-22
From
Detroit, Michigan, USA
Died
2023-10-14
Also known as Rosetta Jacobs, Fumio Yamaguchi
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.

The Faculty
as Mrs. Karen Olson

Carrie
as Margaret White

The Hustler
as Sarah Packard

Return to Oz
as Aunt Em

White Boy Rick
as Grandma Verna Wershe

Hounddog
as Grammie

The Rage: Carrie 2
as Margaret White (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)

Hesher
as Madeleine Forney

The Crossing Guard
as Helen Booth

Children of a Lesser God
as Mrs. Norman

Twin Peaks
as Catherine Martell

Rainbow
as Ethel Gumm

In the Blink of an Eye
as Kay Trafero (uncredited)

Acting 'Carrie'
as Self

Midwives
as Cheryl Visco

Tim
as Mary Horton

Dream a Little Dream
as Gena Ettinger

Other People's Money
as Bea Sullivan

Appointment with Death
as Emily Boynton

The Dead Girl
as Arden's Mother

Rising Son
as Martha Robinson

Macbeth
as Lady Macbeth

Has Anybody Seen My Gal?
as Millicent Blaisdell

Trauma
as Adriana Petrescu

Ruby
as Ruby

Possessed
as Aunt Hanna

Tough Love
as Darlene Marsh

The Last Brickmaker in America
as Ruth Anne

The Prince Who Was a Thief
as Tina

Inherit the Wind
as Sarah Brady

Eulogy
as Charlotte Collins

Go Toward the Light
as Margo

Alone
as Lillie Dawson

The Grass Harp
as Dolly Talbo

The Bunker
as Magda Goebbels

No Room for the Groom
as Lee Kingshead

Wrestling Ernest Hemingway
as Georgia

Son of Ali Baba
as Kiki / Princess Azura

Promise
as Annie Gilbert

Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed
as Self - Co-Star (voice) (archive footage)

Sad Inheritance
as Margaret Kinsey

Intensity
as Miriam Braynard

The Mississippi Gambler
as Angelique Dureau

Skag
as Jo Skagska

Mae West
as Matilda West

Postcards From The Cast
as Self

In the Matter of Karen Ann Quinlan
as Julie Quinlan

Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks
as Self

The Golden Blade
as Khairuzan

Francis Goes to the Races
as Frances Travers

Dangerous Mission
as Louise Graham

Snapshots
as Rose

Tiger Warsaw
as Frances Warsaw

Louisa
as Cathy Norton

Shadows of Desire
as Ellis Snow

Another Harvest Moon
as June

Dario Argento: An Eye for Horror
as Self

Smoke Signal
as Laura Evans

Tony Curtis: Driven to Stardom
as Self

A Christmas Memory
as Jennie

Dawn at Socorro
as Rannah Hayes

Kelly and Me
as Mina Van Runkle

Storyville
as Constance Fowler

Rich in Love
as Vera Delmage

Palmer's Pick-Up
as Evangelist

Until They Sail
as Delia Leslie Friskett

Love, Mary
as Christine Groda

Saving Grace B. Jones
as Marta Shrank

Winterset
as Miriamne

Johnny Dark
as Liz Fielding

Allen in Movieland
as Self

Bad Blood... the Hunger
as Milly Lathrop

The Milkman
as Chris Abbott

Gregory Peck, le gentleman acteur
as Herself

Mother, Mother
as Martha Cousins

The Boss' Son
as Elaine

Days of Wine and Roses
as Kirsten Arnesen Clay

Fighting for My Daughter
as Judge Edna Burton

The World's Most Beautiful Girls
as Self

Ain't Misbehavin'
as Sarah Hatfield

The Road to Galveston
as Wanda Kirkman

The Ninth Day

St. Patrick's Day
as Mary Pat

The Hustler: The Inside Story
as Self (archive footage)

The Mao Game

Distortions
as Margot Caldwell

More Acting 'Carrie'
as Self