Piper Laurie
Known for ActingBorn 1932-01-22 — died 2023-10-14Detroit, Michigan, USA
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
The Faculty
1998 · as Mrs. Karen Olson
Carrie
1976 · as Margaret White
Hesher
2010 · as Madeleine Forney
White Boy Rick
2018 · as Grandma Verna Wershe
The Hustler
1961 · as Sarah Packard
Hounddog
2008 · as Grammie
Return to Oz
1985 · as Aunt Em
Tough Love
1985 · as Darlene Marsh
The Rage: Carrie 2
1999 · as Margaret White (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Crossing Guard
1995 · as Helen Booth
Twin Peaks
1989 · as Catherine Martell
The Dead Girl
2006 · as Arden's Mother
Until They Sail
1957 · as Delia Leslie Friskett
Possessed
2000 · as Aunt Hanna
Son of Ali Baba
1952 · as Kiki / Princess Azura
Appointment with Death
1988 · as Emily Boynton
Wrestling Ernest Hemingway
1993 · as Georgia
Sad Inheritance
1993 · as Margaret Kinsey