Piper Laurie

Piper Laurie

Acting

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

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Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed ★ 5.7 Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed 2023 Gregory Peck, le gentleman acteur ★ 6.7 Gregory Peck, le gentleman acteur 2022 White Boy Rick ★ 6.4 White Boy Rick 2018 Snapshots ★ 7.1 Snapshots 2018 More Acting 'Carrie' More Acting 'Carrie' 2016 MacGyver ★ 7.3 MacGyver 2016 Bad Blood... the Hunger ★ 8.5 Bad Blood... the Hunger 2012 Tony Curtis: Driven to Stardom ★ 7.4 Tony Curtis: Driven to Stardom 2012 Another Harvest Moon ★ 4.7 Another Harvest Moon 2010 Hesher ★ 6.8 Hesher 2010 Saving Grace B. Jones ★ 5.4 Saving Grace B. Jones 2009 Hounddog ★ 6.4 Hounddog 2008 Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks ★ 7.4 Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks 2007 The Dead Girl ★ 6.0 The Dead Girl 2006 Eulogy ★ 6.4 Eulogy 2004 Cold Case ★ 7.8 Cold Case 2003 Dead Like Me ★ 7.7 Dead Like Me 2003 The Hustler: The Inside Story ★ 7.0 The Hustler: The Inside Story 2002 Postcards From The Cast Postcards From The Cast 2001 The Last Brickmaker in America ★ 8.0 The Last Brickmaker in America 2001 Acting 'Carrie' ★ 7.5 Acting 'Carrie' 2001 State of Grace ★ 6.3 State of Grace 2001 Dario Argento: An Eye for Horror ★ 6.8 Dario Argento: An Eye for Horror 2001 Midwives ★ 5.9 Midwives 2001 Possessed ★ 5.4 Possessed 2000 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit ★ 7.9 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit 1999 The Mao Game ★ 7.0 The Mao Game 1999 Inherit the Wind ★ 6.3 Inherit the Wind 1999 The Rage: Carrie 2 ★ 5.7 The Rage: Carrie 2 1999 Palmer's Pick-Up ★ 4.0 Palmer's Pick-Up 1999 The Faculty ★ 6.6 The Faculty 1998 Brother's Keeper ★ 7.0 Brother's Keeper 1998 Will & Grace ★ 6.9 Will & Grace 1998 St. Patrick's Day ★ 4.4 St. Patrick's Day 1998 A Christmas Memory ★ 6.2 A Christmas Memory 1997 Alone ★ 6.7 Alone 1997 Intensity ★ 7.0 Intensity 1997 Intensity ★ 8.0 Intensity 1997 The Grass Harp ★ 5.9 The Grass Harp 1996 In the Blink of an Eye ★ 5.9 In the Blink of an Eye 1996 The Road to Galveston ★ 4.5 The Road to Galveston 1996 The Crossing Guard ★ 6.0 The Crossing Guard 1995 Fighting for My Daughter ★ 4.7 Fighting for My Daughter 1995 Touched by an Angel ★ 7.2 Touched by an Angel 1994 Shadows of Desire ★ 2.6 Shadows of Desire 1994 ER ★ 7.8 ER 1994 Traps ★ 9.0 Traps 1994 Wrestling Ernest Hemingway ★ 6.3 Wrestling Ernest Hemingway 1993 Diagnosis: Murder ★ 7.1 Diagnosis: Murder 1993 Frasier ★ 7.7 Frasier 1993 Sad Inheritance ★ 6.5 Sad Inheritance 1993 Trauma ★ 5.8 Trauma 1993 Rich in Love ★ 6.4 Rich in Love 1992 Storyville ★ 5.3 Storyville 1992 Other People's Money ★ 6.1 Other People's Money 1991 Rising Son ★ 6.2 Rising Son 1990 Twin Peaks ★ 8.3 Twin Peaks 1990 Twin Peaks ★ 8.5 Twin Peaks 1989 Dream a Little Dream ★ 5.8 Dream a Little Dream 1989 Mother, Mother ★ 6.0 Mother, Mother 1989 Go Toward the Light ★ 7.7 Go Toward the Light 1988 Tiger Warsaw ★ 5.5 Tiger Warsaw 1988 Appointment with Death ★ 6.1 Appointment with Death 1988 Beauty and the Beast ★ 7.4 Beauty and the Beast 1987 Distortions ★ 9.0 Distortions 1987 Promise ★ 7.3 Promise 1986 Children of a Lesser God ★ 6.9 Children of a Lesser God 1986 Matlock ★ 7.1 Matlock 1986 Tough Love ★ 6.0 Tough Love 1985 Love, Mary ★ 5.7 Love, Mary 1985 The Twilight Zone ★ 7.7 The Twilight Zone 1985 Tender Is the Night ★ 6.3 Tender Is the Night 1985 Return to Oz ★ 6.7 Return to Oz 1985 Murder, She Wrote ★ 7.5 Murder, She Wrote 1984 The Thorn Birds ★ 7.2 The Thorn Birds 1983 St. Elsewhere ★ 5.7 St. Elsewhere 1982 Hotel ★ 6.8 Hotel 1982 Mae West ★ 5.8 Mae West 1982 The Bunker ★ 6.3 The Bunker 1981 Macbeth ★ 6.4 Macbeth 1981