Piper Laurie

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

134

Gender

Female

Birthday

1932-01-22

Day of death

2023-10-14 (91 years old)

Place of Birth

Detroit, Michigan, USA

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.

Known For

  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

    Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

  • The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

  • Frasier

    Frasier

  • Frasier

    Frasier

  • Diagnosis: Murder

    Diagnosis: Murder

  • Twin Peaks

    Twin Peaks

  • Twin Peaks

    Twin Peaks

  • Twin Peaks

    Twin Peaks

  • Twin Peaks

    Twin Peaks

  • Twin Peaks

    Twin Peaks

  • Twin Peaks

    Twin Peaks

  • Murder, She Wrote

    Murder, She Wrote

  • Cold Case

    Cold Case

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • ER

    ER

  • Robert Montgomery Presents

    Robert Montgomery Presents

  • The Colgate Comedy Hour

    The Colgate Comedy Hour

  • Hotel

    Hotel

  • Will & Grace

    Will & Grace

  • Touched by an Angel

    Touched by an Angel

  • MacGyver

    MacGyver

  • The Twilight Zone

    The Twilight Zone

  • The Twilight Zone

    The Twilight Zone

  • Studio One

    Studio One

  • Matlock

    Matlock

  • Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

    Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

  • Naked City

    Naked City

  • St. Elsewhere

    St. Elsewhere

  • Ben Casey

    Ben Casey

  • What's My Line?

    What's My Line?

  • The Ed Sullivan Show

    The Ed Sullivan Show

  • Carrie

    Carrie

  • Playhouse 90

    Playhouse 90

  • State of Grace

    State of Grace

  • Dead Like Me

    Dead Like Me

  • The Faculty

    The Faculty

  • The Thorn Birds

    The Thorn Birds

  • Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed

    Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed

  • The Mississippi Gambler

    The Mississippi Gambler

  • Promise

    Promise

  • Dario Argento: An Eye for Horror

    Dario Argento: An Eye for Horror

  • White Boy Rick

    White Boy Rick

  • Children of a Lesser God

    Children of a Lesser God

  • The Rage: Carrie 2

    The Rage: Carrie 2

  • Trauma

    Trauma

  • Mae West

    Mae West

  • Hesher

    Hesher

  • Dawn at Socorro

    Dawn at Socorro

  • The Crossing Guard

    The Crossing Guard

  • Tim

    Tim

  • Allen in Movieland

    Allen in Movieland

  • Dream a Little Dream

    Dream a Little Dream

  • The Milkman

    The Milkman

  • Smoke Signal

    Smoke Signal

  • Dangerous Mission

    Dangerous Mission

  • Brother's Keeper

    Brother's Keeper

  • Macbeth

    Macbeth

  • Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks

    Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks

  • Days of Wine and Roses

    Days of Wine and Roses

  • Appointment with Death

    Appointment with Death

  • The Dead Girl

    The Dead Girl

  • Louisa

    Louisa

  • Acting 'Carrie'

    Acting 'Carrie'

  • The Hustler: The Inside Story

    The Hustler: The Inside Story

  • Mother, Mother

    Mother, Mother

  • The Hustler

    The Hustler

  • Palmer's Pick-Up

    Palmer's Pick-Up

  • Inherit the Wind

    Inherit the Wind

  • The Mao Game

    The Mao Game

  • Return to Oz

    Return to Oz

  • A Christmas Memory

    A Christmas Memory

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

  • Toughlove

    Toughlove

  • Tender Is the Night

    Tender Is the Night

  • The Road to Galveston

    The Road to Galveston

  • Rich in Love

    Rich in Love

  • Winterset

    Winterset

  • Storyville

    Storyville

  • Go Toward the Light

    Go Toward the Light

  • The Prince Who Was a Thief

    The Prince Who Was a Thief

  • Eulogy

    Eulogy

  • Rainbow

    Rainbow

  • Midwives

    Midwives

  • Distortions

    Distortions

  • The Golden Blade

    The Golden Blade

  • Another Harvest Moon

    Another Harvest Moon

  • Wrestling Ernest Hemingway

    Wrestling Ernest Hemingway

  • Twin Peaks

    Twin Peaks

  • In the Blink of an Eye

    In the Blink of an Eye

  • Until They Sail

    Until They Sail

  • Bad Blood... the Hunger

    Bad Blood... the Hunger

  • The Boss' Son

    The Boss' Son

  • The Grass Harp

    The Grass Harp

  • The Last Brickmaker in America

    The Last Brickmaker in America

  • Alone

    Alone

  • Snapshots

    Snapshots

  • Skag

    Skag

  • Other People's Money

    Other People's Money

  • Kelly and Me

    Kelly and Me

  • Tiger Warsaw

    Tiger Warsaw

  • Possessed

    Possessed

  • General Electric Theater

    General Electric Theater

  • General Electric Theater

    General Electric Theater

  • General Electric Theater

    General Electric Theater

  • Love, Mary

    Love, Mary

  • Traps

    Traps

  • Intensity

    Intensity

  • St. Patrick's Day

    St. Patrick's Day

  • Son of Ali Baba

    Son of Ali Baba

  • Shadows of Desire

    Shadows of Desire

  • Hounddog

    Hounddog

  • No Room for the Groom

    No Room for the Groom

  • The Bunker

    The Bunker

  • Francis Goes to the Races

    Francis Goes to the Races

  • Tony Curtis: Driven to Stardom

    Tony Curtis: Driven to Stardom

  • Skag

    Skag

  • Postcards From The Cast

    Postcards From The Cast

  • Has Anybody Seen My Gal?

    Has Anybody Seen My Gal?

  • Science Fiction Film Awards

    Science Fiction Film Awards

  • Intensity

    Intensity

  • Sad Inheritance

    Sad Inheritance

  • Rising Son

    Rising Son

  • Fighting for My Daughter

    Fighting for My Daughter

  • Johnny Dark

    Johnny Dark

  • Ain't Misbehavin'

    Ain't Misbehavin'

  • Beauty and the Beast

    Beauty and the Beast

  • Gregory Peck, le gentleman acteur

    Gregory Peck, le gentleman acteur

  • The World's Most Beautiful Girls

    The World's Most Beautiful Girls

  • Ruby

    Ruby

  • The Ninth Day

    The Ninth Day

  • In the Matter of Karen Ann Quinlan

    In the Matter of Karen Ann Quinlan

  • Saving Grace B. Jones

    Saving Grace B. Jones