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

  • Murder, She Wrote

    Murder, She Wrote

  • Frasier

    Frasier

  • Frasier

    Frasier

  • The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

  • Will & Grace

    Will & Grace

  • ER

    ER

  • 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

  • Cold Case

    Cold Case

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • MacGyver

    MacGyver

  • Hotel

    Hotel

  • Matlock

    Matlock

  • Touched by an Angel

    Touched by an Angel

  • Robert Montgomery Presents

    Robert Montgomery Presents

  • The Twilight Zone

    The Twilight Zone

  • The Twilight Zone

    The Twilight Zone

  • Naked City

    Naked City

  • St. Elsewhere

    St. Elsewhere

  • Studio One

    Studio One

  • Ben Casey

    Ben Casey

  • What's My Line?

    What's My Line?

  • Dead Like Me

    Dead Like Me

  • The Ed Sullivan Show

    The Ed Sullivan Show

  • Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

    Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

  • The Colgate Comedy Hour

    The Colgate Comedy Hour

  • Carrie

    Carrie

  • The Thorn Birds

    The Thorn Birds

  • Trauma

    Trauma

  • Playhouse 90

    Playhouse 90

  • Hesher

    Hesher

  • Snapshots

    Snapshots

  • The Hustler

    The Hustler

  • Brother's Keeper

    Brother's Keeper

  • Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks

    Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks

  • Dangerous Mission

    Dangerous Mission

  • The Faculty

    The Faculty

  • The Prince Who Was a Thief

    The Prince Who Was a Thief

  • White Boy Rick

    White Boy Rick

  • Smoke Signal

    Smoke Signal

  • Eulogy

    Eulogy

  • Macbeth

    Macbeth

  • Return to Oz

    Return to Oz

  • Promise

    Promise

  • Midwives

    Midwives

  • The Milkman

    The Milkman

  • Winterset

    Winterset

  • Johnny Dark

    Johnny Dark

  • Alone

    Alone

  • Hounddog

    Hounddog

  • Days of Wine and Roses

    Days of Wine and Roses

  • The Rage: Carrie 2

    The Rage: Carrie 2

  • Tender Is the Night

    Tender Is the Night

  • Distortions

    Distortions

  • Tiger Warsaw

    Tiger Warsaw

  • The Hustler: The Inside Story

    The Hustler: The Inside Story

  • Tony Curtis: Driven to Stardom

    Tony Curtis: Driven to Stardom

  • The Last Brickmaker in America

    The Last Brickmaker in America

  • Sad Inheritance

    Sad Inheritance

  • Appointment with Death

    Appointment with Death

  • Possessed

    Possessed

  • Skag

    Skag

  • Storyville

    Storyville

  • The Dead Girl

    The Dead Girl

  • Twin Peaks

    Twin Peaks

  • Rich in Love

    Rich in Love

  • State of Grace

    State of Grace

  • Intensity

    Intensity

  • Children of a Lesser God

    Children of a Lesser God

  • Dawn at Socorro

    Dawn at Socorro

  • Wrestling Ernest Hemingway

    Wrestling Ernest Hemingway

  • Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed

    Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed

  • Other People's Money

    Other People's Money

  • The Boss' Son

    The Boss' Son

  • The Crossing Guard

    The Crossing Guard

  • Acting 'Carrie'

    Acting 'Carrie'

  • Dario Argento: An Eye for Horror

    Dario Argento: An Eye for Horror

  • Dream a Little Dream

    Dream a Little Dream

  • The Mississippi Gambler

    The Mississippi Gambler

  • Palmer's Pick-Up

    Palmer's Pick-Up

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

  • Allen in Movieland

    Allen in Movieland

  • Another Harvest Moon

    Another Harvest Moon

  • Rising Son

    Rising Son

  • Toughlove

    Toughlove

  • Bad Blood... the Hunger

    Bad Blood... the Hunger

  • Son of Ali Baba

    Son of Ali Baba

  • The Golden Blade

    The Golden Blade

  • Skag

    Skag

  • Kelly and Me

    Kelly and Me

  • No Room for the Groom

    No Room for the Groom

  • Inherit the Wind

    Inherit the Wind

  • A Christmas Memory

    A Christmas Memory

  • Has Anybody Seen My Gal?

    Has Anybody Seen My Gal?

  • Shadows of Desire

    Shadows of Desire

  • The Grass Harp

    The Grass Harp

  • St. Patrick's Day

    St. Patrick's Day

  • The Bunker

    The Bunker

  • Go Toward the Light

    Go Toward the Light

  • In the Blink of an Eye

    In the Blink of an Eye

  • Until They Sail

    Until They Sail

  • Francis Goes to the Races

    Francis Goes to the Races

  • The Road to Galveston

    The Road to Galveston

  • Mae West

    Mae West

  • Intensity

    Intensity

  • Postcards From The Cast

    Postcards From The Cast

  • General Electric Theater

    General Electric Theater

  • General Electric Theater

    General Electric Theater

  • General Electric Theater

    General Electric Theater

  • The Mao Game

    The Mao Game

  • Fighting for My Daughter

    Fighting for My Daughter

  • Rainbow

    Rainbow

  • Ain't Misbehavin'

    Ain't Misbehavin'

  • Louisa

    Louisa

  • Tim

    Tim

  • Traps

    Traps

  • Beauty and the Beast

    Beauty and the Beast

  • The World's Most Beautiful Girls

    The World's Most Beautiful Girls

  • Mother, Mother

    Mother, Mother

  • Saving Grace B. Jones

    Saving Grace B. Jones

  • Science Fiction Film Awards

    Science Fiction Film Awards

  • Ruby

    Ruby

  • In the Matter of Karen Ann Quinlan

    In the Matter of Karen Ann Quinlan

  • Love, Mary

    Love, Mary

  • Gregory Peck, le gentleman acteur

    Gregory Peck, le gentleman acteur

  • The Ninth Day

    The Ninth Day