Piper Laurie
Acting Born Jan 22, 1932 Detroit, Michigan, USA 24 credits
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.
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Full filmography
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999) as Dorothy Rudd
- Robert Montgomery Presents (1950) as Stacey Spender
- ER (1994) as Sarah Ross
- Frasier (1993) as Marianne (voice)
- Frasier (1993) as Mrs. Mulhern
- Murder, She Wrote (1984) as Peggy Shannon
- Cold Case (2003) as Rose (2005)
- The Mike Douglas Show (1961) as Self
- Twin Peaks (1990) as Katherine Martell
- Twin Peaks (1990) as Catherine Martell (archive footage)
- Twin Peaks (1990) as Catherine Martell
- Diagnosis: Murder (1993) as A.D.A. Susan Turner
- Golden Globe Awards (1944) as Self - Nominee
- Golden Globe Awards (1944) as Self - Presenter
- Will & Grace (1998) as Sharon
- MacGyver (2016) as Edith
- Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1963) as Lee Wiley
- Matlock (1986) as Claire Leigh
- Touched by an Angel (1994) as Annie Doyle
- St. Elsewhere (1982) as Fran Singleton
- Naked City (1958) as Mary Highmark
- Hotel (1982)
- The Twilight Zone (1985) as Gramma (voice) (uncredited) (segment "Gramma")
- The Twilight Zone (1985) as Aunt Neva (segment "The Burning Man")