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Piper Laurie

Piper Laurie

Birthday: 1932-01-22 | Place of Birth: Detroit, 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.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2023
Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed

as    Self - Co-Star (voice) (archive footage)

2022
2018
White Boy Rick

as    Grandma Verna Wershe

2018
Snapshots

as    Rose

2012
Bad Blood... the Hunger

as    Milly Lathrop

2012
2010
Another Harvest Moon

as    June

2010
Hesher

as    Madeleine Forney

2009
Saving Grace B. Jones

as    Marta Shrank

2008
Hounddog

as    Grammie

2006
The Dead Girl

as    Arden's Mother

2004
Eulogy

as    Charlotte Collins

2002
The Hustler: The Inside Story

as    Self (archive footage)

2001
Midwives

as    Cheryl Visco

2001
The Last Brickmaker in America

as    Ruth Anne

2000
Possessed

as    Aunt Hanna

1998
The Faculty

as    Mrs. Karen Olson

1997
A Christmas Memory

as    Jennie

1997
Alone

as    Lillie Dawson

1997
Intensity

as    Miriam Braynard

1997
Intensity

as    Miriam Braynard

1996
The Grass Harp

as    Dolly Talbo

1995
The Crossing Guard

as    Helen Booth

1995
Fighting for My Daughter

as    Judge Edna Burton

1994
Traps

as    Cora Trapchek