Piper Laurie
Acting
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Acting 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 Cather...
Known For
Filmography
Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed
2023
as Self - Co-Star (voice) (archive footage)
Gregory Peck, le gentleman acteur
2022
as Self
White Boy Rick
2018
as Grandma Verna Wershe
Snapshots
2018
as Rose
More Acting 'Carrie'
2016
as Self
MacGyver
2016
as Edith
Bad Blood... the Hunger
2012
as Milly Lathrop
Tony Curtis: Driven to Stardom
2012
as Self
Hesher
2010
as Madeleine Forney
Another Harvest Moon
2010
as June
Saving Grace B. Jones
2009
as Marta Shrank
Hounddog
2008
as Grammie
Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks
2007
as Self
The Dead Girl
2006
as Arden's Mother
Eulogy
2004
as Charlotte Collins
Cold Case
2003
as Rose (2005)
Dead Like Me
2003
as Nina Rommey
The Hustler: The Inside Story
2002
as Self (archive footage)
Acting 'Carrie'
2001
as Self
The Last Brickmaker in America
2001
as Ruth Anne
Postcards From The Cast
2001
as Self
Dario Argento: An Eye for Horror
2001
as Self
Midwives
2001
as Cheryl Visco
State of Grace
2001
as Aunt Sophie
Possessed
2000
as Aunt Hanna
Palmer's Pick-Up
1999
as Evangelist
The Rage: Carrie 2
1999
as Margaret White (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Inherit the Wind
1999
as Sarah Brady
The Mao Game
1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Dorothy Rudd
The Faculty
1998
as Mrs. Olson
St. Patrick's Day
1998
as Mary Pat
Will & Grace
1998
as Sharon
Brother's Keeper
1998
as Jane Waide
A Christmas Memory
1997
as Jennie
Alone
1997
as Lillie Dawson
Intensity
1997
as Miriam Braynard
Intensity
1997
as Miriam Braynard
The Grass Harp
1996
as Dolly Talbo
In the Blink of an Eye
1996
as Kay Trafero (uncredited)
The Road to Galveston
1996
as Wanda Kirkman
The Crossing Guard
1995
as Helen Booth
Fighting for My Daughter
1995
as Judge Edna Burton
Shadows of Desire
1994
as Ellis Snow
ER
1994
as Sarah Ross
Traps
1994
as Cora Trapchek
Touched by an Angel
1994
as Annie Doyle
Wrestling Ernest Hemingway
1993
as Georgia
Trauma
1993
as Adriana Petrescu
Sad Inheritance
1993
as Margaret Kinsey
Frasier
1993
as Marianne (voice)
Diagnosis: Murder
1993
as A.D.A. Susan Turner
Frasier
1993
as Mrs. Mulhern
Rich in Love
1992
as Vera Delmage
Storyville
1992
as Constance Fowler
Other People's Money
1991
as Bea Sullivan
Rising Son
1990
as Martha Robinson
Twin Peaks
1990
as Katherine Martell
Twin Peaks
1990
as Catherine Martell (archive footage)
Twin Peaks
1990
as Catherine Martell
Dream a Little Dream
1989
as Gena Ettinger
Twin Peaks
1989
as Catherine Martell
Mother, Mother
1989
as Martha Cousins
Appointment with Death
1988
as Emily Boynton
Tiger Warsaw
1988
as Frances Warsaw
Go Toward the Light
1988
as Margo
Distortions
1987
as Margot Caldwell
Beauty and the Beast
1987
as Mrs. Davis
Children of a Lesser God
1986
as Mrs. Norman
Promise
1986
as Annie Gilbert
Matlock
1986
as Claire Leigh
Return to Oz
1985
as Aunt Em
Love, Mary
1985
as Christine Groda
Tough Love
1985
as Darlene Marsh
The Twilight Zone
1985
as Gramma (voice) (uncredited) (segment "Gramma")
The Twilight Zone
1985
as Aunt Neva (segment "The Burning Man")
Tender Is the Night
1985
as Elsie Speers
Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Peggy Shannon
The Thorn Birds
1983
as Anne Mueller
Mae West
1982
as Matilda West
Hotel
1982
St. Elsewhere
1982
as Fran Singleton
Hotel
1982
as Jessica
The Bunker
1981
as Magda Goebbels
Macbeth
1981
as Lady Macbeth
Skag
1980
as Jo Skagska
Skag
1980
Tim
1979
as Mary Horton
Rainbow
1978
as Ethel Gumm
The Boss' Son
1978
as Elaine
Ruby
1977
as Ruby
In the Matter of Karen Ann Quinlan
1977
as Julie Quinlan
Carrie
1976
as Margaret White
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
as Lee Wiley
The Hustler
1961
as Sarah Packard
Ben Casey
1961
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self
Winterset
1959
as Miriamne
Days of Wine and Roses
1958
as Kirsten Arnesen Clay
Naked City
1958
as Mary Highmark
Until They Sail
1957
as Delia Leslie Friskett
Kelly and Me
1957
as Mina Van Runkle
The Ninth Day
1957
Playhouse 90
1956
Allen in Movieland
1955
as Self
Smoke Signal
1955
as Laura Evans
Ain't Misbehavin'
1955
as Sarah Hatfield
Johnny Dark
1954
as Liz Fielding
Dangerous Mission
1954
as Louise Graham
Dawn at Socorro
1954
as Rannah Hayes
The Golden Blade
1953
as Khairuzan
The Mississippi Gambler
1953
as Angelique Dureau
The World's Most Beautiful Girls
1953
as Self
General Electric Theater
1953
as Phoebe Durkin
General Electric Theater
1953
as Cleopatra
General Electric Theater
1953
as Jessica Galloway
Son of Ali Baba
1952
as Kiki / Princess Azura
Has Anybody Seen My Gal?
1952
as Millicent Blaisdell
No Room for the Groom
1952
as Lee Kingshead
Francis Goes to the Races
1951
as Frances Travers
The Prince Who Was a Thief
1951
as Tina
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Miriamne
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Annie
The Milkman
1950
as Chris Abbott
Louisa
1950
as Cathy Norton
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950
as Stacey Spender
What's My Line?
1950
as Self - Mystery Guest
The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950
as Self
Studio One
1948
as Ruth Cornelius
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self
Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Nominee
Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Presenter