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.
Filmography
The Boss' Son
1978 · 10.0
Traps
1994 · 9.0
Kelly and Me
1957 · 9.0
Winterset
1959 · 9.0
Distortions
1987 · 9.0
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951 · 8.8
Twin Peaks
1989 · 8.5
Bad Blood... the Hunger
2012 · 8.5
Twin Peaks
1990 · 8.3
The Last Brickmaker in America
2001 · 8.0
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999 · 8.0
ER
1994 · 7.8
Cold Case
2003 · 7.7
Frasier
1993 · 7.7
The Hustler
1961 · 7.7
The Twilight Zone
1985 · 7.7
Dead Like Me
2003 · 7.6
Murder, She Wrote
1984 · 7.5
Playhouse 90
1956 · 7.5
Beauty and the Beast
1987 · 7.4
Carrie
1976 · 7.3
Promise
1986 · 7.3
MacGyver
2016 · 7.3
Touched by an Angel
1994 · 7.2
The Thorn Birds
1983 · 7.2
Intensity
1997 · 7.2
The Mississippi Gambler
1953 · 7.2
Days of Wine and Roses
1958 · 7.2
Dawn at Socorro
1954 · 7.2
Intensity
1997 · 7.1
Diagnosis: Murder
1993 · 7.1
Snapshots
2018 · 7.1
Matlock
1986 · 7.0
Brother's Keeper
1998 · 7.0
Skag
1980 · 7.0
Has Anybody Seen My Gal?
1952 · 7.0
The Milkman
1950 · 7.0
The Mao Game
1999 · 7.0
Children of a Lesser God
1986 · 6.9
Will & Grace
1998 · 6.9
Smoke Signal
1955 · 6.9
General Electric Theater
1953 · 6.8
Hesher
2010 · 6.8
Hotel
1982 · 6.7
Return to Oz
1985 · 6.7
The Golden Blade
1953 · 6.7
The Faculty
1998 · 6.6
Hounddog
2008 · 6.5
Francis Goes to the Races
1951 · 6.5
Louisa
1950 · 6.5
Eulogy
2004 · 6.4
Rich in Love
1992 · 6.4
Macbeth
1981 · 6.4
White Boy Rick
2018 · 6.4
Tender Is the Night
1985 · 6.3
Until They Sail
1957 · 6.3
The Bunker
1981 · 6.3
Tim
1979 · 6.3
Wrestling Ernest Hemingway
1993 · 6.3
State of Grace
2001 · 6.2
Rising Son
1990 · 6.2
Appointment with Death
1988 · 6.1
Other People's Money
1991 · 6.1
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950 · 6.0
Tough Love
1985 · 6.0
The Crossing Guard
1995 · 6.0
The Dead Girl
2006 · 6.0
Dangerous Mission
1954 · 6.0
Mother, Mother
1989 · 6.0
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963 · 5.9
Ben Casey
1961 · 5.9
The Grass Harp
1996 · 5.9
In the Blink of an Eye
1996 · 5.9
Midwives
2001 · 5.9
A Christmas Memory
1997 · 5.9
Dream a Little Dream
1989 · 5.8
Trauma
1993 · 5.8
No Room for the Groom
1952 · 5.8
Johnny Dark
1954 · 5.8
Mae West
1982 · 5.8
The Rage: Carrie 2
1999 · 5.7
St. Elsewhere
1982 · 5.7
Naked City
1958 · 5.7
Ain't Misbehavin'
1955 · 5.7
The Prince Who Was a Thief
1951 · 5.7
Love, Mary
1985 · 5.7
Son of Ali Baba
1952 · 5.6
Studio One
1948 · 5.4
Possessed
2000 · 5.4
Saving Grace B. Jones
2009 · 5.4
Tiger Warsaw
1988 · 5.4
Storyville
1992 · 5.2
Another Harvest Moon
2010 · 4.7
Ruby
1977 · 4.4
St. Patrick's Day
1998 · 4.4
Palmer's Pick-Up
1999 · 4.0