Piper Laurie

Acting

January 22, 1932 – October 14, 2023 (died at 91)

Detroit, Michigan, USA

Female

87 Movies

48 TV Shows

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.

Twin Peaks

1990 8.3

as Katherine Martell

Age 58 (now 91) 48 eps

48 eps

Carrie

1976 7.3

as Margaret White

Age 44 (now 91)

The Hustler

1961 7.7

as Sarah Packard

Age 29 (now 91)

Return to Oz

1985 6.7

as Aunt Em

Age 53 (now 91)

Twin Peaks

1990 8.3

as Catherine Martell

Age 58 (now 91) 11 eps

11 eps

Children of a Lesser God

1986 6.9

as Mrs. Norman

Age 54 (now 91)

Hesher

2010 6.8

as Madeleine Forney

Age 78 (now 91)

Trauma

1993 5.8

as Adriana Petrescu

Age 61 (now 91)

Snapshots

2018 7.1

as Rose

Age 86 (now 91)

Tim

1979 6.3

as Mary Horton

Age 47 (now 91)

The Faculty

1998 6.6

as Mrs. Karen Olson

Age 66 (now 91)

Dream a Little Dream

1989 5.8

as Gena Ettinger

Age 57 (now 91)

The Crossing Guard

1995 6.0

as Helen Booth

Age 63 (now 91)

White Boy Rick

2018 6.3

as Grandma Verna Wershe

Age 86 (now 91)

Other People's Money

1991 6.1

as Bea Sullivan

Age 59 (now 91)

Appointment with Death

1988 6.1

as Emily Boynton

Age 56 (now 91)

Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed

2023 5.7

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

Age 91

Gregory Peck, le gentleman acteur

2022 6.7

as Herself

Age 90 (now 91)

White Boy Rick

2018 6.3

as Grandma Verna Wershe

Age 86 (now 91)

Snapshots

2018 7.1

as Rose

Age 86 (now 91)

More Acting 'Carrie'

2016

as Self

Age 84 (now 91)

Bad Blood... the Hunger

2012 8.5

as Milly Lathrop

Age 80 (now 91)

Tony Curtis: Driven to Stardom

2012 7.4

as Self

Age 80 (now 91)

Another Harvest Moon

2010 4.7

as June

Age 78 (now 91)

Hesher

2010 6.8

as Madeleine Forney

Age 78 (now 91)

Saving Grace B. Jones

2009 5.3

as Marta Shrank

Age 77 (now 91)

Hounddog

2008 6.4

as Grammie

Age 76 (now 91)

Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks

2007 7.4

as Self

Age 75 (now 91)

The Dead Girl

2006 6.0

as Arden's Mother

Age 74 (now 91)

Eulogy

2004 6.4

as Charlotte Collins

Age 72 (now 91)

The Hustler: The Inside Story

2002 7.0

as Self (archive footage)

Age 69 (now 91)

Postcards From The Cast

2001

as Self

Age 69 (now 91)

The Last Brickmaker in America

2001 8.0

as Ruth Anne

Age 69 (now 91)

Acting 'Carrie'

2001 7.5

as Self

Age 69 (now 91)

Dario Argento: An Eye for Horror

2001 6.8

as Self

Age 69 (now 91)

Midwives

2001 5.9

as Cheryl Visco

Age 69 (now 91)

Possessed

2000 5.4

as Aunt Hanna

Age 68 (now 91)

The Mao Game

1999 7.0

Age 67 (now 91)

Inherit the Wind

1999 6.3

as Sarah Brady

Age 67 (now 91)

The Rage: Carrie 2

1999 5.7

as Margaret White (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)

Age 67 (now 91)

Palmer's Pick-Up

1999 4.0

as Evangelist

Age 67 (now 91)

The Faculty

1998 6.6

as Mrs. Karen Olson

Age 66 (now 91)

St. Patrick's Day

1998 4.4

as Mary Pat

Age 65 (now 91)

Alone

1997 6.7

as Lillie Dawson

Age 65 (now 91)

A Christmas Memory

1997 6.2

as Jennie

Age 65 (now 91)

Intensity

1997 7.0

as Miriam Braynard

Age 65 (now 91)

The Grass Harp

1996 5.9

as Dolly Talbo

Age 64 (now 91)

In the Blink of an Eye

1996 5.9

as Kay Trafero (uncredited)

Age 64 (now 91)

The Road to Galveston

1996 4.5

as Wanda Kirkman

Age 64 (now 91)

The Crossing Guard

1995 6.0

as Helen Booth

Age 63 (now 91)

Fighting for My Daughter

1995 4.7

as Judge Edna Burton

Age 62 (now 91)

Shadows of Desire

1994 2.6

as Ellis Snow

Age 62 (now 91)

Wrestling Ernest Hemingway

1993 6.3

as Georgia

Age 61 (now 91)

Sad Inheritance

1993 6.5

as Margaret Kinsey

Age 61 (now 91)

Trauma

1993 5.8

as Adriana Petrescu

Age 61 (now 91)

Rich in Love

1992 6.4

as Vera Delmage

Age 60 (now 91)

Storyville

1992 5.3

as Constance Fowler

Age 60 (now 91)

Other People's Money

1991 6.1

as Bea Sullivan

Age 59 (now 91)

Rising Son

1990 6.2

as Martha Robinson

Age 58 (now 91)

Twin Peaks

1989 8.5

as Catherine Martell

Age 57 (now 91)

Dream a Little Dream

1989 5.8

as Gena Ettinger

Age 57 (now 91)

Mother, Mother

1989 6.0

as Martha Cousins

Age 56 (now 91)

Go Toward the Light

1988 7.7

as Margo

Age 56 (now 91)

Tiger Warsaw

1988 5.5

as Frances Warsaw

Age 56 (now 91)

Appointment with Death

1988 6.1

as Emily Boynton

Age 56 (now 91)

Distortions

1987 9.0

as Margot Caldwell

Age 55 (now 91)

Promise

1986 7.3

as Annie Gilbert

Age 54 (now 91)

Children of a Lesser God

1986 6.9

as Mrs. Norman

Age 54 (now 91)

Tough Love

1985 6.0

as Darlene Marsh

Age 53 (now 91)

Love, Mary

1985 5.7

as Christine Groda

Age 53 (now 91)

Return to Oz

1985 6.7

as Aunt Em

Age 53 (now 91)

Mae West

1982 5.8

as Matilda West

Age 50 (now 91)

The Bunker

1981 6.3

as Magda Goebbels

Age 49 (now 91)

Macbeth

1981 6.4

as Lady Macbeth

Age 48 (now 91)

Skag

1980

as Jo Skagska

Age 47 (now 91)

Tim

1979 6.3

as Mary Horton

Age 47 (now 91)

Rainbow

1978 10.0

as Ethel Gumm

Age 46 (now 91)

The Boss' Son

1978 10.0

as Elaine

Age 46 (now 91)

In the Matter of Karen Ann Quinlan

1977 7.8

as Julie Quinlan

Age 45 (now 91)

Ruby

1977 4.5

as Ruby

Age 45 (now 91)

Carrie

1976 7.3

as Margaret White

Age 44 (now 91)

The Hustler

1961 7.7

as Sarah Packard

Age 29 (now 91)

Winterset

1959 9.0

as Miriamne

Age 27 (now 91)

Days of Wine and Roses

1958 7.3

as Kirsten Arnesen Clay

Age 26 (now 91)

Until They Sail

1957 6.3

as Delia Leslie Friskett

Age 25 (now 91)

Kelly and Me

1957 9.0

as Mina Van Runkle

Age 25 (now 91)

The Ninth Day

1957

Age 24 (now 91)

Allen in Movieland

1955 4.5

as Self

Age 23 (now 91)

Ain't Misbehavin'

1955 7.5

as Sarah Hatfield

Age 23 (now 91)

Smoke Signal

1955 6.9

as Laura Evans

Age 23 (now 91)

Dawn at Socorro

1954 7.2

as Rannah Hayes

Age 22 (now 91)

Johnny Dark

1954 5.8

as Liz Fielding

Age 22 (now 91)

Dangerous Mission

1954 6.1

as Louise Graham

Age 22 (now 91)

The Golden Blade

1953 6.7

as Khairuzan

Age 21 (now 91)

The Mississippi Gambler

1953 7.2

as Angelique Dureau

Age 21 (now 91)

The World's Most Beautiful Girls

1953

as Self

Age 21 (now 91)

Son of Ali Baba

1952 5.6

as Kiki / Princess Azura

Age 20 (now 91)

Has Anybody Seen My Gal?

1952 7.0

as Millicent Blaisdell

Age 20 (now 91)

No Room for the Groom

1952 5.8

as Lee Kingshead

Age 20 (now 91)

The Prince Who Was a Thief

1951 5.7

as Tina

Age 19 (now 91)

Francis Goes to the Races

1951 6.6

as Frances Travers

Age 19 (now 91)

The Milkman

1950 8.0

as Chris Abbott

Age 18 (now 91)

Louisa

1950 6.5

as Cathy Norton

Age 18 (now 91)