Piper Laurie
Acting
Born 1932-01-22 · 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.
Known for
Twin Peaks
1990 · TV
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999 · TV
ER
1994 · TV
Cold Case
2003 · TV
Frasier
1993 · TV
The Twilight Zone
1985 · TV
Dead Like Me
2003 · TV
Murder, She Wrote
1984 · TV
Beauty and the Beast
1987 · TV
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951 · TV
MacGyver
2016 · TV
The Thorn Birds
1983 · TV
Touched by an Angel
1994 · TV
Playhouse 90
1956 · TV
Intensity
1997 · TV
Matlock
1986 · TV
Diagnosis: Murder
1993 · TV
Golden Globe Awards
1944 · TV
Science Fiction Film Awards
— · TV
Brother's Keeper
1998 · TV
What's My Line?
1950 · TV
General Electric Theater
1953 · TV
The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950 · TV
State of Grace
2001 · TV
Hotel
1982 · TV
Tender Is the Night
1985 · TV
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950 · TV
Will & Grace
1998 · TV
Ben Casey
1961 · TV
Naked City
1958 · TV
Studio One
1948 · TV
St. Elsewhere
1982 · TV
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948 · TV
The Mike Douglas Show
1961 · TV