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