Acting

Piper Laurie

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.

Movies & TV shows

80 credits

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999 · Dorothy Rudd

Not in this catalog

Frasier

1993 · Marianne (voice)

Not in this catalog

Frasier

1993 · Mrs. Mulhern

Not in this catalog

The Mike Douglas Show

1961 · Self

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Golden Globe Awards

1944 · Self - Nominee

Not in this catalog

Golden Globe Awards

1944 · Self - Presenter

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Cold Case

2003 · Rose (2005)

Not in this catalog

Twin Peaks

1990 · Katherine Martell

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Twin Peaks

1990 · Catherine Martell (archive footage)

Not in this catalog

Twin Peaks

1990 · Catherine Martell

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ER

1994 · Sarah Ross

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Murder, She Wrote

1984 · Peggy Shannon

Not in this catalog

Diagnosis: Murder

1993 · A.D.A. Susan Turner

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Will & Grace

1998 · Sharon

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Robert Montgomery Presents

1950 · Stacey Spender

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Touched by an Angel

1994 · Annie Doyle

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No poster

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

1963 · Lee Wiley

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Matlock

1986 · Claire Leigh

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MacGyver

2016 · Edith

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St. Elsewhere

1982 · Fran Singleton

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Hotel

1982

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Hotel

1982 · Jessica

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Studio One

1948 · Ruth Cornelius

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The Twilight Zone

1985 · Gramma (voice) (uncredited) (segment "Gramma")

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The Twilight Zone

1985 · Aunt Neva (segment "The Burning Man")

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Naked City

1958 · Mary Highmark

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Ben Casey

1961

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Dead Like Me

2003 · Nina Rommey

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The Colgate Comedy Hour

1950 · Self

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The Ed Sullivan Show

1948 · Self

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What's My Line?

1950 · Self - Mystery Guest

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The Thorn Birds

1983 · Anne Mueller

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MOVIE

Carrie

1976 · Margaret White

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Playhouse 90

1956

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MOVIE

The Faculty

1998 · Mrs. Karen Olson

Not in this catalog

MOVIE

White Boy Rick

2018 · Grandma Verna Wershe

MOVIE

Appointment with Death

1988 · Emily Boynton

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State of Grace

2001 · Aunt Sophie

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MOVIE

The Crossing Guard

1995 · Helen Booth

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MOVIE

Hesher

2010 · Madeleine Forney

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MOVIE

The Hustler

1961 · Sarah Packard

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Brother's Keeper

1998 · Jane Waide

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MOVIE

The Rage: Carrie 2

1999 · Margaret White (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)

Not in this catalog

MOVIE

Children of a Lesser God

1986 · Mrs. Norman

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MOVIE

Return to Oz

1985 · Aunt Em

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Tender Is the Night

1985 · Elsie Speers

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MOVIE

Twin Peaks

1989 · Catherine Martell

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General Electric Theater

1953 · Phoebe Durkin

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General Electric Theater

1953 · Cleopatra

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General Electric Theater

1953 · Jessica Galloway

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MOVIE

The Dead Girl

2006 · Arden's Mother

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MOVIE

Other People's Money

1991 · Bea Sullivan

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MOVIE

Tough Love

1985 · Darlene Marsh

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MOVIE

Possessed

2000 · Aunt Hanna

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MOVIE

The Grass Harp

1996 · Dolly Talbo

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Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951 · Miriamne

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Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951 · Annie

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MOVIE

Hounddog

2008 · Grammie

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Intensity

1997 · Miriam Braynard

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Science Fiction Film Awards

— · Self

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MOVIE

Eulogy

2004 · Charlotte Collins

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MOVIE

Tim

1979 · Mary Horton

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MOVIE

The Bunker

1981 · Magda Goebbels

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MOVIE

The Prince Who Was a Thief

1951 · Tina

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MOVIE

Dream a Little Dream

1989 · Gena Ettinger

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No poster

Skag

1980

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MOVIE

Sad Inheritance

1993 · Margaret Kinsey

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MOVIE

Son of Ali Baba

1952 · Kiki / Princess Azura

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MOVIE

The Mississippi Gambler

1953 · Angelique Dureau

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MOVIE

Inherit the Wind

1999 · Sarah Brady

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MOVIE

Trauma

1993 · Adriana Petrescu

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MOVIE

Wrestling Ernest Hemingway

1993 · Georgia

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MOVIE

Until They Sail

1957 · Delia Leslie Friskett

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MOVIE

Snapshots

2018 · Rose

MOVIE

Rising Son

1990 · Martha Robinson

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MOVIE

Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks

2007 · Self

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No poster

Traps

1994 · Cora Trapchek

Not in this catalog

MOVIE

Skag

1980 · Jo Skagska

Not in this catalog

MOVIE

Has Anybody Seen My Gal?

1952 · Millicent Blaisdell

Not in this catalog

MOVIE

Smoke Signal

1955 · Laura Evans

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