Actor

Piper Laurie

January 22, 1932 · 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.

Notable work

7.3
Carrie (1976)
as Margaret White
8
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
as Dorothy Rudd
8.3
Twin Peaks (1990)
as Katherine Martell and as Catherine Martell (archive footage)
6.6
The Faculty (1998)
as Mrs. Karen Olson
6.3
White Boy Rick (2018)
as Grandma Verna Wershe
7.7
The Hustler (1961)
as Sarah Packard
6.7
Return to Oz (1985)
as Aunt Em
7.3
MacGyver (2016)
as Edith
7.8
ER (1994)
as Sarah Ross
7.7
Frasier (1993)
as Marianne (voice) and as Mrs. Mulhern
6.8
Hesher (2010)
as Madeleine Forney
8.5
Twin Peaks (1989)
as Catherine Martell

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