Piper Laurie
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Piper Laurie

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Biography

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.

Films Featuring Piper Laurie

The Hustler

19617.7

Children of a Lesser God

19866.9

Appointment with Death

19886.1

Acting 'Carrie'

20017.5

Other People's Money

19916.1

Carrie

19767.3

Tim

19796.3

The Hustler: The Inside Story

20027.0

Allen in Movieland

19554.5

The Faculty

19986.6

The Crossing Guard

19956.0

Winterset

Winterset

19599.0

Return to Oz

19856.7

The Dead Girl

20066.0

Wrestling Ernest Hemingway

19936.3

The Bunker

19816.3

Hounddog

20086.5

Hesher

20106.8

The Grass Harp

19965.9

Possessed

20005.4

Francis Goes to the Races

19516.5

Son of Ali Baba

19525.6

The Prince Who Was a Thief

19515.7

Has Anybody Seen My Gal?

19527.0

Ruby

19774.5

The Golden Blade

19536.7

A Christmas Memory

19975.9

In the Blink of an Eye

19965.9

Until They Sail

19576.3

Johnny Dark

19545.8

Bad Blood... the Hunger

20128.5

Dangerous Mission

19546.0

Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed

20235.7

Tiger Warsaw

19885.5

The Milkman

19507.0

Another Harvest Moon

20104.7

No Room for the Groom

19525.8

Rich in Love

19926.4

Storyville

19925.3

Smoke Signal

19556.9

The Last Brickmaker in America

20018.0

Dawn at Socorro

19547.2

Skag

1980

Kelly and Me

19579.0

The Mississippi Gambler

19537.2

Distortions

19879.0

Macbeth

19816.4

The Road to Galveston

19964.5

Postcards From The Cast

Postcards From The Cast

2001

Rainbow

197810.0

Dream a Little Dream

19895.8

Mae West

19825.8

Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks

20077.4

Eulogy

20046.4

The Boss' Son

197810.0

Trauma

19935.8

Fighting for My Daughter

19954.7

Rising Son

19906.2

Alone

19976.7

Dario Argento: An Eye for Horror

20016.8

Ain't Misbehavin'

19557.5

Palmer's Pick-Up

19994.0

Go Toward the Light

19887.7

The Rage: Carrie 2

19995.6

In the Matter of Karen Ann Quinlan

19777.8

Love, Mary

19855.7

Gregory Peck, le gentleman acteur

20226.7

Promise

19867.3

The Ninth Day

1957

Louisa

19506.5

Inherit the Wind

19996.3

Sad Inheritance

19936.5

Midwives

20015.9

White Boy Rick

20186.3

Twin Peaks

19898.5

Shadows of Desire

19942.6

St. Patrick's Day

19984.4

Intensity

19977.1

Snapshots

20187.1

Days of Wine and Roses

19587.3

Tony Curtis: Driven to Stardom

20127.4

The Mao Game

The Mao Game

19997.0

Tough Love

19856.0

Mother, Mother

19896.0

The World's Most Beautiful Girls

1953

Saving Grace B. Jones

20095.4

More Acting 'Carrie'

2016