Piper Laurie
Birthplace: Detroit
Born: 1932; 1932-01-22
Died: 2023; 2023-10-14
Occupations recorded in source
actor; film actor; film director; stage actor; television actor
Biography from Wikipedia
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 the miniseries The Thorn Birds (1983). She played Kirsten Arnesen in the original TV production of Days of Wine and Roses, and Catherine Martell in the television series Twin Peaks.
She 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.
Sources & attribution
Wikidata · revision
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Films in Cinema Hound
Acting
- White Boy Rick (2018) — Grandma Verna Wershe
- Another Harvest Moon (2010) — June
- Hesher (2010) — Madeleine Forney
- Hounddog (2007) — Grannie
- The Dead Girl (2006) — Arden's Mother
- Eulogy (2004) — Grandma Collins
- The Last Brickmaker in America (2001) — Ruth Anne
- Possessed (2000) — Tante Hanna
- The Faculty (1998) — Mrs. Karen Olson
- A Christmas Memory (1997) — Jennie
- The Crossing Guard (1995) — Helen Booth
- The Grass Harp (1995) — Dolly Talbo
- Shadows of Desire (1994) — Ellis Snow
- Rich in Love (1993)
- Trauma (1993)
- Wrestling Ernest Hemingway (1993) — Georgia
- Storyville (1992)
- Other People's Money (1991) — Bea Sullivan
- Pilot (1990)
- Rising Son (1990)
- Dream a Little Dream (1989) — Gena Ettinger
- Appointment with Death (1988) — Emily Boynton
- Tiger Warsaw (1988)
- Distortions (1987)
- Children of a Lesser God (1986) — Mrs. Norman
- Promise (1986) — Annie Gilbert
- Return to Oz (1985) — Aunt Em
- Terror in the Aisles (1984)
- The Thorn Birds (1983)
- The Bunker (1981) — Magda Goebbels
- Tim (1979) — Mary Horton
- Rainbow (1978)
- Ruby (1977)
- Carrie (1976) — Margaret White
- The Hustler (1961) — Sarah Packard
- Kelly and Me (1957)
- Until They Sail (1957) — Delia Leslie Friskett
- Ain't Misbehavin' (1955)
- Smoke Signal (1955) — Laura Evans
- Dangerous Mission (1954) — Louise Graham
Frequent collaborators
Shared films in this catalogue.
- Tony Curtis · 4 films
- Christopher Plummer · 3 films
- Sissy Spacek · 3 films
- Amy Irving · 2 films
- David Morse · 2 films
- Donald O'Connor · 2 films
Catalogue credits: Wikidata and Open Media Database. Sources & licences.