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.
Awards & recognition
- Golden Globe Award — Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film · 1991
- Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie · 1987
- Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year · 1962
- Academy Award — Best Supporting Actress · 1987 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Supporting Actress · 1977 · nominated
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- Academy Award — Best Actress · 1962 · nominated
Filmography50+ titles
Rainbow
Twin Peaks
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Cold Case
ER
Dead Like Me
Frasier
The Hustler
Murder, She Wrote
Beauty and the Beast
MacGyver
Carrie
Days of Wine and Roses
Touched by an Angel
The Thorn Birds
Dawn at Socorro
The Mississippi Gambler
Snapshots
Diagnosis: Murder
Matlock
What's My Line?
Will & Grace
Children of a Lesser God
Smoke Signal
The Colgate Comedy Hour
Hesher
The Ed Sullivan Show
Alone
Return to Oz
The Faculty
Sad Inheritance
White Boy Rick
Hounddog
Eulogy
Inherit the Wind
Wrestling Ernest Hemingway
The Bunker
Tim
Until They Sail
Tender Is the Night
A Christmas Memory
Other People's Money
Appointment with Death
Dangerous Mission
The Dead Girl
The Crossing Guard
Midwives
In the Blink of an Eye
The Grass Harp
Trauma