Piper Laurie
Acting
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.
Born: January 22, 1932
Place of Birth: Detroit, Michigan, USA
Known For
Kelly and Me
Failing vaudeville performer, Len, is taken under the wing of the German Shepherd wonder dog, Kelly, and a new act is born. Len hopes all his dreams are coming true when he finds himself in Hollywood ... but Kelly is the one in demand on the big screen.
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Long-running anthology program sponsored by Hallmark Cards. Beginning in 1951 and continuing into 2019, the series received 80 Emmy Awards, 24 Christopher Awards, 11 Peabody Awards, 9 Golden Globes, and 4 Humanitas Prizes. Early seasons were a weekly live drama, eventually transitioning to videotaped and then filmed productions broadcast as occasional specials.
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Long-running anthology program sponsored by Hallmark Cards. Beginning in 1951 and continuing into 2019, the series received 80 Emmy Awards, 24 Christopher Awards, 11 Peabody Awards, 9 Golden Globes, and 4 Humanitas Prizes. Early seasons were a weekly live drama, eventually transitioning to videotaped and then filmed productions broadcast as occasional specials.
Twin Peaks
An idiosyncratic FBI agent investigates the murder of a young woman in the even more idiosyncratic town of Twin Peaks. (This standalone version of the series pilot was produced for the European VHS market and has an alternate, closed ending.)
Bad Blood... the Hunger
Several college students embark on a summer of sun and fun, but find that their adventure turns eerily macabre when dark and ancient forces propel them into a sinister enclave peopled by human, night-stalking, ravenous flesh-eaters whose wit and seemingly benign exteriors hide dreadful and deadly secrets that border on the supernatural.
Twin Peaks
The body of Laura Palmer is washed up on a beach near the small Washington state town of Twin Peaks. FBI Special Agent Dale Cooper is called in to investigate her strange demise only to uncover a web of mystery that ultimately leads him deep into the heart of the surrounding woodland and his very own soul.
Twin Peaks
The body of Laura Palmer is washed up on a beach near the small Washington state town of Twin Peaks. FBI Special Agent Dale Cooper is called in to investigate her strange demise only to uncover a web of mystery that ultimately leads him deep into the heart of the surrounding woodland and his very own soul.
Twin Peaks
The body of Laura Palmer is washed up on a beach near the small Washington state town of Twin Peaks. FBI Special Agent Dale Cooper is called in to investigate her strange demise only to uncover a web of mystery that ultimately leads him deep into the heart of the surrounding woodland and his very own soul.
Twin Peaks
The body of Laura Palmer is washed up on a beach near the small Washington state town of Twin Peaks. FBI Special Agent Dale Cooper is called in to investigate her strange demise only to uncover a web of mystery that ultimately leads him deep into the heart of the surrounding woodland and his very own soul.
Twin Peaks
The body of Laura Palmer is washed up on a beach near the small Washington state town of Twin Peaks. FBI Special Agent Dale Cooper is called in to investigate her strange demise only to uncover a web of mystery that ultimately leads him deep into the heart of the surrounding woodland and his very own soul.
Filmography
as Self - Co-Star (voice) (archive footage)
as Herself
as Grandma Verna Wershe
as Rose
as Edith
as Milly Lathrop
as June
as Madeleine Forney
as Marta Shrank
as Grammie
as Arden's Mother
as Charlotte Collins
as Rose (2005)
as Nina Rommey
as Self (archive footage)
as Ruth Anne
as Self
as Aunt Sophie
as Cheryl Visco
as Aunt Hanna
as Dorothy Rudd
as Sarah Brady
as Margaret White (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)
as Evangelist
as Mrs. Karen Olson
as Jane Waide
as Sharon
as Mary Pat
as Lillie Dawson
as Jennie
as Miriam Braynard
as Miriam Braynard
as Dolly Talbo
as Kay Trafero (uncredited)
as Wanda Kirkman
as Helen Booth
as Judge Edna Burton
as Annie Doyle
as Ellis Snow
as Sarah Ross
as Georgia
as A.D.A. Susan Turner
as Marianne (voice)
as Mrs. Mulhern
as Margaret Kinsey
as Adriana Petrescu
as Vera Delmage
as Constance Fowler
as Bea Sullivan
as Martha Robinson
as Katherine Martell
as Tojamura / Catherine Martell (voice)
as Mr. Tojamura
as Catherine Martell (archive footage)
as Tojamura / Catherine Martell
as Catherine Martell
as Catherine Martell
as Gena Ettinger
as Martha Cousins
as Margo
as Frances Warsaw
as Emily Boynton
as Annie Gilbert
as Mrs. Norman
as Claire Leigh
as Darlene Marsh
as Christine Groda
as Gramma (voice) (uncredited) (segment "Gramma")
as Aunt Neva (segment "The Burning Man")
as Elsie Speers
as Aunt Em
as Peggy Shannon
as Anne Mueller
as Fran Singleton
as Matilda West
as Magda Goebbels
as Lady Macbeth
as Jo Skagska
as Mary Horton
as Ethel Gumm
as Elaine
as Julie Quinlan
as Ruby
as Margaret White
as Self
as Sarah Packard
as Kirsten Arnesen Clay
as Mary Highmark
as Delia Leslie Friskett
as Mina Van Runkle
as Self
as Sarah Hatfield
as Laura Evans
as Rannah Hayes
as Liz Fielding
as Louise Graham
as Khairuzan
as Phoebe Durkin
as Cleopatra
as Jessica Galloway
as Angelique Dureau
as Kiki / Princess Azura
as Millicent Blaisdell
as Lee Kingshead
as Miriamne
as Annie
as Tina
as Frances Travers
as Chris Abbott
as Self
as Cathy Norton
as Self - Mystery Guest
as Stacey Spender
as Ruth Cornelius
as Self
as Self - Nominee
as Self - Presenter
as Herself