Personal Info
- Known ForActing
- GenderFemale
- Birthday1932-01-22
- Day of Death2023-10-14 (91 years)
- Place of BirthDetroit, Michigan, USA
- Also Known AsRosetta JacobsFumio YamaguchiПайпер Лори
Piper Laurie
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...Read More
Acting Career
- 2018
White Boy Rick
As: Grandma Verna Wershe
- 2018
Snapshots
As: Rose
- 2016
MacGyver
As: Edith
- 2012
Bad Blood... the Hunger
As: Milly Lathrop
- 2010
Another Harvest Moon
As: June
- 2010
Hesher
As: Madeleine Forney
- 2009
Saving Grace B. Jones
As: Marta Shrank
- 2007
Hounddog
As: Grammie
2006The Dead Girl
As: Arden's Mother
2004Eulogy
As: Charlotte Collins
2003Cold Case
As: Rose (2005)
2003Dead Like Me
As: Nina Rommey
2001The Last Brickmaker in America
As: Ruth Anne
2001Midwives
As: Cheryl Visco
2000Possessed
As: Aunt Hanna
1999Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
As: Dorothy Rudd
1999Inherit the Wind
As: Sarah Brady
1999Palmer's Pick-Up
As: Evangelist
- 1998
The Faculty
As: Mrs. Karen Olson
1998Brother's Keeper
As: Jane Waide
1998Will & Grace
As: Sharon
1998St. Patrick's Day
As: Mary Pat
1997A Christmas Memory
As: Jennie
1997Alone
As: Lillie Dawson
1997Intensity
As: Miriam Braynard
1997Intensity
As: Miriam Braynard
1996The Grass Harp
As: Dolly Talbo
1996In the Blink of an Eye
As: Kay Trafero (uncredited)
1996The Road to Galveston
As: Wanda Kirkman
1995The Crossing Guard
As: Helen Booth
1995Fighting for My Daughter
As: Judge Edna Burton
1994Touched by an Angel
As: Annie Doyle
1994Shadows of Desire
As: Ellis Snow
1994ER
As: Sarah Ross
1993Wrestling Ernest Hemingway
As: Georgia
1993Diagnosis: Murder
As: A.D.A. Susan Turner
1993Frasier
As: Marianne (voice)
- 1993
Frasier
As: Mrs. Mulhern
1993Sad Inheritance
As: Margaret Kinsey
1993Trauma
As: Adriana Petrescu
1992Rich in Love
As: Vera Delmage
1992Storyville
As: Constance Fowler
1991Other People's Money
As: Bea Sullivan
1990Rising Son
As: Martha Robinson
1990Twin Peaks
As: Katherine Martell
- 1990
Twin Peaks
As: Tojamura / Catherine Martell (voice)
- 1990
Twin Peaks
As: Mr. Tojamura
- 1990
Twin Peaks
As: Tojamura / Catherine Martell
- 1990
Twin Peaks
As: Catherine Martell
1989Twin Peaks
As: Catherine Martell
1989Dream a Little Dream
As: Gena Ettinger
1989Mother, Mother
As: Martha Cousins
1988Go Toward the Light
As: Margo
1988Tiger Warsaw
As: Frances Warsaw
1988Appointment with Death
As: Emily Boynton
1986Promise
As: Annie Gilbert
1986Children of a Lesser God
As: Mrs. Norman
1986Matlock
As: Claire Leigh
1985Toughlove
As: Darlene Marsh
1985Love, Mary
As: Christine Groda
1985The Twilight Zone
As: Gramma (voice) (uncredited) (segment "Gramma")
- 1985
The Twilight Zone
As: Aunt Neva (segment "The Burning Man")
1985Tender Is the Night
As: Elsie Speers
- 1985
Return to Oz
As: Aunt Em
1984Murder, She Wrote
As: Peggy Shannon
1983The Thorn Birds
As: Anne Mueller
1982St. Elsewhere
As: Fran Singleton
1982Mae West
As: Matilda West
1981The Bunker
As: Magda Goebbels
1981Macbeth
As: Lady Macbeth
1980Skag
As: Jo Skagska
1979Tim
As: Mary Horton
1978Rainbow
As: Ethel Gumm
1978The Boss' Son
As: Elaine
1977In the Matter of Karen Ann Quinlan
As: Julie Quinlan
1977Ruby
As: Ruby
- 1976
Carrie
As: Margaret White
- 1961
The Hustler
As: Sarah Packard
1958Days of Wine and Roses
As: Kirsten Arnesen Clay
1958Naked City
As: Mary Highmark
1957Until They Sail
As: Delia Leslie Friskett
1957Kelly and Me
As: Mina Van Runkle
1955Ain't Misbehavin'
As: Sarah Hatfield
1955Smoke Signal
As: Laura Evans
1954Dawn at Socorro
As: Rannah Hayes
1954Johnny Dark
As: Liz Fielding
1954Dangerous Mission
As: Louise Graham
1953The Golden Blade
As: Khairuzan
1953General Electric Theater
As: Phoebe Durkin
- 1953
General Electric Theater
As: Cleopatra
- 1953
General Electric Theater
As: Jessica Galloway
1953The Mississippi Gambler
As: Angelique Dureau
1952Son of Ali Baba
As: Kiki / Princess Azura
1952Has Anybody Seen My Gal?
As: Millicent Blaisdell
1952No Room for the Groom
As: Lee Kingshead
1951Hallmark Hall of Fame
As: Miriamne
- 1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
As: Annie
1951The Prince Who Was a Thief
As: Tina
1951Francis Goes to the Races
As: Frances Travers
1950The Milkman
As: Chris Abbott
1950Louisa
As: Cathy Norton
1950Robert Montgomery Presents
As: Stacey Spender
1948Studio One
As: Ruth Cornelius