Personal Info
Birthday
January 22, 1932
Place of Birth
Detroit, Michigan, USA
Known For
Acting
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 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.
Acting Filmography (118)
5.7
Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed
Movie2023
6.7
Gregory Peck, le gentleman acteur
Movie2022
6.4
White Boy Rick
Movie2018
7.1
Snapshots
Movie2018
No Backdrop
0.0
More Acting 'Carrie'
Movie2016
7.3
MacGyver
TV Series2016
8.5
Bad Blood... the Hunger
Movie2012
7.4
Tony Curtis: Driven to Stardom
Movie2012
No Backdrop
4.7
Another Harvest Moon
Movie2010
6.8
Hesher
Movie2010
5.4
Saving Grace B. Jones
Movie2009
6.4
Hounddog
Movie2008
7.4
Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks
Movie2007
6.0
The Dead Girl
Movie2006
6.4
Eulogy
Movie2004
7.8
Cold Case
TV Series2003
7.6
Dead Like Me
TV Series2003
No Backdrop
7.0
The Hustler: The Inside Story
Movie2002
8.0
The Last Brickmaker in America
Movie2001
7.5
Acting 'Carrie'
Movie2001
6.3
State of Grace
TV Series2001
6.8
Dario Argento: An Eye for Horror
Movie2001
5.9
Midwives
Movie2001
5.4
Possessed
Movie2000
8.0
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
TV Series1999
6.3
Inherit the Wind
Movie1999
5.7
The Rage: Carrie 2
Movie1999
4.0
Palmer's Pick-Up
Movie1999
6.6
The Faculty
Movie1998
7.0
Brother's Keeper
TV Series1998
6.9
Will & Grace
TV Series1998
No Backdrop
4.4
St. Patrick's Day
Movie1998
6.2
A Christmas Memory
Movie1997
6.7
Alone
Movie1997
7.0
Intensity
Movie1997
8.0
Intensity
TV Series1997
5.9
The Grass Harp
Movie1996
5.9
In the Blink of an Eye
Movie1996
4.5
The Road to Galveston
Movie1996
6.0
The Crossing Guard
Movie1995
No Backdrop
4.7
Fighting for My Daughter
Movie1995
7.2
Touched by an Angel
TV Series1994
2.6
Shadows of Desire
Movie1994
7.8
ER
TV Series1994
6.3
Wrestling Ernest Hemingway
Movie1993
7.1
Diagnosis: Murder
TV Series1993
7.7
Frasier
TV Series1993
No Backdrop
6.5
Sad Inheritance
Movie1993
5.8
Trauma
Movie1993
6.4
Rich in Love
Movie1992
5.3
Storyville
Movie1992
6.1
Other People's Money
Movie1991
6.2
Rising Son
Movie1990
8.3
Twin Peaks
TV Series1990
8.5
Twin Peaks
Movie1989
5.8
Dream a Little Dream
Movie1989
No Backdrop
6.0
Mother, Mother
Movie1989
7.7
Go Toward the Light
Movie1988
5.5
Tiger Warsaw
Movie1988
6.1
Appointment with Death
Movie1988
7.4
Beauty and the Beast
TV Series1987
No Backdrop
9.0
Distortions
Movie1987
No Backdrop
7.3
Promise
Movie1986
6.9
Children of a Lesser God
Movie1986
7.1
Matlock
TV Series1986
6.0
Tough Love
Movie1985
No Backdrop
5.7
Love, Mary
Movie1985
7.7
The Twilight Zone
TV Series1985
No Backdrop
6.3
Tender Is the Night
TV Series1985
6.7
Return to Oz
Movie1985
7.5
Murder, She Wrote
TV Series1984
7.2
The Thorn Birds
TV Series1983
5.7
St. Elsewhere
TV Series1982
6.8
Hotel
TV Series1982
5.8
Mae West
Movie1982
6.3
The Bunker
Movie1981
6.4
Macbeth
Movie1981
No Backdrop
0.0
Skag
Movie1980
6.3
Tim
Movie1979
10.0
Rainbow
Movie1978
No Backdrop
10.0
The Boss' Son
Movie1978
No Backdrop
7.8
In the Matter of Karen Ann Quinlan
Movie1977
4.5
Ruby
Movie1977
7.3
Carrie
Movie1976
5.8
The Mike Douglas Show
TV Series1961
5.9
Ben Casey
TV Series1961
7.7
The Hustler
Movie1961
7.3
Days of Wine and Roses
Movie1958
5.7
Naked City
TV Series1958
6.3
Until They Sail
Movie1957
9.0
Kelly and Me
Movie1957
No Backdrop
0.0
The Ninth Day
Movie1957
7.6
Playhouse 90
TV Series1956
4.5
Allen in Movieland
Movie1955
7.5
Ain't Misbehavin'
Movie1955
6.9
Smoke Signal
Movie1955
7.2
Dawn at Socorro
Movie1954
5.8
Johnny Dark
Movie1954
6.1
Dangerous Mission
Movie1954
6.7
The Golden Blade
Movie1953
6.8
General Electric Theater
TV Series1953
7.2
The Mississippi Gambler
Movie1953
No Backdrop
0.0
The World's Most Beautiful Girls
Movie1953
5.6
Son of Ali Baba
Movie1952
7.0
Has Anybody Seen My Gal?
Movie1952
5.8
No Room for the Groom
Movie1952
8.8
Hallmark Hall of Fame
TV Series1951
5.7
The Prince Who Was a Thief
Movie1951
6.5
Francis Goes to the Races
Movie1951
7.0
The Milkman
Movie1950
6.9
The Colgate Comedy Hour
TV Series1950
6.5
Louisa
Movie1950
7.0
What's My Line?
TV Series1950
6.0
Robert Montgomery Presents
TV Series1950
5.4
Studio One
TV Series1948
6.8
The Ed Sullivan Show
TV Series1948
7.0
Golden Globe Awards
TV Series1944
No Backdrop
0.0
Science Fiction Film Awards
TV SeriesN/A