Piper Laurie
Actor
Born Jan 22, 1932 · Detroit, Michigan, USA
Active 1948–2023 · Awards: Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie, Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film, Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year
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…
Filmography
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999) - Dorothy RuddTwin Peaks (1990) - Catherine Martell · Katherine MartellCarrie (1976) - Margaret WhiteTwin Peaks (1989) - Catherine MartellThe Hustler (1961) - Sarah PackardER (1994) - Sarah RossFrasier (1993) - Mrs. Mulhern · Marianne (voice)The Faculty (1998) - Mrs. Karen OlsonMacGyver (2016) - EdithDead Like Me (2003) - Nina RommeyCold Case (2003) - Rose (2005)Return to Oz (1985) - Aunt EmMurder, She Wrote (1984) - Peggy ShannonHesher (2010) - Madeleine ForneyWhite Boy Rick (2018) - Grandma Verna WersheWill & Grace (1998) - SharonThe Twilight Zone (1985) - Aunt Neva (segment "The Burning Man") · Gramma (voice) (uncredited) (segment "Gramma")Beauty and the Beast (1987) - Mrs. DavisChildren of a Lesser God (1986) - Mrs. NormanTouched by an Angel (1994) - Annie DoyleThe Thorn Birds (1983) - Anne MuellerMatlock (1986) - Claire LeighDiagnosis: Murder (1993) - A.D.A. Susan TurnerThe Crossing Guard (1995) - Helen Booth