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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.
The roles that explain the career.
61 credits across 2 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Gregory Peck, le gentleman acteur | Herself | Film |
| 2012 | Bad Blood... the Hunger | Milly Lathrop | Film |
| 2010 | Hesher | Madeleine Forney | Film |
| 2010 | Another Harvest Moon | June | Film |
| 2009 | Saving Grace B. Jones | Marta Shrank | Film |
| 2008 | Hounddog | Grammie | Film |
| 2006 | The Dead Girl | Arden's Mother | Film |
| 2004 | Eulogy | Charlotte Collins | Film |
| 2001 | Midwives | Cheryl Visco | Film |
| 2001 | The Last Brickmaker in America | Ruth Anne | Film |
| 2001 | Dario Argento: An Eye for Horror | Self | Film |
| 2000 | Possessed | Aunt Hanna | Film |
| 1999 | Inherit the Wind | Sarah Brady | Film |
| 1998 | The Faculty | Mrs. Karen Olson | Film |
| 1997 | Intensity | Miriam Braynard | Film |
| 1997 | A Christmas Memory | Jennie | Film |
| 1996 | The Grass Harp | Dolly Talbo | Film |
| 1996 | The Road to Galveston | Wanda Kirkman | Film |
| 1996 | In the Blink of an Eye | Kay Trafero (uncredited) | Film |
| 1995 | The Crossing Guard | Helen Booth | Film |
| 1993 | Wrestling Ernest Hemingway | Georgia | Film |
| 1993 | Trauma | Adriana Petrescu | Film |
| 1992 | Storyville | Constance Fowler | Film |
| 1992 | Rich in Love | Vera Delmage | Film |
| 1991 | Other People's Money | Bea Sullivan | Film |
| 1990 | Twin Peaks: Season One | Catherine Martell | Film |
| 1989 | Dream a Little Dream | Gena Ettinger | Film |
| 1989 | Mother, Mother | Martha Cousins | Film |
| 1989 | Twin Peaks | Catherine Martell | Film |
| 1988 | Tiger Warsaw | Frances Warsaw | Film |
| 1988 | Go Toward the Light | Margo | Film |
| 1988 | Appointment with Death | Emily Boynton | Film |
| 1987 | Distortions | Margot Caldwell | Film |
| 1986 | Children of a Lesser God | Mrs. Norman | Film |
| 1986 | Promise | Annie Gilbert | Film |
| 1985 | Tough Love | Darlene Marsh | Film |
| 1985 | Return to Oz | Aunt Em | Film |
| 1982 | Mae West | Matilda West | Film |
| 1981 | The Bunker | Magda Goebbels | Film |
| 1980 | Skag | TV | |
| 1979 | Tim | Mary Horton | Film |
| 1978 | Rainbow | Ethel Gumm | Film |
| 1977 | Ruby | Ruby | Film |
| 1976 | Carrie | Margaret White | Film |
| 1961 | The Hustler | Sarah Packard | Film |
| 1957 | Until They Sail | Delia Leslie Friskett | Film |
| 1957 | Kelly and Me | Mina Van Runkle | Film |
| 1955 | Smoke Signal | Laura Evans | Film |
| 1955 | Ain't Misbehavin' | Sarah Hatfield | Film |
| 1954 | Dawn at Socorro | Rannah Hayes | Film |
| 1954 | Johnny Dark | Liz Fielding | Film |
| 1954 | Dangerous Mission | Louise Graham | Film |
| 1953 | The Mississippi Gambler | Angelique Dureau | Film |
| 1953 | The Golden Blade | Khairuzan | Film |
| 1952 | Son of Ali Baba | Kiki / Princess Azura | Film |
| 1952 | Has Anybody Seen My Gal? | Millicent Blaisdell | Film |
| 1952 | No Room for the Groom | Lee Kingshead | Film |
| 1951 | Francis Goes to the Races | Frances Travers | Film |
| 1951 | The Prince Who Was a Thief | Tina | Film |
| 1950 | The Milkman | Chris Abbott | Film |
| 1950 | Louisa | Cathy Norton | Film |
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