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Piper Laurie
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.
17
Films
6.6
Avg Score
Filmography (17)
White Boy Rick
65
as Grandma Verna Wershe
Hesher
69
as Madeleine Forney
Hounddog
62
as Grammie
The Dead Girl
65
as Arden's Mother
Eulogy
64
as Charlotte Collins
The Rage: Carrie 2
48
as Margaret White (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Inherit the Wind
72
as Sarah Brady
The Faculty
66
as Mrs. Karen Olson
The Crossing Guard
63
as Helen Booth
Trauma
58
as Adriana Petrescu
Other People's Money
62
as Bea Sullivan
Appointment with Death
61
as Emily Boynton
Children of a Lesser God
72
as Mrs. Norman
Return to Oz
68
as Aunt Em
The Bunker
68
as Magda Goebbels
Carrie
74
as Margaret White
The Hustler
79
as Sarah Packard