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.
Known for
![Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/2sgWVNX4oAyFnGnCDFMvWTsst4B.jpg)
Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed
![Gregory Peck, le gentleman acteur](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/wVPzXDMuxntDqlKIAJCG0JJPZqN.jpg)
Gregory Peck, le gentleman acteur
![White Boy Rick](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/xjW2wgrC2ey0APDELP6NMD8tAq7.jpg)
White Boy Rick
![Snapshots](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/zYYxHMcL23E0ebtxCISGteeCU9l.jpg)
Snapshots
![MacGyver](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/2zAogx9dmSAu2HYxbWzHe4ZaNY5.jpg)
MacGyver
![Bad Blood... the Hunger](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/oMFz3QhWpZBD8xtkPqjMui9zfz4.jpg)
Bad Blood... the Hunger
![Tony Curtis: Driven to Stardom](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/41bqZ8ajk1Eko63FYwGZ0QKVSpo.jpg)
Tony Curtis: Driven to Stardom
![Another Harvest Moon](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/a3iIEVY4LTxRFhSi6FiV2ZU4aPc.jpg)
Another Harvest Moon
![Hesher](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/dD03azf3h1hUHVzVkkqJs96Kkay.jpg)
Hesher
![Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/srpNBXd7iojtOzJ8IwL53E53wjG.jpg)
Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks
![Hounddog](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/gHu64aEbNpkKM8Hh2NFDu45y3B6.jpg)
Hounddog
![The Dead Girl](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/wBIn93ZY0Qd3BafjSJYvqgAZu88.jpg)
The Dead Girl
![Eulogy](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/1B5FH0LiRulRr1CLkS17s9oLtLK.jpg)
Eulogy
![Cold Case](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/5dmiNE8UdAqIyjjwZZWsjMhhV0b.jpg)
Cold Case
![Dead Like Me](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/33b0EvcM8qbOZBkzk1t3PFyOrCv.jpg)
Dead Like Me
![The Hustler: The Inside Story](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/qYB7bPTaF9gDAKqIBFgw4uIpYv5.jpg)
The Hustler: The Inside Story
![The Last Brickmaker in America](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/t4wZM3HCXUCo6P3jmbKDjMYfV3w.jpg)
The Last Brickmaker in America
![Acting 'Carrie'](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/sKKwQ0txxVdg3fcuHTyOc9hKChu.jpg)
Acting 'Carrie'
![Dario Argento: An Eye for Horror](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/ctWFUdZf7fXsbaljr86DLfIbvFy.jpg)
Dario Argento: An Eye for Horror
![Midwives](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/y0tFzAcWbYB0T5OhEJxRvknOE2Z.jpg)
Midwives
![Possessed](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/y69KzSWrryMLJJZ7aVOy1qjnFg4.jpg)
Possessed
![Law & Order: Special Victims Unit](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/onmSVwYsPMYtO8OjLdjS8FfRNKb.jpg)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
![Inherit the Wind](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/rgH4hyR25OE2AvuW55URkp8bmA.jpg)
Inherit the Wind
![The Rage: Carrie 2](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/fiGEbHu1CzpTpo4fiAZqXlMJPle.jpg)
The Rage: Carrie 2
![Palmer's Pick Up](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/5WIoKJ7O8T5gWnkIqYrn6S8g6JP.jpg)
Palmer's Pick Up
![The Faculty](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/5XetJwmAiDC0EtH23NIXaqFn3Wl.jpg)
The Faculty
![Brother's Keeper](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/cv8pBQ7REZ1m0v9UnJhOdNwHwx3.jpg)
Brother's Keeper
![Will & Grace](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/m2AWZDAHesXDmLwVm73BpGlP55a.jpg)
Will & Grace
![St. Patrick's Day](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/3ed1O0XhPguhmpWA5CEeTh4CKV.jpg)
St. Patrick's Day
![Intensity](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/3kufw3CXchf2DvXnqnXlL2zil.jpg)
Intensity
![In the Blink of an Eye](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/tMsnRwpSPYrXuXzQ6TJshSxUmTb.jpg)
In the Blink of an Eye
![The Road to Galveston](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/9uTcAXMg9IiRe5k29GaOR6ciyHM.jpg)
The Road to Galveston
![The Crossing Guard](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/kogaCIIylHmWQo2gJrrdq8Br8b8.jpg)
The Crossing Guard
![The Grass Harp](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/pcdi92LC26RW3zm97SwF3NXYTUr.jpg)
The Grass Harp
![Fighting for My Daughter](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/7hgkN6dJf5aXJ0KsPcOS1qH8RXn.jpg)
Fighting for My Daughter
![Shadows of Desire](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/gPg0Gfz4prHcA4xCXbBt7Qu1A4M.jpg)
Shadows of Desire
![ER](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/rAxd8H0zGH61RWMPVZiR9zT4Nqk.jpg)
ER
![Wrestling Ernest Hemingway](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/aMWkpitaM33HgDv25RzeMy9ZNFQ.jpg)
Wrestling Ernest Hemingway
![Diagnosis: Murder](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/5yhozeY2KgYXQQE9kfbiIyypYiI.jpg)
Diagnosis: Murder
![Frasier](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/gYAb6GCVEFsU9hzMCG5rxaxoIv3.jpg)
Frasier
![Sad Inheritance](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/eIUrRjASQMuAz09Dfvh6TIXRjUB.jpg)
Sad Inheritance
![Trauma](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/A9lheNDXPb4HS0g2RQu2rUD98V5.jpg)
Trauma
![Rich in Love](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/zvkFLMNROVLyztEmgRGct76yfQe.jpg)
Rich in Love
![Storyville](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/Aag0midhVXwTVv5ZiidAFo6H5SY.jpg)
Storyville
![Other People's Money](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/obnOuFa2yJRorRM3rab3rXZFfEh.jpg)
Other People's Money
![Rising Son](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/11f1hCoLSvRhGNUWL9fnJv1puW9.jpg)
Rising Son
![Twin Peaks](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/lA9CNSdo50iQPZ8A2fyVpMvJZAf.jpg)
Twin Peaks
![Twin Peaks](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/kl8Enk7wotm7i2aun7m3vWmO2hT.jpg)
Twin Peaks
![Dream a Little Dream](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/oIRJ4sDejlv0ws5yqxMwCV75I4d.jpg)
Dream a Little Dream
![Mother, Mother](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/gF4LnleI7aqXxT0KyzXKmsH7EBf.jpg)
Mother, Mother
![Go Toward the Light](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/bamFhZ3cP4MSRxXi3S8mGiwHEsl.jpg)
Go Toward the Light
![Tiger Warsaw](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/5aMoJCN2VsVFHksMfJ2vyJiRO7H.jpg)
Tiger Warsaw
![Appointment with Death](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/fnHtgkOgYznDOh9lmK5MLiJpxVU.jpg)
Appointment with Death
![Beauty and the Beast](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/vpSiTl7U1NKdDHroFUqCBQgqd2q.jpg)
Beauty and the Beast
![Promise](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/5pIy5Hi5CkAhgyejQDnoZPUMCRX.jpg)
Promise
![Children of a Lesser God](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/yAiJlASIXC306qpqe5NZX2GgVlQ.jpg)
Children of a Lesser God
![Matlock](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/2eGYyekQjcAXVmcYW1g4keR4plV.jpg)
Matlock
![Toughlove](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/e70l836YOO2JsMCmnQjf7ZuNoUW.jpg)
Toughlove
![Love, Mary](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/dHzaMBQkXBOcA8jsW5m5IzInGq7.jpg)
Love, Mary
![The Twilight Zone](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/5OYHoUEKE3RJMqiHcJ8XA5kB7bw.jpg)
The Twilight Zone
![Tender Is the Night](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/v0zfkPcVKTAEzsrxtejxWEnYoG9.jpg)
Tender Is the Night
![Return to Oz](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/zKaH6CbrgxNLw9lsEinLxx173Tw.jpg)
Return to Oz
![Terror in the Aisles](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/afLENQhXg04QPf2e9rlKtprTzjJ.jpg)
Terror in the Aisles
![Murder, She Wrote](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/3UxBFG4fiuZ0P9n2sCrjXh64Avy.jpg)
Murder, She Wrote
![The Thorn Birds](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/hlBkKc9JGPszx9FjLnARad9yQA3.jpg)
The Thorn Birds
![St. Elsewhere](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/mEfcA56iisaOfnK8FsY1sSE2wLu.jpg)
St. Elsewhere
![Hotel](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/bYOQJm7O7cEPvkcMp3VI6TSP6Eg.jpg)
Hotel
![Mae West](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/o36DuBndiU3g93CjnOTd0GZbWMO.jpg)
Mae West
![The Bunker](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/xhIe9F81CrksB6E4SggAjqoUoLA.jpg)
The Bunker
![Macbeth](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/yfjZ7Ds8WZ6xM1ue1UbctoKo2A6.jpg)
Macbeth
![Tim](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/ji8Y2jM6aISMUP053C4neWGPYiE.jpg)
Tim
![Rainbow](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/elrwnpYVm2gWW93diXzxGBdpSfr.jpg)
Rainbow
![The Boss' Son](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/ubJ5LFMRNZxgPfXXF6XBOkRCql8.jpg)
The Boss' Son
![In the Matter of Karen Ann Quinlan](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/i69zfAroJ53dSUTvPjjMKeCxymU.jpg)
In the Matter of Karen Ann Quinlan
![Ruby](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/zGAxPyLfDp2LGxqFb0sjJFFi9YY.jpg)
Ruby
![Carrie](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/uc3OvgmbnYaS5Y0BOjSmC1EmSz1.jpg)
Carrie
![The Mike Douglas Show](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/qNk97cbF3dZyhkfIcJhjFDD64sM.jpg)
The Mike Douglas Show
![Ben Casey](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/oT1ct5pe52p5EQffkUL7L6JkHAL.jpg)
Ben Casey
![The Hustler](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/snItsSViawjaadW9mlWUmGwR41R.jpg)
The Hustler
![Days of Wine and Roses](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/vvDOs1b0sHVC7VpJlv6QvRPcMQ6.jpg)
Days of Wine and Roses
![Naked City](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/56pxzIXS9dEwtUHsQc4ggDMkSX2.jpg)
Naked City
![Until They Sail](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/tS2IvH9qU9rPQOCHOgjlnwFIhY8.jpg)
Until They Sail
![Kelly and Me](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/xUZPHSLWjlyk9mb0Fi4UkashYNj.jpg)
Kelly and Me
![The Ninth Day](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/4ZJWOnWhkTLzoSRwWmqitAMg0Es.jpg)
The Ninth Day
![Playhouse 90](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/6srGbszH8amK1JiJRS2YzRcoDVw.jpg)
Playhouse 90
![Allen in Movieland](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/uJbuSYTS24LziXHClbxjugePjVi.jpg)
Allen in Movieland
![Ain't Misbehavin'](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/aFXFQle8H5ggNC1A1Wp4VdCyBwv.jpg)
Ain't Misbehavin'
![Smoke Signal](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/xeWj1DLgTYs149SjJKhdJx4K8Ch.jpg)
Smoke Signal
![Dawn at Socorro](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/1Q1oyYdFpafGkiF09hJSeuWtmeR.jpg)
Dawn at Socorro
![Johnny Dark](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/Ag1HlpTokMM3WkXb0FCari6RCEH.jpg)
Johnny Dark
![Dangerous Mission](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/iUDyqv2zjrS2wp72vutbKxCfyqZ.jpg)
Dangerous Mission
![The Golden Blade](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/6hSZZ3Agf6XIy3cD2CAAwM0y3KA.jpg)
The Golden Blade
![The Oscars](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/wyMHJMQp8WpmBg9CxefvbQnFhrm.jpg)
The Oscars
![General Electric Theater](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/sNhevbrsNi11PUwz0tXsB0wh84a.jpg)
General Electric Theater
![The Mississippi Gambler](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/rHuNEGdPgULPkaVsXRMgYnyAf9G.jpg)
The Mississippi Gambler
![Son of Ali Baba](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/ek0jxzkMzsmVf4cBjgpvO901tHh.jpg)
Son of Ali Baba
![Has Anybody Seen My Gal?](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/zZFk1jwxoZ7e6o5exhFIykDWyF8.jpg)
Has Anybody Seen My Gal?
![No Room for the Groom](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/pTz7HE6wggQl9n5oiV4tihJ3Oc2.jpg)
No Room for the Groom
![Hallmark Hall of Fame](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/dSeAHZYT2JLidmA9hfH15Ae3NPk.jpg)
Hallmark Hall of Fame
![The Prince Who Was a Thief](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/mineOvyNItNwVeZZ0HsbEzNyoAd.jpg)
The Prince Who Was a Thief
![Francis Goes to the Races](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/8qD9qB53N1grWbhCVBvUxrWfwVn.jpg)
Francis Goes to the Races
![The Milkman](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/xqdZp45J1qGbPynx7UAPITfU0OE.jpg)
The Milkman
![Louisa](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/uCKk9zNsULb9FufeLGgFq0gCYfj.jpg)
Louisa
![What's My Line?](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/A9T7xSQFnlxFgZkqC4lmHYPXhq4.jpg)
What's My Line?
![Robert Montgomery Presents](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/jZLS9pS4JGltYIB43c2UvXhqZqW.jpg)
Robert Montgomery Presents
![Studio One](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/rTauMq9Zi9KM2gGzX0qO80JoBmS.jpg)
Studio One
![The Ed Sullivan Show](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/gUEfDXUxwhgXBX7LSk57vJKXCTp.jpg)
The Ed Sullivan Show