Actor
Piper Laurie
Born 1932 · Detroit, Michigan, USA
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
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Dorothy Rudd · 1999
Twin Peaks
Katherine Martell · 1990
Carrie
Margaret White · 1976
Twin Peaks
Catherine Martell · 1989
The Hustler
Sarah Packard · 1961
ER
Sarah Ross · 1994
Frasier
Marianne (voice) · 1993
The Faculty
Mrs. Karen Olson · 1998
MacGyver
Edith · 2016
Dead Like Me
Nina Rommey · 2003
Cold Case
Rose (2005) · 2003
Return to Oz
Aunt Em · 1985
Murder, She Wrote
Peggy Shannon · 1984
White Boy Rick
Grandma Verna Wershe · 2018
Hesher
Madeleine Forney · 2010
Will & Grace
Sharon · 1998
The Twilight Zone
Gramma (voice) (uncredited) (segment "Gramma") · 1985
Beauty and the Beast
Mrs. Davis · 1987
Children of a Lesser God
Mrs. Norman · 1986
Touched by an Angel
Annie Doyle · 1994
The Thorn Birds
Anne Mueller · 1983
Matlock
Claire Leigh · 1986
The Rage: Carrie 2
Margaret White (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited) · 1999
Diagnosis: Murder
A.D.A. Susan Turner · 1993