Piper Laurie

January 22, 1932 - October 14, 2023 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.

Her titles like Carrie, The Faculty, and The Hustler - her biggest roles first.
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Watched: 0/70

Weighted avg: 6.50 /10

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Carrie

1976November 1976 by Brian De Palma

Starring as Margaret White

Starring as Margaret White

6.95 Good+
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The Faculty

1998December 1998 by Robert Rodriguez

Minor role as Mrs. Karen Olson

Minor role as Mrs. Karen Olson

6.12 Good--
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The Hustler

1961September 1961 by Robert Rossen

Starring as Sarah Packard

Starring as Sarah Packard

7.27 Excellent--
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Return to Oz

1985June 1985 by Walter Murch

Supporting as Aunt Em

Supporting as Aunt Em

6.26 Good--
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5

White Boy Rick

2018September 2018 by Yann Demange

Minor role as Grandma Verna Wershe

Minor role as Grandma Verna Wershe

5.88 Okay+
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Hesher

2010January 2010 by Spencer Susser

Supporting as Madeleine Forney

Supporting as Madeleine Forney

6.35 Good-
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Children of a Lesser God

1986September 1986 by Randa Haines

Starring as Mrs. Norman

Starring as Mrs. Norman

6.45 Good-
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Twin Peaks

1989December 1989 by David Lynch

Minor role as Catherine Martell

Minor role as Catherine Martell

8.07 Excellent+
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Trauma

1993March 1993 by Dario Argento

Starring as Adriana Petrescu

Starring as Adriana Petrescu

5.44 Okay-
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The Crossing Guard

1995January 1995 by Sean Penn

Supporting as Helen Booth

Supporting as Helen Booth

5.58 Okay
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The Dead Girl

2006November 2006 by Karen Moncrieff

Supporting as Arden's Mother

Supporting as Arden's Mother

5.57 Okay
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Dream a Little Dream

1989March 1989 by Marc Rocco

Starring as Gena Ettinger

Starring as Gena Ettinger

5.47 Okay
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Appointment with Death

1988April 1988 by Michael Winner

Supporting as Emily Boynton

Supporting as Emily Boynton

5.68 Okay+
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Other People's Money

1991October 1991 by Norman Jewison

Supporting as Bea Sullivan

Supporting as Bea Sullivan

5.71 Okay+
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Tim

1979July 1979 by Michael Pate

Lead role as Mary Horton

Lead role as Mary Horton

5.90 Okay++
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Hounddog

2008September 2008 by Deborah Kampmeier

Supporting as Grammie

Supporting as Grammie

6.00 Okay++
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Snapshots

2018July 2018 by Melanie Mayron

Lead role as Rose

Lead role as Rose

6.39 Good-
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Eulogy

2004October 2004 by Michael Clancy

Minor role as Charlotte Collins

Minor role as Charlotte Collins

5.97 Okay++
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Ruby

1977June 1977 by Curtis Harrington

Lead role as Ruby

Lead role as Ruby

5.21 Okay--
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Wrestling Ernest Hemingway

1993December 1993 by Randa Haines

Supporting as Georgia

Supporting as Georgia

5.92 Okay++
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Tiger Warsaw

1988May 1988 by Amin Q. Chaudhri

Starring as Frances Warsaw

Starring as Frances Warsaw

5.63 Okay
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The Bunker

1981April 1981 by George Schaefer

Minor role as Magda Goebbels

Minor role as Magda Goebbels

5.89 Okay++
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Has Anybody Seen My Gal?

1952June 1952 by Douglas Sirk

Starring as Millicent Blaisdell

Starring as Millicent Blaisdell

6.20 Good--
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The Golden Blade

1953August 1953 by Nathan Juran

Starring as Khairuzan

Starring as Khairuzan

6.07 Okay++
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Until They Sail

1957October 1957 by Robert Wise

Supporting as Delia Leslie Friskett

Supporting as Delia Leslie Friskett

5.95 Okay++
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Possessed

2000October 2000 by Steven E. de Souza

Minor role as Aunt Hanna

Minor role as Aunt Hanna

5.43 Okay-
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Intensity

1997August 1997 by Yves Simoneau

Supporting as Miriam Braynard

Supporting as Miriam Braynard

6.30 Good--
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Dangerous Mission

1954March 1954 by Louis King

Starring as Louise Graham

Starring as Louise Graham

5.87 Okay+
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Smoke Signal

1955March 1955 by Jerry Hopper

Starring as Laura Evans

Starring as Laura Evans

6.13 Good--
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The Grass Harp

1996October 1996 by Charles Matthau

Minor role as Dolly Talbo

Minor role as Dolly Talbo

5.76 Okay+
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Francis Goes to the Races

1951May 1951 by Arthur Lubin

Starring as Frances Travers

Starring as Frances Travers

6.01 Okay++
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Son of Ali Baba

1952August 1952 by Kurt Neumann

Starring as Kiki / Princess Azura

Starring as Kiki / Princess Azura

5.79 Okay+
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A Christmas Memory

1997December 1997 by Glenn Jordan

Starring as Jennie

Starring as Jennie

5.95 Okay++
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Inherit the Wind

1999May 1999 by Daniel Petrie

Minor role as Sarah Brady

Minor role as Sarah Brady

5.93 Okay++
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Dawn at Socorro

1954September 1954 by George Sherman

Starring as Rannah Hayes

Starring as Rannah Hayes

6.16 Good--
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The Mississippi Gambler

1953January 1953 by Rudolph Maté

Starring as Angelique Dureau

Starring as Angelique Dureau

6.16 Good--
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The Prince Who Was a Thief

1951May 1951 by Rudolph Maté

Starring as Tina

Starring as Tina

5.85 Okay+
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Storyville

1992August 1992 by Mark Frost

Supporting as Constance Fowler

Supporting as Constance Fowler

5.67 Okay+
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Go Toward the Light

1988November 1988 by Mike Robe

Supporting as Margo

Supporting as Margo

6.31 Good--
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Rich in Love

1992September 1992 by Bruce Beresford

Supporting as Vera Delmage

Supporting as Vera Delmage

5.99 Okay++
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No Room for the Groom

1952June 1952 by Douglas Sirk

Starring as Lee Kingshead

Starring as Lee Kingshead

Needs more reviews
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Rising Son

1990July 1990 by John David Coles

Starring as Martha Robinson

Starring as Martha Robinson

Needs more reviews
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Days of Wine and Roses

1958October 1958 by John Frankenheimer

Starring as Kirsten Arnesen Clay

Starring as Kirsten Arnesen Clay

Needs more reviews
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St. Patrick's Day

1998January 1998 by Hope Perello

Lead role as Mary Pat

Lead role as Mary Pat

Needs more reviews
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Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed

2023June 2023 by Stephen Kijak

Minor role as Self - Co-Star (voice) (archive footage)

Minor role as Self - Co-Star (voice) (archive footage)

5.76 Okay+
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Bad Blood... the Hunger

2012October 2012 by Conrad Janis

Lead role as Milly Lathrop

Lead role as Milly Lathrop

Needs more reviews
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Another Harvest Moon

2010October 2010 by Greg Swartz

Starring as June

Starring as June

Needs more reviews
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Gregory Peck, le gentleman acteur

2022November 2022 by Grégory Maitre

Starring as Self

Starring as Self

Needs more reviews
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Johnny Dark

1954June 1954 by George Sherman

Starring as Liz Fielding

Starring as Liz Fielding

Needs more reviews
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Louisa

1950May 1950 by Alexander Hall

Supporting as Cathy Norton

Supporting as Cathy Norton

6.02 Okay++
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Saving Grace B. Jones

2009March 2009 by Connie Stevens

Supporting as Marta Shrank

Supporting as Marta Shrank

5.79 Okay+
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Dario Argento: An Eye for Horror

2001April 2001 by Leon Ferguson

Minor role as Self

Minor role as Self

6.09 Okay++
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Macbeth

1981January 1981 by Arthur Allan Seidelman

Starring as Lady Macbeth

Starring as Lady Macbeth

Needs more reviews
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Promise

1986December 1986 by Glenn Jordan

Starring as Annie Gilbert

Starring as Annie Gilbert

Needs more reviews
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Midwives

2001April 2001 by Glenn Jordan

Minor role as Cheryl Visco

Minor role as Cheryl Visco

5.90 Okay++
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The Road to Galveston

1996January 1996 by Michael Toshiyuki Uno

Starring as Wanda Kirkman

Starring as Wanda Kirkman

Needs more reviews
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Love, Mary

1985October 1985 by Robert Day

Supporting as Christine Groda

Supporting as Christine Groda

Needs more reviews
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In the Blink of an Eye

1996March 1996 by Micki Dickoff

Minor role as Kay Trafero (uncredited)

Minor role as Kay Trafero (uncredited)

Needs more reviews
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Mae West

1982May 1982 by Lee Philips

Starring as Matilda West

Starring as Matilda West

Needs more reviews
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Fighting for My Daughter

1995January 1995 by Peter Levin

Starring as Judge Edna Burton

Starring as Judge Edna Burton

Needs more reviews
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In the Matter of Karen Ann Quinlan

1977September 1977 by Glenn Jordan

Starring as Julie Quinlan

Starring as Julie Quinlan

Needs more reviews
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Shadows of Desire

1994September 1994 by Sam Pillsbury

Supporting as Ellis Snow

Supporting as Ellis Snow

Needs more reviews
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The Last Brickmaker in America

2001September 2001 by Gregg Champion

Supporting as Ruth Anne

Supporting as Ruth Anne

Needs more reviews
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Tony Curtis: Driven to Stardom

2012March 2012 by Ian Ayres

Minor role as Self

Minor role as Self

Needs more reviews
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Alone

1997December 1997 by Michael Lindsay-Hogg

Minor role as Lillie Dawson

Minor role as Lillie Dawson

Needs more reviews
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Acting 'Carrie'

2001August 2001 by Laurent Bouzereau

Minor role as Self

Minor role as Self

Needs more reviews
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Palmer's Pick-Up

1999February 1999 by Christopher Coppola

Minor role as Evangelist

Minor role as Evangelist

Needs more reviews
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Intensity

1997

Minor role as Miriam Braynard

Minor role as Miriam Braynard

Needs more reviews
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Skag

1980 by Abby Mann

Supporting

Supporting

Needs more reviews
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Traps

1994 by Stephen J. Cannell

Supporting as Cora Trapchek

Supporting as Cora Trapchek

Needs more reviews