Person Details

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Aliases: Rosetta Jacobs , Fumio Yamaguchi

Gender: Female

Place of birth: Detroit, Michigan, USA

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Movie Involvements: 68

TV Involvements: 25


Most Famous Work

Biography

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.

Most Famous Work

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Average
8

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

(1999) Dorothy Rudd
Diagnosis: Murder
Average
7

Diagnosis: Murder

(1993) A.D.A. Susan Turner
ER
Average
8

ER

(1994) Sarah Ross
MacGyver
Average
7

MacGyver

(2016) Edith
Robert Montgomery Presents
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4

Robert Montgomery Presents

(1950) Stacey Spender
Twin Peaks
Average
8

Twin Peaks

(1990) Catherine Martell (archive footage)
St. Elsewhere
Average
5

St. Elsewhere

(1982) Fran Singleton
Studio One
Average
4

Studio One

(1948) Ruth Cornelius

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2023 Self - Co-Star (voice) (archive footage)
2018 Grandma Verna Wershe
Rose
2016 Edith
2012 Milly Lathrop
Self
2010 June
Madeleine Forney
2007 N/A
Grammie
2006 Arden's Mother
2004 Charlotte Collins
2003 Rose (2005)
Nina Rommey
2002 Herself (archive footage)
2001 Self
Ruth Anne
Self
Self
Cheryl Visco
2000 Aunt Hanna
1999 Dorothy Rudd
N/A
Sarah Brady
Margaret White (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Evangelist
1998 Mrs. Karen Olson
Jane Waide
Sharon
Mary Pat
1997 Jennie
Lillie Dawson
Miriam Braynard
Miriam Braynard
1996 Kay Trafero (uncredited)
Wanda Kirkman
1995 Helen Booth
Dolly Talbo
Judge Edna Burton
1994 Ellis Snow
Sarah Ross
Cora Trapchek
1993 Georgia
A.D.A. Susan Turner
Mrs. Mulhern
Marianne (voice)
Margaret Kinsey
Adriana Petrescu
1992 Vera Delmage
Constance Fowler
1991 Bea Sullivan
Martha Robinson
Catherine Martell
Mr. Tojamura
Mr. Tojamura / Catherine Martell (voice)
Mr. Tojamura / Catherine Martell
Catherine Martell (archive footage)
1989 Catherine Martell
Gena Ettinger
Martha Cousins
1988 Margo
Frances Warsaw
Emily Boynton
1987 N/A
Margot Caldwell
1986 Annie Gilbert
Mrs. Norman
Claire Leigh
1985 Darlene Marsh
Christine Groda
Aunt Neva
Gramma (voice) (uncredited)
Elsie Speers
Aunt Em
1984 Margaret White (archive footage) (uncredited)
Peggy Shannon
1983 Anne Mueller
1982 Fran Singleton
N/A
Matilda West
1981 Magda Goebbels
Lady Macbeth
1980 N/A
Jo Skagska
1979 Mary Horton
1978 Ethel Gumm
Elaine
1977 Julie Quinlan
Ruby
1976 Margaret White
1963 Lee Wiley
1961 Self
N/A
Sarah Packard
1959 Miriamne
1958 Kirsten Arnesen Clay
Mary Highmark
1957 Delia Leslie Friskett
Mina Van Runkle
1956 N/A
1955 Self
Sarah Hatfield
Laura Evans
1954 Rannah Hayes
Liz Fielding
Louise Graham
1953 Khairuzan
Phoebe Durkin
Cleopatra
Jessica Galloway
Angelique Dureau
1952 Kiki / Princess Azura
Millicent Blaisdell
Lee Kingshead
1951 Miriamne
Annie
Tina
Frances Travers
1950 Chris Abbott
Cathy Norton
Self - Mystery Guest
Stacey Spender
1948 Ruth Cornelius
Self
Year Character Movie/Tv

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