
Piper Laurie
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.
TV Shows(30)

MacGyver
Edith

Cold Case
Rose (2005)

Dead Like Me
Nina Rommey

State of Grace
Aunt Sophie

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Dorothy Rudd

Will & Grace
Sharon

Brother's Keeper
Jane Waide

Intensity
Miriam Braynard

ER
Sarah Ross
Traps
Cora Trapchek

Touched by an Angel
Annie Doyle

Frasier
Marianne (voice)

Diagnosis: Murder
A.D.A. Susan Turner

Frasier
Mrs. Mulhern

Twin Peaks
Katherine Martell

Twin Peaks
Catherine Martell (archive footage)

Twin Peaks
Catherine Martell

Beauty and the Beast
Mrs. Davis

Matlock
Claire Leigh

The Twilight Zone
Gramma (voice) (uncredited) (segment "Gramma")