Piper Laurie

Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 8 wins & 14 nominations See more awards »

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Carrie (1976)

The Hustler (1961)

The Faculty (1998)

Hesher (2010)

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Actress (112 titles)

2012 Bad Blood... the Hunger
Milly Lathrop

2010 Another Harvest Moon
June

2010 Hesher
Grandma Madeleine Forney

2009 Saving Grace B. Jones
Marta Shrank

2007 Hounddog
Grammie

2006 The Dead Girl
Arden's Mother

2006/I Bad Blood
Millie Lathrop

2005 Cold Case (TV series)
Rose 2005

– Best Friends (2005) … Rose 2005

2004 Dead Like Me (TV series)
Nina Rommey

– Forget Me Not (2004) … Nina Rommey

2004 Eulogy
Charlotte Collins

2002 State of Grace (TV series)
Aunt Sophie

– Where the Boys Are (2002) … Aunt Sophie

2001 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV series)
Dorothy Rudd

– Care (2001) … Dorothy Rudd

2001 The Last Brickmaker in America (TV movie)
Ruth Anne

2001 Midwives (TV movie)
Cheryl Visco

2000 Possessed (TV movie)
Aunt Hanna

2000 Will & Grace (TV series)
Sharon

– There But for the Grace of Grace (2000) … Sharon

1999 The Mao Game
Ida Highland

1999 Inherit the Wind (TV movie)
Sarah Brady

1994-1999 Frasier (TV series)
Marianne / Mrs. Mulhern

– Dr. Nora (1999) … Mrs. Mulhern

– Guess Who's Coming to Breakfast (1994) … Marianne (voice)

1999 Brother's Keeper (TV series)
Jane Waide

– Everybody Says I Love You (1999) … Jane Waide

1999 Palmer's Pick Up
Evangelist

1999 Partners (TV series)
Roberta Stahler

– Pilot (1999) … Roberta Stahler

1998 The Faculty
Mrs. Karen Olson

1997 Alone (TV movie)
Lillie Dawson

1997 A Christmas Memory (TV movie)
Jennie

1997 Touched by an Angel (TV series)
Annie Doyle

– Venice (1997) … Annie Doyle

1997 Intensity (TV movie)
Miriam Braynard

1997 St. Patrick's Day
MaryPat Donnelly-McDonough

1996 Diagnosis Murder (TV series)
A.D.A. Susan Turner

– The ABC's of Murder (1996) … A.D.A. Susan Turner

1995-1996 ER (TV series)
Sarah Ross

– Take These Broken Wings (1996) … Sarah Ross

– Home (1995) … Sarah Ross

1996 In the Blink of an Eye (TV movie)
Kay Trafero

1996 The Road to Galveston (TV movie)
Wanda Kirkman

1995 The Grass Harp
Dolly Talbo

1995 The Crossing Guard
Helen Booth

1995 Fighting for My Daughter (TV movie)
Judge Edna Burton

1994 Shadows of Desire (TV movie)
Ellis Snow

1994 Traps (TV series)
Cora Trapchek

– Make Way for Duckling (1994) … Cora Trapchek

– Triage (1994) … Cora Trapchek

– White Center (1994) … Cora Trapchek

– Retirement Party (1994) … Cora Trapchek

– The 24/24 Hour Rule (1994) … Cora Trapchek

1993 Wrestling Ernest Hemingway
Georgia

1993 Love, Lies & Lullabies (TV movie)
Margaret Kinsey

1993 Trauma
Adriana Petrescu

1992 Rich in Love
Vera Delmage

1992 Storyville
Constance Fowler

1991 Other People's Money
Bea Sullivan

1990-1991 Twin Peaks (TV series)
Catherine Martell / Mr. Tojamura

– Episode #2.21 (1991) … Catherine Martell

– Episode #2.22 (1991) … Catherine Martell (credit only)

– Episode #2.20 (1991) … Catherine Martell

– Episode #2.19 (1991) … Catherine Martell

– Episode #2.18 (1991) … Catherine Martell (credit only)

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1990 Rising Son (TV movie)
Martha Robinson

1989 Dream a Little Dream
Gena Ettinger

1989 Beauty and the Beast (TV series)
Mrs. Davis

– A Gentle Rain (1989) … Mrs. Davis

1989 Mother, Mother (short)
Martha Cousins

1988 Go Toward the Light (TV movie)
Margo

1988 Tiger Warsaw
Frances Warsaw

1988 Appointment with Death
Emily Boynton

1987 Distortions
Margot Caldwell

1986 Promise (TV movie)
Annie Gilbert

1986 Matlock (TV series)
Claire Leigh

– The Judge (1986) … Claire Leigh

1986 Children of a Lesser God
Mrs. Norman

1985 The Twilight Zone (TV series)
Aunt Neva (segment "The Burning Man")

– Act Break/The Burning Man/Dealer's Choice (1985) … Aunt Neva (segment "The Burning Man")

1985 Toughlove (TV movie)
Darlene Marsh

1985 Love, Mary (TV movie)
Christine Groda

1985 Tender Is the Night (TV mini-series)
Elsie Speers

1985 Return to Oz
Aunt Em

1985 Hotel (TV series)
Jessica

– Illusions (1985) … Jessica

1985 Murder, She Wrote (TV series)
Peggy Shannon

– Murder at the Oasis (1985) … Peggy Shannon

1983 St. Elsewhere (TV series)
Fran Singleton

– Newheart (1983) … Fran Singleton

– Lust Et Veritas (1983) … Fran Singleton

– Ties That Bind (1983) … Fran Singleton

1983 The Thorn Birds (TV mini-series)
Anne Mueller

– Part 4 (1983) … Anne Mueller

– Part 3 (1983) … Anne Mueller

– Part 1 (1983) … Anne Mueller (credit only)

1982 Mae West (TV movie)
Matilda West

1981 The Bunker (TV movie)
Magda Goebbels

1981 Macbeth (video)
Lady Macbeth

1980 Skag (TV series)
Jo Skagska

– What Passes for Love in East Pittsburgh (1980) … Jo Skagska

– The Working Girl: Part 2 (1980) … Jo Skagska

– The Working Girl: Part 1 (1980) … Jo Skagska

– The Wildcatters (1980) … Jo Skagska

– In Trouble at 15 (1980) … Jo Skagska

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1979 Tim
Mary Horton

1978 Rainbow (TV movie)
Ethel Gumm

1978 The Boss' Son
Elaine

1977 In the Matter of Karen Ann Quinlan (TV movie)
Julie Quinlan

1977 Ruby
Ruby Claire

1976 Carrie
Margaret White

1976 The Woman Rebel
Margaret Sanger

1966 The Long Hunt of April Savage (TV movie)
Amelinda Potter

1964 Breaking Point (TV series)
Alice Marin

– The Summer House (1964) … Alice Marin

1964 The Eleventh Hour (TV series)
Alicia Carter

– My Door Is Locked and Bolted (1964) … Alicia Carter

1963 Ben Casey (TV series)
Kathleen Dooley

– Light Up the Dark Corners (1963) … Kathleen Dooley

1963 Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (TV series)
Lee Wiley

– Something About Lee Wiley (1963) … Lee Wiley

1963 Naked City (TV series)
Mary Highmark

– Howard Running Bear Is a Turtle (1963) … Mary Highmark

1960-1963 The United States Steel Hour (TV series)
Edna Cartey

– Mission of Fear (1963)

– You Can't Have Everything (1960) … Edna Cartey

1961 Westinghouse Presents: Come Again to Carthage (TV movie)
Sister Mary Joseph

1956-1961 G.E. True Theater (TV series)
Cleopatra / Jessica Galloway / Phoebe Durkin

– A Musket for Jessica (1961) … Jessica Galloway

– Caesar and Cleopatra (1959) … Cleopatra

– The Road That Led Afar (1956) … Phoebe Durkin

1961 The Hustler
Sarah Packard

1960 Play of the Week (TV series)
Eurydice

– Legend of Lovers (1960) … Eurydice

1959 Winterset (TV movie)
Miriamne

1959 Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (TV series)
Eileen Gorman

– The Innocent Assassin (1959) … Eileen Gorman

1957-1958 Playhouse 90 (TV series)
Kirsten Arnesen Clay / Ruth McAdam

– Days of Wine and Roses (1958) … Kirsten Arnesen Clay

– The Ninth Day (1957) … Ruth McAdam

1957 The Seven Lively Arts (TV series)

– The Changing Ways of Love (1957)

1957 Studio One in Hollywood (TV series)
Ruth Cornelius

– The Deaf Heart (1957) … Ruth Cornelius

1957 Until They Sail
Delia Leslie Friskett

1957 Kelly and Me
Mina Van Runkel

1956 Front Row Center (TV series)
Judy Jones

– Winter Dreams (1956) … Judy Jones

1956 The Road That Led Afar (TV movie)

1956 The Ninth Day (TV movie)

1955 Robert Montgomery Presents (TV series)
Stacey Spender

– Quality Town (1955) … Stacey Spender

1955 Ain't Misbehavin'
Sarah Bernhardt Hatfield

1955 The Best of Broadway (TV series)
Billie Moore

– Broadway (1955) … Billie Moore

1955 Smoke Signal
Laura Evans

1954 Dawn at Socorro
Rannah Hayes

1954 Johnny Dark
Liz Fielding

1954 Dangerous Mission
Louise Graham

1953 The Golden Blade
Khairuzan

1953 The Mississippi Gambler
Angelique 'Leia' Dureau

1952 Son of Ali Baba
Princess Azura of Fez/Kiki

1952 Has Anybody Seen My Gal
Millicent Blaisdell

1952 No Room for the Groom
Lee Kingshead

1951 The Prince Who Was a Thief
Tina

1951 Francis Goes to the Races
Frances Travers

1950 The Milkman
Chris Abbott

1950 Louisa
Cathy Norton

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Personal Details

Other Works:

(2011) Release of her book, "Learning to Live Out Loud: A Memoir". See more »

Publicity Listings:

1 Print Biography | 4 Magazine Cover Photos | See more »

Alternate Names:

Laurie Piper | Fumio Yamaguchi

Height:

5' 4½" (1.64 m)

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Nobody thought of me as an actress. They just remembered that publicity story about my munching flower petals for breakfast. I even thought of giving up the name 'Piper Laurie' because I felt there was a stigma attached to it. I never could figure out just how many parts I lost and how many parts I won because of this name... See more »

Trivia:

Daughter, Anne Grace Morgenstern (born 1971), with Joe Morgenstern. See more »

Trademark:

Low, sultry voice. See more »

Star Sign:

Aquarius

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