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Overview
Date of Birth:
Mini Biography:
Piper Laurie was born Rosetta Jacobs in Detroit, Michigan, on January 22... more
Trivia:
Awards:
Nominated for 3 Oscars.
Another
7 wins
&
14 nominations
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NewsDesk:
(14 articles)
DVD Playhouse--November 2009
(From The Hollywood Interview. 14 November 2009, 6:25 PM, PST)
50 Influential Scream Queens: Part 1
(From Fangoria. 27 October 2009, 5:54 AM, PDT)
(From The Hollywood Interview. 14 November 2009, 6:25 PM, PST)
50 Influential Scream Queens: Part 1
(From Fangoria. 27 October 2009, 5:54 AM, PDT)
Alternate Names:
Laurie Piper | Fumio Yamaguchi
US TV Schedule:
Filmography
Actress:
- Hesher (2010) (post-production)
- Bad Blood... the Hunger (2009) (completed) .... Milly Lathrop
- Another Harvest Moon (2009) .... June
- Saving Grace B. Jones (2009) .... Marta
- Hounddog (2007) .... Grammie
- The Dead Girl (2006) .... Arden's Mother
- Bad Blood (2006/I) .... Millie Lathrop
- "Cold Case" .... Rose 2005 (1 episode, 2005)
- Best Friends (2005) TV episode .... Rose 2005 - "Dead Like Me" .... Nina (1 episode, 2004)
- Forget Me Not (2004) TV episode .... Nina - Eulogy (2004) .... Charlotte Collins
- "State of Grace" .... Aunt Sophie (1 episode, 2002)
- Where the Boys Are (2002) TV episode .... Aunt Sophie - "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" .... Dorothy Rudd (1 episode, 2001)
... aka Law & Order: SVU (USA: promotional abbreviation)
... aka Special Victims Unit (New Zealand: English title)
- Care (2001) TV episode .... Dorothy Rudd - The Last Brickmaker in America (2001) (TV) .... Ruth Anne
- Midwives (2001) (TV) .... Cheryl Visco
- Possessed (2000) (TV) .... Aunt Hanna
- "Will & Grace" .... Sharon (1 episode, 2000)
- There But for the Grace of Grace (2000) TV episode .... Sharon - The Mao Game (1999) .... Ida Highland
- Inherit the Wind (1999) (TV) .... Sarah Brady
- "Frasier" .... Marianne / ... (2 episodes, 1994-1999)
- Dr. Nora (1999) TV episode .... Mrs. Mulhern
- Guess Who's Coming to Breakfast (1994) TV episode (voice) .... Marianne - "Brother's Keeper" .... Jane Waide (1 episode, 1999)
- Everybody Says I Love You (1999) TV episode .... Jane Waide - Palmer's Pick Up (1999) .... Evangelist
- "Partners" .... Roberta Stahler (1 episode, 1999)
- Pilot (1999) TV episode .... Roberta Stahler - The Faculty (1998) .... Mrs. Karen Olson
- A Christmas Memory (1997) (TV) .... Jennie
... aka Truman Capote's 'A Christmas Memory' (USA: complete title) - Alone (1997) (TV) .... Lillie Dawson
... aka Horton Foote's Alone (USA: complete title) - "Touched by an Angel" .... Annie Doyle (1 episode, 1997)
- Venice (1997) TV episode .... Annie Doyle - Intensity (1997) (TV) .... Miriam Braynard
... aka Dean Koontz's Intensity (USA: complete title) - St. Patrick's Day (1997) .... MaryPat Donnelly-McDonough
- "Diagnosis Murder" .... A.D.A. Susan Turner (1 episode, 1996)
- The ABC's of Murder (1996) TV episode .... A.D.A. Susan Turner - "ER" .... Sarah Ross (2 episodes, 1995-1996)
- Take These Broken Wings (1996) TV episode .... Sarah Ross
- Home (1995) TV episode .... Sarah Ross - In the Blink of an Eye (1996) (TV) .... Kay Trafero
- The Road to Galveston (1996) (TV) .... Wanda Kirkman
- The Grass Harp (1995) .... Dolly Talbo
- The Crossing Guard (1995) .... Helen Booth
- Fighting for My Daughter (1995) (TV) .... Judge Edna Burton
- Shadows of Desire (1994) (TV) .... Ellis Snow
... aka The Devil's Bed (Canada: English title) - "Traps" (1994) TV series .... Cora Trapchek (unknown episodes)
- Wrestling Ernest Hemingway (1993) .... Georgia
- Love, Lies & Lullabies (1993) (TV) .... Margaret Kinsey
... aka Sad Inheritance - Trauma (1993) .... Adriana Petrescu
... aka Dario Argento's Trauma (USA: complete title) - Rich in Love (1993) .... Vera Delmage
- Storyville (1992) .... Constance Fowler
- Other People's Money (1991) .... Bea Sullivan
... aka Riqueza ajena (USA: Spanish title: video title) - "Twin Peaks" .... Catherine Martell / ... (27 episodes, 1990-1991)
- Episode #2.21 (1991) TV episode .... Catherine Martell
- Episode #2.22 (1991) TV episode (credit only) .... Catherine Martell
- Episode #2.20 (1991) TV episode .... Catherine Martell
- Episode #2.19 (1991) TV episode .... Catherine Martell
- Episode #2.18 (1991) TV episode (credit only) .... Catherine Martell
(22 more) - Rising Son (1990) (TV) .... Martha Robinson
- Dream a Little Dream (1989) .... Gena Ettinger
- "Beauty and the Beast" .... Mrs. Davis (1 episode, 1989)
- A Gentle Rain (1989) TV episode .... Mrs. Davis - Mother, Mother (1989) .... Martha Cousins
- Go Toward the Light (1988) (TV) .... Margo
... aka Go to the Light - Tiger Warsaw (1988) .... Frances Warsaw
... aka The Tiger - Appointment with Death (1988) .... Emily Boynton
- Distortions (1987) .... Margot Caldwell
- Promise (1986) (TV) .... Annie Gilbert
- "Matlock" .... Claire Leigh (1 episode, 1986)
- The Judge (1986) TV episode .... Claire Leigh - Children of a Lesser God (1986) .... Mrs. Norman
- "The Twilight Zone" .... Aunt Neva (segment "The Burning Man") (1 episode, 1985)
... aka The New Twilight Zone (Australia)
- Act Break/The Burning Man/Dealer's Choice (1985) TV episode .... Aunt Neva (segment "The Burning Man") - Toughlove (1985) (TV) .... Darlene Marsh
- Love, Mary (1985) (TV) .... Christine Groda
- "Tender Is the Night" (1985) TV mini-series (as Laurie Piper) .... Elsie Speers
- Return to Oz (1985) .... Aunt Em
- "Hotel" .... Jessica (1 episode, 1985)
... aka Arthur Hailey's Hotel
- Illusions (1985) TV episode .... Jessica - "Murder, She Wrote" .... Peggy Shannon (1 episode, 1985)
- Murder at the Oasis (1985) TV episode .... Peggy Shannon - "St. Elsewhere" .... Fran Singleton (3 episodes, 1983)
- Newheart (1983) TV episode .... Fran Singleton
- Lust Et Veritas (1983) TV episode .... Fran Singleton
- Ties That Bind (1983) TV episode .... Fran Singleton - "The Thorn Birds" .... Anne Mueller (2 episodes, 1983)
- Part 4 (1983) TV episode .... Anne Mueller
- Part 3 (1983) TV episode .... Anne Mueller - Mae West (1982) (TV) .... Matilda West
- The Bunker (1981) (TV) .... Magda Goebbels
... aka Le bunker (France) - Macbeth (1981) (V) .... Lady Macbeth
- "Skag" .... Jo Skagska (5 episodes, 1980)
- What Passes for Love in East Pittsburgh (1980) TV episode .... Jo Skagska
- The Working Girl: Part 2 (1980) TV episode .... Jo Skagska
- The Working Girl: Part 1 (1980) TV episode .... Jo Skagska
- The Wildcatters (1980) TV episode .... Jo Skagska
- In Trouble at 15 (1980) TV episode .... Jo Skagska - Skag (1980) (TV) .... Jo Skagska
- Tim (1979) .... Mary Horton
... aka Colleen McCullough's Tim (Australia: complete title) - Rainbow (1978) (TV) .... Ethel Gumm
- The Boss' Son (1978) .... Elaine
- In the Matter of Karen Ann Quinlan (1977) (TV) .... Julie Quinlan
- Ruby (1977) .... Ruby Claire
... aka Blood Ruby - Carrie (1976) .... Margaret White
- A Woman's Rebel (1976) (TV) .... Margaret Sanger
- "Breaking Point" .... Alice Marin (1 episode, 1964)
- The Summer House (1964) TV episode .... Alice Marin - "The Eleventh Hour" .... Alicia Carter (1 episode, 1964)
- My Door Is Locked and Bolted (1964) TV episode .... Alicia Carter - "Ben Casey" .... Kathleen Dooley (1 episode, 1963)
- Light Up the Dark Corners (1963) TV episode .... Kathleen Dooley - "Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre" .... Lee Wiley (1 episode, 1963)
... aka The Chrysler Theater
... aka Theatre of Stars (UK)
... aka Universal Star Time (syndication title)
- Something About Lee Wiley (1963) TV episode .... Lee Wiley - "The United States Steel Hour" .... Edna Cartey (2 episodes, 1960-1963)
... aka The U.S. Steel Hour (USA: alternative title)
- Mission of Fear (1963) TV episode
- You Can't Have Everything (1960) TV episode .... Edna Cartey - "Naked City" .... Mary Highmark (1 episode, 1963)
- Howard Running Bear Is a Turtle (1963) TV episode .... Mary Highmark - "General Electric Theater" .... Cleopatra / ... (3 episodes, 1956-1961)
... aka G.E. Theater (USA: informal short title)
... aka G.E. True Theater (USA: new title)
- A Musket for Jessica (1961) TV episode .... Jessica Galloway
- Caesar and Cleopatra (1959) TV episode .... Cleopatra
- The Road That Led Afar (1956) TV episode .... Phoebe Durkin - The Hustler (1961) .... Sarah Packard
... aka Robert Rossen's The Hustler (USA: complete title) - "Play of the Week" (1 episode, 1960)
- Legend of Lovers (1960) TV episode - "Hallmark Hall of Fame" .... Miriamne (1 episode, 1959)
... aka Hallmark Television Playhouse
- Winterset (1959) TV episode .... Miriamne - "Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse" .... Eileen Gorman (1 episode, 1959)
... aka Desilu Playhouse
- The Innocent Assassin (1959) TV episode .... Eileen Gorman - "Playhouse 90" .... Kirsten Arnesen Clay / ... (2 episodes, 1957-1958)
- The Days of Wine and Roses (1958) TV episode .... Kirsten Arnesen Clay
- The Ninth Day (1957) TV episode .... Ruth McAdam - "The Seven Lively Arts" (1 episode, 1957)
- The Changing Ways of Love (1957) TV episode - "Studio One" .... Ruth Cornelius (1 episode, 1957)
... aka Studio One Summer Theatre (USA: summer title)
... aka Studio One in Hollywood (USA: new title)
... aka Summer Theatre (USA: summer title)
... aka Westinghouse Studio One (USA: alternative title)
... aka Westinghouse Summer Theatre (USA: summer title)
- The Deaf Heart (1957) TV episode .... Ruth Cornelius - Until They Sail (1957) .... Delia Leslie Friskett
- Kelly and Me (1957) .... Mina Van Runkel
- "Front Row Center" .... Judy Jones (1 episode, 1956)
- Winter Dreams (1956) TV episode .... Judy Jones - The Ninth Day (1956) (TV)
- The Road That Led Afar (1956) (TV)
- "Robert Montgomery Presents" .... Stacey Spender (1 episode, 1955)
... aka Lucky Strike Theater
... aka Montgomery's Summer Stock
... aka The Robert Montgomery Summer Theater
- Quality Town (1955) TV episode .... Stacey Spender - Ain't Misbehavin' (1955) .... Sarah Bernhardt Hatfield
- "The Best of Broadway" .... Billie Moore (1 episode, 1955)
- Broadway (1955) TV episode .... Billie Moore - Smoke Signal (1955) .... Laura Evans
- Dawn at Socorro (1954) .... Rannah Hayes
- Johnny Dark (1954) .... Liz Fielding
- Dangerous Mission (1954) .... Louise Graham
... aka Rangers of the North (USA: alternative title) - The Golden Blade (1953) .... Princess Khairuzan
- The Mississippi Gambler (1953) .... Angelique 'Leia' Dureau
- Son of Ali Baba (1952) .... Princess Azura of Fez/Kiki
- Has Anybody Seen My Gal (1952) .... Millicent Blaisdell
- No Room for the Groom (1952) .... Lee Kingshead
- The Prince Who Was a Thief (1951) .... Tina
- Francis Goes to the Races (1951) .... Frances Travers
- The Milkman (1950) .... Chris Abbott
- Louisa (1950) .... Cathy Norton
Soundtrack:
- Ruby (1977) (performer: "Love's So Easy")
... aka Blood Ruby - Has Anybody Seen My Gal (1952) (performer: "Gimme a Little Kiss (Will 'Ya' Huh?)" (uncredited))
Thanks:
- Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks (2007) (V) (special thanks)
- Mel Gibson: The High Octane Birth of a Superstar (2002) (V) (special thanks)
Self:
- Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks (2007) (V) (also archive footage) .... Herself - 'Catherine Martell'
- Milestones in Cinema History: The Hustler (2007) (V) .... Herself
- "E! True Hollywood Story" .... Herself (1 episode, 2004)
- Scream Queens (2004) TV episode .... Herself - Mel Gibson: The High Octane Birth of a Superstar (2002) (V) .... Herself
- Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration (2001) (TV) .... Herself
- Acting 'Carrie' (2001) (V) .... Herself
- Hollywood Remembers Walter Matthau (2001) (TV) .... Herself
- Dario Argento: An Eye for Horror (2000) (TV) .... Herself (interviewee)
- "Biography" .... Herself - Actress (1 episode, 1996)
- Tyrone Power: The Last Idol (1996) TV episode .... Herself - Actress - "The Phil Donahue Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 1990)
... aka Donahue (USA: new title)
- The Cast of Twin Peaks (1990) TV episode .... Herself - The 59th Annual Academy Awards (1987) (TV) .... Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Supporting Role
- Science Fiction Film Awards (1978) (TV) .... Herself - Presenter
... aka The 5th Annual Science Fiction Film Awards (USA: informal title) - The 49th Annual Academy Awards (1977) (TV) .... Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Supporting Role
- "The Irv Kupcinet Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 1970)
- Episode dated 17 October 1970 (1970) TV episode .... Herself - The 19th Annual Tony Awards (1965) (TV) .... Herself - Presenter
- "Today" .... Herself (1 episode, 1965)
... aka NBC News Today (USA: promotional title)
... aka The Today Show (USA: alternative title)
- Episode dated 11 May 1965 (1965) TV episode .... Herself - "What's My Line?" .... Mystery Guest (1 episode, 1961)
- Episode dated 15 October 1961 (1961) TV episode .... Mystery Guest - Allen in Movieland (1955) (TV) .... Herself
- The 25th Annual Academy Awards (1953) (TV) .... Herself
- "Toast of the Town" .... Herself (1 episode, 1953)
... aka The Ed Sullivan Show (USA: new title)
- Episode #6.20 (1953) TV episode .... Herself - "The Name's the Same" .... Herself - Contestant (1 episode, 1953)
- Episode dated 20 January 1953 (1953) TV episode .... Herself - Contestant - "This Is Your Life" .... Herself (1 episode, 1952)
- Rock Hudson (1952) TV episode .... Herself - Cancer Fund Film Notables Attend Glittering Benefits (1951) .... Herself
Archive Footage:
- A Decade Under the Influence (2003) .... Herself
- The Hustler: The Inside Story (2002) (V) .... Herself
- The Rage: Carrie 2 (1999) (voice) (uncredited) .... Margaret White
- Twin Peaks/Cop Rock: Behind the Scenes (1990) (TV) .... Catherine Martell
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"Matlock"
- The Kidnapper (1990) TV episode (uncredited) .... Claire Leigh - Terror in the Aisles (1984) .... Margaret White (Carrie)
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"The Colgate Comedy Hour"
- Episode #5.24 (1955) TV episode .... Sarah Bernhardt Hatfield - scene from "Ain't Misbehavin'"
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