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"Dead Like Me" (2003): Season 2: Episode 12 -- Ray and Mason fight for Daisy's affection, and George must persuade an old lady that she has really died.
Ruby (1977) -- It's been years since Ruby's seen a gynecologist and Georgia is on her case to go get checked. See what it takes to get her to the doctor.
Ruby (1977) -- Ruby takes her nephew to fix his orange glow. See why she holds a special place in her heart for the goofy teen.
The Dead Girl (2006) -- Clues are sought to a young girl's death in this thriller/drama
"Brother's Keeper" (1998): :  -- Porter invites his hard-hearted mother to try and resolve his and Bobby's problem with sharing their emotions.

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Piper Laurie was born Rosetta Jacobs in Detroit, Michigan, on January 22... more
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She won an Emmy in 1986 opposite James Garner and James Woods in... more
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Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 7 wins & 14 nominations more
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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)

Alternate Names:
Laurie Piper | Fumio Yamaguchi

Filmography

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Actress:
  1. Hesher (2010) (post-production)
  2. Bad Blood... the Hunger (2009) (completed) .... Milly Lathrop

  3. Another Harvest Moon (2009) .... June
  4. Saving Grace B. Jones (2009) .... Marta
  5. Hounddog (2007) .... Grammie
  6. The Dead Girl (2006) .... Arden's Mother
  7. Bad Blood (2006/I) .... Millie Lathrop
  8. "Cold Case" .... Rose 2005 (1 episode, 2005)
        - Best Friends (2005) TV episode .... Rose 2005
  9. "Dead Like Me" .... Nina (1 episode, 2004)
        - Forget Me Not (2004) TV episode .... Nina
  10. Eulogy (2004) .... Charlotte Collins
  11. "State of Grace" .... Aunt Sophie (1 episode, 2002)
        - Where the Boys Are (2002) TV episode .... Aunt Sophie
  12. "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
  13. The Last Brickmaker in America (2001) (TV) .... Ruth Anne
  14. Midwives (2001) (TV) .... Cheryl Visco
  15. Possessed (2000) (TV) .... Aunt Hanna
  16. "Will & Grace" .... Sharon (1 episode, 2000)
        - There But for the Grace of Grace (2000) TV episode .... Sharon

  17. The Mao Game (1999) .... Ida Highland
  18. Inherit the Wind (1999) (TV) .... Sarah Brady
  19. "Frasier" .... Marianne / ... (2 episodes, 1994-1999)
        - Dr. Nora (1999) TV episode .... Mrs. Mulhern
        - Guess Who's Coming to Breakfast (1994) TV episode (voice) .... Marianne
  20. "Brother's Keeper" .... Jane Waide (1 episode, 1999)
        - Everybody Says I Love You (1999) TV episode .... Jane Waide
  21. Palmer's Pick Up (1999) .... Evangelist
  22. "Partners" .... Roberta Stahler (1 episode, 1999)
        - Pilot (1999) TV episode .... Roberta Stahler
  23. The Faculty (1998) .... Mrs. Karen Olson
  24. A Christmas Memory (1997) (TV) .... Jennie
    ... aka Truman Capote's 'A Christmas Memory' (USA: complete title)
  25. Alone (1997) (TV) .... Lillie Dawson
    ... aka Horton Foote's Alone (USA: complete title)
  26. "Touched by an Angel" .... Annie Doyle (1 episode, 1997)
        - Venice (1997) TV episode .... Annie Doyle
  27. Intensity (1997) (TV) .... Miriam Braynard
    ... aka Dean Koontz's Intensity (USA: complete title)
  28. St. Patrick's Day (1997) .... MaryPat Donnelly-McDonough
  29. "Diagnosis Murder" .... A.D.A. Susan Turner (1 episode, 1996)
        - The ABC's of Murder (1996) TV episode .... A.D.A. Susan Turner
  30. "ER" .... Sarah Ross (2 episodes, 1995-1996)
        - Take These Broken Wings (1996) TV episode .... Sarah Ross
        - Home (1995) TV episode .... Sarah Ross
  31. In the Blink of an Eye (1996) (TV) .... Kay Trafero
  32. The Road to Galveston (1996) (TV) .... Wanda Kirkman
  33. The Grass Harp (1995) .... Dolly Talbo
  34. The Crossing Guard (1995) .... Helen Booth
  35. Fighting for My Daughter (1995) (TV) .... Judge Edna Burton
  36. Shadows of Desire (1994) (TV) .... Ellis Snow
    ... aka The Devil's Bed (Canada: English title)
  37. "Traps" (1994) TV series .... Cora Trapchek (unknown episodes)
  38. Wrestling Ernest Hemingway (1993) .... Georgia
  39. Love, Lies & Lullabies (1993) (TV) .... Margaret Kinsey
    ... aka Sad Inheritance
  40. Trauma (1993) .... Adriana Petrescu
    ... aka Dario Argento's Trauma (USA: complete title)
  41. Rich in Love (1993) .... Vera Delmage
  42. Storyville (1992) .... Constance Fowler
  43. Other People's Money (1991) .... Bea Sullivan
    ... aka Riqueza ajena (USA: Spanish title: video title)
  44. "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)
  45. Rising Son (1990) (TV) .... Martha Robinson

  46. Dream a Little Dream (1989) .... Gena Ettinger
  47. "Beauty and the Beast" .... Mrs. Davis (1 episode, 1989)
        - A Gentle Rain (1989) TV episode .... Mrs. Davis
  48. Mother, Mother (1989) .... Martha Cousins
  49. Go Toward the Light (1988) (TV) .... Margo
    ... aka Go to the Light
  50. Tiger Warsaw (1988) .... Frances Warsaw
    ... aka The Tiger
  51. Appointment with Death (1988) .... Emily Boynton
  52. Distortions (1987) .... Margot Caldwell
  53. Promise (1986) (TV) .... Annie Gilbert
  54. "Matlock" .... Claire Leigh (1 episode, 1986)
        - The Judge (1986) TV episode .... Claire Leigh
  55. Children of a Lesser God (1986) .... Mrs. Norman
  56. "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")
  57. Toughlove (1985) (TV) .... Darlene Marsh
  58. Love, Mary (1985) (TV) .... Christine Groda
  59. "Tender Is the Night" (1985) TV mini-series (as Laurie Piper) .... Elsie Speers
  60. Return to Oz (1985) .... Aunt Em
  61. "Hotel" .... Jessica (1 episode, 1985)
    ... aka Arthur Hailey's Hotel
        - Illusions (1985) TV episode .... Jessica
  62. "Murder, She Wrote" .... Peggy Shannon (1 episode, 1985)
        - Murder at the Oasis (1985) TV episode .... Peggy Shannon
  63. "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
  64. "The Thorn Birds" .... Anne Mueller (2 episodes, 1983)
        - Part 4 (1983) TV episode .... Anne Mueller
        - Part 3 (1983) TV episode .... Anne Mueller
  65. Mae West (1982) (TV) .... Matilda West
  66. The Bunker (1981) (TV) .... Magda Goebbels
    ... aka Le bunker (France)
  67. Macbeth (1981) (V) .... Lady Macbeth
  68. "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
  69. Skag (1980) (TV) .... Jo Skagska

  70. Tim (1979) .... Mary Horton
    ... aka Colleen McCullough's Tim (Australia: complete title)
  71. Rainbow (1978) (TV) .... Ethel Gumm
  72. The Boss' Son (1978) .... Elaine
  73. In the Matter of Karen Ann Quinlan (1977) (TV) .... Julie Quinlan
  74. Ruby (1977) .... Ruby Claire
    ... aka Blood Ruby
  75. Carrie (1976) .... Margaret White
  76. A Woman's Rebel (1976) (TV) .... Margaret Sanger

  77. "Breaking Point" .... Alice Marin (1 episode, 1964)
        - The Summer House (1964) TV episode .... Alice Marin
  78. "The Eleventh Hour" .... Alicia Carter (1 episode, 1964)
        - My Door Is Locked and Bolted (1964) TV episode .... Alicia Carter
  79. "Ben Casey" .... Kathleen Dooley (1 episode, 1963)
        - Light Up the Dark Corners (1963) TV episode .... Kathleen Dooley
  80. "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
  81. "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
  82. "Naked City" .... Mary Highmark (1 episode, 1963)
        - Howard Running Bear Is a Turtle (1963) TV episode .... Mary Highmark
  83. "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
  84. The Hustler (1961) .... Sarah Packard
    ... aka Robert Rossen's The Hustler (USA: complete title)
  85. "Play of the Week" (1 episode, 1960)
        - Legend of Lovers (1960) TV episode

  86. "Hallmark Hall of Fame" .... Miriamne (1 episode, 1959)
    ... aka Hallmark Television Playhouse
        - Winterset (1959) TV episode .... Miriamne
  87. "Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse" .... Eileen Gorman (1 episode, 1959)
    ... aka Desilu Playhouse
        - The Innocent Assassin (1959) TV episode .... Eileen Gorman
  88. "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
  89. "The Seven Lively Arts" (1 episode, 1957)
        - The Changing Ways of Love (1957) TV episode
  90. "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
  91. Until They Sail (1957) .... Delia Leslie Friskett
  92. Kelly and Me (1957) .... Mina Van Runkel
  93. "Front Row Center" .... Judy Jones (1 episode, 1956)
        - Winter Dreams (1956) TV episode .... Judy Jones
  94. The Ninth Day (1956) (TV)
  95. The Road That Led Afar (1956) (TV)
  96. "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
  97. Ain't Misbehavin' (1955) .... Sarah Bernhardt Hatfield
  98. "The Best of Broadway" .... Billie Moore (1 episode, 1955)
        - Broadway (1955) TV episode .... Billie Moore
  99. Smoke Signal (1955) .... Laura Evans
  100. Dawn at Socorro (1954) .... Rannah Hayes
  101. Johnny Dark (1954) .... Liz Fielding
  102. Dangerous Mission (1954) .... Louise Graham
    ... aka Rangers of the North (USA: alternative title)
  103. The Golden Blade (1953) .... Princess Khairuzan
  104. The Mississippi Gambler (1953) .... Angelique 'Leia' Dureau
  105. Son of Ali Baba (1952) .... Princess Azura of Fez/Kiki
  106. Has Anybody Seen My Gal (1952) .... Millicent Blaisdell
  107. No Room for the Groom (1952) .... Lee Kingshead
  108. The Prince Who Was a Thief (1951) .... Tina
  109. Francis Goes to the Races (1951) .... Frances Travers
  110. The Milkman (1950) .... Chris Abbott
  111. Louisa (1950) .... Cathy Norton
Soundtrack:
  1. Ruby (1977) (performer: "Love's So Easy")
    ... aka Blood Ruby

  2. Has Anybody Seen My Gal (1952) (performer: "Gimme a Little Kiss (Will 'Ya' Huh?)" (uncredited))
Self:
  1. Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks (2007) (V) (also archive footage) .... Herself - 'Catherine Martell'
  2. Milestones in Cinema History: The Hustler (2007) (V) .... Herself
  3. "E! True Hollywood Story" .... Herself (1 episode, 2004)
        - Scream Queens (2004) TV episode .... Herself
  4. Mel Gibson: The High Octane Birth of a Superstar (2002) (V) .... Herself
  5. Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration (2001) (TV) .... Herself
  6. Acting 'Carrie' (2001) (V) .... Herself
  7. Hollywood Remembers Walter Matthau (2001) (TV) .... Herself
  8. Dario Argento: An Eye for Horror (2000) (TV) .... Herself (interviewee)

  9. "Biography" .... Herself - Actress (1 episode, 1996)
        - Tyrone Power: The Last Idol (1996) TV episode .... Herself - Actress
  10. "The Phil Donahue Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 1990)
    ... aka Donahue (USA: new title)
        - The Cast of Twin Peaks (1990) TV episode .... Herself

  11. The 59th Annual Academy Awards (1987) (TV) .... Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Supporting Role

  12. Science Fiction Film Awards (1978) (TV) .... Herself - Presenter
    ... aka The 5th Annual Science Fiction Film Awards (USA: informal title)
  13. The 49th Annual Academy Awards (1977) (TV) .... Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Supporting Role
  14. "The Irv Kupcinet Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 1970)
        - Episode dated 17 October 1970 (1970) TV episode .... Herself

  15. The 19th Annual Tony Awards (1965) (TV) .... Herself - Presenter
  16. "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
  17. "What's My Line?" .... Mystery Guest (1 episode, 1961)
        - Episode dated 15 October 1961 (1961) TV episode .... Mystery Guest

  18. Allen in Movieland (1955) (TV) .... Herself
  19. The 25th Annual Academy Awards (1953) (TV) .... Herself
  20. "Toast of the Town" .... Herself (1 episode, 1953)
    ... aka The Ed Sullivan Show (USA: new title)
        - Episode #6.20 (1953) TV episode .... Herself
  21. "The Name's the Same" .... Herself - Contestant (1 episode, 1953)
        - Episode dated 20 January 1953 (1953) TV episode .... Herself - Contestant
  22. "This Is Your Life" .... Herself (1 episode, 1952)
        - Rock Hudson (1952) TV episode .... Herself
  23. Cancer Fund Film Notables Attend Glittering Benefits (1951) .... Herself
Archive Footage:
  1. A Decade Under the Influence (2003) .... Herself
  2. The Hustler: The Inside Story (2002) (V) .... Herself
  3. The Rage: Carrie 2 (1999) (voice) (uncredited) .... Margaret White
  4. Twin Peaks/Cop Rock: Behind the Scenes (1990) (TV) .... Catherine Martell
  5. "Matlock"
        - The Kidnapper (1990) TV episode (uncredited) .... Claire Leigh
  6. Terror in the Aisles (1984) .... Margaret White (Carrie)
  7. "The Colgate Comedy Hour"
        - Episode #5.24 (1955) TV episode .... Sarah Bernhardt Hatfield - scene from "Ain't Misbehavin'"


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