Overview
Mini Biography:
Piper Laurie was born Rosetta Jacobs in Detroit, Michigan, on January 22... more
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Awards:
Nominated for 3 Oscars.
Another
7 wins
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14 nominations
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Alternate Names:
Laurie Piper | Fumio Yamaguchi
Filmography
- "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 - "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
- 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 - "Partners" .... Roberta Stahler (1 episode, 1999)
- Pilot (1999) TV episode .... Roberta Stahler - 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) - "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
- 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)
- Love, Lies & Lullabies (1993) (TV) .... Margaret Kinsey
... aka Sad Inheritance - "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
- "Beauty and the Beast" .... Mrs. Davis (1 episode, 1989)
- A Gentle Rain (1989) TV episode .... Mrs. Davis - Go Toward the Light (1988) (TV) .... Margo
... aka Go to the Light - Promise (1986) (TV) .... Annie Gilbert
- "Matlock" .... Claire Leigh (1 episode, 1986)
- The Judge (1986) TV episode .... Claire Leigh - "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
- "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) - "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
- Rainbow (1978) (TV) .... Ethel Gumm
- In the Matter of Karen Ann Quinlan (1977) (TV) .... Julie Quinlan
- 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 - "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 - "Front Row Center" .... Judy Jones (1 episode, 1956)
- Winter Dreams (1956) TV episode .... Judy Jones - The Road That Led Afar (1956) (TV)
- The Ninth Day (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 - "The Best of Broadway" .... Billie Moore (1 episode, 1955)
- Broadway (1955) TV episode .... Billie Moore
- 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))
Additional Details
Other Works:
Starring on Broadway in "Morning's At Seven" (April 2002)
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