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Piper Laurie
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Piper Laurie (born Rosetta Jacobs; January 22, 1932 โ 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.
Known For

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999

Frasier
1993

Frasier
1993

Twin Peaks
1990

Twin Peaks
1990

Twin Peaks
1990

Twin Peaks
1990

Twin Peaks
1990

Twin Peaks
1990

ER
1994

Cold Case
2003

Murder, She Wrote
1984

Diagnosis: Murder
1993

Will & Grace
1998

St. Elsewhere
1982

MacGyver
2016

Matlock
1986

Touched by an Angel
1994

The Twilight Zone
1985

The Twilight Zone
1985

The Faculty
1998

Dead Like Me
2003

Carrie
1976

The Thorn Birds
1983

Twin Peaks
1989

Hesher
2010

The Hustler
1961

Hounddog
2008

Return to Oz
1985

White Boy Rick
2018
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