Piper Laurie Biography (1932-)

Original name, Rosetta Jacobs; born January 22, 1932, in Detroit, MI; daughter of Alfred (a furniture dealer) and Charlotte Sadie Jacobs; married Joseph Morgenstern (a journalist, critic, and writer), 1962 (divorced, 1981); children: Anne Grace. Addresses: Agent: William Morris Agency, One William Morris Place, Beverly Hills, CA 90212; Judy Schoen, Judy Schoen and Associates,606 North Larchmont Blvd., Suite 309, Los Angeles, CA 90004.

Nationality: American
Gender: Female
Occupation: Actress
Birth Details: January 22, 1932; Detroit, Michigan, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Appearances
Cathy Norton, Louisa, Universal, 1950
Chris Abbott, The Milkman, Universal, 1950
Frances Travers, Francis Goes to the Races, Universal, 1951
Herself, Cancer Fund Film Notables Attend Glittering Benefits (short documentary), Warner Bros., 1951
Tina, The Prince Who Was a Thief, Universal, 1951
Kiki, Son of Ali Baba, Universal, 1952
Lee Kingshead, No Room for the Groom, Universal, 1952
Millicent Blaisdell, Has Anybody Seen My Gal?, Universal, 1952
Angelique "Leia" Duroux, The Mississippi Gambler, Universal, 1953
Princess Khairuzan, The Golden Blade, Universal, 1953
Liz Fielding, Johnny Dark, Universal, 1954
Louise Graham, Dangerous Mission (also known as Rangers of theNorth), RKO Radio Pictures, 1954
Rannah Hayes, Dawn at Socorro, Universal, 1954
Laura Evans, Smoke Signal, Universal, 1955
Sarah Hatfield, Ain't Misbehavin', Universal, 1955
Delia Leslie, Until They Sail, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1957
Mina Van Runkel, Kelly and Me, Universal, 1957
Sarah Packard, The Hustler (also known as Robert Rossen's "TheHustler"), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1961
Margaret White, Carrie, United Artists, 1976
Ruby Claire, Ruby (also known as Blood Ruby), Dimension Films, 1977
Mary Horton, Tim (also known as Colleen McCullough's "Tim"), Australian Film Commission/Pisces Production, 1979, Satori, 1981
Lady Macbeth, Macbeth, 1981
(In archive footage) Margaret White, Terror in the Aisles (documentary), Universal, 1984
Aunt Em Blue, Return to Oz (also known as The Adventures of theDevil from the Sky and Oz), Buena Vista, 1985
Mrs. Norman, Children of a Lesser God, Paramount, 1986
Emily Boynton, Appointment with Death, Cannon, 1988
Frances Warsaw, Tiger Warsaw (also known as The Tiger), Columbia, 1988
Margot Caldwell, Distortions, Cori, 1988
The Boss' Son, New American Cinema, 1988
Gena Ettinger, Dream a Little Dream, Vestron Pictures, 1989
Martha Cousins, Mother, Mother, 1989
Bea Sullivan, Other People's Money (also known as Riqueza ajena), Warner Bros., 1991
Constance Fowler, Storyville, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1992
Adriana Petrescu, Trauma (also known as Aura's Enigma and Dario Argento's "Trauma"), Overseas FilmGroup, 1993
Georgia, Wrestling Ernest Hemingway, Warner Bros., 1993
Vera Delmage, Rich in Love, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1993
Dolly Talbo, The Grass Harp, Fine Line Features, 1995
Helen Booth, The Crossing Guard (also known as Three Days for the Truth), Miramax, 1995
The Passion of Darkly Noon (also known as Darkly Noon), Entertainment Film Distributors/New Capital Group, 1995
Karen Olson, The Faculty, Dimension Films/Miramax, 1998
Evangelist, Palmer's Pick Up, Framework Entertainment Group/Winchester Films, 1999
Ida Highland, The Mao Game, Untitled Entertainment, 1999
Mary Pat Donnelly-McDonough, St. Patrick's Day, The Asylum, 1999
(In archive footage) Voice of Margaret White, The Rage: Carrie 2 (also known as Carrie 2 and Carrie 2, Say You're Sorry), UnitedArtists, 1999
(In archive footage) Herself, A Decade under the Influence (documentary), IFC Films, 2003
Charlotte Collins, Eulogy, Lions Gate Films/Artisan Entertainment,2004
Television Appearances
Series
Jo Skagska, Skag, NBC, 1980
Catherine Packard Martell, Twin Peaks (also known as Northern Passage), ABC, 1990-91
Cora Trapchek, Traps, CBS, 1994
Roberta Stahler, Partners, CBS, 1999
Miniseries
Anne Mueller, The Thorn Birds, ABC, 1983
(As Laurie Piper) Elsie Speers, Tender Is the Night, Showtime, 1985
Miriam Braynard, Intensity (also known as Dean Koontz's "Intensity"), Fox, 1997
Movies
Julie Quinlan, In the Matter of Karen Ann Quinlan, NBC, 1977
Ethel Gumm, Rainbow, NBC, 1978
Magda Goebbels, The Bunker (also known as Le bunker), CBS,1981
Matilda West, Mae West, ABC, 1982
Christine Groda, Love, Mary, CBS, 1985
Darlene Marsh, Toughlove, ABC, 1985

Margo, Toward the Light (also known as Go to the Light andGo toward the Light), CBS, 1988
Martha Robinson, Rising Son, TNT, 1990
Margaret Kinsey, Love, Lies & Lullabies (also known as Forthe Good of the Child and Sad Inheritance), ABC, 1993
Ellis Snow, Shadows of Desire (also known as The Devil's Bed), CBS, 1994
Judge Edna Burton, Fighting for My Daughter (also known as Fighting for My Daughter: The Anne Dion Story), ABC, 1995
Kay Trafero, In the Blink of an Eye, ABC, 1996
Wanda Kirkman, The Road to Galveston, USA Network, 1996
Jennie, A Christmas Memory (also known as Truman Capote's "A Christmas Memory"), CBS, 1997
Lillie Dawson, Alone (also known as Horton Foote's "Alone"), Showtime, 1997
Sarah Brady, Inherit the Wind, Showtime, 1999
Aunt Hanna, Possessed, Showtime, 2000
Cheryl Visco, Midwives, Lifetime, 2001
Ruth Anne Potter, The Last Brickmaker in America, CBS, 2001
Specials
Viola, "Twelfth Night," Hallmark Hall of Fame, NBC, 1957
Miriamne, "Winterset," Hallmark Hall of Fame, NBC, 1959
Caesar and Cleopatra, 1976
Anne Gilbert, "Promise," Hallmark Hall of Fame, CBS, 1986
Herself, Dario Argento: An Eye for Horror, Independent Film Channel, 2000
Awards Presentations
The 25th Annual Academy Awards, NBC, 1953
Presenter, The 19th Annual Tony Awards, WWOR (New York City), 1965
The 59th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 1987
The 49th Annual Golden Globe Awards, TBS, 1992
Episodic
Herself, "Rock Hudson," This Is Your Life, NBC, 1952
Guest, The Ed Sullivan Show (also known as Toast of the Town), CBS, 1953
Billie Moore, "Broadway," The Best of Broadway, CBS, 1955
Stacey Spender, "Quality Town," Robert Montgomery Presents, CBS, 1955
Judy Jones, "Winter Dreams," Front Row Center, CBS, 1956
Phoebe Durkin, "The Road That Led Afar," General Electric Theater,CBS, 1956
Ruth Cornelius, "The Deaf Heart," Studio One, CBS, 1957
Ruth McAdam, "The Ninth Day," Playhouse 90, CBS, 1957
"The Changing Ways of Love," The Seven Lively Arts, CBS, 1957
Kirsten Arnesen Clay, "The Days of Wine and Roses," Playhouse 90,CBS, 1958
Cleopatra, "Caesar and Cleopatra," General Electric Theater, CBS,1959
Eileen Gorman, "The Innocent Assassin," Desilu Playhouse (also known as Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse), CBS, 1959
Edna Cartey, "You Can't Have Everything," The U.S. Steel Hour (also known as The United States Steel Hour), CBS, 1960
Eurydice, "Legend of Lovers," The Play of the Week, syndicated, 1960
Jessica Galloway, "A Musket for Jessica," General Electric Theater, CBS, 1961
Mystery guest, What's My Line?, CBS, 1961
Kathleen Dooley, "Light Up the Dark Corners," Ben Casey, ABC, 1963
Lee Wiley, "Something about Lee Wiley," Bob Hope Presents the ChryslerTheater, NBC, 1963
Mary Highman, "Howard Running Bear Is a Turtle," Naked City, ABC,1963
"Mission of Fear," The U.S. Steel Hour (also known as The United States Steel Hour), CBS, 1963
Alice Marin, "The Summer House," Breaking Point, ABC, 1964
Alicia Carter, "My Door Is Locked and Bolted," The Eleventh Hour,NBC, 1964
Margaret Sanger, "The Woman Rebel" (also known as "The Life of Margaret Sanger" and "A Woman's Rebel"), Nova, PBS, 1976
Fran Singleton, "Lust et Veritas," St. Elsewhere, NBC, 1983
Fran Singleton, "Newheart," St. Elsewhere, NBC, 1983
Fran Singleton, "Ties That Bind," St. Elsewhere, NBC, 1983
Aunt Neva, "The Burning Man," The Twilight Zone, CBS, 1985
Jessica, "Illusions," Hotel, ABC, 1985
Peggy Shannon, "Murder at the Oasis," Murder, She Wrote, CBS, 1985
Claire Leigh, "The Judge," Matlock, NBC, 1986
Mrs. Davis, "A Gentle Rain," Beauty and the Beast, CBS, 1989
(In archive footage) Claire Leigh, "The Kidnapper," Matlock, NBC,1990
Marianne, "Guess Who's Coming to Breakfast," Frasier (also known as Dr. Frasier Crane), NBC, 1994
Sarah Ross, "Home," ER (also known as Emergency Room), NBC,1995
Assistant district attorney Susan Turner, "The ABCs of Murder," Diagnosis Murder, CBS, 1996
Herself, "Tyrone Power: The Last Idol," Biography (also known as A&E Biography: Tyrone Power), Arts and Entertainment, 1996
Sarah Ross, "Take These Broken Wings," ER (also known as Emergency Room), NBC, 1996
Annie Doyle, "Venice," Touched by an Angel, CBS, 1997
Jane Waide, "Everybody Says I Love You," Brother's Keeper, ABC, 1999
Mrs. Mulhern, "Dr. Nora," Frasier (also known as Dr. Frasier Crane), NBC, 1999
Sharon Timmers, "There but for the Grace of Grace," Will & Grace, NBC, 2000
Dorothy Russ, "Care," Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (alsoknown as Law & Order: SVU and Special Victims Unit), NBC, 2001
Herself, "Paul Newman," Bravo Profiles, Bravo, 2001
Aunt Sophie, "Where the Boys Are," State of Grace, ABC Family Channel, 2002
Nina Romney, "Forget Me Not," Dead Like Me, Showtime, 2004
Herself, Scream Queens: The E! True Hollywood Story, E! Entertainment Television, 2004
Rose 2005, "Best Friends," Cold Case, CBS, 2005
Pilots
Jo Skagska, Skag, NBC, 1980
Catherine Martell, Twin Peaks (also known as Northern Passage), ABC, 1990
Wolf Pack, CBS, 1996
Roberta Stahler, Partners, CBS, 1999
Stage Appearances
Laura Wingfield, The Glass Menagerie, Brooks Atkinson Theatre, NewYork City, 1965
Flo Varney, Rosemary [and] Candy Simpson, The Alligators (double-bill), York Playhouse, New York City, c. 1969
The Innocents, Ivanhoe Theatre, Chicago, IL, 1970-71
Marco Polo Sings a Solo, regional production, 1973
Marion Froude, Biography, Manhattan Theatre Club Downstage, New York City, 1980
Zelda Fitzgerald, The Last Flapper (solo show), 1986
Rena Weeks, The Destiny of Me, Circle Repertory Company, Lucille Lortel Theatre, New York City, 1992-93
Madame Ranyevskaya, The Cherry Orchard, Great Lakes Theatre Festival, Cleveland, OH, 1993-94
Esther Crampton, Morning's at Seven, Lyceum Theatre, New York City, 2002, then Ahmanson Theatre, Los Angeles, 2002-2003
Appeared in other productions, including regional productions of Macbeth and Twelfth Night (also known as Twelfth Night, or What YouWill).
Major Tours
Zelda Fitzgerald, The Last Flapper (solo show), c. 1986
RECORDINGS
Videos
Herself, Acting "Carrie" (short documentary), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists Home Entertainment, 2001
Herself, Mel Gibson: The High Octane Birth of a Superstar (short documentary), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Home Entertainment, 2001
(In archive footage) Herself, The Hustler: The Inside Story (shortdocumentary), Twentieth Century-Fox Home Entertainment, 2002

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

People Weekly, April 30, 1990, p. 27

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