Piper Laurie: a life in pictures | Film

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Piper Laurie: a life in pictures

Best known for her roles in The Hustler, Carrie and Twin Peaks, Laurie has died at the age of 91. Here we look back at her life and times

• Piper Laurie, Oscar nominee for Carrie and The Hustler, dies at 91

Main image: Piper Laurie, circa 1950. Photograph: Silver Screen Collection/Getty Images

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  • Born Rosetta Jacobs in Detroit, Michigan in 1932, she changed her name to Piper Laurie in 1949, after signing a deal with Universal Studios

  • Louisa, 1950

    A lobby card for the comedy which was Laurie’s screen debut, pictured here with Scotty Beckett

  • No Room for the Groom, 1952

    Laurie with co-star Tony Curtis

  • Has Anyone Seen My Gal?, 1952

    Laurie with Rock Hudson in the 1920s-set comedy directed by Douglas Sirk

  • Son of Ali Baba, 1952

    Laurie with Tony Curtis again, a follow-up to their popular 1951 adventure hit The Prince Who Was a Thief

  • Dangerous Mission, 1954

    Laurie having a cup of coffee on the set of the noir thriller

  • Laurie on the cover of Picturegoer magazine in June 1955

  • Ain’t Misbehavin’, 1955

    Poster for the musical in which Laurie starred opposite Rory Calhoun

  • Piper Laurie, circa 1955

  • Until They Sail, 1957

    Laurie, middle, with co-star Jean Simmons on the set of the wartime romantic drama

  • The Hustler, 1961

    Paul Newman as Eddie Felson and Laurie as his girlfriend Sarah Packard in the celebrated pool-shark drama. Laurie was nominated for a string of awards, including the best actress Oscar

  • Laurie and Herald Tribune reporter Joseph Morgenstern at their wedding in Long Beach, California in 1962. The couple divorced in 1982

  • Laurie photographed in 1962. After her success in The Hustler film, Laurie largely stepped away from acting until the mid-1970s

  • Carrie, 1976

    Laurie’s first major film role since The Hustler saw her receive an Oscar nomination for best supporting actress for her role as Carrie’s mother Margaret in Brian De Palma’s classic horror

  • Tim, 1979

    Laurie with Mel Gibson in the Australian romantic drama

  • The Thorn Birds, 1983

    Laurie played Anne Mueller in the TV adaptation of the bestselling novel, alongside a cast including Richard Chamberlain, Rachel Ward and Barbara Stanwyck

  • Children of a Lesser God, 1986

    Laurie, left, and Marlee Matlin in the Oscar winning drama

  • Twin Peaks, 1990-91

    Laurie, right, as Catherine Martell in David Lynch’s groundbreaking television series, with (from left): Joan Chen, Michael Ontkean and Kyle MacLachlan

  • Piper Laurie with her Golden Globe for best supporting actress for Twin Peaks in 1991

  • Other People’s Money, 1991

    Laurie, second from left, with (from left) Gregory Peck, Danny DeVito and Penelope Ann Miller

  • The Grass Harp, 1995

    Piper Laurie (middle) with Edward Furlong, left, and Walter Matthau in the comedy drama based on the book by Truman Capote

  • The Faculty, 1998

    Piper Laurie, left, Salma Hayek and Robert Patrick in the horror movie directed by Robert Rodriguez

  • Eulogy, 2004

    Laurie (front), Glenne Headly and Zooey Deschanel in the black comedy

  • Hounddog, 2007

    From left: Jill Scott, Dakota Fanning, director and screenwriter Deborah Kampmeier, Piper Laurie and Robin Wright Penn at the Sundance film festival in 2007, where they were promoting the drama set in the American South

  • Piper Laurie, 1932-2023
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