ACTOR

Piper Laurie

1932 - 2023

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Piper Laurie (born Rosetta Jacobs; January 22, 1932 – 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 the miniseries The Thorn Birds (1983). She is 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Piper Laurie has received more than 4,949,656 page views. Her biography is available in 46 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 37 in 2019). Piper Laurie is the 593rd most popular actor (up from 1,434th in 2019), the 1,083rd most popular biography from United States (up from 2,494th in 2019) and the 288th most popular American Actor.

Piper Laurie is an American actress best known for her roles in classic films and television. Some of her most notable work includes her portrayal of the tortured and repressive mother, Margaret White, in the horror film "Carrie" (1976). She also received acclaim for her roles in "The Hustler" (1961) with Paul Newman, for which she earned an Academy Award nomination, and as Catherine Martell in the television series "Twin Peaks" in the early 1990s. Over her career, Laurie has been nominated for multiple awards and is celebrated for her versatile acting skills.

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  • 4.9M

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  • 62.10

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 46

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.18

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.60

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Piper Laurie ranks 593 out of 13,578. Before her are Steve Carell, Brian Dennehy, David Caruso, Jude Law, John Heard, and Marion Cotillard. After her are Wesley Snipes, David Soul, Brendan Fraser, Alfred Molina, Joanne Woodward, and Erland Josephson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1932, Piper Laurie ranks 61. Before her are John Searle, Khalifa bin Hamad Al Thani, Algirdas Brazauskas, Rainer Weiss, Nam June Paik, and Pierre-Gilles de Gennes. After her are Princess Astrid, Mrs. Ferner, Stephen Covey, Robert Vaughn, Meir Kahane, David Scott, and Nagisa Oshima. Among people deceased in 2023, Piper Laurie ranks 73. Before her are Tony Bennett, Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie, Gordon Moore, Mary Quant, Elliott Erwitt, and Roger Whittaker. After her are Albert Azaryan, Charlie Munger, Amancio Amaro, Ivan Silayev, Leiji Matsumoto, and Boniface Alexandre.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Piper Laurie ranks 1,083 out of 20,380. Before her are Percival Lowell (1855), David Caruso (1956), Joseph Erlanger (1874), Timothy McVeigh (1968), John Heard (1946), and John Vincent Atanasoff (1903). After her are Janet Yellen (1946), Mike Pence (1959), Harvey J. Alter (1935), Wesley Snipes (1962), David Soul (1943), and E. Donnall Thomas (1920).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Piper Laurie ranks 288. Before her are Groucho Marx (1890), Michelle Phillips (1944), Steve Carell (1962), Brian Dennehy (1938), David Caruso (1956), and John Heard (1946). After her are Wesley Snipes (1962), David Soul (1943), Brendan Fraser (1968), Joanne Woodward (1930), Betty White (1922), and Dean Reed (1938).

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Television and Movie Roles

Carrie
Margaret White
Withdrawn and sensitive teen Carrie White faces taunting from classmates at school and abuse from her fanatically pious mother. When strange occurrences start happening around Carrie, she begins to suspect that she has supernatural powers.
Nov 3rd 19767.3 / 10
The Hustler
Sarah Packard
Fast Eddie Felson is a small-time pool hustler with a lot of talent but a self-destructive attitude. His bravado causes him to challenge the legendary Minnesota Fats to a high-stakes match.
Sep 25th 19617.7 / 10
Return to Oz
Aunt Em
Dorothy, saved from a psychiatric experiment by a mysterious girl, finds herself back in the land of her dreams, and makes delightful new friends, and dangerous new enemies.
Jun 21st 19856.7 / 10