Line #39 Creator/PiperLaurie


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3	->''"And if real life was like the movies, I should have lived happily ever after."''
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5	Piper Laurie (born Rosetta Jacobs; January 22, 1932 – October 14, 2023) was an American actress of stage and screen, known for her roles in the films ''Film/TheHustler1961'', ''Film/{{Carrie\|1976}}'', and ''Film/ChildrenOfALesserGod'' – all of which brought her UsefulNotes/AcademyAward nominations – and for her portrayal of Catherine Martell in ''Series/TwinPeaks'', which earned her a UsefulNotes/GoldenGlobeAward in 1991.
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8	!!Roles with Website/TVTropes pages:
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11	[[folder:Film roles]]
12	* ''Film/{{Louisa}}'' (1950) as Cathy Norton[[note]] Her film debut, playing the daughter of UsefulNotes/RonaldReagan's character [[/note]]
13	* ''[[Film/FrancisTheTalkingMule Francis Goes to the Races]]'' (1951) as Frances Travers
14	* ''Film/{{The Hustler\|1961}}'' (1961) as Sarah Packard
15	* ''Literature/{{Carrie}}'' (1976) as Margaret White
16	* ''Film/{{Ruby}}'' (1977) as Ruby Claire
17	* ''Film/ReturnToOz'' (1985) as Aunt Em
18	* ''Film/ChildrenOfALesserGod'' (1986) as Mrs. Norman
19	* ''Literature/AppointmentWithDeath'' (1988) as Emily Boynton
20	* ''Film/OtherPeoplesMoney'' (1991) as Bea Sullivan
21	* ''Film/{{Trauma}}'' (1993) as Adriana Petrescu
22	* ''Film/TheCrossingGuard'' (1995) as Helen Booth
23	* ''Film/TheFaculty'' (1998) as Mrs. Karen Olson
24	* ''Film/TheDeadGirl'' (2006) as Arden's Mother
25	* ''Film/{{Hounddog}}'' (2007) as Grammie
26	* ''Film/{{Hesher}}'' (2010) as Grandma
27	* ''Film/WhiteBoyRick'' (2018) as Grandma Verna Wershe
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30	[[folder:Television roles]]
31	* ''Series/Playhouse90'' (2 episodes, 1957–58) as Ruth [=McAdam=][=/=]Kirsten Arnesen Clay
32	* ''Series/TheThornBirds'' (3 episodes, 1983) as Anne Mueller
33	* ''Series/StElsewhere'' (3 episodes, 1983) as Fran Singleton
34	* ''Series/{{Hotel\|1983}}'' (1 episode, 1985) as Jessica
35	* ''Series/MurderSheWrote'' (1 episode, 1985) as Peggy Shannon
36	* ''Literature/TenderIsTheNight'' (TV movie, 1985) as Elsie Speers
37	* ''Series/{{The Twilight Zone\|1985}}'' (2 episodes, 1985–86) as Aunt Neva[=/=]Gramma
38	* ''Series/{{Matlock}}'' (1 episode, 1986) as Claire Leigh
39	* ''Series/{{Beauty and the Beast\|1987}}'' (1 episode, 1989) as Mrs. Davis
40	* ''Series/TwinPeaks'' (27 episodes, 1989–91) as Catherine Martell[=/=]Mr. Tojamura
41	* ''Series/{{Frasier}}'' (2 episodes, 1994–99) as Marianne[=/=]Mrs. Mulhern
42	* ''Series/{{ER}}'' (2 episodes, 1995–96) as Sarah Ross
43	* ''Series/DiagnosisMurder'' (1 episode, 1996) as ADA Susan Turner
44	* ''Series/TouchedByAnAngel'' (1 episode, 1997) as Annie Doyle
45	* ''Theatre/InheritTheWind'' (TV movie, 1999) as Sarah Brady
46	* ''Series/WillAndGrace'' (1 episode, 2000) as Sharon
47	* ''Series/LawAndOrderSpecialVictimsUnit'' (1 episode, 2001) as Dorothy Rudd
48	* ''Series/StateOfGrace'' (1 episode, 2002) as Aunt Sophie
49	* ''Series/DeadLikeMe'' (1 episode, 2004) as Nina Rommey
50	* ''Series/ColdCase'' (1 episode, 2005) as Rose – 2005
51	* ''Series/{{MacGyver\|2016}}'' (1 episode, 2018) as Edith
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56	!!Tropes in her work:
57	* DamselInDistress: Her earlier, pre-''Literature/{{Carrie}}'' roles.
58	* EvilRedhead: Her villainous roles, most notably [[Literature/{{Carrie}} Margaret White]].
59	* TheIngenue: She was [[TypeCasting Type-cast]] in these roles in her early career.
60	* MsFanservice: Most of her earlier roles.
61	* RescueRomance: Her earlier roles tends to be involved in this.
62	* ThoseTwoActors: Starred alongside Creator/SissySpacek in three movies: ''Literature/{{Carrie}}'' (in 1976 where she played her mother), ''The Grass Harp'' (1995 in where [[HilariousInHindsight she played her sister]]), and the TV movie ''Midwives'' (2001).
63	* TwoFirstNames: Though it's only her StageName.
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