Piper Laurie, three-time Oscar nominated star of Carrie and Twin Peaks, has died. She was 91.
“An attractive human being and one of many nice skills of our time,” stated Laurie’s supervisor Marion Rosenberg in a press release to Variety.
The actual trigger and site of her loss of life has not but been divulged.
Born Rosetta Jacobs in Detroit, Michigan in 1932, Laurie was recruited out of her Los Angeles High School at age 17 and signed to a Universal contract for $250 per week, which might improve to $1,750 per week after seven years.
She made her appearing debut as Ronald Reagan’s daughter within the 1950 movie Louisa, later starring reverse Paul Newman within the 1961 poolhall drama The Hustler.
The actress later starred in Brian De Palma’s 1976 supernatural horror Carrie in addition to Children of a Lesser God, during which she performed Marlee Matlin’s frigid mom. She was nominated for an Oscar for each performances.
Laurie later starred as Catherine Martell in David Lynch’s landmark TV sequence Twin Peaks, which gave her two of her 9 Emmy nominations.
Her final movie appearances included 2004’s Eulogy, in addition to The Dead Girl, Hounddog and Hesher.
Prior to creating it massive, Laurie appeared in numerous low-profile comedies and musicals, later telling a journalist “I hated what I used to be doing,” however admitted that her early work made method for her extra memorable roles.
She married author Joseph Morgenstern within the Sixties, who she later divorced. Laurie is survived by her daughter Anne Grace.
