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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 |
28 | [[/folder]] |
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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 |
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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53 | [[/folder]] |
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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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