The actress’ passing was confirmed by her manager.
Piper Laurie, best known for her iconic roles in Carrie and Twin Peaks, has died after a long, unspecified illness. She was 91.
Her manager Marion Rosenberg confirmed the news to various outlets, including the Associated Press, sharing that the actress passed away at her home in Los Angeles on the morning of Saturday, Oct. 14. In her statement, Rosenberg described her late client as “a beautiful human being and one of the great talents of our time.”
Laurie, whose real name was Rosetta Jacobs, was born in Detroit, Michigan on January 22, 1932. Her venture into acting began when her parents enrolled her in weekly elocution classes to combat her shyness. At 17 years old, she signed a contract with Universal Studios, adopting her stage name. Her debut film role arrived in 1950 in the Ronald Reagan-led comedy Louisa.
However, her first big role onscreen came over 10 years later, in 1961, when she co-starred alongside Paul Newman in 1961’s The Hustler. She earned her first Academy Award nomination for Best Actress for her role as Sarah Packard in the film.
After having a hard time finding movie roles after “The Hustler,” she started acting in TV shows like “The Eleventh Hour” and “Breaking Point.” In 1976, she came back to movies with a scary part as Margaret White, the mother in the movie “Carrie.” She got nominated for another big award, the Academy Award, for this role. This role really made her famous in scary movies.
Her success in Carrie led to more major roles, including as Willa Norman in Children of a Lesser God, for which she received another Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress. However, it wasn’t until 1990 that she played her second biggest role: Catherine Martell in David Lynch’s cult classic series Twin Peaks.
The Hollywood veteran’s final role was in the scripted podcast series Around the Sun, which aired its final episode with the late actress earlier this year, called “Intelligent Life.”
Laurie is survived by her daughter, Anne Grace.
SOURCE:PARADE