Piper Laurie — the Oscar-nominated actress — has died … this in response to her group.
Her supervisor, Marion Rosenberg, confirmed her passing Saturday to some shops — with him telling Variety, “A beautiful human being and one of the great talents of our time.” He additional shared with THR that she’d been unwell now for fairly a while … though a precise explanation for demise wasn’t revealed.
Laurie was one of many previous couple of stars from Hollywood’s golden period — having gotten her begin in showbiz again within the ’50s … starring in films alongside some very well-known names, together with Donald O’Connor, Tony Curtis, Rock Hudson, Tyrone Power and even Ronald Reagan.
Speaking of the late President — with whom she acted in her breakout movie, “Louisa” — PL as soon as claimed she’d misplaced her virginity to him … and so they even dated for some time pre-Nancy. Throughout that decade, she was on a tear … however took a break till 1961, when she starred reverse Paul Newman in “The Hustler” — for which she gained a Best Supporting Actress nom.
After one other lengthy hiatus, Laurie got here again to the large display screen for her memorable function as Margaret White … Sissy Spacek‘s mom within the horror basic, ‘Carrie,’ for which she gained one other Best Supporting Actress nomination. Ditto for 1986’s ‘Children of a Lesser God.’
One of her different very well-known elements was within the present “Twin Peaks” … the place she performed Catherine Martell AND Mr. Tojamura. The latter efficiency was iconic. She truly gained a Golden Globe for her work on ‘TP’ … to not point out an Emmy for a TV film as properly.
Laurie’s profession was lengthy and affluent … having starred in different big movies reminiscent of “The Bunker,” “Return to Oz” and extra. Her TV look would possibly’ve been much more prolific — she acted in sequence like ‘ER,’ ‘Skag,’ ‘The Twilight Zone,’ ‘Traps,’ “Touched By an Angel,” “Frasier,” “Will & Grace,” “Law & Order,” “MacGyver” … and so many others.
She was 91.
RIP
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