Three time Oscar nominated actress Piper Laurie dies at 91. (1 Viewer)

[Thomas T]

One of my personal favorites. Heartbreaking in The Hustler (1961) and unforgettable in Carrie (1976). https://www.indiewire.com/news/obituary/piper-laurie-dead-1234916783/

 

[Robert Crawford]

I was just talking about her yesterday with my best friend. May she R.I.P.

 

[Matt Hough]

I was very sorry to read this. She was a wonderful actress and will be much missed. R.I.P.

 

[Beckford]

The lady had a long, fascinating career portraying a wide wide range of roles. But my favorite of all her performances is one that doesn't get mentioned that often. I thought she was absolutely luminous in the 1995 film adaptation of Truman Capote's "The Grass Harp". Really wonderful work - charismatic and sensitive. In a strong cast (Sissy Spaceck, Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau) I thought she made the most vivid impression.
And forty years after her early heyday as the plucky heroine of so many Universal International adventure films, she still looked fresh, natural - and meltingly lovely.

 

[RICK BOND]

R.I.P. Piper Laurie. Another Beautiful Classic Hollywood actress has passed. Below with Victor Mature in Dangerous Mission.

 

[Malcolm R]

I'm not familiar with a lot of her early work, but but I do remember her from Carrie and she was very memorable as Catherine Martell in the original Twin Peaks series (appointment TV for me and friends in college). RIP.

 

[WillG]

Was just watching Carrie last night

 

[DigniT@DigniT!]

A powerful actress with an extraordinary body of work. What a loss. What a legacy.

 

[mskaye]

I was just talking about her yesterday with my best friend. May she R.I.P.

I saw her at last year's TCM Festival where her recollections and interviews were a huge highlight of the festival for many - including Ben Mankiewicz. Beyond gifted actress. Her performance in The Hustler, which I saw at the age of 13 or so, will forever be a part of me. And damn, she is so f-ing amazing in DePalma's Carrie.

 

[mskaye]

I was just talking about her yesterday with my best friend. May she R.I.P.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2023/10/14/piper-laurie-actress-dead/

well written obit. what a life. I am very saddened about this.

 

[Keith Cobby]

R.I.P. Piper. Thanks for all the great films, but most of all for being Millicent Blaisdell.

 

[bujaki]

The Hustler, Tim, etc. I'm so glad she got a second wind after Carrie.
Charming, lovely lady whom I got to meet during the last 3D Expo.
RIP

 

[EricSchulz]

Piper Laurie is one of the biggest reasons no remake of Carrie will even come close to the original.
Rest in peace…

 

[jayembee]

Her wonderful performance in the original TV (Playhouse 90) version of A Day of Wine and Roses can be found on Criterion's The Golden Age of Television DVD set.

 

[RMajidi]

Unforgettable as Dr Nora’s mom from hell in Frasier.

Loved her sassy early performances opposite Tony Curtis in The Prince Who Was a Thief, Son of Ali Baba etc.

Val Guest recalled this of The Persuaders:

“…one day we were shooting on the Croisette in Cannes… Tony Curtis came down to do his scene and he was just carrying on at the wardrobe saying 'you didn't do this and you should have done that... and in Hollywood you would have been fired...' And dear Roger Moore walked over, took him by the lapels, looked him straight in the eyes and said 'and to think those lips once kissed Piper Laurie.' …Well, the whole of the Croisette collapsed, the unit collapsed and I must say even Tony had to laugh.”

https://web.archive.org/web/20071010050138/https://secure.bfi.org.uk/features/interviews/guest.html

 

[Jeffrey D]

Unforgettable as Dr Nora’s mom from hell in Frasier.

Loved her sassy early performances opposite Tony Curtis in The Prince Who Was a Thief, Son of Ali Baba etc.

Val Guest recalled this of The Persuaders:

“…one day we were shooting on the Croisette in Cannes… Tony Curtis came down to do his scene and he was just carrying on at the wardrobe saying 'you didn't do this and you should have done that... and in Hollywood you would have been fired...' And dear Roger Moore walked over, took him by the lapels, looked him straight in the eyes and said 'and to think those lips once kissed Piper Laurie.' …Well, the whole of the Croisette collapsed, the unit collapsed and I must say even Tony had to laugh.”

https://web.archive.org/web/20071010050138/https://secure.bfi.org.uk/features/interviews/guest.html

Yes I was just going to post about her scene in the Dr. Nora episode in Frasier. Funny stuff. The only other piece of work of hers I know is The Hustler- great film. RIP, Piper.

 

[TravisR]

She was so much fun on Twin Peaks and absolutely amazing in Carrie.