Piper Laurie Wikipedia and age

Following her death, this topic deals with information on Piper Laurie’s Wikipedia page and age. Laurie was an American actress. She is known for her roles in the films The Hustler (1961), Carrie (1976), and Children of a Lesser God (1986), and the miniseries The Thorn Birds (1983).

As a veteran actress, Laura has a page on Wikipedia that shares details of her personal life, background, and career. Piper Laurie was born on January 22, 1932, and died on October 14, 2023. This means she was 91 years old when she died.

Piper Laurie biography and career

On January 22, 1932, Piper Laurie’s mother, Rosetta Jacobs, gave birth to her in Detroit, Michigan. The younger of furniture trader Alfred Jacobs’s two children (both girls), Laurie was the product of his marriage to Charlotte Sadie Jacobs. Her mother’s parents were Jewish immigrants from Russia, and her paternal ancestors came from Poland.

According to Laurie’s 2011 memoir, Learning to Live Out Loud, the family lived on Tyler Street in Detroit and she was born into a one-bedroom walk-up. Her parents gave her weekly elocution training to help her overcome her shyness; eventually, she was cast in small roles at Universal Studios.

In 1949, Rosetta Jacobs entered into a contractual agreement with Universal Studios and subsequently adopted the screen name Piper Laurie, which she utilized throughout her career. During her time at Universal, she had the opportunity to work alongside esteemed actors such as James Best, Julie Adams, Tony Curtis, and Rock Hudson. It was her role in the film Louisa, starring Ronald Reagan, with whom she had a brief romantic involvement prior to his marriage to Nancy Davis, that propelled her career to new heights.

In her autobiography, she candidly shared that she lost her virginity to Reagan. Following her breakthrough, Laurie went on to secure several notable roles, including Francis Goes to the Races (1951) alongside Donald O’Connor, Son of Ali Baba (1951) alongside Tony Curtis, and Ain’t Misbehavin’ (1955) alongside Rory Calhoun. Her exceptional talent was recognized with numerous accolades, including a Primetime Emmy Award and a Golden Globe Award. Additionally, she received nominations for three Academy Awards and a BAFTA Award.

Laurie is also renowned for her memorable performances as Kirsten Arnesen in the original television production of Days of Wine and Roses and as Catherine Martell in the acclaimed series Twin Peaks. In an effort to cultivate her public image, Universal Studios propagated rumours to gossip columnists that Laurie maintained her radiant complexion by bathing in milk and consuming flower petals.

However, disheartened by the dearth of substantial film opportunities, she made the decision to relocate to New York City to further her acting studies and pursue work in theater and television.

Notable appearances during this period include her role in the Hallmark Hall of Fame production of Twelfth Night, her portrayal in the Playhouse 90 presentation of Days of Wine and Roses alongside Cliff Robertson on October 2, 1958 (in the subsequent film adaptation, their roles were assumed by Jack Lemmon and Lee Remick), and her participation in the Playhouse 90 production of Winterset in 1959.