Piper Laurie (born Rosetta Jacobs; 1932 – 2023). 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).
She received various accolades, including a Primetime Emmy Award and a Golden Globe Award, in addition to nominations for three Academy Awards and a BAFTA Award. She is also known for her performances as Kirsten Arnesen in the original TV production of Days of Wine and Roses, and as Catherine Martell in the television series Twin Peaks.
She was born in Detroit, the younger of two children (both girls) of Alfred Jacobs, a furniture dealer, and his wife, Charlotte Sadie (née Alperin) Jacobs. Her paternal grandparents were Jewish immigrants from Poland and her maternal grandparents were Jewish immigrants from Russia.
- "But it was her red hair, pinup good looks and husky voice — even more than her precocious command of Tennessee Williams — that propelled her to a contract at 18 with Universal International Studios." https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2023/10/14/piper-laurie-actress-dead/
- "The sun was in back of Piper accenting the copper in her hair. “What a lovely color your hair is,” I commented. “It’s natural,” Piper said, “and at one time was a great problem to me because my eyelashes and eyebrows were red, too, and you couldn’t see them." https://neglectedvenus.wordpress.com/2019/04/19/piper-laurie/
- "American actor Piper Laurie, named the prettiest red-head of the year in 1954." https://www.today.com/news/news/piper-laurie-dies-rcna120451
- "Piper was a beautiful flame-haired teen living in the heart of the flourishing 1940s Hollywood film industry." https://25yearslatersite.com/2019/07/19/silent-star-the-life-and-career-of-piper-laurie/?utm_content=cmp-true
