Piper Laurie, Oscar-nominated actor who starred in ‘Carrie’ and ‘The Hustler,’ is dead at 91
LOS ANGELES — Piper Laurie, the Oscar- and Emmy-nominated actor who earned distinction in films such as “Carrie” and “Children of a Lesser God” and cult status in the quirky mystery drama series “Twin Peaks,” has died.
Laurie’s career spanned six decades, taking her from perky starlet roles during Hollywood’s golden era to a three-time Academy Award nominee who — despite the honors and accolades — repeatedly criticized what she saw as Hollywood’s superficiality.
Still acting until late in life, Laurie died Saturday morning in Los Angeles, her manager, Marion Rosenberg, confirmed. She was 91. An exact cause of death was not given.
“Ms. Laurie was one of the great talents of her generation, a true polymath and a very special human being,” Rosenberg said.
Born Rosetta Jacobs in Detroit on Jan. 22, 1932, she was painfully
