Piper Laurie
Actor
Filmography (All Films)
- Adventures of Francis the Talking Mule, The - Volume 1 (Francis, Francis Goes to the Races, Francis Goes to West Point, Francis Covers the Big Town) (1949-1952)
- Dir. Arthur Lubin
Feat. Donald O'Connor, Chill Wills, Piper Laurie…
- The first four comedies starring O'Connor as an affably naive young man, who is assisted through life by a berating, smart–arsed talking mule…
- Has Anyone Seen My Gal? (1952)
- Dir. Douglas Sirk
Feat. Charles Coburn, Lynn Bari, Piper Laurie…
- Sirk–for–hire musical comedy finds the iconic melodramatist at his most unidentifiable: Coburn stars as an elderly money bags with no…
- Until They Sail (1957)
- Dir. Robert Wise
Feat. Jean Simmons, Joan Fontaine, Paul Newman…
- 1950s Christchurch is the novelty star of this MGM prestige picture set entirely in Canterbury, New Zealand, with landmarks such as the Christchurch…
- Hustler, The (1961)
- Dir. Robert Rossen
Feat. Paul Newman, Jackie Gleason, George C. Scott…
- Classic Paul Newman, playing a pool–shark with potential who gets into a match with the legendary Minnesota Fats (Jackie Gleason). George C…
- Tim (1979)
- Dir. Michael Pate
Feat. Mel Gibson, Piper Laurie
- Mel Gibson and Piper Laurie are the young simpleton and older woman drawn together in this adaptation of Colleen McCullough's first novel.
- Bunker, The (1981)
- Dir. George Schaefer
Feat. Anthony Hopkins, Richard Jordan, Cliff Gorman…
- Absorbing account of Hitler's last days spent hiding under Berlin with Hopkins giving one of his finest performances. Somber adaptation of James P.…
- Children of a Lesser God (1986)
- Dir. Randa Haines
Feat. William Hurt, Marlee Matlin, Piper Laurie
- Powerful drama in which teacher–for–the–deaf William Hurt falls in love with Marlee Matlin.
- Twin Peaks - Season 1 (TV Series) (1990)
- Dir. David Lynch, Various
Feat. Kyle MacLachlan, Michael Ontkean, Madchen Amick…
- An eccentric, mystical FBI agent arrives in a small Pacific Northwest town to investigate the murder of a young high school girl. Iconic, influential…
- Other People's Money (1991)
- Dir. Norman Jewison
Feat. Danny De Vito, Gregory Peck, Piper Laurie…
- Who other than Danny De Vito would play a Wall street buccaneer with the scruples of a gestapo chief?
- Storyville (1991)
- Dir. Mark Frost
Feat. James Spader, Joanne Whalley, Jason Robards Jr.…
- The directing debut from TWIN PEAKS' co–creator. Upstart political candidate James Spader becomes involved in illicit activity. A gumbo of red…
- Twin Peaks - Season 2 (TV Series) (1991)
- Dir. David Lynch, Various
Feat. Kyle MacLachlan, Michael Ontkean, Madchen Amick…
- Second and final season of the cult nineties serial, with Kyle MacLachlan as an eccentric, mystical FBI agent arriving in a small Pacific Northwest…
- Trauma (1992)
- Dir. Dario Argento
Feat. Christopher Rydell, Asia Argento, Piper Laurie
- A young girl becomes convinced she will be the next victim after a seance reveals a murderer in their midst. Argento's first American film will…
- Wrestling Ernest Hemingway (1993)
- Dir. Randa Haines
Feat. Robert Duvall, Richard Harris, Sandra Bullock…
- A high–spirited, unpatronising portrait of senior citizenship, with consummate performances from two old pro's, Robert Duvall and Richard…
- Grass Harp, The (1996)
- Dir. Charles Matthau
Feat. Walter Matthau, Sissy Spacek, Piper Laurie…
- Adapted from Truman Capote's novel about a young boy raised by his three eccentric aunts in the American Deep South, and capturing the period, but…
- Dead Girl, The (2006)
- Dir. Karen Moncrieff
Feat. Toni Collette, Piper Laurie, Rose Byrne…
- A superb ensemble cast give rich life to this exceptional drama that interlinks the unsettling stories of five women connected to the discovery of a…
- Hesher (2010)
- Dir. Spencer Susser
Feat. Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Natalie Portman, Devin Brochu…
- Cruel comedy as black as the tee–shirt of its stringy–haired, metal–loving, borderline–sociopath titular character, who…
- Twin Peaks (TV Series) (Twin Peaks: A Limited Event Series, Twin Peaks: The Return) (2017)
- Dir. David Lynch
Feat. Kyle MacLachlan, Catherine E. Coulson, Madchen Amick…
- Revival of the cult TV series with most of the same cast (plus many, many more), which rivals and occasionally surpasses the terrifying brilliance of…