Piper Laurie
Piper Laurie
Piper Laurieis an American stage and screen actress known for her roles in the films The Hustler, Carrieand Children of a Lesser God, all of which brought her Academy Award nominations. She is also known for her performance as Catherine Martell in the cult television series Twin Peaks, for which she won a Golden Globe Award in 1991...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTV Actress
Date of Birth22 January 1932
CityDetroit, MI
CountryUnited States of America
I would love to still be using my name.
Back then, everyone was Lana and Rock. No one had ethnic names.
And even then when you take it, you've got to take it with your whole heart.
I dropped the script in the fireplace, called my agent and said, they can jail me, sue me, but I'm never acting again, unless I can do something worthwhile.
One thing is certain. The old Piper Laurie is no more.
But then I became so disillusioned... I had very little life experience and certainly no technique to deal with comedy with any flair.
But then I became so disillusioned.... I had very little life experience and certainly no technique to deal with comedy with any flair.
As far back as I can remember, I've had only one real ambition: to be an actress.
If you can see what the outside is like, it stimulates the imagination, it frees you in a way, to think and feel the way a character might.
Instead of changing my name, I would change Piper Laurie. That was the beginning.
If I had stayed in Hollywood, I would have killed myself. Or someone would have done it for me
The fact is, I never wanted to be a movie star.
I was so flattered to be asked to be in the movies - the idea of being paid to act was heady stuff.
Ive always felt robbed of something by people not knowing I was a Jew.