Piper Laurie dies at 91: Oscar-nominated actress praised for star turns in Carrie and Twin Peaks
Iconic actress Piper Laurie has died aged 91.
Laurie – best known for her star turn in Carrie as the title character’s demented mother, died on Saturday at her Los Angeles home. She had been ill for some time.
Manager Marion Rosenberg called the star “a beautiful person and one of the great talents of our time.”
The actress received her first Oscar nomination for her work in the 1961 film The Hustler opposite Paul Newman.
Her character saw her playing an alcoholic who memorably tells Newman’s character: ‘Look, I have problems and I think maybe you have problems. Maybe it would be better if we just left each other.’
She retired for more than a decade to raise a family, but then returned to film and television roles in the mid-1970s.
She racked up a host of impressive roles with Oscar nominations for Carrie and ‘Children of a Lesser God,’ in which she played Marlee Matlin’s strict mother.
Iconic actress Piper Laurie has died aged 91. She is pictured here in 2012
A still from the 1976 film Carrie starring Sissy Spacek and Piper Laurie
Piper Laurie poses for a photo at the 40th anniversary screening of Carrie in 2016
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