Piper Laurie, the famous actress from “Carrie” and “Twin Peaks,” died at the age of 91. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles, File)
Piper LaurieThe legendary Hollywood actress known for her appearances in the 1970s film “Carrie” and the 1990s series “Twin Peaks” died early Saturday in Los Angeles, according to her representative. Marion Rosenberg to CNN. At this time, the details of what may have led to his death are unknown. According to Rosenberg, Laurie will be remembered “One of the best actresses of her generation and an excellent human being.”
The actress, originally from Michigan, had an impeccable career, highlighted by her frightening performance as a religious mother in Carrie, a film in which she managed to catapult herself as a movie star at the age of 44, with her character as Mother acted as the frightening and controlling protagonist. , from which he constantly mistreated her, which later led her to murder her.
The daughter of a Polish father and an American mother of Russian descent, Piper Laurie was born Rosetta Jacobs on January 22, 1932 in Detroit, Michigan, the youngest of four children in an immigrant family. Surprisingly, she was a very shy girl, so she had to take diction classes at the decision of his parents and later took acting lessons at an acting school.
Piper Laurie made her acting debut in Hollywood in the 1950s With a small role in the film “Louisa,” she quickly stood out for her talent, which quickly earned her numerous roles in the 1950s and 1960s. At this point, the actress was already cast in the role of the typical, attractive, but not very attractive girl. As an intelligent young woman, she was only offered roles that did not exactly challenge her as an actress.
Piper Laurie made her acting debut in Hollywood in the 1950s. (Europa Press/Contact/20TH CENTURY FOX)
In 1961, she played “Sarah Packard,” Paul Newman’s ailing girlfriend, in the 1961 classic “The Hustler,” a performance for which she was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. But it was only after 15 years that Laurie achieved a second Oscar nomination with the role of “Margaret White” in “Carrie”, a horror film in which, at the age of 44, she shone with her interpretation of the eccentric and frightening mother of the introverted protagonist. The film was the first part of the Carrie saga, based on the novel of the same name by famous author Stephen King.
At first, Laurie wasn’t convinced by the script for Carrie, well, the director Brian DePalmaIt seemed more “satirical” than frightening. However, she agreed to talk to him in another city, for which she then had to take the train back. The actress said in an interview eight years ago that as soon as she got home she knew she had won the role.
“My agent told me that Brian really liked it and wanted me to do the film,” he said. He added that he loved working with protagonist Sissy Spacek and that she didn’t find it difficult to play her evil role. “NO! It was a lot of fun because I got to act like the kids. “I could be the bad guy and I laughed a lot”.
The famous actress was also nominated for an Oscar for playing a regretful mother in “Children of a Lesser God” and received a Golden Globe for her role in the television series “Twin Peaks.”