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Piper Laurie

Piper Laurie's biography

Rosetta Jacobs is 90 years old television actor born at Detroit, Michigan, USA. Piper was born on Friday 22nd of January 1932. Piper is often nicknamed as Rosie, Piper Laurie, Rosetta Jacobs. According to year of birth 1932 she belongs to Silent Generation. Birthday on 22nd of January means she is Aquarius. Aquarius is an Airy sign. They are smart thinkers, social, communicative, independent and intelligent people.

Piper is white american. Piper is citizen of United States of America. She is jewish. Piper´s primary profession is to be television actor. You can know Piper also as film actor. She is recently known as stage actor. Piper received Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie Promise in 1987

Piper Laurie's family

Piper Laurie's ex husband

Joe Morgenstern

Piper Laurie and Joe Morgenstern have been together since 1962 for 20 years. He is known as film critic. Piper´s ex husband was born on Monday 3rd of October 1932 in New York City.

Piper Laurie's schools

We found 3 schools She attended. Complete list of schools: Art Students League of New York, Los Angeles High School, Hollywood Professional School.

Detailed informations about her schools

  • Graduated from Los Angeles High School in Los Angeles, California, in 1950.

Piper Laurie's career

Her main focus is to be television actor. She is famous thanks to Twin Peaks. You could see Piper also in Promise.

Is Piper Laurie gay ?

She is known to be straight.

Awards and competitions

Piper Laurie's Awards

  • She received award for Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie for work Promise in 1987
  • She received award for Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film for work Twin Peaks in 1991

Piper Laurie's Nominations

  • She was nominated for Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for work Carrie in 1976
  • Piper was nominated for Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
  • Piper was nominated for Academy Award for Best Actress

What Piper Laurie has done for a first time

  • Before she was a successful actress, she starred in her first play.
  • Guest starred on the first episode of Matlock (1986).

Piper Laurie's quotes

  • If I had stayed in Hollywood, I would have killed myself. Or someone would have done it for me.

Piper Laurie's height, weight, body shape, eye color

Lets describe how Piper Laurie looks. We will focus on her height, weight, body shape, eye color and hair color. She is tall as 5' 4½" (164 cm). Piper weights 113lbs (51 kg). Body build is slim. Her eyes are tinted brown - light. Her hair is shade of red.