{"id":38096,"date":"2023-10-15T11:33:48","date_gmt":"2023-10-15T09:33:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1908015"},"modified":"2023-10-15T21:44:47","modified_gmt":"2023-10-15T19:44:47","slug":"carrie-star-piper-laurie-dies-aged-91","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/carrie-star-piper-laurie-dies-aged-91\/","title":{"rendered":"Carrie star Piper Laurie dies, aged 91"},"content":{"rendered":"

Laurie was a three-time Oscar nominee. <\/p>

By James Hibbs\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Sunday, 15 October 2023 at 09:33 AM<\/p>

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Carrie star Piper Laurie, who was also known for her roles in films The Hustler and Children of a Lesser God, has died at the age of 91.<\/p>\n

Laurie, who was also a campaigner for the civil rights movement, was confirmed to have died on Saturday 14th October, with her manager Marion Rosenberg confirming the news of her death to Variety<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Rosenberg told the publication that Laurie was \u201ca beautiful human being and one of the great talents of our time\u201d.<\/p>\n

Laurie was born as Rosetta Jacobs in 1932 to Alfred and Charlotte Jacobs, and had her breakout role in 1950\u2019s Louisa, which also starred Ronald Reagan.<\/p>\n

She subsequently had roles in films including Francis Goes to the Races,\u00a0Son of Ali Baba\u00a0and\u00a0Ain\u2019t Misbehavin\u2019, as well as The Hustler, for which she was nominated for an Academy Award.<\/p>\n

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Following that, she moved from Hollywood to New York in order to pursue other roles. It was there that she also focused on campaigning surrounding the civil rights movement and the Vietnam war.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

In 1976 she returned to Hollywood to play Margaret White in the film adaptation of Stephen King\u2019s Carrie, with this role earning her another Oscar nomination and becoming one of the parts for which she was best-known.<\/p>\n

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Piper Laurie in Carrie<\/span><\/figcaption> METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER STUDIOS INC<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

She received her third Oscar nomination for her role in 1986\u2019s Children of a Lesser God, before starring in later films such as Eulogy and White Boy Rick, as well as series including Twin Peaks, Murder She Wrote, Frasier<\/a> and ER.<\/p>\n

Laurie married and later divorced writer and film critic Joe Morgenstern. She is survived by her daughter Anne Grace.<\/p>\n

Actress Marlee Matlin<\/a> was among those to pay tribute to Laurie, writing on Twitter, which has recently been rebranded as X: \u201cShe was my first onscreen mother and she was celebrated way before we worked together including 3 <\/span>@TheAcademy <\/span>Award nominations. I\u2019ll never forget her kind, sweet spirit and fierce talent. RIP Piper Laurie.\u201d<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, one fan<\/a> said she was \u201ca truly extraordinary actress\u201d, adding that \u201cher role as Margaret White will forever be near to my heart, it\u2019s one of the greatest Oscar-worthy performances of all time\u201d.<\/p>\n

Another said<\/a>: \u201cPiper Laurie is my favourite part of my favourite movie, CARRIE. She is what made me fall in love with this movie, and every time I rewatch it, I am more and more devastated by Margaret White\u2019s story. It\u2019s a performance that\u2019s utterly tragic and terrifying and camp all at once.\u201d<\/p> <\/body><\/html>\n

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