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Piper Laurie

(1932–2023) Television Actor United States

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Piper Laurie was a television actor from the United States, best known for Learning to live out loud.

Quick Facts About Piper Laurie

Born: January 22, 1932
Died: October 14, 2023
Nationality: United States
Profession: Television Actor
Notable works: Learning to live out loud
Spouse: Joe Morgenstern

About Piper Laurie

Piper Laurie was an American actress. She is known for her roles in the films The Hustler (1961), Carrie (1976), and Children of a Lesser God (1986), and the miniseries The Thorn Birds (1983). She played Kirsten Arnesen in the original TV production of Days of Wine and Roses, and Catherine Martell in the television series Twin Peaks.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Awards & Honors

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year

Quotes by Piper Laurie

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

Done

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I was so flattered to be asked to be in the movies - the idea of being paid to act was heady…

Flattered

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I'm one of those people who has always been a bridesmaid.

Bridesmaids

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Ive always felt robbed of something by people not knowing I was a Jew.

Felt

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And even then when you take it, you've got to take it with your whole heart.

Even

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I had highfalutin ideas about being a serious actress when I was 16, 17, and first signed at Universal. I was so…

Flattered

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It took a long time, but I have learned that you just can't take anything you want out of life without putting…

I have learned

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I've always felt robbed of something by people not knowing I was a Jew.

Always

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One thing is certain. The old Piper Laurie is no more.

Certain

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Back then, everyone was Lana and Rock. No one had ethnic names.

Back

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And if real life was like the movies, I should have lived happily ever after.

Ever after

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Believe me, when an actress is told that her very name is synonymous with bad acting, she's had it.

Acting

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I dropped the script in the fireplace, called my agent and said, they can jail me, sue me, but I'm never acting…

Acting

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The fact is, I never wanted to be a movie star.

Astronomy

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I never forget, remember that. Not an action, not a name, not a face.

Action

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