Piper Laurie: A life in 10 points

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On January 22, 1932, Rosetta Jacobs gave birth to Piper Laurie in Detroit, Michigan.

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At the age of 17, Universal Studios signed her and gave her the name Piper Laurie.

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Laurie broke her Hollywood contract and relocated to New York to look for other jobs after growing bored with the acting business and consistently getting the same roles.

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She took a 15-year vacation from performing to devote herself to the Vietnam War and the civil rights movement. She also had a daughter at that time and married the film critic Joe Morgenstern.

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With the character of Margaret White, Carrie White's fervently devout mother, in the horror classic Carrie, Laurie made a comeback to acting in 1976. For her work, she received an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress.

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– Laurie also starred in the films The Hustler (1961), Ruby Gentry (1962), The Twilight Zone (1966-1967), The Killing Kind (1967), Boxcar Bertha (1972), and Children of a Lesser God (1986).

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She made several TV appearances, including ones in Matlock, Murder She Wrote, ER, and Frasier.

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Laurie spent her entire life for social justice and equality. She was an outspoken advocate of both the anti-war and civil rights movements.

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Piper Laurie: A Memoir, Laurie's autobiography, was released in 2006.

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In 2012, Laurie received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

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At the age of 91, Laurie passed away in her Los Angeles residence on October 14, 2023.

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