Piper Laurie
She’s been around so long she’s essentially had three different careers, with her most publically recognized role on David Lynch’s Twin Peaks series. She’s the crazy Mom in the first version of Carrie (and in retrospect, the scariest character in the film, because she probably lives just down the street from you.) She went 15 years in the middle of her career without a single film role; I am interested whether that was a) Kids b) Theater c) TV or d) Other. Classy link to the end of “old Hollywood.”
Ten best roles: 10) Distortions 9) The Mississippi Gambler 8) Days of Wine and Roses 7) Johnny Dark 6) Francis Goes to the Races 5) The Grass Harp 4) Children of a Lesser God 3) Tim 2) The Hustler 1) Carrie
Percentile rating: 92.48
Peak Period: 1958 – 1986
Neighborhood: Joan Allen, Timothy Bottoms, Bryan Brown, Danielle Darrieux, Derek Jacobi, Jude Law
