Piper Laurie

Born: 1932-01-22

Piper Laurie (born Rosetta Jacobs; January 22, 1932 - October 14, 2023) 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 received various accolades, including a Primetime Emmy Award and a Golden Globe Award, in addition to nominations for three Academy Awards and a BAFTA Award. She was also known for her performances as Kirsten Arnesen in the original TV production of Days of Wine and Roses, and as Catherine Martell in the television series Twin Peaks.


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Carrie

as Margaret White
Released: 1976-11-03

An awkward, telekinetic teenage girl's lonely life is dominated by relentless bullying at school...

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as Grandma Verna Wershe
Released: 2018-09-14

The story of Richard Wershe Jr., a teenager who became an undercover informant for the police...

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The Faculty

as Mrs. Karen Olson
Released: 1998-12-25

When some very creepy things start happening around school, the kids at Herrington High make the...

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Return to Oz

as Aunt Em
Released: 1985-06-21

Dorothy, saved from a psychiatric experiment by a mysterious girl, finds herself back in the...

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The Rage: Carrie 2

as Margaret White (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Released: 1999-03-12

Following the suicide of her only friend, outcast teen Rachel Lang's life begins a downward...

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Appointment with Death

as Emily Boynton
Released: 1988-04-15

Emily Boynton, the stepmother to three children, blackmails the family lawyer into destroying a...

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The Crossing Guard

as Helen Booth
Released: 1995-11-15

Unable to move on from the loss of his daughter, Freddy, now a shell of the person he was...

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The Dead Girl

as Arden's Mother
Released: 2006-11-07

The clues to a young woman's death come together as the lives of seemingly unrelated people...

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The Hustler

as Sarah Packard
Released: 1961-09-25

Fast Eddie Felson is a small-time pool hustler with a lot of talent but a self-destructive...

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Children of a Lesser God

as Mrs. Norman
Released: 1986-09-13

Starting his new job as an instructor at a New England school for the deaf, James Leeds meets...

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Hesher

as Madeleine Forney
Released: 2010-01-22

A young boy has lost his mother and is losing touch with his father and the world around him....

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Other People's Money

as Bea Sullivan
Released: 1991-10-18

When a corporate raider threatens a hostile takeover of a 'mom and pop' company, the patriarch...

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Twin Peaks

as Catherine Martell
Released: 1989-09-28

An idiosyncratic FBI agent investigates the murder of a young woman in the even more...

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Dream a Little Dream

as Gena Ettinger
Released: 1989-03-03

Bobby Kellar has a crush on Lainie Diamond, girlfriend of school jerk Joel. Coleman is working...

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Eulogy

as Charlotte Collins
Released: 2004-10-15

A black comedy that follows three generations of a family, who come together for the funeral of...

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Hounddog

as Grammie
Released: 2007-01-22

A drama set in the American South, where a precocious, troubled girl finds a safe haven in the...

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Trauma

as Adriana Petrescu
Released: 1993-03-12

A young Romanian woman and a recovering drug addict launch an unlikely investigation after her...

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Tim

as Mary Horton
Released: 1979-07-13

Handsome but backward gardener Tim Melville has a new woman in his life. She is Mary, his...

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The Prince Who Was a Thief

as Tina
Released: 1951-05-17

An Arabian prince, kidnapped at birth and raised as a thief, plots to regain his throne from his...

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Terror in the Aisles

as Margaret White (archive footage) (uncredited)
Released: 1984-10-26

A non-stop roller coaster ride through the scariest moments of the greatest terror films of all...

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The Bunker

as Magda Goebbels
Released: 1981-04-15

Dramatization depicting the events surrounding Adolf Hitler's last weeks in and around his...

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The Grass Harp

as Dolly Talbo
Released: 1995-09-10

Based on the novel by Truman Capote, this often-witty coming-of-age drama looks at a young man...

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The Golden Blade

as Khairuzan
Released: 1953-08-12

Basra merchant Harun Al-Rashid avenges his father's murder in this adventure set in ancient...

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Possessed

as Aunt Hanna
Released: 2000-10-22

An 11 year old boy starts throwing temper tantrums, vomiting on and attacking people, and...

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Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed

as Self - Co-Star (voice) (archive footage)
Released: 2023-06-20

This timely exploration of Hollywood and LGBTQ+ identity examines the life of legendary actor...

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Snapshots

as Rose
Released: 2018-08-14

Rose spends her days fishing near the beautiful lake house she’s called home for 50 years. She’s...

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Smoke Signal

as Laura Evans
Released: 1955-03-01

Capt. Harper's cavalry patrol returns to the fort to find it besieged by Ute Indians. The...

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Until They Sail

as Delia Leslie Friskett
Released: 1957-10-08

Four sisters in New Zealand fall for four U.S. soldiers en route to the Pacific theater in WWII.

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Wrestling Ernest Hemingway

as Georgia
Released: 1993-12-17

Frank, a retired Irish seaman, and Walter, a retired Cuban barber, are two lonely old men...

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Has Anybody Seen My Gal?

as Millicent Blaisdell
Released: 1952-06-25

When a 1920s millionaire tests the fiber of his Vermont family, a young lady and her boyfriend...

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Inherit the Wind

as Sarah Brady
Released: 1999-05-29

Two great lawyers argue the case for and against a science teacher accused of the crime of...

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The Mississippi Gambler

as Angelique Dureau
Released: 1953-01-29

Mark Fallon, with partner Kansas John Polly, tries to introduce honest gambling on the...

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Dario Argento: An Eye for Horror

as Self
Released: 2001-04-15

Documentary that explores Argento's film career.

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Promise

as Annie Gilbert
Released: 1986-12-21

Bob returns home for his mother’s funeral knowing that he must fulfill a promise made 30 years...

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Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks

as uncredited
Released: 2007-10-30

A select group of key creative forces involved in the making of Twin Peaks reveals their take on...

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Palmer's Pick Up

as Evangelist
Released: 1999-02-09

Two dimwit owners of a struggling hauling company are approached about hauling a huge,...

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Days of Wine and Roses

as Kirsten Arnesen Clay
Released: 1958-10-02

An alcoholic falls in love with and gets married to a young woman whom he systematically addicts...

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Tony Curtis: Driven to Stardom

as Self
Released: 2012-03-20

Tony Curtis, the man who influenced Elvis Presley and James Dean. A sex symbol, a matinee idol,...

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Ruby

as Ruby
Released: 1977-06-23

Strange killings occur at Ruby's drive-in theatre, sixteen years after the murder of her...

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Tiger Warsaw

as Frances Warsaw
Released: 1988-05-11

Chuck brought sorrow to his family when he shot his father who is now a semi-invalid. After 15...

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Kelly and Me

as Mina Van Runkle
Released: 1957-04-10

Failing vaudeville performer, Len, is taken under the wing of the German Shepherd wonder dog,...

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In the Blink of an Eye

as Kay Trafero (uncredited)
Released: 1996-03-24

Hamel portrays director Dickoff who suspends her career in order to help a friend who's been in...

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Rich in Love

as Vera Delmage
Released: 1992-09-04

Warren Odom, a rich Southern gentleman, is left in a state of shock when his wife, Helen, leaves...

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Another Harvest Moon

as June
Released: 2010-10-06

Another Harvest Moon is a tender drama about four elderly Americans coping with life in a...

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Bad Blood... the Hunger

as Milly Lathrop
Released: 2012-10-26

Several college students embark on a summer of sun and fun, but find that their adventure turns...

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Mae West

as Matilda West
Released: 1982-05-02

Biography of the curvaceous and sharp-witted actress who scandalized Broadway and Hollywood in...

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Dawn at Socorro

as Rannah Hayes
Released: 1954-09-01

Brett Wade, gambler, gunslinger, and classical pianist, is wounded in a gunfight with the Ferris...

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Son of Ali Baba

as Kiki / Princess Azura
Released: 1952-08-15

In ancient Persia the son of Ali Baba (of forty thieves fame), Kashma Baba is a military cadet...

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A Christmas Memory

as Jennie
Released: 1997-12-21

A new version of Truman Capote's 1956 tale based on his own bittersweet upbringing in Alabama....

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The Milkman

as Chris Abbott
Released: 1950-10-17

A dairy owner's son takes a job as milkman with a rival company.

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Skag

as Jo Skagska
Released: 1980-01-06

Pete "Skag" Skagska is a 56-year-old union foreman of a Pittsburgh steel mill until a crippling...

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Johnny Dark

as Liz Fielding
Released: 1954-06-25

A young auto racer competes in a Canada-to-Mexico race in a car he designed himself. Director...

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Louisa

as Cathy Norton
Released: 1950-05-31

Architect Hal Norton and wife Meg invite his widowed mother Louisa to move in with them, only to...

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Fighting for My Daughter

as Judge Edna Burton
Released: 1995-01-09

Unable to get the police to help, a woman launches her own investigation to save her daughter...

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Love, Mary

as Christine Groda
Released: 1985-10-08

A teen, who is always in trouble in school and has been sent to reform school, turns her life...

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Ain't Misbehavin'

as Sarah Hatfield
Released: 1955-06-30

Rowdy young girl crashes high society when wealthy older man falls for her.

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Go Toward the Light

as Margo
Released: 1988-11-01

A young couple faces the realities of life with their child who is diagnosed with AIDS.

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Rising Son

as Martha Robinson
Released: 1990-07-23

A factory foreman with 36 years experience becomes despondent after being laid off by his...

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St. Patrick's Day

as Mary Pat
Released: 1998-01-01

It's your traditional Irish holiday - cousins are having sex, couples are getting divorced, John...

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The Boss' Son

as Elaine
Released: 1978-10-02

Bobby Rose has just returned home after graduating business school. He agrees to start working...

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Intensity

as Miriam Braynard
Released: 1997-08-05

Chyna Shepherd is a twenty-six-year-old psychology student who survived an extremely troubled...

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Midwives

as Cheryl Visco
Released: 2001-04-02

It's a cold and stormy night, and in a house in rural Vermont, midwife Sibyl Danforth is,...

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Francis Goes to the Races

as Frances Travers
Released: 1951-05-01

In this funny sequel to the popular Francis the Talking Mule, the talkative Mule and his pal...

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Macbeth

as Lady Macbeth
Released: 1981-01-01

An adaptation of Shakespeare's play.

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Mother, Mother

as Martha Cousins
Released: 1989-01-06

A Blue Ribbon winner at the American Film Festival, this hard-hitting, dramatic production is...

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Allen in Movieland

as Self
Released: 1955-07-02

TV goes Hollywood when Steve Allen visits Universal-International to prepare for his upcoming...

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Toughlove

as Darlene Marsh
Released: 1985-10-13

The Charters family falls into despair over their drug-addicted son Gary. They discuss his...

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Storyville

as Constance Fowler
Released: 1992-08-26

While investigating his own blackmailing, a young politician uncovers his family's deep secrets.

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Shadows of Desire

as Ellis Snow
Released: 1994-09-20

A woman is torn between her love for a gentle man, and her secret passion for his dangerous brother.

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In the Matter of Karen Ann Quinlan

as Julie Quinlan
Released: 1977-09-26

Based on a true case, this tells the story of two parents in New Jersey whose daughter has...

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The Road to Galveston

as Wanda Kirkman
Released: 1996-01-24

Jordan Roosevelt, at 65, found herself alone, destitute, and depressed. Up against the wall, she...

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Rainbow

as Ethel Gumm
Released: 1978-11-06

The early life and struggles of Judy Garland (portrayed by Andrea McArdle), and of the film...

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No Room for the Groom

as Lee Kingshead
Released: 1952-06-13

Alvah, a young GI who happens to own a vineyard, elopes to Las Vegas with Lee, his housekeeper's...

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The Last Brickmaker in America

as Ruth Anne
Released: 2001-09-23

A man must cope with the loss of his wife and the obsolescence of his job before finding...

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The Hustler: The Inside Story

as Herself (archive footage)
Released: 2002-01-01

A brief overview of The Hustler's making and the players involved.

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Dangerous Mission

as Louise Graham
Released: 1954-03-06

A policeman tries to protect a young woman against a hit man, when she flees New York after...

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Acting 'Carrie'

as Self
Released: 2001-08-28

In this documentary, director Brian De Palma and the stars from his film "Carrie" (such as Sissy...

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Sad Inheritance

as Margaret Kinsey
Released: 1993-03-14

After filling her life with addictions, Christina (Susan Dey) is left with a dead-end job, a...

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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as Dorothy Rudd
First aired: 1999-09-20

In the criminal justice system, sexually-based offenses are considered especially heinous. In...

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Frasier

as Mrs. Mulhern
First aired: 1993-09-16

After many years spent at the “Cheers” bar, Frasier moves back home to Seattle to work as a...

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Frasier

as Marianne (voice)
First aired: 1993-09-16

After many years spent at the “Cheers” bar, Frasier moves back home to Seattle to work as a...

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Will & Grace

as Sharon
First aired: 1998-09-21

Will Truman and Grace Adler are best friends living in New York, and when Grace's engagement...

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Twin Peaks

as Catherine Martell
First aired: 1990-04-08

The body of Laura Palmer is washed up on a beach near the small Washington state town of Twin...

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Twin Peaks

as Mr. Tojamura
First aired: 1990-04-08

The body of Laura Palmer is washed up on a beach near the small Washington state town of Twin...

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Twin Peaks

as Mr. Tojamura / Catherine Martell (voice)
First aired: 1990-04-08

The body of Laura Palmer is washed up on a beach near the small Washington state town of Twin...

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Twin Peaks

as Mr. Tojamura / Catherine Martell
First aired: 1990-04-08

The body of Laura Palmer is washed up on a beach near the small Washington state town of Twin...

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Twin Peaks

as Catherine Martell (archive footage)
First aired: 1990-04-08

The body of Laura Palmer is washed up on a beach near the small Washington state town of Twin...

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Matlock

as Claire Leigh
First aired: 1986-03-03

Matlock is an American television legal drama, starring Andy Griffith in the title role of...

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MacGyver

as Edith
First aired: 2016-09-23

20-something Angus MacGyver creates a clandestine organization where he uses his knack for...

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Murder, She Wrote

as Peggy Shannon
First aired: 1984-09-30

An unassuming mystery writer turned sleuth uses her professional insight to help solve real-life...

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Cold Case

as Rose (2005)
First aired: 2003-09-28

The Philadelphia homicide squad's lone female detective finds her calling when she is assigned...

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Diagnosis: Murder

as A.D.A. Susan Turner
First aired: 1993-10-29

Dr. Mark Sloan is a good-natured, offbeat physician who is called upon to solve murders.

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The Twilight Zone

as Aunt Neva
First aired: 1985-09-27

This 1980s revival of the classic sci-fi series features a similar style to the original...

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The Twilight Zone

as Gramma (voice) (uncredited)
First aired: 1985-09-27

This 1980s revival of the classic sci-fi series features a similar style to the original...

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The Oscars

as Self (archive footage)
First aired: 1953-03-19

An annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry. The...

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ER

as Sarah Ross
First aired: 1994-09-19

ER explores the inner workings of an urban teaching hospital and the critical issues faced by...

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Naked City

as Mary Highmark
First aired: 1958-09-30

Naked City is a police drama series which aired from 1958 to 1963 on the ABC television network....

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The Mike Douglas Show

as Self
First aired: 1961-12-11

The Mike Douglas Show is an American daytime television talk show hosted by Mike Douglas that...

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St. Elsewhere

as Fran Singleton
First aired: 1982-10-26

St. Elsewhere is an American medical drama television series that originally ran on NBC from...

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Hotel

as uncredited
First aired: 1982-08-21

Hotel is an American prime time drama series which aired on ABC from September 21, 1983 to May...

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The Ed Sullivan Show

as Self
First aired: 1948-06-20

The Ed Sullivan Show is an American TV variety show that originally ran on CBS from Sunday June...

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What's My Line?

as Self - Mystery Guest
First aired: 1950-02-02

Four panelists must determine guests' occupations - and, in the case of famous guests, while...

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Studio One

as Ruth Cornelius
First aired: 1948-11-07

An American radio–television anthology series, created in 1947 by Canadian director Fletcher...

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Robert Montgomery Presents

as Stacey Spender
First aired: 1950-01-30

Robert Montgomery Presents is an American dramatic television series which was produced by NBC...

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Ben Casey

as uncredited
First aired: 1961-10-02

Ben Casey is an American medical drama series which ran on ABC from 1961 to 1966. The show was...

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Dead Like Me

as Nina Rommey
First aired: 2003-06-27

When her life comes to an abrupt end, George discovers that death is nothing like she thought it...

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The Thorn Birds

as Anne Mueller
First aired: 1983-03-27

The story based on a novel by Colleen McCullough focuses on three generations of the Cleary...

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Brother's Keeper

as Jane Waide
First aired: 1998-09-24

Widower and professor Porter Waide has his life turned upside down with the arrival of his...

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Playhouse 90

as uncredited
First aired: 1956-10-04

Playhouse 90 is an American television anthology series that was telecast on CBS from 1956 to...

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Tender Is the Night

as Elsie Speers
First aired: 1985-09-23

Dennis Potter adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel about how the rich languoring on the...

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Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Miriamne
First aired: 1951-12-24

Hallmark Hall of Fame is an anthology program on American television, sponsored by Hallmark...

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Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Annie
First aired: 1951-12-24

Hallmark Hall of Fame is an anthology program on American television, sponsored by Hallmark...

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General Electric Theater

as Phoebe Durkin
First aired: 1953-02-01

General Electric Theater is an American anthology series hosted by Ronald Reagan that was...

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General Electric Theater

as Cleopatra
First aired: 1953-02-01

General Electric Theater is an American anthology series hosted by Ronald Reagan that was...

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General Electric Theater

as Jessica Galloway
First aired: 1953-02-01

General Electric Theater is an American anthology series hosted by Ronald Reagan that was...

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Beauty and the Beast

as uncredited
First aired: 1987-09-25

Beauty and the Beast is an American drama series which first aired on CBS in 1987. Creator Ron...

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Intensity

as Miriam Braynard
First aired: 1997-08-05

Chyna Shepherd is a twenty-six-year-old psychology student who survived an extremely troubled...

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