Piper Laurie

She had a recurring role in the television series Twin Peaks. Filmography. She received another Supporting Actress nomination in 1987 for Children of a Lesser God. She is currently studying, living in Hollywood, and hopes to become a director or screenwriter. She appeared in the Australian film Tim opposite a very young Mel Gibson, but perhaps her most famous role in her later career was as the fanatically religious mother in Carrie, for which she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. She was due to feature in the film Vinyl, but had to withdraw due to filming conflicts, and was replaced by Michelle Trachtenberg. Once again disenchanted with the work available, Laurie returned to semi-retirement to raise a family. Malone was a co-producer for the 2002 film American Girl, a teen comedy which she also acted in.

In 1961 she returned to Hollywood to star opposite Paul Newman in The Hustler, for which she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress. In January 2000, Malone won legal emancipation from her mother, barring her from interfering with her career and earnings. Dissatisfied with the work she was being offered in Hollywood, Laurie went to New York City in 1955 to work on the live television programs of the 1950s, in such productions as Twelfth Night and Days of Wine and Roses. After several years of being schooled from home, she briefly attended the Professional Children's School in New York, but did not last long. She signed a contract with Universal Studios when she was 17, co-starring with Ronald Reagan in Louisa. In January 2000, she won a lawsuit against her mother, accusing her of mismanagement of her career. This barred her mother from interfering with Jena's career and earnings. Born Rosetta Jacobs in Detroit, Michigan, she moved to Los Angeles, California when she was young. From there, her roles grew in stature, including several Hollywood features. In 1997, she won a Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress in a TV Movie, for her role in Hope.

Piper Laurie (born January 22, 1932) is an American actress. She was to win the Independent Spirit Award for Best Debut Performance and a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance in a TV Movie or Miniseries for this role. She briefly moved to Las Vegas, hated it, and persuaded her mother to move on to Los Angeles. Starting off with music videos and commercials, she made the jump to feature films with the 1996 film Bastard Out of Carolina. She began taking an interest in acting after watching her mother, who was involved in community theatre. Malone was born and raised in Lake Tahoe, Nevada, where she lived until she was 10.

Jena Malone (born November 21, 1984) is an American actress. Bastard Out of Carolina (1996). Hidden in America (1996). Contact (1997).

Hope (1997). Ellen Foster (1997). Stepmom (1998). For Love of the Game (1999).

Cheaters (2000). Donnie Darko (2001). The Ballad of Lucy Whipple (2001). The Book of Stars (2001).

Life as a House (2001). The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys (2002). The Badge (2002). American Girl (2002) - actress and co-producer.

The United States of Leland (2003). Hitler: The Rise of Evil (2003). Cold Mountain (2003). Saved! (2004).

Rose and the Snake (2004). Pride and Prejudice (2005).