Carol Kane

Kane earned two Emmy Awards for her work in the series. She had a recurring role in the television series Twin Peaks. Kane is best known for her portrayal of "Simka Dahblitz-Gravas", wife of "Latka Gravis" (Andy Kaufman), on the American television series Taxi from 1981 to 1983. She received another Supporting Actress nomination in 1987 for Children of a Lesser God. Carol Kane (born June 18, 1952) is an American actress from Cleveland, Ohio. 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. The Princess Bride - Valerie. Once again disenchanted with the work available, Laurie returned to semi-retirement to raise a family.

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. 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. She signed a contract with Universal Studios when she was 17, co-starring with Ronald Reagan in Louisa. Born Rosetta Jacobs in Detroit, Michigan, she moved to Los Angeles, California when she was young.

Piper Laurie (born January 22, 1932) is an American actress.