Three-time Oscar nominee actress Piper Laurie passes away at 91
Piper Laurie, the strong-willed, Oscar-nominated actor who performed in acclaimed roles despite at one point abandoning acting altogether in search of a «more meaningful» life, died early Saturday at her home in Los Angeles. She was 91.
Laurie died of old age, her manager, Marion Rosenberg, told The Associated Press via email, adding that she was «a superb talent and a wonderful human being.»
Laurie arrived in Hollywood in 1949 as Rosetta Jacobs and was quickly given a contract with Universal-International, a new name that she hated and a string of starring roles with Ronald Reagan, Rock Hudson and Tony Curtis, among others.
She went on to receive Academy Award nominations for three distinct films: The 1961 poolroom drama 'The Hustler'; the film version of Stephen King's horror classic 'Carrie,' in 1976; and the romantic drama 'Children of a Lesser God,' in 1986.
