I always liked the sound of Piper Laurie’s name, but for years I couldn’t put it with a face. But eventually I discovered that she had starred in a wide variety of films, many to great acclaim. From her classic role in Has Anybody Seen My Gal to her Oscar nominated parts in three (count ’em, three!) movies – The Hustler, Carrie, and Children of a Lesser God, – she has been proven to be both incredibly versatile and remarkably talented. She even played the role of Auntie Em in Disney’s Return to Oz, and starred as Catherine Martell and her alter ego Mr. Tojamura, a Japanese man, in Twin Peaks.
It was too bad that Piper Laurie didn’t attend the Twin Peaks reunion at the Hollywood Show in 2010, but I was thrilled when she was added to a later lineup at the Hollywood Show on February 11, 2012.
Her roles as Carrie’s mother in the Brian dePalma’s classic horror film Carrie or her part in Twin Peaks might have meant a little bit more to me, but still I decided to go with one of her photos from her days of film from the classic 1950’s era. I plunked down my $25 and had her inscribe the colorful portrait seen at the top of the posting, got my free photo op, and was on my way – quite pleased with having met Piper Laurie.
Celebrities of the Winter 2012 Hollywood Show will continue…
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