Piper Laurie
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.
| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 1.1819 |
| Birthday | 1932-01-22 |
| Place of Birth | Detroit, Michigan, USA |
| Also Known As | Rosetta Jacobs, Fumio Yamaguchi, Пайпер Лори, |
1961
The Hustler
7.684/1073
Fast Eddie Felson is a small-time pool hustler with a lot of talent but a self-destructive attitude. His bravado causes him to challenge the legendary...
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The Hustler
1986
Children of a Lesser God
6.938/341
Starting his new job as an instructor at a New England school for the deaf, James Leeds meets Sarah Norman, a young deaf woman who works at the school...
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Children of a Lesser God
1988
Appointment with Death
6.125/168
Emily Boynton, the stepmother to three children, blackmails the family lawyer into destroying a second will of her late husband that would have freed...
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Appointment with Death
2001
Acting 'Carrie'
7.5/4
In this documentary, director Brian De Palma and the stars from his film "Carrie" (such as Sissy Spacek, Amy Irving, Piper Laurie, William Katt, Nancy...
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Acting 'Carrie'
1991
Other People's Money
6.129/151
When a corporate raider threatens a hostile takeover of a 'mom and pop' company, the patriarch of the company enlists the help of his wife's attractiv...
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Other People's Money
1976
Carrie
7.331/4272
Withdrawn and sensitive teenager Carrie White faces bullying from classmates and abuse from her fanatically pious mother. When she begins to suspect t...
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Carrie
1979
Tim
6.267/61
Handsome but backward gardener Tim Melville has a new woman in his life. She is Mary, his widowed employer, a woman who had given up on love until she...
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Tim
2002
The Hustler: The Inside Story
7/1
A brief overview of The Hustler's making and the players involved.
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The Hustler: The Inside Story
1955
Allen in Movieland
4.5/2
TV goes Hollywood when Steve Allen visits Universal-International to prepare for his upcoming title role in "The Benny Goodman Story."
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Allen in Movieland
1998
The Faculty
6.561/2223
When some very creepy things start happening around school, the kids at Herrington High make the chilling discovery that confirms their worst suspicio...
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The Faculty
1995
The Crossing Guard
6.014/284
Unable to move on from the loss of his daughter, Freddy, now a shell of the person he was before, swears to kill the man responsible for her death.
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The Crossing Guard
1959
Winterset
9/1
Immigrant radical Bartolomeo Romagna is falsely condemned and executed for a payroll robbery. Years later, his son Mio sets out to find the truth of t...
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Winterset
1985
Return to Oz
6.718/1062
Dorothy, saved from a psychiatric experiment by a mysterious girl, finds herself back in the land of her dreams, and makes delightful new friends, and...
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Return to Oz
2006
The Dead Girl
6/246
The clues to a young woman's death come together as the lives of seemingly unrelated women begin to intersect.
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The Dead Girl
1993
Wrestling Ernest Hemingway
6.309/55
Frank, a retired Irish seaman, and Walter, a retired Cuban barber, are two lonely old men trapped in the emptiness of their own lives. When they meet...
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Wrestling Ernest Hemingway
1981
The Bunker
6.214/56
Dramatization depicting the events surrounding Adolf Hitler's last weeks in and around his underground bunker in Berlin before and during the battle f...
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The Bunker
2008
Hounddog
6.434/136
A drama set in the American South, where a precocious, troubled girl finds a safe haven in the music and movement of Elvis Presley.
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Hounddog
2010
Hesher
6.8/747
A young boy has lost his mother and is losing touch with his father and the world around him. Then he meets Hesher who manages to make his life even m...
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Hesher
1996
The Grass Harp
5.882/34
Based on the novel by Truman Capote, this often-witty coming-of-age drama looks at a young man growing up with an unusual family in the Deep South in...
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The Grass Harp
2000
Possessed
5.391/46
An 11 year old boy starts throwing temper tantrums, vomiting on and attacking people, and swearing uncontrollably. Furniture begins to move on its ow...
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Possessed
1951
Francis Goes to the Races
6.643/14
In this funny sequel to the popular Francis the Talking Mule, the talkative Mule and his pal Peter get a job working on a horse-breeder's ranch. They...
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Francis Goes to the Races
1952
Son of Ali Baba
5.567/15
In ancient Persia the son of Ali Baba (of forty thieves fame), Kashma Baba is a military cadet by day and a party goer by night. He falls for a girl w...
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Son of Ali Baba
1951
The Prince Who Was a Thief
5.389/9
An Arabian prince, kidnapped at birth and raised as a thief, plots to regain his throne from his evil uncle in this colorful costume adventure.
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The Prince Who Was a Thief
1952
Has Anybody Seen My Gal?
6.962/24
When a 1920s millionaire tests the fiber of his Vermont family, a young lady and her boyfriend feel the repercussions.
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Has Anybody Seen My Gal?
1977
Ruby
4.452/31
Strange killings occur at Ruby's drive-in theatre, sixteen years after the murder of her gangster boyfriend.
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Ruby
1953
The Golden Blade
6.7/22
Basra merchant Harun Al-Rashid avenges his father's murder in this adventure set in ancient Bagdad and inspired from the Arabic fairy tales of One Tho...
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The Golden Blade
1997
A Christmas Memory
6.231/13
A new version of Truman Capote's 1956 tale based on his own bittersweet upbringing in Alabama. The story deals with a seven-year-old who forms a speci...
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A Christmas Memory
1996
In the Blink of an Eye
5.889/9
Hamel portrays director Dickoff who suspends her career in order to help a friend who's been in prison for quite some time in connection with a murder...
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In the Blink of an Eye
1957
Until They Sail
6.344/32
Four sisters in New Zealand fall for soldiers en route to the Pacific theater in WWII.
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Until They Sail
1954
Johnny Dark
5.833/6
A young auto racer competes in a Canada-to-Mexico race in a car he designed himself. Director George Sherman's 1954 film stars Tony Curtis, Piper Laur...
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Johnny Dark
2012
Bad Blood... the Hunger
8.5/4
Several college students embark on a summer of sun and fun, but find that their adventure turns eerily macabre when dark and ancient forces propel the...
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Bad Blood... the Hunger
1954
Dangerous Mission
6.088/17
A policeman tries to protect a young woman against a hit man, when she flees New York after witnessing a mob killing.
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Dangerous Mission
2023
Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed
5.7/19
This timely exploration of Hollywood and LGBTQ+ identity examines the life of legendary actor Rock Hudson, from his public "ladies' man" persona to hi...
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Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed
1988
Tiger Warsaw
5.482/28
Chuck brought sorrow to his family when he shot his father who is now a semi-invalid. After 15 years of self destruction, he returns home to seek forg...
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Tiger Warsaw
1950
The Milkman
8/2
A dairy owner's son takes a job as milkman with a rival company.
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The Milkman
2010
Another Harvest Moon
4.7/6
Another Harvest Moon is a tender drama about four elderly Americans coping with life in a nursing home. FRANK, ELLA, ALICE and JUNE gather each mornin...
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Another Harvest Moon
1952
No Room for the Groom
5.778/9
A young GI elopes to Las Vegas with his housekeeper’s daughter, but delays to their wedding night arise from illness, her manipulative mother, and a h...
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No Room for the Groom
1992
Rich in Love
6.367/15
Warren Odom, a rich Southern gentleman, is left in a state of shock when his wife, Helen, leaves him unexpectedly. With Helen gone, Warren's kindheart...
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Rich in Love
1992
Storyville
5.316/19
While investigating his own blackmailing, a young politician uncovers his family's deep secrets.
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Storyville
1955
Smoke Signal
6.938/16
Capt. Harper's cavalry patrol returns to the fort to find it besieged by Ute Indians. The apparent cause is the recapture of Army traitor Brett Hallid...
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Smoke Signal
2001
The Last Brickmaker in America
8/6
A man must cope with the loss of his wife and the obsolescence of his job before finding redemption by becoming a role model to an equally lost 13-yea...
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The Last Brickmaker in America
1954
Dawn at Socorro
7.227/11
Brett Wade, gambler, gunslinger, and classical pianist, is wounded in a gunfight with the Ferris clan; the doctor finds signs of tuberculosis. En rout...
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Dawn at Socorro
1980
Skag
0/0
Pete "Skag" Skagska is a 56-year-old union foreman of a Pittsburgh steel mill until a crippling stroke forces him to stay home and try to put his life...
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Skag
1957
Kelly and Me
9/2
Failing vaudeville performer, Len, is taken under the wing of the German Shepherd wonder dog, Kelly, and a new act is born. Len hopes all his dreams a...
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Kelly and Me
1953
The Mississippi Gambler
7.167/12
Mark Fallon, with partner Kansas John Polly, tries to introduce honest gambling on the riverboats. His first success makes enemies of the crooked gamb...
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The Mississippi Gambler
1987
Distortions
9/1
A man goes to speak with a gigolo and is promptly beaten for his trouble. Soon afterward, his wife is told that he burned to death in a car wreck and...
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Distortions
1981
Macbeth
6.4/5
An adaptation of Shakespeare's play.
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Macbeth
1996
The Road to Galveston
4.5/4
Jordan Roosevelt, at 65, found herself alone, destitute, and depressed. Up against the wall, she took heart from the suggestion of a friend, a blind w...
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The Road to Galveston
2001
Postcards From The Cast
0/0
"Postcards From The Cast" is a featurette originally released in the 2001 DVD release, Twin Peaks: The First Season. It was later re-released in the B...
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Postcards From The Cast
1978
Rainbow
10/1
The early life and struggles of Judy Garland (portrayed by Andrea McArdle), and of the film star's trials as a youngster in dealing with the movie stu...
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Rainbow
1989
Dream a Little Dream
5.785/142
Bobby Kellar has a crush on Lainie Diamond, girlfriend of school jerk Joel. Coleman is working on an experiment which will help him move into a place...
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Dream a Little Dream
1982
Mae West
5.8/4
Biography of the curvaceous and sharp-witted actress who scandalized Broadway and Hollywood in the 1920s-30s with her frank approach to sex.
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Mae West
2007
Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks
7.4/9
A select group of key creative forces involved in the making of Twin Peaks reveals their take on the fascinating creation and journey of the wildly po...
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Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks
2004
Eulogy
6.441/142
A black comedy that follows three generations of a family, who come together for the funeral of the patriarch - unveiling a litany of family secrets a...
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Eulogy
1978
The Boss' Son
10/1
Bobby Rose has just returned home after graduating business school. He agrees to start working for his father, a successful carpet manufacturer. Bobby...
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The Boss' Son
1993
Trauma
5.811/241
A young Romanian woman and a recovering drug addict launch an unlikely investigation after her parents are murdered by a vicious serial killer known a...
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Trauma
1995
Fighting for My Daughter
4.667/3
Unable to get the police to help, a woman launches her own investigation to save her daughter from a dangerous prostitution ring.
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Fighting for My Daughter
1990
Rising Son
6.222/9
Gus Robinson loves three things: his job, family, and country; but suddenly he's losing all three. When his factory shuts down, Gus faces unemployment...
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Rising Son
1997
Alone
6.714/7
John Webb is recently widowed and living alone on the farm he and his brother used to share. He rarely sees his daughters, Jacqueline and Grace Ann, a...
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Alone
2001
Dario Argento: An Eye for Horror
6.765/17
Documentary that explores Argento's film career.
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Dario Argento: An Eye for Horror
1955
Ain't Misbehavin'
7.5/2
Rowdy young girl crashes high society when wealthy older man falls for her.
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Ain't Misbehavin'
1999
Palmer's Pick-Up
4/4
Two dimwit owners of a struggling hauling company are approached about hauling a huge, mysterious box across country at the end of the century. The ca...
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Palmer's Pick-Up
1988
Go Toward the Light
7.714/14
A young couple faces the realities of life with their child who is diagnosed with AIDS.
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Go Toward the Light
1999
The Rage: Carrie 2
5.644/458
A horrible massacre strikes up after an outcast teenage girl is taunted by a group of high school jocks, all of them unaware of her cutthroat telekine...
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The Rage: Carrie 2
1977
In the Matter of Karen Ann Quinlan
7.833/3
Based on a true case, this tells the story of two parents in New Jersey whose daughter has lapsed into a coma from which doctors say she will never re...
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In the Matter of Karen Ann Quinlan
1985
Love, Mary
5.667/6
A teen, who is always in trouble in school and has been sent to reform school, turns her life around when a counselor discovers she is dyslexic.
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Love, Mary
2022
Gregory Peck, le gentleman acteur
6.667/6
A legend of the Hollywood Golden Age, Gregory Peck (1916-2003) had an exemplary career, working under some of the greatest directors: Alfred Hitchcock...
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Gregory Peck, le gentleman acteur
1986
Promise
7.333/6
Bob returns home for his mother’s funeral knowing that he must fulfill a promise made 30 years earlier—to care for his younger brother DJ, who is schi...
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Promise
1957
The Ninth Day
0/0
After World War III a small group of people live in the desert. A young man tries to run away, hoping to find other communities of survivors, but is t...
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The Ninth Day
1950
Louisa
6.545/11
Architect Hal Norton and wife Meg invite his widowed mother Louisa to move in with them, only to discover the sweet elderly lady is romantically invol...
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Louisa
1999
Inherit the Wind
6.308/39
Two great lawyers argue the case for and against a science teacher accused of the crime of teaching evolution.
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Inherit the Wind
1993
Sad Inheritance
6.5/2
After filling her life with addictions, Christina is left with a dead-end job, a deadbeat boyfriend and a bad rapport with her mother. The last thing...
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Sad Inheritance
2001
Midwives
5.9/10
It's a cold and stormy night, and in a house in rural Vermont, midwife Sibyl Danforth is, together with the father and an assistant, in the middle of...
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Midwives
2018
White Boy Rick
6.353/1196
The story of Richard Wershe Jr., a teenager who became an undercover informant for the police during the 1980s, and was ultimately arrested for drug t...
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White Boy Rick
1989
Twin Peaks
8.5/650
An idiosyncratic FBI agent investigates the murder of a young woman in the even more idiosyncratic town of Twin Peaks. (This standalone version of the...
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Twin Peaks
1994
Shadows of Desire
2.6/5
A woman is torn between her love for a gentle man, and her secret passion for his dangerous brother.
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Shadows of Desire
1998
St. Patrick's Day
4.4/5
It's your traditional Irish holiday - cousins are having sex, couples are getting divorced, John Michael has brought his boyfriend and Millicent might...
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St. Patrick's Day
1997
Intensity
6.986/35
Chyna Shepherd is a twenty-six-year-old psychology student who survived an extremely troubled past. While visiting Laura Templeton's house, a farm in...
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Intensity
2018
Snapshots
7.1/61
Rose spends her days fishing near the beautiful lake house she’s called home for 50 years. She’s not getting any younger and her daughter Patti worrie...
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Snapshots
1958
Days of Wine and Roses
7.25/8
An alcoholic falls in love with and gets married to a young woman whom he systematically addicts to booze so they can share his "passion" together.
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Days of Wine and Roses
2012
Tony Curtis: Driven to Stardom
7.4/8
Tony Curtis, the man who influenced Elvis Presley and James Dean. A sex symbol, a matinee idol, a powerful and magnetic actor, Tony Curtis was the ori...
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Tony Curtis: Driven to Stardom
1999
The Mao Game
7/1
Growing up neurotic in a Hollywood family
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The Mao Game
1985
Toughlove
6/2
The Charters family falls into despair over their drug-addicted son Gary. They discuss his problems through the "Toughlove" program in searching for a...
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Toughlove
1989
Mother, Mother
6/2
A Blue Ribbon winner at the American Film Festival, this hard-hitting, dramatic production is about the relationship between a young man with AIDS and...
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Mother, Mother
1953
The World's Most Beautiful Girls
0/0
When 78 beauties are assembled from the far corners of the globe in order to select the most beautiful girl in the world, the results are bound to be...
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The World's Most Beautiful Girls
2009
Saving Grace B. Jones
5.3/10
In a 1950s-era Missouri town the life of a couple is thrown into chaos when the husband's sister is released from the local asylum and comes to live w...
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Saving Grace B. Jones
2016
More Acting 'Carrie'
0/0
A 2016 featuring on the cast of "Carrie", featuring Nancy Allen,Betty Buckley,William Katt,Pieper Laurie,Edie McClurg and P.J. Soles.
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