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1999
92 Detroit Jewish News
Laurie — Rosetta Jacobs before
going to Hollywood and having her
name changed by a studio executive
— is celebrating the 50th anniversary
ctress and former Detroiter
of her entry into filmmaking and is
Piper Laurie walked away
enjoying some recent acclaim that
from the set of Inherit the
caught her by surprise.
Wind with an autographed
Her latest film, The Mao Game,
copy of the script. The signatures of
was shown among 200 entries at the
fellow cast members — George C.
Seattle International Film Festival,
Scott, Jack Lemmon and Beau Bridges
— stood out big and bold.
where she was voted best
actress twice — by the
Laurie wasn't after a per-
Above: Pip er Laurie: general audience and a
sonal keepsake from the
"The joy c omes from panel of select jurors.
recent Showtime produc-
the actu at work."
When the American Film
tion. Instead, she wanted to
Institute recently nominat-
increase the value of the
ed all-time film legends for a count-
script as a silent auction donation that
down of the top 50 women, she was
ultimately would benefit a distant rela-
on the list of candidates.
tive from Michigan.
The Mao Game, an independent
The script will make its way to a
film that has her playing the mother
fund-raiser being planned to fight a
of Kirstie Alley's character, is expected
hereditary form of dysautonomia, a
to be released next year.
disease that came to her attention
"It's really a dark comedy," says
through a cousin who, like her, moved
Laurie, who recently appeared on
to California. His grandchild suffers
Touched by an Angel at CBS. "Players
lArith the malady that inhibits auto-
[of the game that makes up the
matic responses and is found in babies
movie plot] learn as they go along,
of Eastern European lineage.
"I'll be getting some other things
which is like life. My character wins
her grandson, and he has to go
for the auction, and if I can possibly
home with her."
be at the fund-raiser, I will," says
Laurie's recent portrayal builds on a
Laurie, who hasn't been back to her
career that has brought her Oscar
home state in many years. The family
nominations for three films —
members she knew well no longer live
in the metro area, although she still has
Children of a Lesser God (Best
Supporting Actress in 1986), Carrie
many relatives in the Detroit suburbs.
SUZANNE CHESSLER
Special to the Jewish News
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