Famous People with Name Laurie

Laurie Anderson            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Laurie Anderson: an American experimental performance artist and musician who plays violin and keyboards and sings in a variety of experimental music and art rock styles. Initially trained as a sculptor, Anderson did her first performance-art piece in the late 1960s. Throughout the 1970s, Anderson did a variety of different performance-art activities. She became widely known outside the art world in 1981 when her single "O Superman" reached number two on the UK pop charts. She also starred in and directed the 1986 concert film Home of the Brave.[1]

Laurie Skreslet            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Laurie Skreslet: is a mountaineer best known for his ascent of Mount Everest. An only child, he was born in Calgary, Alberta.On October 5, 1982 at 9:30am local time, Skreslet became the first Canadian to reach the summit of Mount Everest, via the southeast col route. The

Laurie Berkner            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Laurie Berkner: is a musician best known for her work as a children's musical artist. Berkner plays guitar and sings in the Laurie Berkner Band, along with pianist Susie Lampert and bassist Adam Bernstein.

Laurie Lewis            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Laurie Lewis: is an American bluegrass musician. When not on tour, she makes her home in Berkeley, California.The bluegrass scene of Northern California was a powerful mix of the region's historic progressivism and ardent devotion to musical tradition. Nobody minded th

Laurie Flachmeier Corbelli            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Laurie Flachmeier Corbelli: is a former professional indoor volleyball player. She is currently the head coach of the Texas A&M Aggies women's volleyball team, a position she has served since 1993.

Piper Laurie            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Piper Laurie: is an American Academy Award-nominated, Golden Globe-winning 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. She starred in such productions as Twelfth Night and Days of Wine and Roses. 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 for her role as Sarah Packard, the crippled love interest for Newman's "Fast Eddie" Felson.

Louis "Lou" Daniel Laurie            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Louis "Lou" Daniel Laurie: was an American boxer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.