
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Laurie O'Brien (born February 16, 1951 in Colorado) is an American actress, who started her career in Los Angeles in 1982 with her role in Timerider: The Adventure of Lyle Swann. She is best known for voicing Baby Piggy on the 1980s Saturday morning cartoon Jim Henson's Muppet Babies from 1984-1991 & the CTW animated series Cro as Ivana the mammoth. As an on-camera actress, O'Brien has guest starred on the soap opera Santa Barbara as a hooker as well as other numerous TV series including Trapper John, M.D., NYPD Blue, Matlock, Chicago Hope, ER, CSI, CSI Miami, 7th Heaven, Reasonable Doubts, Shark, Three Rivers, Detroit 1-8-7, and L.A. Law on which she played a woman on trial for killing her rapist. TV movies include The Defiant_Ones, Too Young to Die?, Infidelity, Children of the Night, Convicted, and One More Mountain. Movies include Bottle Shock in which she played Christopher Pine's mother. Laurie has an extensive background in theater winning three major awards for her lead roles in Mary Barnes, Savage in Limbo and Times Like These.
Acted in 43
2020s
- 2025
- 2022
Pie in the Sky
Dory
2010s
- 2014
Complete Works
Deborah Hünterschmidt · 5 episodes
2000s
- 2008
- 2006
- 2005
Invasion
Reporter
- 2004
Around the Bend
Ruth
- 2002
- 2001
- 2000
1990s
- 1997
- 1996
- 1995
Live Shot
Marilyn Maitland · 1 episode
- 1994
One More Mountain
Elizabeth Graves
- 1993
Cro
Ivanna (voice) · 20 episodes
- 1992
- 1990
Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue
Mom / Baby Miss Piggy (voice)
Too Young to Die
Wanda Bradley Sledge
1980s
- 1989
The Monster Bed
(voice)
- 1987
Infidelity
Eileen
- 1986
Convicted
Audrey Delaney
- 1985
Shadow Chasers
Vicky Pasternak · 1 episode
Obsessed with a Married Woman
Gail
- 1984
Calamity Jane
Mamie
- 1983
- 1982
Appearances1
1980s
- 1984
Saturday's the Place!
Self (uncredited)