What actress did the role of Margaret White in the film "Carrie"?

Julianne Moore played Margaret White in the 2013 film Carrie.

Directed by Kimberly Peirce, the movie is the third film adaptation of Stephen King’s 1974 novel and a remake of the famous 1976 version. Moore portrays Margaret as Carrie White’s intensely religious, abusive mother, whose fear of sin and sexuality shapes much of Carrie’s troubled life.

The role is easy to confuse with earlier adaptations. Piper Laurie played Margaret in the 1976 film, while Patricia Clarkson portrayed her in the 2002 television adaptation. Moore’s performance belongs specifically to the 2013 theatrical remake, which stars Chloë Grace Moretz as Carrie.

Margaret White is one of King’s most memorable characters because she combines genuine religious conviction with cruelty and control. Her behavior helps explain Carrie’s isolation, but the story ultimately presents her fanaticism as a major source of the tragedy rather than as a defense of her daughter.