Betty Buckley played Carrie's mother, Margaret White.
Betty Buckley . She played gym teacher Ms. Collins in the 1976 Brian de Palma film Carrie and went on to star in the short-lived Broadway musical version of Carrie in 1988 , this time playing Carrie 's mother , Margaret White . Carrie (2013 film) . The film stars Chloë Grace Moretz as the titular Carrie White , and Julianne Moore as Carrie 's mother , Margaret White , Judy Greer as Ms. Desjardin , Portia Doubleday as Chris Hargensen , Gabriella Wilde as Sue Snell , Ansel Elgort as Tommy Ross , and Alex Russell as Billy Nolan .