Carole Cook

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Carole Cook with Don Knotts at the film premiere of The Amazing Mr. Limpet (1964)

Carole Cook (* 14. January 1924 as Mildred Frances Cook in Abilene , Texas ) is an American actress .

life and career

Carole Cook, one of four children born in Texas as Mildred Frances Cook (she later chose her artist's first name based on Carole Lombard ), made a name for herself primarily through her appearances in musical shows and cabarets in New York and Los Angeles. She had an early role in 1956 as Mrs. Peachum in a production of The Threepenny Opera alongside Lotte Lenya . In 1965 she was the second person behind Carol Channing in the world premiere to play the title role in the musical classic Hello, Dolly! was allowed to play. The red-haired actress proved herself above all in funny, quick-witted roles. In the 1980s she played the role of author Maggie Jones in the world premiere of the hit musical 42nd Street on Broadway .

Cook became a close friend of the legendary Lucille Ball , in whose house she temporarily lived and in whose television series The Lucy Show and Here's Lucy she made recurring appearances. Compared to her theater success, her film and television career was mostly limited to supporting roles. Since the late 1950s, she took on a variety of television roles, such as Marie Stella in four episodes Kojak - Operation in Manhattan and Cora van Husen in four episodes The Denver Clan . In the cinema she played a client of Richard Geres Callboy in A Man for Certain Hours (1980) as well as Molly Ringwald's eccentric grandmother in That is only allowed as an adult (1984). Despite her old age, Carole Cook still works in film and television productions and was seen in a play in New York in 2018.

Carole Cook has been married to her fellow actor Tom Troupe since 1964, and they both appeared on stage together in numerous plays. Cook volunteers for various initiatives, including AIDS foundations. In September 2018, Cook came under fire in the US media for a statement to the tabloid magazine TMZ , in which she said with reference to Donald Trump : "Where is John Wilkes Booth when you need him?"

Filmography (selection)

movie theater

watch TV

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Eric Grode: Well, Hello, Dollys! In: The New York Times . March 22, 2017, ISSN  0362-4331 ( nytimes.com [accessed January 10, 2019]).
  2. ^ Carole Cook | Biography, Movie Highlights and Photos. Retrieved January 10, 2019 (American English).
  3. ^ Carole Cook. In: Call on Dolly! Retrieved January 10, 2019 (American English).
  4. ↑ Sopan Deb: Actress Carole Cook Jokes About a Trump Assassination . In: The New York Times . September 10, 2018, ISSN  0362-4331 ( nytimes.com [accessed January 10, 2019]).
  5. ↑ 'Where's John Wilkes Booth when you need him?' Broadway star criticized for Trump comments. Retrieved January 10, 2019 .
personal data
SURNAME Cook, Carole
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Cook, Mildred Frances (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American singer and actress
DATE OF BIRTH January 14, 1924
PLACE OF BIRTH Abilene , Texas , United States