Carole Cook
Known for Acting · 44 credits
- Born
- 1924-01-14
- Died
- 2023-01-11
- Place of birth
- Abilene, Texas, USA
- Also known as
- Carol Cook · Mildred Frances Cook
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Carole Cook (January 14, 1924 - January 11, 2023) was an American actress. She appeared in many theatrical productions, in films and on television.
Born as Mildred Frances Cook, she was a protege of Lucille Ball. Ball gave her the stage name of "Carole", after her friend Carole Lombard because, Ball reportedly told Cook, "you have the same healthy disrespect for everything in general". Cook appeared regularly on two of her shows, The Lucy Show and Here's Lucy. Ball was matron of honor at Cook's wedding in 1964 to actor Tom Troupe.
Cook starred in the animated Disney film Home on the Range, as the voice of Pearl Gesner, the farmer of Patch of Heaven. She appeared in such feature films as The Incredible Mr. Limpet, Sixteen Candles, Grandview, U.S.A., American Gigolo and Summer Lovers. Her first film role was in Palm Springs Weekend.
She made guest appearances on such TV shows as The Lucy Show, Here's Lucy, Knight Rider, Magnum, P.I., Murder, She Wrote, Dynasty, Charlie's Angels , on a fourth season 1985 episode of The A-Team called "Members Only", and, more recently, on Grey's Anatomy. In 1976, she appeared as a bullying nurse in an episode of Emergency! in which Johnny Gage is injured by a hit-and-run driver. In 2006, she appeared as an elderly patient on the ABC drama Grey's Anatomy (episode 14 "Tell Me Sweet Little Lies", season two).
Known For
TV Shows (23)
Grey's Anatomy
2005
as Sophie Larson
Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Shayna Grant / Christine Carpenter
The Love Boat
1977
as Phyllis
The A-Team
1983
as Mrs. Prescott
Emergency!
1972
as Nurse
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self
Magnum, P.I.
1980
as Sarah Tate
Knight Rider
1982
as Sen. Maggie Flynn
Quincy, M.E.
1976
as Winslow
Charlie's Angels
1976
as Madam Dorian / Hildy Slater
Hart to Hart
1979
as Christine Garrick
The Lucy Show
1962
as Mrs. Valance / Thelma Green / Betty Jo Hansen / Mrs. Valence / Mrs. Baldwin / Hotel Guest / Lady at the Health Club / Lady Cynthia (voice) / Carrie / Gladys / Woman in Station (uncredited) / Piano Bar Patron (uncredited) / Effie Higgins
Major Crimes
2012
as Marcella Brewster
Daniel Boone
1964
as Annie Boyd
Starsky & Hutch
1975
as 'Scorchy'
Here's Lucy
1968
as Mrs. Kasten / Woman #2 / Lilian Rylander / Ma Parker / Cynthia
Kojak
1973
as Marie Stella
McMillan & Wife
1971
as Marnie / Carole Crenshaw
That Girl
1966
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
1959
as Fifi LaVerne / Molly O'Day
Ellery Queen
1975
as Gossip Columnist
Darkroom
1981
as Sally Anne
Sarge
1971
as Cass
Movies (21)
Home on the Range
2004
as Pearl Gesner (voice)
Sixteen Candles
1984
as Grandma Helen
American Gigolo
1980
as Mrs. Dobrun
The Gauntlet
1977
as Waitress
Grandview, U.S.A.
1984
as Betty Welles
Summer Lovers
1982
as Barbara Foster
A Very Sordid Wedding
2017
as Hortense
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
2003
as Self
The Incredible Mr. Limpet
1964
as Bessie Limpet
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
2021
as Self
In the Glitter Palace
1977
as Daisy Dolon
Palm Springs Weekend
1963
as Naomi Yates
Lost & Found
1999
as Sylvia
Something So Right
1982
as Cahuenga
Fast Money
1996
as Ester
Lucy and Desi: A Home Movie
1993
as Self
Make Me an Offer
1980
as Pru Babcock
Carly's Web
1987
as Myrtle
Waiting in the Wings: Still Waiting
2018
as Erika Ericson
Rendezvous Hotel
1979
as Lucille Greenwood
42nd Street
1986
as Maggie Jones
About Carole Cook
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Carole Cook (January 14, 1924 - January 11, 2023) was an American actress. She appeared in many theatrical productions, in films and on television. Born as Mildred Frances Cook, she was a protege of Lucille Ball. Ball gave her the stage name of "Carole", after her friend Carole Lombard because, Ball reportedly told Cook, "you have the same healthy disrespect for everything in general". Cook appeared regularly on two of her shows, The Lucy Show and Here's Lucy. Ball was matron of honor at Cook's wedding in… With 44 credits spanning from 1959 to 2021, Carole Cook has appeared in 21 films and 23 TV shows.
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Most Popular Carole Cook Movies
- Home on the Range (2004) — as Pearl Gesner (voice)
- Sixteen Candles (1984) — as Grandma Helen
- American Gigolo (1980) — as Mrs. Dobrun
- The Gauntlet (1977) — as Waitress
- Grandview, U.S.A. (1984) — as Betty Welles
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