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Carole Cook

Born: 1924-01-14

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). In addition to her film and television work, Cook appeared in the original Broadway productions of 42nd Street and Romantic Comedy and was the second actress (after Carol Channing) to star as Dolly Levi in Hello, Dolly!. Cook also appeared as Mrs. Peacham in the 1956 off-Broadway production of The Three Penny Opera starring Lotte Lenya and is the only actress to star in major productions of both Mame and Auntie Mame. Description above from the Wikipedia article Carole Cook, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Home on the Range

as Pearl Gesner (voice)

Released: 2004-04-02

When a greedy outlaw schemes to take possession of the "Patch Of Heaven" dairy farm, three...

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Sixteen Candles

as Grandma Helen

Released: 1984-05-04

With the occasion all but overshadowed by her sister's upcoming wedding, angst-ridden Samantha...

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American Gigolo

as Mrs. Dobrun

Released: 1980-02-08

Julian makes a lucrative living as an escort to older women in the Los Angeles area. He begins a...

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The Gauntlet

as Waitress

Released: 1977-12-17

Phoenix cop Ben Shockley is well on his way to becoming a derelict when he is assigned to...

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Summer Lovers

as Barbara Foster

Released: 1982-07-16

Michael Pappas and his girlfriend, Cathy, are enjoying the white sand beaches of a Greek island...

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A Very Sordid Wedding

as Hortense

Released: 2017-03-10

Del Shores' follow-up to "Sordid Lives" revisits Winters, Texas for a showdown between the...

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The Incredible Mr. Limpet

as Bessie Limpet

Released: 1964-03-28

Milquetoast Henry Limpet experiences his fondest wish and is transformed into a fish. As a...

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Lost & Found

as Sylvia

Released: 1999-04-23

In order to impress his beautiful French neighbor, Dylan Ramsey dognaps her pet pooch so he can...

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Grandview, U.S.A.

as Betty Welles

Released: 1984-08-03

Life in the small town of Grandview, Illinois is one that is just like any other city or town....

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Waiting in the Wings: Still Waiting

as Erika Ericson

Released: 2018-06-09

The stripper Tony and the naive enthusiast Anthony, two entertainers, destined for the big time,...

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Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There

as Self

Released: 2003-01-01

Broadway: The Golden Age is the most important, ambitious and comprehensive film ever made about...

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Fast Money

as Ester

Released: 1996-08-13

Butler is an experienced car thief, McCoy a struggling reporter trying to nail a bad...

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Palm Springs Weekend

as Naomi Yates

Released: 1963-11-05

Set in Palm Springs during a long, fun-filled weekend where several Los Angeles college students...

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Make Me an Offer

as Pru Babcock

Released: 1980-01-11

Joyce Windsor is a woman who gets involved in the real estate game after the husband she helped...

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Rendezvous Hotel

as Lucille Greenwood

Released: 1979-07-11

A madcap family caters to assorted unpredictable guests availing themselves of the title...

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Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

as Self

Released: 2021-08-14

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age explores the world of Broadway from 1959 through the early 1980s...

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In the Glitter Palace

as Daisy Dolon

Released: 1977-02-23

The ex-girlfriend of a lawyer, who left him for a lesbian lover, asks him to defend her lover in...

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Something So Right

as Cahuenga

Released: 1982-11-30

Joey lives with his mother. His father isn't around, he doesn't like school, he is bored and...

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Lucy and Desi: A Home Movie

as Self

Released: 1993-02-14

Emmy Award-Winning Special Desi and Lucy's daughter, Lucie Arnaz, hosts this emotional and...

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42nd Street

as Maggie Jones

Released: 1986-08-01

Original Broadway production filmed for Japanese television. Based on the novel by Bradford...

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Grey's Anatomy

as Sophie Larson

First aired: 2005-03-27

Follows the personal and professional lives of a group of doctors at Seattle’s Grey Sloan...

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Quincy, M.E.

as Winslow

First aired: 1976-10-03

Quincy, M.E. is an American television series from Universal Studios pert in several of the...

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The Love Boat

as Phyllis

First aired: 1977-09-24

Passengers who search for romantic nights aboard a beautiful ship travelling to tropical or...

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The A-Team

as Mrs. Prescott

First aired: 1983-01-23

A fictional group of ex-United States Army Special Forces personnel work as soldiers of fortune...

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Charlie's Angels

as Madam Dorian

First aired: 1976-09-22

Beautiful, intelligent, and ultra-sophisticated, Charlie's Angels are everything a man could...

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Charlie's Angels

as Hildy Slater

First aired: 1976-09-22

Beautiful, intelligent, and ultra-sophisticated, Charlie's Angels are everything a man could...

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Murder, She Wrote

as Christine Carpenter

First aired: 1984-09-30

An unassuming mystery writer turned sleuth uses her professional insight to help solve real-life...

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Murder, She Wrote

as Shayna Grant

First aired: 1984-09-30

An unassuming mystery writer turned sleuth uses her professional insight to help solve real-life...

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Hart to Hart

as Christine Garrick

First aired: 1979-09-22

Wealthy couple Jonathan and Jennifer Hart, a self-made millionaire and his journalist wife,...

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