Barbara Cook
Birthday
1927/10/25
Day of death
2017/08/08 (89 years old)
Gender
Female
Place of Birth
Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Also know as
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Biography
Barbara Cook (October 25, 1927 - August 08, 2017) was an American singer and actress who first came to prominence in the 1950s after starring in the original Broadway musicals Candide (1956) and The Music Man (1957), among others, winning a Tony Award for the latter. She continued performing mostly in theatre until the mid 1970s, when she began a second career as a cabaret and concert singer. During her years as Broadway’s leading ingénue, Cook was lauded for her excellent lyric soprano voice. ...Read more
Acting
(1994) Thumbelina
as Mother (voice)
(1958) Hansel and Gretel
as Gretel
(2003) Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
as Self
(1988) Carrie
as Margaret White
(1996) A Benefit Celebration: A Tribute to Angela Lansbury
as Self
(2003) Mostly Sondheim
as Herself
(1990) Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music
as Self
(1957) The Yeomen of the Guard
as Elsie Maynard
(1955) Babes in Toyland
as Jane Piper
(1956) Bloomer Girl
as Evelina Applegate
(1986) Follies: In Concert
as Sally Durant Plummer
(1962) The Merv Griffin Show
as Self
(1962) The Match Game
as Team Captain
(1951) Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Elsie Maynard
(1955) Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Barbie Hallem
(1956) The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
as Kitty Malone
(1954) Golden Windows
as ---
(1948) The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
(1968) The Dick Cavett Show
as Self - Guest
(1959) The Bell Telephone Hour
as Self
(1971) Great Performances
as Sally Durant Plummer