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Barbara Cook is best-loved and remembered for her work on the Broadway stage. An amazing singer and refreshingly impulsive actress, she made her debut at age 23 in the musical "Flahooley". Roles in "Plain and Fancy" and, the most famous flop of all time, "Candide" followed. In 1957, she created her most famous role as Marion Paroo opposite Robert Preston in "The Music Man"... See full bio »

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Barbara Nell Cook
in Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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Filmography

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1994 Thumbelina
Mother (voice)
 
1962 The United States Steel Hour (TV series)
– The Go-Between (1962)
 
1961 Play of the Week (TV series)
– In a Garden (1961)
 
1961 The Chevy Show (TV series)
Kitty Malone
– O'Halloran's Luck (1961) … Kitty Malone
 
1961 The Dinah Shore Chevy Show (TV series)
Kitty Malone
– O'Halloran's Luck (1961) … Kitty Malone
 
1958 Hansel and Gretel (TV movie)
Gretel
 
1957 Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV series)
Barbie Hallem
– A Little Sleep (1957) … Barbie Hallem
 
1957 The Yeoman of the Guard (TV movie)
Elsie Maynard
 
1950-1957 Kraft Theatre (TV series)
– The Man Who Couldn't Say No (1957)
– Kelly (1950)
 
1956 Producers' Showcase (TV series)
Evelina Applegate
– Bloomer Girl (1956) … Evelina Applegate
 
1954 Golden Windows (TV series)
Hazel
 
1952 Armstrong Circle Theatre (TV series)
– Mr. Bemiss Takes a Trip (1952)
 
1950 Studio One in Hollywood (TV series)
– The Dreams of Jasper Hornby (1950)
 
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1994 Thumbelina (performer: "Soon" Reprise)
 
1987 In Performance at the White House: A Tribute to American Music - Jerome Kern (TV movie) (performer: "Don't Ever Leave Me", "Long Ago and Far Away", "Look for the Silver Lining", "All the Things You Are")
 
Show ShowCamera and Electrical Department (1 title)
1973 Peege (short) (still photographer)
 
Show ShowSelf (23 titles)
2012 Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age (documentary) (in production)
Herself
 
2010 The 64th Annual Tony Awards (TV special)
Herself - Nominee: Best Featured Actress in a Musical & Presenter
 
2006 The 60th Annual Tony Awards (TV special)
Herself - Presenter
 
2006 51st Annual Drama Desk Awards (TV movie)
Herself
 
2005 Breakfast with the Arts (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 10 April 2005 (2005) … Herself
 
2003 Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There (documentary)
Herself
 
1996 A Benefit Celebration: A Tribute to Angela Lansbury (TV movie)
Herself - Performer
 
1987 In Performance at the White House: A Tribute to American Music - Jerome Kern (TV movie)
Herself
 
1987 The 41st Annual Tony Awards (TV special)
Herself - Performer
 
1986 Great Performances (TV series)
Sally Durant Plummer
– Follies in Concert (1986) … Sally Durant Plummer
 
1980 Song by Song (TV series)
Herself - Music Performer
– By Frank Loesser (1980) … Herself - Music Performer
 
1977 Emerald City (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 28 November 1977 (1977) … Herself
 
1966 Girl Talk (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 15 December 1966 (1966) … Herself
 
1965-1966 Today (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 5 July 1966 (1966) … Herself
– Episode dated 10 September 1965 (1965) … Herself
 
1960-1965 The Bell Telephone Hour (TV series)
Herself - Singer / Herself / Herself - Host
– Salute to Veteran's Day (1965) … Herself
– The American Girl (1965) … Herself - Singer
– Love Makes the World Go Round (1965) … Herself - Host
– Episode #5.2 (1962) … Herself - Singer
– Music of Love (1962) … Herself - Singer
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1965 The 19th Annual Tony Awards (TV special)
Herself - Presenter
 
1963-1965 Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 5 June 1965 (1965) … Herself
– Episode dated 6 June 1963 (1963) … Herself
 
1964 Get the Message (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 25 December 1964 (1964) … Herself
 
1964 To Tell the Truth (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 24 August 1964 (1964) … Herself
 
1964 The 18th Annual Tony Awards (TV movie)
Herself - Presenter
 
1963 The Merv Griffin Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #1.111 (1963) … Herself
 
1961-1962 The DuPont Show of the Week (TV series)
Herself
– America's Fads and Foibles (1962) … Herself
– The Ziegfeld Touch (1961) … Herself
 
1955-1961 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
Herself / Singer
– Episode #15.14 (1961) … Singer
– Episode #8.29 (1955) … Herself
 
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2006 The Best of the Royal Variety (TV series)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

She has made studio cast recordings of "Show Boat" (in 1962) "Oklahoma!"(in 1964), "The King and I" (also in 1964), and "Carousel"(in 1987). See more »

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Trivia:

She was nominated for a 2002 Laurence Olivier Theatre Award for Best Actress in a Musical or Entertainment for her performance in "Barbara Cook Sings Mostly Sondheim" at the Lyric Theatre in London, England. See more »

Star Sign:

Scorpio