Barbara Cook

Barbara Cook

Person

Barbara Cook

Actor 1927-10-25 Atlanta, Georgia, USA

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. She was particularly...

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FILMOGRAPHY

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Thumbelina

Thumbelina

1994 · Mother (voice)

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1955 · Barbie Hallem

Great Performances

Great Performances

1971 · Sally Durant Plummer

The Ed Sullivan Show

The Ed Sullivan Show

1948 · Self

The Dick Cavett Show

The Dick Cavett Show

1968 · Self - Guest

The Merv Griffin Show

The Merv Griffin Show

1962 · Self

The Match Game

The Match Game

1962 · Team Captain

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951 · Elsie Maynard

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

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

2003 · Self

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

1956 · Kitty Malone

The Bell Telephone Hour

The Bell Telephone Hour

1959 · Self

Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music

Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music

1990 · Self

Follies: In Concert

Follies: In Concert

1986 · Sally Durant Plummer

Bloomer Girl

Bloomer Girl

1956 · Evelina Applegate

Sondheim on Broadway: Follies - Four Days in New York

Sondheim on Broadway: Follies - Four Days in New York

1986 · Self

The Yeomen of the Guard

The Yeomen of the Guard

1957 · Elsie Maynard

Mostly Sondheim

Mostly Sondheim

2003 · Herself

Babes in Toyland

Babes in Toyland

1955 · Jane Piper

Golden Windows

1954 · TV

Hansel and Gretel

1958 · Gretel