---
name: "Carole Cook"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/carole-cook"
fi1m_id: "carole-cook"
imdb_id: "nm0176946"
tmdb_id: 41730
wikidata_id: "Q5044672"
roles: []
born: "14 January 1924"
died: "11 January 2023"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-10-04T16:53:14.162000+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Carole Cook

## Identity

Carole Cook

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/carole-cook
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** carole-cook
- **IMDb ID:** nm0176946
- **TMDB ID:** 41730
- **Wikidata ID:** Q5044672
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carole_Cook, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5044672, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0176946/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/41730

Actor. Born 14 January 1924 in Abilene, Texas, USA. Died 11 January 2023.

## Details

- **Born:** 14 January 1924, Abilene, Texas, USA
- **Died:** 11 January 2023
- **Also known as:** Carol Cook, Mildred Frances Cook
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carole_Cook, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5044672, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0176946/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/41730

## Biography

Carole Cook was an American actress. Born Mildred Frances Cook on 14 January 1924 in Abilene, Texas, she studied Greek drama at Baylor University and began her career in regional theatre before moving to New York in the 1950s.

A protégé of Lucille Ball, who gave her the stage name Carole, she appeared regularly on *The Lucy Show* and *Here's Lucy*. Ball was matron of honour at Cook's 1964 wedding to actor Tom Troupe. Her film credits include *The Incredible Mr. Limpet* (1964), Mrs. Dobrun in *American Gigolo* (1980), Grandma Helen in *Sixteen Candles* (1984) and the voice of Pearl Gesner in *Home on the Range* (2004). She also made numerous television guest appearances, including on *Grey's Anatomy* (2005), and performed in original Broadway productions of *42nd Street* and *Romantic Comedy*.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, hollywoodreporter.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *American Gigolo* (1980), Fi1m 64, as Mrs. Dobrun — [page](https://film.one/film/american-gigolo.md)

## Complete filmography (40)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Waiting in the Wings: Still Waiting* (2018), as Erika Ericson
- *A Very Sordid Wedding* (2017), as Hortense
- *Major Crimes* (2012), series, as Marcella Brewster — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/tv/major-crimes.md)
- *Grey's Anatomy* (2005), series, as Sophie Larson — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/tv/greys-anatomy.md)
- *Home on the Range* (2004), as Pearl Gesner (voice)
- *Lost & Found* (1999), as Sylvia
- *Fast Money* (1996), as Ester
- *Carly's Web* (1987), as Myrtle
- *42nd Street* (1986), as Maggie Jones
- *Murder, She Wrote* (1984), series, as Shayna Grant, Christine Carpenter
- *Grandview, U.S.A.* (1984), as Betty Welles
- *Sixteen Candles* (1984), as Grandma Helen
- *The A-Team* (1983), series, as Mrs. Prescott
- *Something So Right* (1982), as Cahuenga
- *Knight Rider* (1982), series, as Sen. Maggie Flynn
- *Summer Lovers* (1982), as Barbara Foster
- *Darkroom* (1981), series, as Sally Anne
- *Magnum, P.I.* (1980), series, as Sarah Tate
- *American Gigolo* (1980), as Mrs. Dobrun — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/american-gigolo.md)
- *Make Me an Offer* (1980), as Pru Babcock
- *Hart to Hart* (1979), series, as Christine Garrick
- *Rendezvous Hotel* (1979), as Lucille Greenwood
- *The Gauntlet* (1977), as Waitress
- *The Love Boat* (1977), series, as Phyllis
- *In the Glitter Palace* (1977), as Daisy Dolon
- *Quincy, M.E.* (1976), series, as Winslow
- *Charlie's Angels* (1976), series, as Madam Dorian, Hildy Slater
- *Ellery Queen* (1975), series, as Gossip Columnist
- *Starsky & Hutch* (1975), series, as 'Scorchy'
- *Kojak* (1973), series, as Marie Stella — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/kojak.md)
- *Emergency!* (1972), series, as Nurse
- *McMillan & Wife* (1971), series, as Marnie, Carole Crenshaw
- *Sarge* (1971), series, as Cass
- *Here's Lucy* (1968), series, as Mrs. Kasten, Woman #2, Lilian Rylander, Ma Parker, Cynthia
- *That Girl* (1966), series, Actor
- *Daniel Boone* (1964), series, as Annie Boyd
- *The Incredible Mr. Limpet* (1964), as Bessie Limpet
- *Palm Springs Weekend* (1963), as Naomi Yates
- *The Lucy Show* (1962), series, as Mrs. Valance, Thelma Green, Betty Jo Hansen, Mrs. Valence, Hotel Guest, Mrs. Baldwin, Lady at Health Club, Lady Cynthia (voice), Carrie, Gladys, Woman in Station (uncredited), Piano Bar Patron (uncredited), Effie Higgins
- *The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis* (1959), series, as Fifi LaVerne, Molly O'Day

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