Personal Info
Barbara Cook
Acting
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. She was particularly admired for her vocal agility, wide range, warm sound, and emotive interpretati…
Known For
Filmography
Movies
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
as Self
Mostly Sondheim
as Herself
A Benefit Celebration: A Tribute to Angela Lansbury
as Self
Thumbelina
as Mother (voice)
Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music
as Self
Follies: In Concert
as Sally Durant Plummer
Sondheim on Broadway: Follies - Four Days in New York
as Self
Hansel and Gretel
as Gretel
The Yeomen of the Guard
as Elsie Maynard
Bloomer Girl
as Evelina Applegate
TV Shows
Great Performances
as Sally Durant Plummer · 1 ep.
The Dick Cavett Show
as Self - Guest · 1 ep.
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self · 1 ep.
The Match Game
as Team Captain · 4 ep.
The Bell Telephone Hour
as Self · 2 ep.
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
as Kitty Malone · 1 ep.
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Barbie Hallem · 1 ep.
Golden Windows
199 ep.
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Elsie Maynard · 1 ep.
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self · 1 ep.