Barbara Cook
Acting
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Acting Credits
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. ...
Known For
Filmography
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
2003
as Self
Mostly Sondheim
2003
as Herself
A Benefit Celebration: A Tribute to Angela Lansbury
1996
as Self
Thumbelina
1994
as Mother (voice)
Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music
1990
as Self
Follies: In Concert
1986
as Sally Durant Plummer
Sondheim on Broadway: Follies - Four Days in New York
1986
as Self
Great Performances
1971
as Sally Durant Plummer
The Dick Cavett Show
1968
as Self - Guest
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self
The Match Game
1962
as Team Captain
The Bell Telephone Hour
1959
as Self
Hansel and Gretel
1958
as Gretel
The Yeomen of the Guard
1957
as Elsie Maynard
Bloomer Girl
1956
as Evelina Applegate
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
1956
as Kitty Malone
Babes in Toyland
1955
as Jane Piper
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Barbie Hallem
Golden Windows
1954
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Elsie Maynard
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self