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Barbara Cook

Acting Born Oct 25, 1927 Atlanta, Georgia, USA 21 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. She was particularly admired for her vocal agility, wide range, warm sound, and emotive interpretations. As she aged her voice took on a darker quality, even in her head voice, that was less prominent in her youth. Today Cook is widely recognized as having been one of the "premier interpreters" of musical theatre songs and standards, in particular the songs of composer Stephen Sondheim. Her subtle and sensitive interpretations of American popular song continued to earn high praise even into her eighties.

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Known for

Great Performances

as Sally Durant Plummer

The Merv Griffin Show

as Self
Film

The Stepford Wives

as Self - Guest

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as Barbie Hallem
Film

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

as Self

Full filmography

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