Biography

Barbara Cook is best-loved and remembered for her work on the Broadway stage. An amazing singer and refreshingly impulsive actress, she made her debut at age 23 in the musical "Flahooley". Roles in "Plain and Fancy" and, the most famous flop of all time, "Candide" followed. In 1957, she created her most famous role as Marion Paroo opposite Robert Preston in "The Music Man". She won a Tony for her work. Other shows included "The Gay Life", "She Loves Me" and "Something More". After the short-lived "Grass Harp" during the early '70s, Cook retired from the musical theater. Not long after, she emerged as a dynamite cabaret singer. This second phase of her career is still going strong today.

Actress

Thumbelina(1994)as Mother

Carrie(1988)as Margaret White

Great Performances(1971)as Sally Durant Plummer

The United States Steel Hour(1953)as Jean Stanley

The Ed Sullivan Show(1948)as Singer

Camera and Electrical Department

Peege(1973)

The 64th Annual Tony Awards(2010)as Self - Nominee & Presenter

Archive Footage

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age(2021)as Self

Wait in the Wings(2019)as Margaret White

The 72nd Annual Tony Awards(2018)as Self

The Best of the Royal Variety(2006)as Self

60 Minutes(1968)as Self - Singer (segment: Barbara Cook)

Known for

Thumbelina1994 · Actress The Yeomen of the Guard1957 · Actress Hansel and Gretel1958 · Actress Alfred Hitchcock Presents1955 · Actress

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John Carlyle and Barbara Cook in Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)

Credit Score: Barbara Cook

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Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Barbie Hallem

Wed Oct 02 1957 – Tue Jul 03 1962

#	Name	Score	Year	Known	★	Wins	Noms	Votes
1	Alfred Hitchcock Presents	50.00	1955	•	8.5	3	13	20658
2	Great Performances	40.00	1971	•	8.0	29	105	1079
3	Producers' Showcase	30.00	1954	•	7.2	7	20	197
4	Kraft Theatre	15.00	1947	•	7.9	2	10	246
5	Play of the Week	3.75	1959	•	7.2	0	0	95
6	Thumbelina	3.25	1994	•	6.3	0	0	20219
7	The Web	2.50	1950	•	6.9	0	1	62

Barbara Cook