Barbara Cook
Known for Acting · 21 credits
- Born
- 1927-10-25
- Died
- 2017-08-08
- Place of birth
- Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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
TV Shows (10)
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
The Match Game
1962
as Team Captain
Golden Windows
1954
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Elsie Maynard
Movies (11)
Thumbelina
1994
as Mother (voice)
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
2003
as Self
Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music
1990
as Self
A Benefit Celebration: A Tribute to Angela Lansbury
1996
as Self
Sondheim on Broadway: Follies - Four Days in New York
1986
as Self
Follies: In Concert
1986
as Sally Durant Plummer
Mostly Sondheim
2003
as Herself
The Yeomen of the Guard
1957
as Elsie Maynard
Babes in Toyland
1955
as Jane Piper
Hansel and Gretel
1958
as Gretel
Bloomer Girl
1956
as Evelina Applegate
About Barbara Cook
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… With 21 credits spanning from 1948 to 2003, Barbara Cook has appeared in 11 films and 10 TV shows.
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Most Popular Barbara Cook Movies
- Thumbelina (1994) — as Mother (voice)
- Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There (2003) — as Self
- Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music (1990) — as Self
- A Benefit Celebration: A Tribute to Angela Lansbury (1996) — as Self
- Sondheim on Broadway: Follies - Four Days in New York (1986) — as Self
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