Carole Cook

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Carole Cook (born Mildred Frances Cook in 1928 in Abilene, Texas, U.S.) is an American actress. She has appeared in many films and on television.

Carole Cook was a protege of Lucille Ball, she even gave her the stage name of "Carole", after Carole Lombard because, said Lucy, "you have the same healthy disrespect for all things in general". Cook appeared on two of her shows, The Lucy Show and Here's Lucy. Ball was matron of honor at Cook's wedding in 1964 to actor Tom Troupe.

Carole has starred in films such as Sixteen Candles, Summer Lovers, Grandview, U.S.A., and Strip Mall. Her first film role was in the 1963 movie Palm Springs Weekend.

She has made guest appearances on numerous TV shows ranging from The Lucy Show, Here's Lucy, Knight Rider, Magnum, P.I., Murder, She Wrote and more recently, Grey's Anatomy. In 1974 she appeared as a bullying nurse in an episode of Emergency! in which Johnny Gage is injured by a hit-and-run driver.

In addition to her film and television work, Cook appeared in the original Broadway productions of 42nd Street and Romantic Comedy and was the second actress (after Carol Channing) to star as Dolly Levi in Hello Dolly.

Carole Cook is a longtime supporter of various AIDS organizations and regularly appears as a featured performer in the annual Los Angeles S.T.A.G.E. benefit.