Penny Cook

Penny Cook
Penny Cook
	E Street (1989–1991); The Great Outdoors (1992–1996); Neighbours (2007–08, 2010); All Saints (2007–2008); Pulse (2017)
Spouse(s)	David Lynch; Clive Robertson (divorced)
Children	1
Website	pennycook.com.au

Penelope Cook

Prue Brown from 2007 to 2010. She was also a presenter on travel show The Great Outdoors^[2]^[3]

Early life

Cook was born in

Woollahra, Sydney. Her mother was a physiotherapist and her father served in the Royal Australian Navy based at Garden Island Naval Precinct. After completing high school, Cook auditioned for the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) but failed to gain a place. Instead, her mother helped her obtain a radiography traineeship at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital. A year later, Cook auditioned for NIDA again and was successful.^[3] She graduated in 1978.^[4]

Career

Television

Cook made her debut on television in 1979 as Susie Denning in soap opera,

E Street. This role had been especially created for her, and Cook remained in the series from 1989 to early 1991.^[6] She went on to a guest role in ABC's medical drama G.P.

.

From 1992 to 1996 Cook was a presenter on the Australian travel show

ABC hospital drama Pulse.^[10]

Theatre

Cook had a long involvement in the theatre, both as an actress and director. She was involved in nearly 40 stage productions, including at the Ensemble Theatre and the Sydney Theatre Company, and helped establish the Griffin Theatre Company in 1979.^[4]^[7] Her most notable stage appearances included the John Bell–Richard Tognetti production of The Soldier's Tale^[11] with the Australian Chamber Orchestra and the Australian tour of Oscar Wilde's An Ideal Husband, directed in Sydney by English director Sir Peter Hall.^[5]
She served on the board of Sydney's Monkey Baa Theatre and worked extensively with the Australian Theatre for Young People.^[3]^[5]

Personal life and death

Cook was married twice; first to radio broadcaster and television personality Clive Robertson and subsequently to businessman David Lynch. In 1998 they had a daughter, Poppy.^[7]
Cook died from cancer on 26 December 2018, aged 61.^[7]^[10]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Type

1987 Lay Off Narrator Film documentary

1988 The Dreaming Cathy Thornton Feature film

1993 Joh's Jury Penny TV movie

1995 Midnight Expresso Film short

2003 The Waltz May Film short

2018 The Merger Fran Barlow Feature film

Television

Year Title Role Type

1979 Patrol Boat TV series, 1 episode

1979 The Restless Years Susie Denning TV series, 4 episodes

1979 Skyways Joanna Whicker TV series, 1 episode

1980 Spring & Fall Refuge Worker TV series, 1 episode

1980 The Young Doctors TV series

1981 Bellamy TV series, 1 episode

1981 Menotti TV series, 1 episode

1981-85; 1993 A Country Practice Vicky Dean / Vicky Bowen / Victoria 'Vicky' Dean TV series, 330 episodes

1982-86 Channel 7 Perth Telethon Herself TV special

1985 Star Search Guest Judge TV series, 1 episode

1986 It's a Knockout Guest Referee TV series, 1 episode

1986 Password Herself TV series

1987 Coda Kate Martin TV movie

1987 Have a Go Guest Judge TV series, 4 episodes

1987 The Flying Doctors Susan Fowler TV series, 1 episode

1988 Swap Shop Herself TV series

1988 Life Education Television Appeal Herself TV special

1989-91 E Street Dr. Elly Fielding TV series, 210 episodes

1989 Naked Under Capricorn Peggy Delaney TV miniseries, 2 episodes

1990 Hands Up for a Story Herself Training film

1990 TV Celebrity Dance Party Herself (singing "Another Done Somebody Wrong Song") TV special

1991 Celebrity Wheel of Fortune Herself - Contestant with Bob Shearer, Paul Jennings & John Howard TV series, 1 episode

1991 G.P. Beth Paige TV series, 8 episodes

1991 Burke's Backyard Celebrity Gardener TV series, 1 episode

1991 In Sydney Today Guest TV series, 1 episode

1991; 1993 Tonight Live with Steve Vizard Guest TV series, 1 episode

1991 The Main Event Herself TV series, 1 episode

1991 'Til Ten Guest TV series, 1 episode

1992 The Morning Show Regular Presenter TV series

1992 What's Cooking? Guest TV series, 1 episode

1993 A Country Practice: The Final Night Dr. Vicky Bowen TV series, 1 episode

1993-96 The Great Outdoors Presenter TV series

1993 Tonight Live Guest host TV series, 1 episode

1994 Midday with Derryn Hinch Herself TV series, 1 episode

1994; 1995 Denton Guest TV series, 2 episodes

1994-2000; 2005 Good Morning Australia Guest TV series, 8 episodes

1995 Funniest People Guest TV series, 3 episodes

1996 Ally and Doc Ally TV pilot

1996 Passion Presenter TV series

1997 Good News Week Guest TV series, 2 episodes

1997 Midday with Kerri-Anne Guest TV series, 2 episodes

1997 Today Guest TV series, 1 episode

1997 Cliptomaniacs Herself TV series

1998 FCTV Host TV series

1998 The Ten Out-Take Files Host TV series, 7 episodes

2002 Young Lions Chief Inspector Sharon Kostas TV series, 22 episodes

2003 Page to Screen Herself - Performance Director TV documentary

2005 Good Morning Australia Guest - Herself TV series, 1 episode

2006 The Book Club Book Reviewer TV series, 1 episode

2006 Where Are They Now? Herself TV series, 1 episode

2007-08 All Saints Rhonda Goldman TV series, 5 episodes

2007010 Neighbours Prue Brown TV series, 28 episodes

2010 Dance Academy Caroline TV series, 1 episode

2011 Laid Nun TV series, 1 episode

2014 Rake Alice Kendall TV series, 1 episode

2015 Heidi Grandmamma TV series, 2 episodes

2016 The Daily Edition Herself TV series, 1 episode

2016 The Morning Show Guest (with Benita Collings & Lex Marinos) TV series, 1 episode

2017 Pulse Carol Little TV series, 8 episodes

References

^ "Penelope Cook". acnc.gov.au. Archived from the original on 3 January 2019. Retrieved 3 January 2019.

Abc.net.au. 27 December 2018. Archived
from the original on 28 December 2018. Retrieved 27 December 2018.

^ ^a ^b ^c Taffel, Jacqui (6 September 2017). "Acting still a passion for Penny Cook". The Daily Telegraph. News Pty Ltd. Archived from the original on 9 September 2017. Retrieved 27 December 2018.

^
Blue Mountains Gazette. 27 December 2018. Archived
from the original on 27 December 2018. Retrieved 27 December 2018.

^ ^a ^b ^c Idato, Michael (27 December 2018). "The Cook's tale: Australian TV legend dead at age 61". The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 27 December 2018. Retrieved 27 December 2018.

^ "Elly Fielding played by Penny Cook". Edenstreet.net. Archived from the original on 11 May 2021. Retrieved 27 December 2018.

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Australian Associated Press (27 December 2018). "Penny Cook, A Country Practice star, dies aged 61". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 27 December 2018. Retrieved 27 December 2018.

^ The Sunday Telegraph (18 March 2007). "Ramsay Street's ratings slump". news.com.au. Archived from the original on 18 October 2010. Retrieved 29 December 2018.

^ Knox, David (15 April 2008). "Soapie mums play 'monsters-in-law'". TV Tonight. Archived from the original on 27 December 2018. Retrieved 27 December 2018.

^ ^a ^b Noyes, Jenny (27 December 2018). "Australian actor Penny Cook dead at 61". The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 27 December 2018. Retrieved 27 December 2018.

^ "Putting a sting in the devil's tale". The Sydney Morning Herald. 25 September 2002. Archived from the original on 28 December 2018. Retrieved 28 December 2018.

External links

Penny Cook at
IMDb

Authority control databases
International

ISNI

VIAF

National

United States

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Penny_Cook&oldid=1214949729"

[1] "Penelope Cook". acnc.gov.au. Archived from the original on 3 January 2019. Retrieved 3 January 2019.

[2] Abc.net.au. 27 December 2018. Archived
from the original on 28 December 2018. Retrieved 27 December 2018.

[:3-3] Taffel, Jacqui (6 September 2017). "Acting still a passion for Penny Cook". The Daily Telegraph. News Pty Ltd. Archived from the original on 9 September 2017. Retrieved 27 December 2018.

[:0-4] 
Blue Mountains Gazette. 27 December 2018. Archived
from the original on 27 December 2018. Retrieved 27 December 2018.

[:4-5] Idato, Michael (27 December 2018). "The Cook's tale: Australian TV legend dead at age 61". The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 27 December 2018. Retrieved 27 December 2018.

[6] "Elly Fielding played by Penny Cook". Edenstreet.net. Archived from the original on 11 May 2021. Retrieved 27 December 2018.

[:1-7] Australian Associated Press (27 December 2018). "Penny Cook, A Country Practice star, dies aged 61". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 27 December 2018. Retrieved 27 December 2018.

[8] The Sunday Telegraph (18 March 2007). "Ramsay Street's ratings slump". news.com.au. Archived from the original on 18 October 2010. Retrieved 29 December 2018.

[9] Knox, David (15 April 2008). "Soapie mums play 'monsters-in-law'". TV Tonight. Archived from the original on 27 December 2018. Retrieved 27 December 2018.

[:2-10] Noyes, Jenny (27 December 2018). "Australian actor Penny Cook dead at 61". The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 27 December 2018. Retrieved 27 December 2018.

[11] "Putting a sting in the devil's tale". The Sydney Morning Herald. 25 September 2002. Archived from the original on 28 December 2018. Retrieved 28 December 2018.

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