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Biography
Barbara Cook was an American actress and singer who first came to prominence in the 1950s as the lead in the original Broadway musicals Plain and Fancy (1955), Candide (1956) and The Music Man (1957) among others, winning a Tony Award for the last. She continued performing mostly in theatre until the mid-1970s, when she began a second career as a cabaret and concert singer. She also made numerous recordings.
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Awards & recognition
- Drama Desk Award — Outstanding One-Person Show · 1987
- Tony Award — Best Featured Actress in a Musical · 1958
- Theatre World Award · 1955
- Drama League Award
- Kennedy Center Honors
Filmography6 titles

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955as Barbie Hallem
1955as Barbie Hallem

Follies: In Concert
1986as Sally Durant Plummer
1986as Sally Durant Plummer

The Dick Cavett Show
1968as Self - Guest
1968as Self - Guest

The Ed Sullivan Show
1948as Self
1948as Self

Thumbelina
1994as Mother (voice)
1994as Mother (voice)

Great Performances
1971as Sally Durant Plummer
1971as Sally Durant Plummer