Penny Cook

Penny Cook

Known for

Acting

Born

July 13, 1957

Birthplace

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Died

December 26, 2018 (aged 61)

Biography

Penny Cook (13 July 1957 – 26 December 2018) was an Australian actress, stage director, TV presenter and writer. She played roles in the soap opera A Country Practice, as Vicki Dean Bowen from 1981 to 1985, E Street as lead anchor-character, Dr Elly Fielding, between 1989 and 1991, and Neighbours in the recurring role of Prue Brown from 2007 to 2010.

Cook died from cancer on 2018, aged 61.

Best known work

The Flying Doctors
The Flying Doctors
1986
The Merger
The Merger
2018
A Country Practice
A Country Practice
1981
Pulse
Pulse
2017
The Dreaming
The Dreaming
1988
E Street
E Street
1989
Good News Week
Good News Week
1996
Coda
Coda
1987
Joh's Jury
Joh's Jury
1993
Young Lions
Young Lions
2002

Filmography

  1. 2018

    The Merger

    as Fran Barlow

  2. 2017

    PulseTV

    as Carol Little (8 episodes)

  3. 2002

    Young LionsTV

    as Chief Insp. Sharon Kostas (22 episodes)

  4. 1996

    Good News WeekTV

    as Self (1 episode)

  5. 1993

    Joh's Jury

    as Penny

  6. 1989

    E StreetTV

    as Dr. Elly Fielding (209 episodes)

  7. 1988

    The Dreaming

    as Cathy Thornton

  8. 1987

    Coda

    as Kate Martin

  9. 1986

    The Flying DoctorsTV

    as Susan Fowler (1 episode)

  10. 1981

    A Country PracticeTV

    as Victoria Dean (316 episodes)

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