Penny Cook was an Australian actress who is best known for her roles in A Country Practice, E Street, and The Flying Doctors. She was born on July 13, 1957 and passed away on December 26, 2018.
Personal and Family Life
Penny Cook was the youngest of three children in her family. She graduated from Australia’s National Institute of Dramatic Art in 1978. Throughout her life, she was married to Clive Robertson, with whom she later divorced, and David Lynch, with whom she had one child, a daughter named Poppy.
Death and Legacy
Penny Cook died on December 26, 2018, in Australia after battling cancer. She left behind a legacy as a talented actress, remembered for her influential roles on Australian television. She won the Logie Award for NSW Most Popular Female for her performance in A Country Practice in both 1984 and 1985.
Filmography
| Title | Release Date | Character |
|---|---|---|
| Joh’s Jury | 1993-02-16 | Penny |
| The Dreaming | 1988-05-13 | Cathy Thornton |
| The Merger | 2018-08-30 | Fran Barlow |
| Coda | 1987-08-01 | Kate Martin |
| E Street | 1989-01-24 | Dr. Elly Fielding |
| Young Lions | 2002-07-17 | Chief Insp. Sharon Kostas |
| Pulse | 2017-07-20 | Carol Little |
| The Flying Doctors | 1986-05-15 | Susan Fowler |
| Good News Week | 1996-04-12 | Self |
| A Country Practice | 1981-11-18 | Victoria “Vicki” Dean/Bowen |