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Imogene Coca (November 18, 1908 – June 2, 2001) was an American comic actress best known for her role opposite Sid Caesar on Your Show of Shows.Starting out in vaudeville as a child acrobat, she studied ballet and wished to have a serious career in music and dance, graduating to decades of stage musical revues, cabaret and summer stock. In her 40s, she began a celebrated career as a comedian in television, starring in six series and guesting on successful television programs from the 1940s to the 1990s.She was nominated for five Emmy awards for Your Show of Shows, winning Best Actress in 1951 and singled out for a Peabody Award for excellence in broadcasting in 1953. Coca was also nominated for a Tony Award in 1978 for On the Twentieth Century and received a sixth Emmy nomination at the age of 80 for an episode of Moonlighting.She possessed a rubbery face capable of the broadest expressions — Life magazine compared her to Beatrice Lillie and Charlie Chaplin, and described her characterizations as taking "people or situations suspended in their own precarious balance between dignity and absurdity, and push(ing) them over the cliff with one single, pointed gesture"—the magazine noted a "particularly high-brow critic" as observing, "The trouble with most comedians who try to do satire is that they are essentially brash, noisy and indelicate people who have to use a sledge hammer to smash a butterfly. Miss Coca, on the other hand, is the timid woman who, when aroused, can beat a tiger to death with a feather." Aside from vaudeville, cabaret, film, theater and television, she voiced children's cartoons and was even featured in an MTV music video by the band EBN-OZN, working well into her 80s. 

Full NameImogene Coca
Net Worth$1.4 Million
Date Of BirthNovember 18, 1908
DiedJune 2, 2001, Westport, Connecticut, United States
Death CauseComplications from Alzheimer's disease
Place Of BirthPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Height1.6 m
OccupationActress
ProfessionActor, Comedian
NationalityAmerican
SpouseKing Donovan, Robert Burton
ParentsJosé Fernandez de Coca, Sadie Brady
NicknamesImogene Coca, Coca, Imogene
IMDB
AwardsPeabody Award, Primetime Emmy Award for Best Actress
NominationsPrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series, Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical, Primetime Emmy Award for Best Actress Starring In A Regular Series, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series, Primetime Emmy Award for Best Comedian Or...
MoviesNational Lampoon's Vacation, Under the Yum Yum Tree, Nothing Lasts Forever, Buy & Cell, Alice in Wonderland, Return of the Beverly Hillbillies, Freddie the Freeloader's Christmas Dinner, Ten From Your Show of Shows, The Sound of Laughter, The Fabulous '50s, Too Easy to Kill
TV ShowsYour Show of Shows, Admiral Broadway Revue, It's About Time, Grindl, The Imogene Coca Show, Buzzy Wuzzy, The Sid Caesar Show
Star SignScorpio
#Quote
1The trouble with most comedians who try to do satire is that they are essentially brash, noisy and indelicate people who have to use a sledge hammer to smash a butterfly. Miss Coca, on the other hand, is the timid woman who, when aroused, can beat a tiger to death with a feather. -- TV critic
2I never thought of myself in comedy at all... I loved going to the theater and seeing people wearing beautiful clothes come down the staircase and start to dance. I wanted to play St. Joan.
#Fact
1During an evening talk show (1960), she described the comical side of audiences thinking she and Sid Caesar were married, due to their long, successful work together. she described Sid's wife as tall and gorgeous, and who invariably heard restaurant customers whisper loudly "Well, I wonder what Imogene will think when she hears about this" As she walked by with Sid, her husband. Imogene always complimented Sid's wife on her sense of humor at her acceptance of these comments.
2Was of Spanish and Irish descent. Her paternal grandfather emigrated to the US from Coca, Segovia, Spain.
3Profiled in the book, "Funny Ladies", by Stephen M. Silverman. [1999]
4Was nominated for Broadway's 1978 Tony Award as Best Actress (Featured Role - Musical) for "On the Twentieth Century."
5Biography in: "Who's Who in Comedy" by Ronald L. Smith. Pg. 109-111. New York: Facts on File, 1992. ISBN 0816023387
6Suffered from Alzheimer's disease at the time of her death.
7In 1973, she was severely injured in a car accident. She lost her sight in her right eye when the rearview mirror hit her eye, split her leg open, broke her cheekbone, and fractured her ankle.
8Offstage, Imogene Coca was extremely shy and gentle.
9A devoted animal lover, she once bought a crippled duck for 60 cents while vacationing in California. She nursed the bird back to health on the terrace of her Manhattan penthouse.
10Made breakthrough in Broadway revue 'New Faces of 1934.'
11A talented singer and dancer who took piano lessons at 5, singing lessons at 6, and dance class at 7. Made stage debut as 9-year-old dancer, then solo singing stint at age 11.
12First husband Robert Burton arranged music for many of her sketches. Second husband was actor King Donovan, who often performed with her in theater.
13Was the daughter of José Fernandez de Coca, a violinist and vaudeville band leader, and Sadie Brady Coca, a dancer who also performed in a magician's act.

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Actress

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Hollywood: The Movie1996VideoRoxy
Garfield and Friends1994TV Series
Monsters1989TV SeriesThe Old Woman
Moonlighting1988TV SeriesClara DiPesto
Buy & Cell1987Reggie's Mother / Head Ceo
Papa Was a Preacher1985Missy B
Alice in Wonderland1985TV MovieThe Cook
Nothing Lasts Forever1984Daisy Schackman
Mama's Family1983TV SeriesGert Corey
Fantasy Island1983TV SeriesMartha Holly
National Lampoon's Vacation1983Aunt Edna
Standing Room Only1981TV SeriesMolly - Bag Lady
The Return of the Beverly Hillbillies1981TV MovieGranny's Maw
Trapper John, M.D.1980TV SeriesVeronica
Rabbit Test1978Madam Marie
The Wide World of Mystery1975TV SeriesMrs. Bradshaw
Ten from Your Show of Shows1973
Love, American Style1970-1972TV SeriesNetta Clark (segment "Love and the Out-of-Town Client") / Doctor's Wife (segment "Love and the Fighting Couple")
The Enchanted World of Danny Kaye: The Emperor's New Clothes1972TV MoviePrincess Jane Klockenlocher
The Brady Bunch1972TV SeriesAunt Jenny
Night Gallery1971TV SeriesWife (segment "The Merciful")
Bewitched1971TV SeriesMary
One Life to Live1968TV SeriesGladys Mason (1983-1984)
It's About Time1966-1967TV SeriesShad / Shag / Krek
Grindl1963-1964TV SeriesGrindl
Under the Yum Yum Tree1963Dorkus Murphy
Promises..... Promises!1963Woman under hair dryer (uncredited)
Shirley Temple's Storybook1960TV SeriesMiss Clavel
The Sid Caesar Show1958TV MovieArline Phillips
General Electric Theater1957TV SeriesVirginia Odell
Producers' Showcase1957TV SeriesEffie Floud
Playhouse 901956TV SeriesElsa Meredith
Jane Wyman Presents The Fireside Theatre1956TV SeriesJanet Blaine
As the World Turns1956TV SeriesAlice Hammond (1983)
The United States Steel Hour1956TV SeriesJackie Connors
The Imogene Coca Show1954TV SeriesBetty Crane
Your Show of Shows1950TV SeriesHeself - Regular Performer
Buzzy Wuzzy1948TV Series
They Meet Again1941Lulu Ford (uncredited)
Beauty Shoppe1938ShortBeauty Shop Operator
Dime a Dance1937ShortEsmeralda
Bashful Ballerina1937ShortMiss Klutz

Soundtrack

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Moonlighting1988TV Series performer - 1 episode
Alice in Wonderland1985TV Movie performer: "There's Something to Say for Hatred"
A Special Sesame Street Christmas1978TV Movie performer: "Tomorrow" - uncredited
The 32nd Annual Tony Awards1978TV Special performer: "On The Twentieth Century"
The Danny Kaye Show1964TV Series performer - 1 episode
Your Show of Shows1950TV Series performer - 1 episode
The Admiral Broadway Revue1949TV Series performer - 7 episodes

Self

TitleYearStatusCharacter
The 2th Annual Lucy Awards1995TV SpecialHerself - Winner
The Second Annual Comedy Hall of Fame1994TV SpecialHerself
Danny Kaye: Nobody's Fool1994TV Movie documentary
Comic Relief VI1994TV Special documentaryHerself
The First Annual Comedy Hall of Fame1993TV MovieHerself
One on One with John Tesh1991TV SeriesHerself
The Chuck Woolery Show1991TV SeriesHerself
Today1990TV SeriesHerself
The 2nd Annual American Comedy Awards1988TV SpecialHerself - Winner: Lifetime Achievement Award in Comedy
The 38th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards1986TV SpecialHerself
Reading Rainbow1986TV SeriesHerself
Broadway Plays Washington on Kennedy Center Tonight1982TV MovieHerself
Women I Love: Beautiful But Funny1982TV MovieHerself
The 33rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards1981TV SpecialHerself - Presenter: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy or Variety or Music Series & Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy or Variety or Music Series
A Gift of Music1981TV SpecialHerself
The Big Show1980TV SeriesHerself
A Special Sesame Street Christmas1978TV MovieHerself
A Salute to American Imagination1978TV Movie documentaryHerself
The 32nd Annual Tony Awards1978TV SpecialHerself - Performer & Nominee: Best Featured Actress in a Musical
The Mike Douglas Show1963-1977TV SeriesHerself - Comedienne
The 29th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards1977TV SpecialHerself - Presenter
The Hollywood Squares1968-1977TV SeriesHerself
The Second Annual Comedy Awards1976TV SpecialHerself
The Bob Hope Show1970-1971TV SeriesHerself
The Tim Conway Comedy Hour1970TV SeriesHerself
The Merv Griffin Show1970TV SeriesHerself
He Said, She Said1970TV SeriesHerself
The Hollywood Palace1968-1970TV SeriesHerself - Sketch Actor / Herself - Hostess / Herself - Host
The Ed Sullivan Show1957-1969TV SeriesComedian / Herself - Comedian / Herself - Audience Bow / ...
Allen Ludden's Gallery1969TV SeriesHerself
The Carol Burnett Show1967-1969TV SeriesHerself
The Jackie Gleason Show1968TV SeriesHerself
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson1963-1968TV SeriesHerself - Guest
The Jerry Lewis Show1967TV SeriesHerself
Everybody's Talking1967TV SeriesHerself
The Sid Caesar, Imogene Coca, Carl Reiner, Howard Morris Special1967TV SpecialHerself
What's My Line?1956-1967TV SeriesHerself - Mystery Guest / Herself - Mystery Guest Duo #2
Girl Talk1967TV SeriesHerself
The Dean Martin Show1966TV SeriesHerself
The Eamonn Andrews Show1965TV SeriesHerself
The Danny Kaye Show1964-1965TV SeriesHerself
The Andy Williams Show1964TV SeriesHerself
Stump the Stars1962TV SeriesHerself - Guest Panelist
Here's Hollywood1962TV SeriesHerself
The George Gobel Show1959-1960TV SeriesHerself
This Is Your Life1960TV SeriesHerself
About Faces1960TV SeriesHerself
Showtime1959TV SeriesHerself
I've Got a Secret1959TV SeriesHerself - Guest
Sid Caesar Invites You1958TV SeriesHerself
Sid Caesar Invites You1958TV SeriesHerself
The Steve Allen Plymouth Show1956TV SeriesHerself - Guest Performer
Max Liebman Spectaculars1956TV SeriesHerself
Your Show of Shows1950-1954TV SeriesHerself - Regular Performer / Herself Regular Performer
Person to Person1954TV Series documentaryHerself - Comedienne
The Paul Winchell Show1953TV SeriesHerself
The Colgate Comedy Hour1951TV SeriesHerself
This Is Show Business1950TV SeriesHerself - Comic Actress
Texaco Star Theatre1949TV SeriesHerself - Comic Actress
The Admiral Broadway Revue1949TV SeriesHerself - Comedian

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Won Awards

YearAwardCeremonyNominationMovie
2004OFTA TV Hall of FameOnline Film & Television AssociationActors and Actresses
1995Lucy AwardWomen in Film Lucy Awards
1988Lifetime Achievement Award in ComedyAmerican Comedy Awards, USA
1960Star on the Walk of FameWalk of FameTelevisionOn 8 February 1960. At 6256 Hollywood Blvd.
1954Personal AwardPeabody Awards
1952Primetime EmmyPrimetime Emmy AwardsBest Actress

Nominated Awards

YearAwardCeremonyNominationMovie
1988Primetime EmmyPrimetime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Guest Performer in a Drama SeriesMoonlighting (1985)
1954Primetime EmmyPrimetime Emmy AwardsBest Female Star of Regular SeriesYour Show of Shows (1950)
1953Primetime EmmyPrimetime Emmy AwardsBest Comedienne
1952Primetime EmmyPrimetime Emmy AwardsBest Comedian or Comedienne
1951Primetime EmmyPrimetime Emmy AwardsBest Actress

Known for movies

Herself - Regular Performer / Herself Regular Performer / Heself - Regular Performer

Your Show of Shows (1950-1954)
as Herself - Regular Performer / Herself Regular Perf

Aunt Edna

National Lampoon's Vacation (1983)
as Aunt Edna

Grindl

Grindl (1963-1964)
as Grindl

Herself

The Sid Caesar, Imogene Coca, Carl Reiner, Howard Morris Special (1967)
as Herself

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