Penny Cook

Born: 1957-07-13 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Died: 2018-12-26

Known For: Acting

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.

Filmography

2018

The Merger as Fran Barlow

2017

Pulse as Carol Little

2002

Young Lions as Chief Insp. Sharon Kostas

1996

Good News Week as Self

1993

Joh's Jury as Penny

1989

E Street as Dr. Elly Fielding

1988

The Dreaming as Cathy Thornton

1987

Coda as Kate Martin

1986

The Flying Doctors as Susan Fowler

1981

A Country Practice as Victoria "Vicki" Dean/Bowen