Biography
Her other miniseries leads have included playing Maggie Rogers, the head maid at the Executive Mansion in "Backstairs at The White House" (1979), and Miss Sophie, the waspish, snoopy arbiter of morality aghast that lesbians are afoot in "The Women of Brewster Place" (ABC, 1989) and its 1990 short-lived series spin-off.
After completing studies at RADA in London, Cole spent several years honing her craft in regional theater. She landed her …
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Career Milestones
| Co-starred as boss to "Szyznyk" (CBS) | ||
| Was a resident member of the Seattle Repertory Company | ||
1965 | Performed with the American Shakespeare Festival | |
1966 | Made New York stage debut in a production of "The School for Scandal" | |
1977 | Film debut, "Heroes" | |
1977 | Played wife to Chicken George, great-great grandmother of Alex Haley in "Roots" (ABC) | |
1979 | Was executive mansion maid in the NBC miniseries "Backstairs at the White House" | |
1982 | Was regular on the CBS sitcom "Report to Murphy" | |
1989 | Cast as snoopy neighbor in miniseries "The Women of Brewster Place" (ABC); continued role on short-lived weekly series | |
1995 | Guest-starred on "Murder, She Wrote" (CBS) | |
Awards
1977 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Single Performance By a Supporting Actress In a Comedy or Drama Series in Roots |
1979 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress In a Limited Series or a Special in Backstairs at the White House |