14 Facts About Penny Cook

Penelope Cook was an Australian actress, stage director, TV presenter and writer.

Penny Cook 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.

Penny Cook was a presenter on travel show The Great Outdoors.

Penny Cook was born in Melbourne and grew up in Woollahra, Sydney.

Penny Cook's mother was a physiotherapist and her father served in the Royal Australian Navy based at Garden Island Naval Precinct.

Penny Cook made her debut on television in 1979 as Susie Denning in soap opera, The Restless Years.

From 1992 to 1996 Penny Cook was a presenter on the Australian travel show The Great Outdoors.

Penny Cook appeared in the police drama Young Lions in 2002.

Penny Cook guest starred in episodes of All Saints in 2007 and 2008.

Penny Cook had a long involvement in the theatre, both as an actress and director.

Penny Cook was involved in nearly 40 stage productions, including at the Ensemble Theatre and the Sydney Theatre Company, and helped establish the Griffin Theatre Company in 1979.

Penny Cook served on the board of Sydney's Monkey Baa Theatre and worked extensively with the Australian Theatre for Young People.

Penny Cook was married twice; first to radio broadcaster and television personality Clive Robertson and subsequently to businessman David Lynch.

Penny Cook died from cancer on 26 December 2018, aged 61.