Emma jean coco biography
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Coca, Imogene: Actress
Imogene Coca was best remembered as the elfin come-dienne with the incredibly flexible face who starred with Sid Caesar on television's Your Show of Shows. Her career spanned from the waning days of vaudeville through the comedy resorts of the Catskills and on through the beginnings of television, extending to a fondly remembered role as elderly Aunt Edna, strapped to the roof of a station wagon in National Lampoon's Vacation. Coca's greatest talent was subtle exaggeration; she could take a normal situation and just barely skew it, nudging it over the edge into hilarity.
A Born Trouper
Coca was born in Philadelphia on November 18, The daughter of Josée (Joe) Fernandez dem Coca, a prominent grupp leader and violinist, and Sadie Brady Coca, a dancer who "disappeared" each night in a magician's act, Coca was truly a 'born trouper'. She grew up accompanying her parents on the road, spending much of her time in the theaters where they performed. Her
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| Imogene Coca | |
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| Role | Mary the Good Fairy |
| Biographical Information | |
| Birthdate | November 18, |
| Birthplace | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Death Date | June 2, (age 92) |
| Death Place | Westport, Connecticut, United States |
Imogene Coca played the tooth fairy, Mary the Good Fairy, in two season seven episodes.
Biography[]
Imogene Coca 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 forties, she began a celebrated career as a comedian on television, starring in six series and guest starring on successful television programs from the s to the s.
She was nominated for five Emmy Awards for "Your Show of Shows", winning Best Actress in and singled out for a Peabody Award for exce
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Imogene Coca
American comic actress (–)
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| Born | Emogeane Coca ()November 18, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | June 2, () (aged&#;92) Westport, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
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Imogene Coca (born Emogeane Coca; November 18, – June 2, ) 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 pursued 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 on television, starring in six series and guest-starring on successful television programs from the s to the s.
She was nominated for five Emmy Awards for Your Show of Shows, w