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Imogene Coca
Deceased

How Did Imogene Coca Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 92
Also known asEmogeane CocaGenderFemaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn18/11/1908Born inPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, USADied02/06/2001 (aged 92)Died inWestportCauseAlzheimer's diseaseWikidataQ1291067 ↗TMDb#70089 ↗

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 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 1940s to the '90s.

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Filmography45 titles

YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
2018Mel Brooks: UnwrappedMovieSelf (archive footage)110
1999Television: The First Fifty YearsMovieSelf (archive footage)91
1996Hollywood: The MovieMovieRoxy88
1990Bobby's WorldSeries—82
1989Buy & CellMovieReggie's Mother81
1988MonstersSeriesThe Old Woman80
1986Papa Was a PreacherMovieMissy B78
1985MoonlightingSeriesClara DiPesto77
1985Alice in WonderlandSeriesCook77
1984Nothing Lasts ForeverMovieDaisy Schackman76
1983National Lampoon's VacationMovieAunt Edna75
1983Reading RainbowSeriesSelf - Narrator (voice)75
1983Mama's FamilySeries—75
1981Freddie the Freeloader's Christmas DinnerMovieMolly - Bag Lady73
1979Trapper John, M.D.Series—71
1978Rabbit TestMovieMadam Marie70
1975Too Easy to KillMovieMrs. Bradshaw67
1972The Emperor's New ClothesMoviePrincess Jane Klockenlocher (voice)64
1970Night GallerySeriesWife (segment "The Merciful")62
1969Love, American StyleSeriesDoctor's wife61
1969The Brady BunchSeries—61
1967The Carol Burnett ShowSeriesSelf - Guest59
1966It's About TimeSeriesShad58
1964BewitchedSeries—56
1964The Hollywood PalaceSeriesSelf56
1963Promises! Promises!MovieWoman Under Hair Dryer (uncredited)55
1963The Danny Kaye ShowSeriesSelf55
1963Under the Yum Yum TreeMovieDorkus Murphy55
1963The Sound of LaughterMovieMiss Klutz (Ballerina)55
1962The Merv Griffin ShowSeriesSelf54
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSeriesSelf54
1961The Mike Douglas ShowSeriesSelf53
1958Shirley Temple's StorybookSeriesMiss Clavel50
1956The Steve Allen ShowSeriesSelf - Guest Performer48
1953General Electric TheaterSeriesVirginia Odell45
1952This Is Your LifeSeriesSelf44
1950What's My Line?SeriesSelf - Mystery Guest42
1950The Colgate Comedy HourSeriesSelf42
1950Your Show of ShowsSeriesSelf - Regular Performer42
1950The Bob Hope ShowSeriesSelf42
1950DangerSeries—42
1949The Admiral Broadway RevueSeries—41
1948The Ed Sullivan ShowSeriesSelf40
1937Dime a DanceMovieEsmeralda29
1937Bashful BallerinaMovieMiss Klutz29