Penny Cook

Penny Cook
Cook on A Country Practice in 1984
Born
Penelope Cook

(1957-07-13)13 July 1957
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Died26 December 2018(2018-12-26) (aged 61)
Occupations
  • Actress
  • television presenter
  • stage director
  • writer
Years active1979−2018
Known forA Country Practice (1981–1985)
E Street (1989–1991)
The Great Outdoors (1992–1996)
Neighbours (2007–08, 2010)
All Saints (2007–2008)
Pulse (2017)
Spouse(s)David Lynch
Clive Robertson (divorced)
Children1
Websitepennycook.com.au

Penelope 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. She was also a presenter on travel show The Great Outdoors