| Full Name | Imogene Coca |
| Net Worth | $1.4 Million |
| Date Of Birth | November 18, 1908 |
| Died | June 2, 2001, Westport, Connecticut, United States |
| Death Cause | Complications from Alzheimer's disease |
| Place Of Birth | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Height | 1.6 m |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Profession | Actor, Comedian |
| Nationality | American |
| Spouse | King Donovan, Robert Burton |
| Parents | José Fernandez de Coca, Sadie Brady |
| Nicknames | Imogene Coca, Coca, Imogene |
| IMDB | http://imdb.com/name/nm0168042 |
| Awards | Peabody Award, Primetime Emmy Award for Best Actress |
| Nominations | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series, Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical, Primetime Emmy Award for Best Actress Starring In A Regular Series, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series, Primetime Emmy Award for Best Comedian Or... |
| Movies | National Lampoon's Vacation, Under the Yum Yum Tree, Nothing Lasts Forever, Buy & Cell, Alice in Wonderland, Return of the Beverly Hillbillies, Freddie the Freeloader's Christmas Dinner, Ten From Your Show of Shows, The Sound of Laughter, The Fabulous '50s, Too Easy to Kill |
| TV Shows | Your Show of Shows, Admiral Broadway Revue, It's About Time, Grindl, The Imogene Coca Show, Buzzy Wuzzy, The Sid Caesar Show |
| Star Sign | Scorpio |
| # | Fact |
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| 1 | During an evening talk show (1960), she described the comical side of audiences thinking she and Sid Caesar were married, due to their long, successful work together. she described Sid's wife as tall and gorgeous, and who invariably heard restaurant customers whisper loudly "Well, I wonder what Imogene will think when she hears about this" As she walked by with Sid, her husband. Imogene always complimented Sid's wife on her sense of humor at her acceptance of these comments. |
| 2 | Was of Spanish and Irish descent. Her paternal grandfather emigrated to the US from Coca, Segovia, Spain. |
| 3 | Profiled in the book, "Funny Ladies", by Stephen M. Silverman. [1999] |
| 4 | Was nominated for Broadway's 1978 Tony Award as Best Actress (Featured Role - Musical) for "On the Twentieth Century." |
| 5 | Biography in: "Who's Who in Comedy" by Ronald L. Smith. Pg. 109-111. New York: Facts on File, 1992. ISBN 0816023387 |
| 6 | Suffered from Alzheimer's disease at the time of her death. |
| 7 | In 1973, she was severely injured in a car accident. She lost her sight in her right eye when the rearview mirror hit her eye, split her leg open, broke her cheekbone, and fractured her ankle. |
| 8 | Offstage, Imogene Coca was extremely shy and gentle. |
| 9 | A devoted animal lover, she once bought a crippled duck for 60 cents while vacationing in California. She nursed the bird back to health on the terrace of her Manhattan penthouse. |
| 10 | Made breakthrough in Broadway revue 'New Faces of 1934.' |
| 11 | A talented singer and dancer who took piano lessons at 5, singing lessons at 6, and dance class at 7. Made stage debut as 9-year-old dancer, then solo singing stint at age 11. |
| 12 | First husband Robert Burton arranged music for many of her sketches. Second husband was actor King Donovan, who often performed with her in theater. |
| 13 | Was the daughter of José Fernandez de Coca, a violinist and vaudeville band leader, and Sadie Brady Coca, a dancer who also performed in a magician's act. |
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|
| Hollywood: The Movie | 1996 | Video | Roxy |
| Garfield and Friends | 1994 | TV Series | |
| Monsters | 1989 | TV Series | The Old Woman |
| Moonlighting | 1988 | TV Series | Clara DiPesto |
| Buy & Cell | 1987 | | Reggie's Mother / Head Ceo |
| Papa Was a Preacher | 1985 | | Missy B |
| Alice in Wonderland | 1985 | TV Movie | The Cook |
| Nothing Lasts Forever | 1984 | | Daisy Schackman |
| Mama's Family | 1983 | TV Series | Gert Corey |
| Fantasy Island | 1983 | TV Series | Martha Holly |
| National Lampoon's Vacation | 1983 | | Aunt Edna |
| Standing Room Only | 1981 | TV Series | Molly - Bag Lady |
| The Return of the Beverly Hillbillies | 1981 | TV Movie | Granny's Maw |
| Trapper John, M.D. | 1980 | TV Series | Veronica |
| Rabbit Test | 1978 | | Madam Marie |
| The Wide World of Mystery | 1975 | TV Series | Mrs. Bradshaw |
| Ten from Your Show of Shows | 1973 | | |
| Love, American Style | 1970-1972 | TV Series | Netta Clark (segment "Love and the Out-of-Town Client") / Doctor's Wife (segment "Love and the Fighting Couple") |
| The Enchanted World of Danny Kaye: The Emperor's New Clothes | 1972 | TV Movie | Princess Jane Klockenlocher |
| The Brady Bunch | 1972 | TV Series | Aunt Jenny |
| Night Gallery | 1971 | TV Series | Wife (segment "The Merciful") |
| Bewitched | 1971 | TV Series | Mary |
| One Life to Live | 1968 | TV Series | Gladys Mason (1983-1984) |
| It's About Time | 1966-1967 | TV Series | Shad / Shag / Krek |
| Grindl | 1963-1964 | TV Series | Grindl |
| Under the Yum Yum Tree | 1963 | | Dorkus Murphy |
| Promises..... Promises! | 1963 | | Woman under hair dryer (uncredited) |
| Shirley Temple's Storybook | 1960 | TV Series | Miss Clavel |
| The Sid Caesar Show | 1958 | TV Movie | Arline Phillips |
| General Electric Theater | 1957 | TV Series | Virginia Odell |
| Producers' Showcase | 1957 | TV Series | Effie Floud |
| Playhouse 90 | 1956 | TV Series | Elsa Meredith |
| Jane Wyman Presents The Fireside Theatre | 1956 | TV Series | Janet Blaine |
| As the World Turns | 1956 | TV Series | Alice Hammond (1983) |
| The United States Steel Hour | 1956 | TV Series | Jackie Connors |
| The Imogene Coca Show | 1954 | TV Series | Betty Crane |
| Your Show of Shows | 1950 | TV Series | Heself - Regular Performer |
| Buzzy Wuzzy | 1948 | TV Series | |
| They Meet Again | 1941 | | Lulu Ford (uncredited) |
| Beauty Shoppe | 1938 | Short | Beauty Shop Operator |
| Dime a Dance | 1937 | Short | Esmeralda |
| Bashful Ballerina | 1937 | Short | Miss Klutz |
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|
| Moonlighting | 1988 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| Alice in Wonderland | 1985 | TV Movie performer: "There's Something to Say for Hatred" | |
| A Special Sesame Street Christmas | 1978 | TV Movie performer: "Tomorrow" - uncredited | |
| The 32nd Annual Tony Awards | 1978 | TV Special performer: "On The Twentieth Century" | |
| The Danny Kaye Show | 1964 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| Your Show of Shows | 1950 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| The Admiral Broadway Revue | 1949 | TV Series performer - 7 episodes | |
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|
| The 2th Annual Lucy Awards | 1995 | TV Special | Herself - Winner |
| The Second Annual Comedy Hall of Fame | 1994 | TV Special | Herself |
| Danny Kaye: Nobody's Fool | 1994 | TV Movie documentary | |
| Comic Relief VI | 1994 | TV Special documentary | Herself |
| The First Annual Comedy Hall of Fame | 1993 | TV Movie | Herself |
| One on One with John Tesh | 1991 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Chuck Woolery Show | 1991 | TV Series | Herself |
| Today | 1990 | TV Series | Herself |
| The 2nd Annual American Comedy Awards | 1988 | TV Special | Herself - Winner: Lifetime Achievement Award in Comedy |
| The 38th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | 1986 | TV Special | Herself |
| Reading Rainbow | 1986 | TV Series | Herself |
| Broadway Plays Washington on Kennedy Center Tonight | 1982 | TV Movie | Herself |
| Women I Love: Beautiful But Funny | 1982 | TV Movie | Herself |
| The 33rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | 1981 | TV Special | Herself - Presenter: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy or Variety or Music Series & Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy or Variety or Music Series |
| A Gift of Music | 1981 | TV Special | Herself |
| The Big Show | 1980 | TV Series | Herself |
| A Special Sesame Street Christmas | 1978 | TV Movie | Herself |
| A Salute to American Imagination | 1978 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
| The 32nd Annual Tony Awards | 1978 | TV Special | Herself - Performer & Nominee: Best Featured Actress in a Musical |
| The Mike Douglas Show | 1963-1977 | TV Series | Herself - Comedienne |
| The 29th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | 1977 | TV Special | Herself - Presenter |
| The Hollywood Squares | 1968-1977 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Second Annual Comedy Awards | 1976 | TV Special | Herself |
| The Bob Hope Show | 1970-1971 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Tim Conway Comedy Hour | 1970 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Merv Griffin Show | 1970 | TV Series | Herself |
| He Said, She Said | 1970 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Hollywood Palace | 1968-1970 | TV Series | Herself - Sketch Actor / Herself - Hostess / Herself - Host |
| The Ed Sullivan Show | 1957-1969 | TV Series | Comedian / Herself - Comedian / Herself - Audience Bow / ... |
| Allen Ludden's Gallery | 1969 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Carol Burnett Show | 1967-1969 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Jackie Gleason Show | 1968 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | 1963-1968 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
| The Jerry Lewis Show | 1967 | TV Series | Herself |
| Everybody's Talking | 1967 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Sid Caesar, Imogene Coca, Carl Reiner, Howard Morris Special | 1967 | TV Special | Herself |
| What's My Line? | 1956-1967 | TV Series | Herself - Mystery Guest / Herself - Mystery Guest Duo #2 |
| Girl Talk | 1967 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Dean Martin Show | 1966 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Eamonn Andrews Show | 1965 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Danny Kaye Show | 1964-1965 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Andy Williams Show | 1964 | TV Series | Herself |
| Stump the Stars | 1962 | TV Series | Herself - Guest Panelist |
| Here's Hollywood | 1962 | TV Series | Herself |
| The George Gobel Show | 1959-1960 | TV Series | Herself |
| This Is Your Life | 1960 | TV Series | Herself |
| About Faces | 1960 | TV Series | Herself |
| Showtime | 1959 | TV Series | Herself |
| I've Got a Secret | 1959 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
| Sid Caesar Invites You | 1958 | TV Series | Herself |
| Sid Caesar Invites You | 1958 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Steve Allen Plymouth Show | 1956 | TV Series | Herself - Guest Performer |
| Max Liebman Spectaculars | 1956 | TV Series | Herself |
| Your Show of Shows | 1950-1954 | TV Series | Herself - Regular Performer / Herself Regular Performer |
| Person to Person | 1954 | TV Series documentary | Herself - Comedienne |
| The Paul Winchell Show | 1953 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Colgate Comedy Hour | 1951 | TV Series | Herself |
| This Is Show Business | 1950 | TV Series | Herself - Comic Actress |
| Texaco Star Theatre | 1949 | TV Series | Herself - Comic Actress |
| The Admiral Broadway Revue | 1949 | TV Series | Herself - Comedian |
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