Carole Cook played Molly Ringwald's grandmother in 'Sixteen Candles.'
Cook was appearing in “Kismet” in Warren, Ohio, when she received a call from Ball, who had read a review of her performance in “Annie Get Your Gun,” the entertainment news site reported. Ball asked her to come to California to audition.
Ball suggested Cook change her first name, suggesting “Carole” in honor of movie star Carole Lombard,“Like her, you have the same healthy disrespect for all things in general,” Ball reportedly told Cook. The two remained lifelong friends, with Ball serving as matron-of-honor when Cook married Troupe in 1964,Away from the screen, Cook was a longtime advocate in the fight against HIV and AIDS, according to the entertainment news website.
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