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My Take
Imogene Coca deserves more remembering than she gets. She trained as a child acrobat and a serious dancer before becoming one of early television's defining comediennes opposite Sid Caesar on Your Show of Shows, and that physical rigor is what gave her comedy such precision. I think of her as a quiet pioneer who helped clear a path for generations of women in sketch comedy at a time when the medium was brand new and unforgiving. A Peabody, a Walk of Fame star, and a 92-year life: that is a legacy built on craft, not noise, and I respect it deeply.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Imogene Coca
- Name (Japanese)
- イモジーン・コカ
- Reading
- いもじーん・こか
- Born
- November 18, 1908 – June 2, 2001
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Scorpio / Monkey
- Origin
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / stage actor / television actor / film actor / voice actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- Peabody Awards
- 1995 Lucy Award
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imogene%20Coca
Frequently asked questions
When was Imogene Coca born?
November 18, 1908 – June 2, 2001.
Where is Imogene Coca from?
Imogene Coca is from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
What does Imogene Coca do?
Imogene Coca works as actor, stage actor, television actor, film actor, voice actor.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-20
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.