Imogene Coca
Imogene Coca
Imogene Cocawas 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 wished to have 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 guesting on successful television programs from the 1940s to the...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTV Actress
Date of Birth18 November 1908
CityPhiladelphia, PA
CountryUnited States of America
The trouble with most comedians who try to do satire is that they are essentially brash, noisy and indelicate people who have to use a sledge hammer to smash a butterfly.
I never thought of myself in comedy at all... I loved going to the theatre and seeing people wearing beautiful clothes come down the staircase and start to dance.