Linda O. Cook (June 8, 1948 â€" April 12, 2012) was an American
actress, perhaps best known for her portrayal of Egypt Jones Masters
on the American daytime soap opera Loving from 1988â€"91, and from
1993â€"94. She also appeared on One Life to Live, Guiding Light, As
the World Turns, Ryan's Hope, All My Children, Real Ghosts (aka
Haunted Lives: True Ghost Stories) and The Edge of Night.Cook was born
in Lubbock, Texas, but left there at age 3 due to her fathers frequent
job transfers. While attending high school in Atlanta, Georgia, Cook
was accepted into the Atlanta Civic Ballet and toured with the group.
She made her off-Broadway debut in the 1974 play The Wager and would
go on to appear in several other off-Broadway plays. In 1985, she
starred opposite Carroll O'Connor and Frances Sternhagen in the
Broadway play Home Front.She voiced Leech Woman in Puppet Master, and
Baby Oopsie Daisy in Demonic Toys, although it was uncredited.She
battled breast cancer from the early 1990s to her death in 2012 at age
63.
actress, perhaps best known for her portrayal of Egypt Jones Masters
on the American daytime soap opera Loving from 1988â€"91, and from
1993â€"94. She also appeared on One Life to Live, Guiding Light, As
the World Turns, Ryan's Hope, All My Children, Real Ghosts (aka
Haunted Lives: True Ghost Stories) and The Edge of Night.Cook was born
in Lubbock, Texas, but left there at age 3 due to her fathers frequent
job transfers. While attending high school in Atlanta, Georgia, Cook
was accepted into the Atlanta Civic Ballet and toured with the group.
She made her off-Broadway debut in the 1974 play The Wager and would
go on to appear in several other off-Broadway plays. In 1985, she
starred opposite Carroll O'Connor and Frances Sternhagen in the
Broadway play Home Front.She voiced Leech Woman in Puppet Master, and
Baby Oopsie Daisy in Demonic Toys, although it was uncredited.She
battled breast cancer from the early 1990s to her death in 2012 at age
63.
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