Cook had a long involvement in the theatre, both as an actress and director. She was involved in nearly 40 stage productions, including at the Ensemble Theatre and the Sydney Theatre Company, and helped establish the Griffin Theatre Company in 1979. Her most notable stage appearances included the John Bell–Richard Tognetti production of The Soldier's Tale with the Australian Chamber Orchestra and the Australian tour of Oscar Wilde's An Ideal Husband, directed in Sydney by English director Sir Peter Hall. She served on the board of Sydney's Monkey Baa Theatre and worked extensively with the Australian Theatre for Young People. Personal life and death Cook was married twice; first to radio broadcaster and television personality Clive Robertson and subsequently to businessman David Lynch. In 1998 they had a daughter, Poppy. Cook died from cancer on 26 December 2018, aged 61. Filmography Film Television References External links 1957 births 2018 deaths Australian film actresses Australian stage actresses National Institute of Dramatic Art alumni Australian soap opera actresses Deaths from cancer in Australia 20th-century Australian actresses 21st-century Australian actresses 20th-century Australian women writers 20th-century Australian writers 21st-century Australian women writers 21st-century Australian writers