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Jeanne Cooper

Highest Rated: 100% The Man From the Alamo (1953)

Lowest Rated: 0% Frozen Assets (1992)

Birthday: Oct 25, 1928

Birthplace: Taft, California, USA

This seasoned, husky-voiced character actress began her career in feature films under contract at Universal in the 1950s. The youngest child of part-Cherokee parents, Jeanne Cooper was born and raised in California. After studies at the Pasadena Playhouse, she made her stage debut in local musical productions. Put under contract, she appeared in several B-movies and Westerns early in her career. On the small screen, Cooper made guest appearances on many of the top shows of the late '50s and early '60s such as "Playhouse 90" (CBS, 1956-1961) and "The Twilight Zone" (CBS, 1959-1964). In 1962, she earned her first Emmy nomination for her performance in an episode of the medical drama "Ben Casey" (ABC, 1961-66). After a turn as a regular on "Bracken's World" (NBC, 1969-1970), a series about the behind-the-scenes goings-on at a film studio, Cooper became beloved by many soap-opera addicts for her long-running role as the wealthy, tough-as-nails but generally goodhearted grand dame Katherine Chancellor on "The Young and the Restless" (CBS, 1973- ). She was the only actor who had been with the serial since its premiere, and, over the course of her long tenure, her character coped with such problems as breast cancer, alcoholism, and kidnapping. (She even got to play a lower-class lookalike.) Cooper created a stir in 1984 when she allowed cameras to film her real-life facelift, which was incorporated into her storyline. Cooper was the mother of actor Corbin Bernsen, and they worked together on several occasions. She twice appeared as his intimidating parent on "L.A. Law" (NBC, 1986-1994) in 1986 and 1990 (earning a Primetime Emmy nomination for the former). In 1992, Cooper was cast as Bernsen's mother in the comedy feature "Frozen Assets." For her work on "The Young and the Restless," she received back-to-back Daytime Emmy nominations as Outstanding Leading Actress in a Drama Series in 1989, 1990, 1991, and 1992, eventually winning a lifetime achievement award in 2004 and an Outstanding Lead Actress award in 2008. Featured on the soap well into her 80s, she died on May 8, 2013, after appearing as her cherished character for more than 1,000 episodes.

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Highest rated movies

100% 65% The Man From the Alamo
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88% 73% The Boston Strangler
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60% 33% The Glory Guys
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50% 75% The Redhead From Wyoming
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0% 25% Frozen Assets
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54% Gentle Ben 2: Danger on the Mountain
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77% Sweet Hostage
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Shadows of Tombstone
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20% Black Zoo
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38% Kansas City Bomber
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Filmography

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No Score Yet No Score Yet Donna on Demand Virginia Hart (Character) - 2009
No Score Yet 23% Carpool Guy Mrs. Lunsford (Character) - 2005
No Score Yet 54% Gentle Ben 2: Danger on the Mountain Rowland (Character) - 2003
No Score Yet 0% The Tomorrow Man Jeanine (Character) - 2001
0% 25% Frozen Assets Zach Shepard's Mother (Character) $124.0K 1992
No Score Yet No Score Yet The San Pedro Bums Mrs. McClory (Character) - 1977
No Score Yet 77% Sweet Hostage Mrs. Withers (Character) - 1975
No Score Yet No Score Yet The All-American Boy Nola Bealer (Character) - 1973
No Score Yet 38% Kansas City Bomber Trainer Vivien (Character) - 1972
88% 73% The Boston Strangler Cloe (Character) - 1968
60% 33% The Glory Guys Mrs. Rachael McCabe (Character) - 1965
No Score Yet 20% Black Zoo Edna Conrad (Character) - 1963
No Score Yet 22% House of Women Helen Jennings (Character) - 1962
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Commies Are Coming, the Commies Are Coming Helen Donavan (Character) - 1962
No Score Yet 57% Plunder Road Fran Werner (Character) - 1958
No Score Yet 29% Rock All Night Mabel (Character) - 1957
No Score Yet 45% Five Steps to Danger Helen Bethke (Character) - 1957
100% 65% The Man From the Alamo Kate Lamar (Character) - 1953
No Score Yet No Score Yet Shadows of Tombstone Marge (Character) - 1953
50% 75% The Redhead From Wyoming Myra (Character) - 1952

TV

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No Score Yet No Score Yet The Young and the Restless Katherine (Character) 1984 1994-1996 1999 2002 2004-2005 2011-2013 2015
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Talk Guest 2012
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Bold And The Beautiful, The Beginning Kay Chancellor (Character) 2005
No Score Yet 72% The Nanny Unknown (Guest Star) 1997
No Score Yet No Score Yet Touched by an Angel Unknown (Guest Star) 1997
No Score Yet No Score Yet Diagnosis Murder Unknown (Guest Star) 1995
No Score Yet No Score Yet McCloud Gladys (Guest Star) 1975
100% 84% Kolchak: The Night Stalker Unknown (Guest Star) 1974
No Score Yet No Score Yet Mannix Emma Rand (Guest Star) 1972
No Score Yet No Score Yet Cannon Silvia Barberio (Guest Star) 1971
No Score Yet No Score Yet Cimarron Strip Unknown (Guest Star) 1968
No Score Yet No Score Yet Laredo Unknown (Guest Star) 1967
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Big Valley Unknown (Guest Star) 1965-1966
No Score Yet No Score Yet Ben Casey Linda Miller (Guest Star) 1961 1966
No Score Yet No Score Yet Perry Mason Mary Browne (Guest Star) 1958-1959 1962 1964 1966
100% No Score Yet The Man From U.N.C.L.E. Unknown (Guest Star) 1965
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Loner Unknown (Guest Star) 1965
No Score Yet No Score Yet A Man Called Shenandoah Unknown (Guest Star) 1965
No Score Yet No Score Yet Branded Unknown (Guest Star) 1965
No Score Yet No Score Yet Wagon Train Madge Upton (Guest Star) 1961-1964
No Score Yet No Score Yet Dr. Kildare Unknown (Guest Star) 1964
No Score Yet No Score Yet 77 Sunset Strip Jean Kingsley (Guest Star) 1958 1964
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Virginian Julia Montgomery (Guest Star) 1964
No Score Yet No Score Yet Mr. Novak Unknown (Guest Star) 1963
No Score Yet No Score Yet Gunsmoke Lily PItts (Guest Star) 1963
No Score Yet No Score Yet Bonanza Unknown (Guest Star) 1962-1963
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Untouchables Unknown (Guest Star) 1962-1963
No Score Yet No Score Yet Rawhide Unknown (Guest Star) 1961 1963
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Dakotas Rebecca Ridgeway (Guest Star) 1963
No Score Yet No Score Yet Have Gun -- Will Travel Unknown (Guest Star) 1962
No Score Yet No Score Yet Cheyenne Unknown (Guest Star) 1957 1962
No Score Yet No Score Yet Surfside 6 Unknown (Guest Star) 1962
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Tall Man Elmira Webster (Guest Star) 1961
No Score Yet No Score Yet Thriller Unknown (Character) 1960
No Score Yet No Score Yet Sugarfoot Unknown (Guest Star) 1960
No Score Yet No Score Yet Bronco Unknown (Guest Star) 1959-1960
92% 96% The Twilight Zone Liz (Character) 1959
No Score Yet No Score Yet Tales of Wells Fargo Belle Starr (Guest Star) 1957 1959
No Score Yet No Score Yet Zane Grey Theatre Unknown (Character) 1958
No Score Yet No Score Yet Showcase 39 Unknown (Character) 1956