| Actress and adopted daughter of the late legendary jazz crooner and pianist Nat ("King") Cole (d. 1965). During her brief acting career (1966-76), Carol Cole played Ellie, daughter of title character Grady Wilson, in the short-lived '70s TV series Grady (a spinoff of the highly successful Sanford & Son), and had a minor role in the 1974 film The Taking of Pelham One Two Three. Although considered the elder sister of jazz singer-songwriter Natalie Cole, Carol was actually Natalie's cousin; their mothers were sisters, and Carol was adopted by the Coles when she was orphaned as a child. Carol Cole had recently been diagnosed with lung cancer and died on the same day that Natalie Cole underwent kidney transplant surgery, in Los Angeles, California on May 18, 2009. ~Life in Legacy |
Waitress | 1966 | |
The Secretary (Hostage) | 1974 |