Cookie Mueller
Biography
Cookie Mueller was an American actress and writer who appeared in several of John Waters's early films. She was born in Baltimore and grew up in its suburbs, and she met Waters in 1969 at the Baltimore premiere of his Mondo Trasho. She went on to take roles in his movies, among them Multiple Maniacs, Pink Flamingos (1972), where she played Cookie the Spy, Female Trouble (1974), a title Waters credited her with suggesting, and Desperate Living. She also worked in underground film, appearing in Final Reward, Underground U.S.A. and Susan Seidelman's debut Smithereens (1982). In the late 1970s she moved to New York and turned to writing, contributing the health column Ask Dr. Mueller to the East Village Eye and serving as art critic for Details. Her books, including How to Get Rid of Pimples and the memoir Walking Through Clear Water in a Pool Painted Black, became cult classics.
40years old at death
- Born Baltimore
- Died New York City
- Star sign: PiscesThe sign runs February 19 to March 20
- Dorothy Karen Mueller (birth name)
Movie Career
- Films
- 5
- Career span
- 50 years1972 to 2022
Every film, newest first
- 2022All the Beauty and the BloodshedIMDb rating 7.5
- 1982SmithereensIMDb rating 6.7
- 1981PolyesterIMDb rating 7.0
- 1974Female TroubleIMDb rating 7.1
- 1972Pink FlamingosIMDb rating 6.0
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Big break
In 1969, Mueller met John Waters, a film director, at the Baltimore premiere of his movie Mondo Trasho. She went on to appear in his films, taking a major part as Cookie the Spy in Pink Flamingos.
Cookie Mueller movies on Netflix
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John Waters directed three of these films. Four actors appear in three of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
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Mink Stole's page
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Mary Vivian Pearce's page
Edith Massey's page
David Lochary's page
Joni Ruth White2 films together, 1981 to 1982
Joni Ruth White's page
All films by John Waters
Also two films together4 more actors
- George FiggsFemale Trouble (1974) and Pink Flamingos (1972)
- Paul SwiftFemale Trouble (1974) and Pink Flamingos (1972)
- Sharon NiespAll the Beauty and the Bloodshed (2022) and Polyester (1981)
- Susan WalshFemale Trouble (1974) and Pink Flamingos (1972)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
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