- She was a British painter known for her comical paintings of larger ladies which are mostly inspired by the people of Plymouth, England where she has lived since the late 70s.
- She was awarded the OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in 1995 for services to art.
- She and her husband, John Cook, had a son, John Cook Jr. born in 1950.
- She did not attend any of her gallery openings, and she did not attend the investiture ceremony at Buckingham Palace to collect her OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in 1995.
- When she and her husband moved to Plymouth in the 1960s, they began running a guest house. Guests talked about the paintings on display. A friend who was a dealer persuaded her to let him put some up for sale. They sold quickly, and she held her first exhibition in 1975.
- She had no formal art training, and didn't start painting until her 40s.
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