Carole Cook was an American actress. She played Grandma Helen in Sixteen Candles and appeared in films such as Palm Springs Weekend, The Incredible Mr. Limpet, Grandview, U.S.A. alongside Jamie Lee Curtis, The Gauntlet with Clint Eastwood, and A Very Sordid Wedding. Cook worked closely with comedy great Lucille Ball during the 1960s and 1970s and continued to act into the early 21st century.