| Cosette Lee | |
|---|---|
| Born | Mable Cosette LeGassicke 10 July 1910 Toronto, Canada |
| Died | 19 September 1976 (aged 66) |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1967–1974 |
Cosette Lee (10 July 1910 – 19 September 1976) was a Toronto character, television and film actress.
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Lee started performing at a young age; in 1920 at the age of 10 she performed as an impersonator as an opening act at a local movie theatre. Lee began acting at a late age, her first role was as Maggie Hatch in a television show called Hatch's Mill which aired for a short time in 1967. Her second television role was in the 1969 television show Strange Paradise. In 1969, Lee starred in her first film The First Time. Her other movies include My Side of the Mountain, Change of Mind and she played Ma Cobb, the mother of psychotic serial killer Ezra Cobb in the 1974 film Deranged[1] alongside Roberts Blossom.
The Toronto Public Library[2] holds the Cosette Lee collection from 1911, 1920–1976, which contains programs, press clippings, photographs, correspondence, scripts, business papers, documents from professional organizations, memorabilia, all in 3 boxes and 812 items.