- Is the very first African American actress to win an Emmy award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Television Movie.
- Retired from acting in 1995. Came out of retirement to appear in "First Sunday" (2008).
- Ms. Cole is an honorary member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.
- Attended Hunter College High School, Bard College in New York and then the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London.
- Died just 31 days following the death of her ex-husband, actor Richard Venture.
- She was a lifelong liberal Democrat.
- Upon her death, she was cremated and her ashes scattered in the countryside.
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