Tricia Cooke

Tricia Cooke
Born	(1965-06-25) June 25, 1965 (age 59) United States
Occupation(s)	Film editor, screenwriter, producer
Years active	1990–present
Spouse	Ethan Coen ​ (m. 1993)​
Children	2

Tricia Cooke (born June 25, 1965) is an American editor, screenwriter and producer.

Career

Cooke graduated in 1989 from New York University with a degree in film. ^[1]

Cooke and Ethan Coen started writing the script for the 2024 film Drive-Away Dolls , which is Cooke's debut as a film screenwriter, in 2002. ^[2]

Personal life

Cooke is married to filmmaker Ethan Coen since 1993. ^[1] They met on the set of Miller's Crossing . The couple shares two children, daughter Dusty and son Buster. ^[3] The family resided in the Murray Hill neighborhood in New York City. ^[3]

Cooke identifies as lesbian and queer. ^[1] She describes her marriage to Coen as "non-traditional", with both having separate partners outside their marriage. ^[1]

Filmography

Cooke has worked as an editor or associate editor on many of the Coen brothers' films. ^[4] Her filmography includes the following:

• Miller's Crossing (1990)
• Barton Fink (1991)
• The Hudsucker Proxy (1994)
• Fargo (1996)
• Where the Air Is Cool and Dark (1997)
• Betty (1997)
• The Big Lebowski (1998)
• The 4th Floor (1999)
• Weeping Shriner (1999)
• O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)
• The Man Who Wasn't There (2001)
• Where the Girls Are (2003)
• The Adventures of Seinfeld & Superman (2004)
• The Notorious Bettie Page (2005)
• The Ex (2006)
• Eve (short film) (2008)
• Jerry Lee Lewis: Trouble in Mind (documentary) (2022)
• Drive-Away Dolls (2024) – also co-writer and producer
• Honey Don't! (2025) ^[5]

References

1. "Drive-Away Dolls: How Ethan Coen and Tricia Cooke's Long Marriage Shaped Their Lesbian Road-Trip Movie". MovieMaker. 2024-01-18. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
2. "Ethan Coen and Tricia Cooke give sexploitation cinema a queer spin in 'Drive-Away Dolls'". AP News. 2024-02-20. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
3. Verini, James (2004-03-28). "The United States of Coen". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
4. "FILM REVIEW; Hail, Ulysses, Escaped Convict (Published 2000)". The New York Times . Archived from the original on 2022-08-26.
5. Kit, Borys (2024-02-24). "Margaret Qualley, Aubrey Plaza and Chris Evans to Star in Dark Comedy 'Honey Don't!'". Movies > Movie News. The Hollywood Reporter . ISSN   0018-3660. OCLC   44653726 . Retrieved 2024-02-24.

External links

• Tricia Cooke at IMDb