In 1978 she published her first and only book as a memoir of her life entitled: “Actress: Postcards from the Road”. The manuscript was well received by the public and quickly became a best seller.

Since most of Elizabeth’s roles on Broadway and movies have been on independent productions, which often are unable to pay a high salary; her book and her continuous hard work are the reasons behind Elizabeth’s net worth being estimated in excess of one million dollars.

Personal Life

Throughout her life, Elizabeth has had brief moments of personal happiness but, unfortunately, she has also compiled three unsuccessful marriages. James Farentino was her first husband and they got married in 1962, when her Broadway career was just starting and James was on his way up; but the marriage only lasted three years, and the couple was divorced in 1965.

George Peppard was her second husband; they met during the filming of “The Carpetbaggers” movie in 1964, and got married two years later. This marriage lasted longer than the first, and the couple also had a child, Christian Peppard (born in 1968), but the marriage proved to be a volatile one and their divorce was settled in 1972.

Another James was her last try at marriage. In 1975, James McCarthy became her husband, but again, this marriage did not last long. They terminated their marriage in 1981, again lasting six years, and they had no children.

Other tragedies have surrounded her life. In 1977 she was brutally raped by 3 men at an abandoned gas station. This was hidden and only revealed in 1993, when she decided to step out and tell the world about this incident while testifying at a friend’s rape trial.

Elizabeth was also the victim of a fire at her New York apartment in which she lost everything. Elizabeth also suffered through a five year recovery period for an accident that she had on a boat which ended up causing her to undergo a jaw replacement procedure.

Through it all, the still-lovely Elizabeth continues to demonstrate her mettle and maintain a busy acting schedule on stage performing in "Enchanted April”, and “Ann & Debbie". Elizabeth is also a founding member of the Board of Directors of the American Film Institute. She served on the First National Council of the Arts during the administrations of Presidents Kennedy and Johnson. Elizabeth Cole has also served on the President’s Committee for the Kennedy Center Lifetime Achievement Awards. No matter what the performance, the award winning Elizabeth Cole can always be counted on to give it her all; she is considered to be an engaging interpreter of screenplays and her engaging looks and outgoing personality cause her to be appreciated by all.