Taraji P. Henson (adult) Ajiona Alexus (as a teenager)
First appearance
"Pilot" (2015)
Last appearance
"Home is on the Way" (2020)
Created by
Lee Daniels and Danny Strong
In-universe information
Other names
Loretha Holloway, Lo Lo[1]
Occupation
Partner in Bossy Media Co-Host of Tea Talk Former Partner in Lyon Family Management Former CEO of Empire Enterprises Former Head of A&R at Empire Entertainment Former Partner in Lyon Dynasty Artist manager
Record producer Former Drug dealer
Father
John Holloway (deceased)
Mother
Renee Holloway
Sisters
Candace Holloway
Carol Holloway
Spouse
Lucious Lyon
Sons
Andre Lyon
Jamal Lyon
Hakeem Lyon
Grandsons
Prince Lyon Walker Lyon
Granddaughters
Bella Lyon
Princess Lyon (deceased)
Nieces and nephews
Luther Holloway
Keisha Holloway
Tanya Holloway
Brianna
Franklin
First cousins
Bunkie Williams
Jermel Stubbs
Loretha "Cookie" Lyon (née Holloway) is a fictional character from the American musical drama Empire on Fox. Portrayed by Taraji P. Henson, Cookie is one of the main characters within the series, the queen bee and the wife of former drug dealer turned hip-hop mogul, Lucious Lyon (Terrence Howard) who gets released from prison and strikes out to lay claim to half of their multimillion-dollar record label, which was initially funded by her drug money.
^"The Inside Track: The Rise of EMPIRE Part 1". Fox Broadcasting Company. March 31, 2015. Retrieved April 1, 2015.
Loretha "Cookie" Lyon (née Holloway) is a fictional character from the American musical drama Empire on Fox. Portrayed by Taraji P. Henson, Cookie is one...
politicians. Lyon is married to former drug dealer, ex-con, and former partner of Empire Entertainment, CookieLyon (Taraji P. Henson). Lucious Lyon was born...
allegedly diagnosed with ALS. Loretha "Cookie" Holloway Lyon (Taraji P. Henson (original cast), 2015–2020) Lucious Lyon's outspoken wife and mother of his three...
needs. He also has a strained relationship with Cookie. Hakeem Lyon was born to Lucious and CookieLyon. He grew up in a Philadelphia ghetto with his father...
his wife Cookie (Taraji P. Henson). Andre, the college-educated executive in the company, is pitted against his two younger brothers, Hakeem Lyon (Bryshere...
series' final season, said to be in London. Jamal Lyon was born to Lucious (Terrence Howard) and CookieLyon (Taraji P. Henson), in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania...
sitcom The Rickey Smiley Show (2012–2014), and later played Teenage CookieLyon in the Fox musical drama series, Empire (2016–2019). She starred in the...
Henson as CookieLyon Terrence Howard as Lucious Lyon Bryshere Y. Gray as Hakeem Lyon Jussie Smollett as Jamal Lyon Trai Byers as Andre Lyon Grace Gealey...
executive producer Lee Daniels noted that Taraji P. Henson's character CookieLyon in his TV series Empire was partially based on Alexis. In the first season...
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Howard as Lucious Lyon Taraji P. Henson as CookieLyon Bryshere Y. Gray as Hakeem Lyon Jussie Smollett as Jamal Lyon Trai Byers as Andre Lyon Grace Byers as...
Howard as Lucious Lyon Taraji P. Henson as CookieLyon Bryshere Y. Gray as Hakeem Lyon Jussie Smollett as Jamal Lyon Trai Byers as Andre Lyon Gabourey Sidibe...
Terrence Howard as Lucious Lyon Taraji P. Henson as CookieLyon Bryshere Y. Gray as Hakeem Lyon Trai Byers as Andre Lyon Gabourey Sidibe as Becky Williams...
Maryland Cookies are a brand name of cookie produced by Burton's Biscuit Company in the United Kingdom. Maryland cookies were first produced by Lyons in 1956...
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Sylvia Robinson is allegedly one of the inspirations for the character CookieLyon (portrayed by Taraji P. Henson) on the popular Fox television show Empire...
a recurring role in the Fox drama series Empire as Carol Hardaway, CookieLyon's younger sister. In 2015, Smith made her directorial debut with the short...
signed to Empire Records by Lucious Lyon ten years earlier and has now reemerged under a new label headed by CookieLyon. Grey has since recorded five singles...
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