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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.
In the show's first episode, Cookie gets released from prison and immediately visits Jamal, her gay son (Jussie Smollett), the only member of the family that has kept in touch with her. Cookie then confronts Lucious (Terrence Howard) demanding half of the company, but he refuses and instead offers her a seven-figure income and living arrangements. She quickly realizes that her youngest son Hakeem (Bryshere Y. Gray) wants nothing to do with her. The oldest and most qualified businessman, Andre (Trai Byers), convinces Cookie to manage Jamal's career, which puts Jamal and Hakeem head to head, and results in Cookie and Lucious being at odds. Cookie is devastated when her cousin Bunkie is murdered, and while she was in bed with Lucious Lyon, Lucious confesses to the murder in his sleep.
During Season 1, Cookie also schemes to get Jamal to come out publicly during Hakeem's debut performance at Lucious' club. While that plan falls apart, Jamal ends up performing with Hakeem anyway. He later performs a song (You're so Beautiful) that reveals his sexuality to the public, infuriating Lucious. Cookie is later confronted by federal agents who want her to testify in front of a grand jury against the drug dealer that she ratted out to obtain her release who was Frank Gathers.
In Season 2, after the arrest of Lucious, she attempts a hostile takeover of Empire, but fails due to the investor siding with Lucious and Jamal, further damaging Jamal and Cookie's relationship. Frank Gathers then sends Jermel's severed head to Cookie and Carol. She tells Lucious to take care of it, which leads to Gathers being killed by his own goons. Cookie creates a new company with Hakeem named Lyon Dynasty (after the failed hostile takeover), which creates conflict with Lucious' Empire. After Jamal is shot by Freda Gatz, Frank Gathers' daughter, Cookie tries to fix the Lyon family's mistakes.
In Season 3, further conflict occurs in the Lyon family as Rhonda (Andre's wife) is killed, Andre gets into trouble and Shyne attempts to eliminate one of her sons. Her family then starts to fall apart after the arrival of Giluana, Lucious' former lover, as well as the removal of Bella Lyon by child services. During the finale of Season 3, Cookie and her family are together once again at the Laviticus nightclub in Las Vegas, where Jamal performs 'When Cookie Met Lucious'. Lucious is involved in a car explosion, which leaves him with amnesia.
In Season 4, Cookie takes over as CEO of Empire while Lucious is receiving 'help' from Nurse Claudia after the devastating explosion. Cookie has her suspicions when Claudia begins to inappropriately amuse Lucious, but eventually his memory returns and he kicks Claudia out of the house. Eventually, Cookie and Lucious get remarried in the Season 4 finale.
In the Season 5 premiere, it's revealed that two years passed since Cookie and Lucious lost Empire to Eddie Barker; the company is turned over to Jeff Kingsley after Eddie unexpectedly dies. Eventually, Lucious learns that Jeff is actually his son by Tracy Kingsley, a relationship he had before he married Cookie. In the Season 5 finale, Lucious has to temporarily leave New York City since he is wanted by the FBI. He asks Cookie to go with him, but she refuses and tells Lucious that he and Empire aren't good for her. She tells Lucious about the affair she had with Damon Cross and leaves, while Lucious gets on the helicopter and leaves New York City.
In the Season 6 premiere, it's learned that six months has passed since Cookie and Lucious separated. Cookie and Lucious get divorced again later in Season 6. They reunite in the series finale.
Cookie Lyon
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.
In the show's first episode, Cookie gets released from prison and immediately visits Jamal, her gay son (Jussie Smollett), the only member of the family that has kept in touch with her. Cookie then confronts Lucious (Terrence Howard) demanding half of the company, but he refuses and instead offers her a seven-figure income and living arrangements. She quickly realizes that her youngest son Hakeem (Bryshere Y. Gray) wants nothing to do with her. The oldest and most qualified businessman, Andre (Trai Byers), convinces Cookie to manage Jamal's career, which puts Jamal and Hakeem head to head, and results in Cookie and Lucious being at odds. Cookie is devastated when her cousin Bunkie is murdered, and while she was in bed with Lucious Lyon, Lucious confesses to the murder in his sleep.
During Season 1, Cookie also schemes to get Jamal to come out publicly during Hakeem's debut performance at Lucious' club. While that plan falls apart, Jamal ends up performing with Hakeem anyway. He later performs a song (You're so Beautiful) that reveals his sexuality to the public, infuriating Lucious. Cookie is later confronted by federal agents who want her to testify in front of a grand jury against the drug dealer that she ratted out to obtain her release who was Frank Gathers.
In Season 2, after the arrest of Lucious, she attempts a hostile takeover of Empire, but fails due to the investor siding with Lucious and Jamal, further damaging Jamal and Cookie's relationship. Frank Gathers then sends Jermel's severed head to Cookie and Carol. She tells Lucious to take care of it, which leads to Gathers being killed by his own goons. Cookie creates a new company with Hakeem named Lyon Dynasty (after the failed hostile takeover), which creates conflict with Lucious' Empire. After Jamal is shot by Freda Gatz, Frank Gathers' daughter, Cookie tries to fix the Lyon family's mistakes.
In Season 3, further conflict occurs in the Lyon family as Rhonda (Andre's wife) is killed, Andre gets into trouble and Shyne attempts to eliminate one of her sons. Her family then starts to fall apart after the arrival of Giluana, Lucious' former lover, as well as the removal of Bella Lyon by child services. During the finale of Season 3, Cookie and her family are together once again at the Laviticus nightclub in Las Vegas, where Jamal performs 'When Cookie Met Lucious'. Lucious is involved in a car explosion, which leaves him with amnesia.
In Season 4, Cookie takes over as CEO of Empire while Lucious is receiving 'help' from Nurse Claudia after the devastating explosion. Cookie has her suspicions when Claudia begins to inappropriately amuse Lucious, but eventually his memory returns and he kicks Claudia out of the house. Eventually, Cookie and Lucious get remarried in the Season 4 finale.
In the Season 5 premiere, it's revealed that two years passed since Cookie and Lucious lost Empire to Eddie Barker; the company is turned over to Jeff Kingsley after Eddie unexpectedly dies. Eventually, Lucious learns that Jeff is actually his son by Tracy Kingsley, a relationship he had before he married Cookie. In the Season 5 finale, Lucious has to temporarily leave New York City since he is wanted by the FBI. He asks Cookie to go with him, but she refuses and tells Lucious that he and Empire aren't good for her. She tells Lucious about the affair she had with Damon Cross and leaves, while Lucious gets on the helicopter and leaves New York City.
In the Season 6 premiere, it's learned that six months has passed since Cookie and Lucious separated. Cookie and Lucious get divorced again later in Season 6. They reunite in the series finale.