Cookie Lyon

Cookie Lyon is a main character on Empire. He is the former wife of Lucious Lyon and mother of Andre Lyon, Jamal Lyon and Hakeem Lyon. She is an artist manager and the co-founder of Empire Entertainment.

Througout the Series

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Pilot
In Pilot Cookie is released from prison after 17 years on good behaviour. She shows up at Jamal's apartment because she has no place to go. She meets Michael and soon starts making plans to regain her part of Empire Entertainent. She shows up at Lucious' office who is shocked to see her. Cookie demands half of the company, but Lucious says he can only give her as much as the board of directors allows him. At the end of the episode she gets into the car with Agent Harlow Carter, who asks her to testify in front of a grand jury.

The Outspoken King
In The Outspoken King Cookie is determined to show that she is a force to be recogned with. She arrives at Lucious' House and tells him he will no longer be shutting Jamal out. After getting an assistant she interrupts the meeting with the board of directors (which Andre conveniently takes over). She gets into an argument with Lucious to which she ends up throwing her shoe at him. Later in the elevator she gets talked to in a disrespectfull way by Kidd Fo-Fo. When Anika makes a comment, Cookie lashes out at her. She gets stopped and leaves the elevator. In the end of the episode Jamal is performing with his brother.