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Coe Glade (August 12, 1900-September 23, 1985) was an American mezzo-soprano opera singer. She was primarily known for her many performances in the title role in Georges Bizet's opera Carmen, which she said she had performed over 2000 times. Conductor Anton Coppola said "She was the representative Carmen as far as I was concerned."

Mary Jane Phillips-Matz wrote that Coe was "The Theda Bara of opera" and that "Among her trademarks were nearly transparent voile gowns, low-cut blouses, artificial eyelashes, dark eye shadow, and sexy poses that left little to the imagination."