Kathy Baker
Docteur Jill Brock in Picket Fences
Birth name : Kathy Whitton Baker
Birth date : 1950/06/08 (75 years old)
Birth place : Midland Texas
Biography for Kathy Baker
After studying French and dramatic art in California, Kathy Baker went to settle in Paris for ten years, far from the cinematographic environment. In the early 1980s, she returned to her lands, eager to make a name for herself as an actress. Her wishes are quickly granted since in 1983, she held the star of the play Fool for Love by Sam Shepard and appears to the casting of the drama the Etofffes of the Héros by Philip Kaufman.
Kathy Baker then marks spirits with difficult roles. Prostitute in the street, alcoholic in Clean and Sober, she collects the votes of her peers in the absence of real public recognition. The year 1990, thanks to his performance in the EDWARD in the hands of Tim Burton, marked a relative turning at this level. Recognition of the late public which does not prevent it from continuing to favor the small screen.
Alternating big productions and independent works, Kathy Baker, discreet actress praised for the quality of her game, appears in particular to the generics of Mad Dog and Glory (1993), the work of God, the part of the devil (1999), the prison of Glass (2001) and Tango Assassination (2002). Much more regular on the big screen, she participates in the historic drama return to Cold Mountain alongside Nicole Kidman and Jude Law, then embodied in 2004 Jennifer Garner's mother in the Comedy 30 years otherwise nothing.
Kathy Baker is an American actress known for her roles in films and television series. She started her career in the theater before moving on to the movies and television. She played in films such as "Edward with silver hands", "Clean and Sober", "The Cider House Rules" and "Cold Mountain". She was also rewarded for her role in the television series "Picket Fells". In addition, she won an Emmy Award and three Screen Actors Guild Awards for her television performances.
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Filmography
| Title | Role |
|---|---|
| Jesse Stone: Thin Ice (2008) (TV) (filming) | Rose Gammon |
| Miss Nobody (2008) (filming) | Claire McKinney |
| Last Chance Harvey (2008) (filming) | |
| Shades of Ray (2007) (completed) | Janet Rehman |
| The Jane Austen Book Club (2007) | Bernadette |
| Jesse Stone: Sea Change (2007) (TV) | Rose Gammon |
| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Hannah Curtis (1 episode, 2007) |
| Gilmore Girls | Mia (1 episode, 2007) |
| Babylon Fields (2007) (TV) | Shirley Wunch |
| All the King's Men (2006) | Mrs. Burden |
| Nip/Tuck | Gail Pollack / ... (2 episodes, 2005) |
| Medium | Mrs. Dubois (1 episode, 2005) |
| Fathers and Sons (2005) (TV) | Nora |
| Spring Break Shark Attack (2005) (TV) | Mary Jones |
| Nine Lives (2005) | Camille |
| Jack & Bobby | Carol Bryson (1 episode, 2004) |
| Sucker Free City (2004) (TV) | Cleo Wade |
| 13 Going on 30 (2004) | Bev Rink |
| Monk | Sylvia Fairbourn (1 episode, 2004) |
| Cold Mountain (2003) | Sally Swanger |
| Picking Up & Dropping Off (2003) (TV) (uncredited) | |
| Assassination Tango (2002) | Maggie |
| Too Young to Be a Dad (2002) (TV) | Susan Freeman |
| Door to Door (2002) (TV) | Gladys Sullivan |
| Boston Public | Meredith Peters (14 episodes, 2001-2002) |
| The Guardian | Janine McGregor (1 episode, 2002) |
| The Glass House (2001) | Nancy Ryan |
| Sanctuary (2001) (TV) | Aunt Kate |
| Gideon's Crossing | Jane Kagen (1 episode, 2001) |
| Murphy's Dozen (2001) (TV) | |
| Ten Tiny Love Stories (2001) | |
| Bull | Virginia Blackstone (1 episode) |
| Ratz (2000) (TV) | Doris Trowbridge/Regina Lee Savage |
| Chicago Hope | Mary Wyzinski (1 episode, 2000) |
| Touched by an Angel | Ellen (1 episode, 2000) |
| Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her (2000) | Rose (segments Someone For Rose and Fantasies about Rebecca) |
| A Season for Miracles (1999) (TV) | Ruth |
| Hey Arnold! | Dr. Bliss (1 episode, 1999) |
| Shake, Rattle and Roll: An American Love Story (1999) (TV) | Janice Danner |
| A Little Inside (1999) | Nancy |
| The Cider House Rules (1999) | Nurse Angela |
| ATF (1999) (TV) | A.T.F. Director Maggie Hale |
| The Practice | Evelyn Mayfield (2 episodes, 1998) |
| Oklahoma City: A Survivor's Story (1998) (TV) | Priscilla Salyers |
| Ally McBeal | Katherine Dawson (1 episode, 1997) |
| Weapons of Mass Distraction (1997) (TV) | Margo Powers |
| Not in This Town (1997) (TV) | Tammy Schnitzer |
| Gun | Dora Hochfelder (1 episode, 1997) |
| Inventing the Abbotts (1997) | Helen Holt |
| To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday (1996) | Esther Wheeler |
| Picket Fences | Dr. Jill Brock (87 episodes, 1992-1996) |
| Lush Life (1993) (TV) | Janis Oliver |
| Mad Dog and Glory (1993) | Lee |
| Jennifer Eight (1992) | Margie Ross |
| Article 99 (1992) | Dr. Diana Walton |
| One Special Victory (1991) (TV) | Ellen |
| Edward Scissorhands (1990) | Joyce |
| Mister Frost (1990) | Dr. Sarah Day |
| The Image (1990) (TV) | Marcie Guilford |
| Dad (1989) | Annie |
| Jacknife (1989) | Martha Flannigan |
| Marked for Murder (1989) (V) | Exotic Dancer |
| Clean and Sober (1988) | Charlie Standers |
| Permanent Record (1988) | Martha Sinclair |
| Mariah (1 episode, 1987) | |
| Street Smart (1987) | Punchy |
| Amazing Stories | Charlene 'Charlie' Benton (1 episode, 1987) |
| Nobody's Child (1986) (TV) | Lucy Stavros |
| A Killing Affair (1986) | Maggie Gresham |
Trivia
- Obie Award for May in Sam Shepard's Fool for Love 1983.
- Graduated from the University of California - Berkeley with a degree in French
Family
- Spouse : Steven Robman (June 2003 - present), Donald Camillieri (1985 - 1999) (divorced) 2 children
Author of the card
- Creation date: 10/12/2007 by abdest
- Last update: 02/03/2008 by abdest