Blanche Baker
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| Blanche Baker | |
|---|---|
| Born | Blanche Garfein December 20, 1956 New York, New York, U.S. |
| Occupation | Film, television actress |
| Spouse(s) | Mark Magill (2003-Present) Bruce Van Dusen (1983-2002) |
Blanche Baker (born December 20, 1956 in New York City) is an American actress. She won the Emmy Award for Supporting Actress in a Comedy or Drama Series in 1978 for her performance as Anna Weiss in the miniseries Holocaust. She is the daughter of actress Carroll Baker and director Jack Garfein. Attended Wellesley College (1974-1976)
Baker was well known in the late 1970s and 1980s for her work in movies such as Cold Feet and Sixteen Candles.
[edit] TV Work
| Year | Title | Role | Other notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Holocaust | Anna Weiss | Emmy Award winning performance |
| 1982 | The Day the Bubble Burst | Jolan Slezsak | |
| 1985 | The Equalizer | Allison Webster | Episode: Desperately |
| 1986 | Nobody's Child | Shari | |
| 1987 | Spenser: For Hire | Carolyn Tomlinson | Episode: Personal Demons |
| 1992 | In the Heat of the Night | Jenny Sawyer | Episode: Love, Honor & Obey |
| Law & Order | Lucy Neven | Episode: Star Struck | |
| 1994 | Dead Funny | Barbara | |
| 2005 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Miriam Engles | Episode: Diamond Dogs |
| 2006 | Jersey Justice | Polly O'Bannon | Post-Production |
| Underdogs | Marie |
[edit] Filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Mary and Joseph: In the beginning there was Love | |
| French Postcards | Laura | |
| The Seduction of Joe Tynan | Janet | |
| Mary and Joseph: A Story of Faith | ||
| 1981 | The Awakening of Candra | |
| 1983 | Cold Feet | Leslie Christo |
| 1984 | Sixteen Candles | Ginny |
| 1985 | Embassy | Megan Hillyer |
| 1986 | Raw Deal | Amy Kaminski |
| 1988 | Bum Rap | Lisa DuSoir |
| Shakedown | Gail Feinberger | |
| 1989 | The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet | Juliet |
| 1990 | The Handmaid's Tale | Ofglen |
| 1991 | Livin' Large | Kate Penndragin |
| 2007 | Jack Ketchum's The Girl Next Door | Ruth Chandler |
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