Kathy Baker
| Kathy Baker | |
|---|---|
 Baker at the 45th Emmy Awards, September 1993 | |
| Born |
Katherine Whitton Baker June 8, 1950 Midland, Texas, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1983–present |
| Spouse(s) |
Donald Camillieri (m. 1985–99) Steven Robman (m. 2003) |
Katherine Whitton "Kathy" Baker (born June 8, 1950) is an American stage, film and television actress.
Career
Baker began her career at San Francisco's Magic Theatre, performing in several of Sam Shepard's plays before getting her break in an off-Broadway production of Fool for Love opposite Ed Harris. Her recent projects include All the King's Men (2006) and The Jane Austen Book Club (2007).
She has appeared in numerous films including Edward Scissorhands, The Right Stuff, Street Smart, Jacknife, Inventing the Abbotts and Cold Mountain. As a small-town doctor in the David E. Kelley television series Picket Fences she won Emmy awards for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series three times in the show's four-year run (1993, 1995 and 1996).
Baker later re-teamed with Kelley, appearing in Boston Public as a teacher named Meredith Peters. Baker guest-starred in the premiere episode of the eighth season of Law and Order: Criminal Intent, playing the role of an ambitious mother of a city politician with a dark family secret. She also had a recurring role in Medium as Allison DuBois's mother-in-law, and another one in Tom Selleck's periodic Jesse Stone crime dramas as Rose, a small-town police officer.
Personal life
Baker was born in Midland, Texas, and raised a Quaker[1] in New Mexico, the daughter of John Seawand Baker, a geologist and educator, and his French-born wife, Helene Andree (née Whitton).[2] She studied acting at the California Institute of the Arts in the early 1970s She later earned a B.A. degree in French in 1977 from UC Berkeley. She lives in Southern California with her husband, Steven Robman.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | The Right Stuff | Louise Shepard | |
| 1986 | A Killing Affair | Maggie Gresham | |
| 1987 | Street Smart | Punchy | Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress Nominated—Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female |
| 1988 | Permanent Record | Martha Sinclair | |
| 1988 | Clean and Sober | Charlie Standers | |
| 1989 | Dad | Annie | |
| 1989 | Jacknife | Martha Flannigan | |
| 1990 | Edward Scissorhands | Joyce | |
| 1990 | Mister Frost | Dr. Sarah Day | |
| 1992 | Article 99 | Dr. Diana Walton | |
| 1992 | Jennifer Eight | Margie Ross | |
| 1993 | Mad Dog and Glory | Lee | |
| 1993 | Lush Life | Janice Oliver | TV movie |
| 1996 | To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday | Esther Wheeler | |
| 1997 | Inventing the Abbotts | Helen Holt | |
| 1999 | The Cider House Rules | Nurse Angela | Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture |
| 1999 | A Season for Miracles | Ruth Doyle | TV movie |
| 1999 | Shake, Rattle and Roll: An American Love Story | Janice Danner | TV movie |
| 2000 | Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her | Rose | |
| 2000 | Ratz | Doris Trowbridge | TV movie |
| 2001 | The Glass House | Nancy Ryan | |
| 2001 | Ten Tiny Love Stories | Ten | |
| 2002 | Assassination Tango | Maggie | |
| 2002 | Door to Door | Gladys Sullivan | TV movie Nominated—Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie |
| 2003 | Cold Mountain | Sally Swanger | |
| 2004 | 13 Going on 30 | Bev Rink | |
| 2005 | Spring Break Shark Attack | Mary Jones | TV movie |
| 2005 | Nine Lives | Camille | Nominated—Gotham Award for Best Ensemble Cast |
| 2006 | All the King's Men | Mrs. Burden | |
| 2007 | The Jane Austen Book Club | Bernadette | |
| 2007 | Jesse Stone: Sea Change | Rose Gammon | TV movie |
| 2008 | Last Chance Harvey | Jean | |
| 2008 | Shades of Ray | Janet Rehman | |
| 2009 | Unstable | Betty Walker | TV movie |
| 2009 | Jesse Stone: Thin Ice | Rose Gammon | TV movie |
| 2010 | Jesse Stone: No Remorse | Rose Gammon | TV movie |
| 2011 | Jesse Stone: Innocents Lost | Rose Gammon | TV movie |
| 2011 | Take Shelter | Sarah | Nominated—Gotham Award for Best Ensemble Cast |
| 2012 | Jesse Stone: Benefit of the Doubt | Rose Gammon | TV movie |
| 2013 | Saving Mr. Banks | Tommie | |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992-1996 | Picket Fences | Dr. Jill Brock | 87 episodes Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series (1993, 1995-1996) Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series Viewers for Quality Television Award for Best Actress in a Drama Series (1994-1995) Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama (1995-1996) Nominated—Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series (1995-1996) |
| 1997 | Ally McBeal | Katherine Dawson | Episode: "The Affair" |
| 1998 | The Practice | Evelyn Mayfield | 2 episodes |
| 1999 | Hey Arnold! | Dr. Bliss | Episode: "Helga on the Couch" |
| 2000 | Touched by an Angel | Ellen | Episode: "Buy Me a Rose" Nominated—Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series |
| 2001-2002 | Boston Public | Meredith Peters | 14 episodes Nominated—Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series |
| 2004 | Monk | Sylvia Fairbourn | Episode: "Mr. Monk Goes to Jail" |
| 2005 | Nip/Tuck | Gail Pollack | 2 episodes |
| 2005-2010 | Medium | Marjorie Dubois | 5 episodes |
| 2007 | Law & Order: SVU | Hannah Curtis | Episode: "Sin" |
| 2007 | Gilmore Girls | Mia | Episode: "Gilmore Girls Only" |
| 2008 | Grey's Anatomy | Anna Loomis | 2 episodes |
| 2009 | Law & Order: CI | Camille Hayes-Fitzgerald | Episode: "Playing Dead" |
| 2010 | Law & Order | Camille Peterson | Episode: "Crashers" |
| 2011 | Against the Wall | Sheila Kowalski | 13 episodes |
| 2011 | Criminal Minds | Linda Collins | Episode: "A Family Affair" |
| 2014 | Those Who Kill | Marie Burgess | 6 episodes |
Awards and nominations
References
- ↑ Tavis Smiley interview archive site; interview date: September 25, 2007
- ↑ "Kathy Baker profile at Film Reference.com". Filmreference.com. Retrieved 2012-03-01.
External links
- Kathy Baker at the Internet Movie Database
- Kathy Baker at AllRovi
- Kathy Baker 2003 Interview on Sidewalks Entertainment
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