Kathy Baker
Kathy Baker was born in Midland, Texas, United States on June 8th, 1950 and is the TV Actress. At the age of 74, Kathy Baker biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, movies, and networth are available.
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Katherine Whitton Baker (born June 8, 1950) is an American actress.
Baker began her career in theatre and made her screen debut in The Right Stuff, a 1983 drama film.
For her appearance in Street Smart (1987), she was nominated for Best Supporting Actress and an Independent Spirit Award.
Baker also appeared in over 50 films, including Jacknife (1989), Edward Scissorhands (1990), The Cider House Rules (1999), Cold Mountain (2003), The Age of Adaline (2006), Baker starred as Dr. Baker on television as Dr..
Jill Brock, a character on CBS' Picket Fences (1992-1996) for which she was nominated for three Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series and the Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Awards.
She received three additional nominations and a Primetime Emmy Award for her appearances in Touched by an Angel, Boston Public, and Door to Door.
Early life
Baker was born in Midland, Texas, and raised a Quaker in New Mexico, the daughter of John Seawand Baker, a geologist and educator, and Helene Andree, a French-born woman (née Whitton). She attended Mills High School in Millbrae, California. She graduated in 1968. Allen Knight, her drama instructor, was a central figure in her quest to be a professional actress. She attended the Boston University School of Fine Arts Acting program and spent time at the California Institute of the Arts in the early 1970s. She later obtained a B.A. From UC Berkeley in 1977, she obtained a degree in French.
Personal life
She and her second husband, director/producer Steven Robman, who married in 2003, live in Southern California. She has a son and daughter with her first husband, Donald Camillieri.
Career
Baker began acting in several of Sam Shepard's plays before getting her break in an off-Broadway version of Fool for Love (1983) opposite Ed Harris. For this role, she was nominated for the Obie Award. Louise Shepard, Alan Shepard's wife, was cast in The Right Stuff, a drama film from last year. In 1977 and 1989, she had a dramatic appearance as a prostitute in Street Smart (1987) and as a recovering alcoholic and victim of domestic violence. Baker has been nominated for Best Supporting Actress and Best Supporting Female for her role in Street Smart, as well as a National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress and the Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress and Best Supporting Female nominee. She appeared in films Dad, Jacknife, and Edward Scissorhands later in life.
In the CBS critically acclaimed drama series Picket Fences created by David E. Kelley, Baker starred Jill Brock, a small-town doctor. In 1993, 1995, 1995, and 1996, the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series Drama was given to her three times, as well as the National Television Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series. She appeared in David E. Kelley's drama Ally McBeal, The Practice, and had the honor of being named for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series in 2001, which she received in a Boston Public Library role. Baker also received Emmy Award nominations for her appearance in Touched by an Angel and in the category Outstanding Support Actress in a Miniseries or a Film for Door.
Baker has appeared in more than 50 theatre films, both in supporting and leading roles. Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her (2000) and Nine Lives (2005). She appeared in two films directed by Rodrigo Garca: Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her (2000) and Nine Lives (2005). The Cider House Rules (1999), Cold Mountain (2003), 13 Go. Down (2004), Last Chance Harvey (2008), Saving Mr. Banks (2013) are among her many notable achievements. In the Jesse Stone made-for-TV film series in the 2000s, she appeared opposite Tom Selleck. She appeared on television on Nip/Tuck, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Grey's Anatomy, and Medium. In 2011, she appeared in the Lifetime drama series Against the Wall.
Baker, as well as Ashton Kutcher and Elisha Cuthbert, appear in Netflix's The Ranch.