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Kathy Baker is an American stage, film, and television actor. She was born in Midland, Texas, in 1950. Her professional work began in 1983. She has been educated at the University of California, Berkeley, the California Institute of the Arts, and Boston University.
Baker has received several awards, including the Theatre World Award, the Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress, the National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress, and the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama. She resides in Southern California.
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Film & TV
Midland, Texas, USA
Kathy Baker is an American stage, film and television actress.
Known for
- Remarkably Bright Creatures — Mary Ann Minetti2026
- Orphan Black: Echoes — Melissa2024
- Teacup — Ellen Chenoweth2024
- Love Is Love Is Love — Diana (segment "Sailing Lesson")2021
- The Art of Racing in the Rain — Trish2019
- Paterno — Sue Paterno2018
- Anyone Home? — Brenda2018
- The Ballad of Lefty Brown — Laura Johnson2017
- I'm Sorry — Sharon2017
- Sister Cities — Janis2016
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Key facts
- Born
- Katherine Whitton Baker , ( 1950-06-08 ) June 8, 1950 (age 75) , Midland, Texas , U.S.
- Education
- Boston University , California Institute of the Arts , University of California, Berkeley ( BA )
- Occupation
- Actress
- Years active
- 1983–present
- Spouses
- Donald Camillieri ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1985 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1999 ) Steven Robman ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2003 )
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Kathy
- Family name
- Baker
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Midland
- Occupation
- film actor
- Image
- KathyBaker (cropped).jpg
- Residence
- Southern California
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Encyclopedic overview
Katherine Whitton Baker (born June 8, 1950) is an American actress. Baker began her career in theater and made her screen debut in the 1983 drama film The Right Stuff. She received the National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress and an Independent Spirit Award nomination for her performance in Street Smart (1987). Baker also has appeared in over 50 films, including Jacknife (1989), Edward Scissorhands (1990), The Cider House Rules (1999), Cold Mountain (2003), Nine Lives (2005), The Jane Austen Book Club (2007), Last Chance Harvey (2008), Take Shelter (2011), Saving Mr. Banks (2013), and The Age of Adaline (2015).
On television, Baker starred as Dr. Jill Brock in the CBS drama series Picket Fences (1992–1996), for which she received three Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama and Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Awards. She later received three additional nominations and a Primetime Emmy Award for her performances in Touched by an Angel, Boston Public, and Door to Door.
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