Kathy Baker | |
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.jpg) Baker at the 45th Primetime Emmy Awards, 1993 | |
| Born | Katherine Whitton Baker June 8, 1950 Midland, Texas, U.S. |
| Education | Boston University California Institute of the Arts University of California, Berkeley (BA) |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1983–present |
| Spouses | |
| Children | 2 |
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).[1] 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 Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series 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.
- ^ Jason Buchanan (2014). "Kathy Baker - Biography". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 10 August 2014. Retrieved 29 July 2014.