Becky Ann Baker

Biography

Becky Ann Baker is an American actress whose career includes film, television, and stage work. Born in Fort Knox, Kentucky, she graduated from Western Kentucky University and debuted on Broadway in the 1981 musical The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas. She received a Drama-Logue Award in 1994 for Night and Her Stars and is a founding member of the theater company The Drama Dept. Her film credits include Men in Black (1997), A Simple Plan (1998), Stay (2005), Hope Springs (2012), and The Half of It (2020); she earned a Blockbuster Entertainment Award nomination for A Simple Plan. On television, she played Jean Weir in Freaks and Geeks and Loreen Horvath in Girls, a role that brought a Primetime Emmy Award nomination and two nominations from the Critics' Choice Television Awards.

73years old

Turns 74 on February 17in 138 days

Born February 17, 1953Fort Knox
Star sign: AquariusThe sign runs January 20 to February 18
Becky Ann Gelke (birth name)Also credited as Becky Gelke

Movie Career

Films: 28
Career span: 38 years1988 to 2026

Genres

Drama79%, 22 films
Comedy29%, 8 films
Romance29%, 8 films
Thriller21%, 6 films
Action18%, 5 films

First and latest

Did you know?!

Big break
After Paul Feig and Judd Apatow, the creator of Freaks and Geeks, saw her performance in Sam Raimi's A Simple Plan, Baker got her role on the show. She said that informed their decision to use her despite her having almost no television experience.
Behind the camera
Becky Ann Baker is one of the founding members of The Drama Dept., a theater company based in New York.

Becky Ann Baker movies on Netflix

Starbright2026IMDb rating 3.7as Teresa
Tow2026IMDb rating 6.4as Debbie
Ella McCay2025IMDb rating 5.2as Ryan's Mom
Jackpot!2024IMDb rating 5.8as Sweet Irene
Outpost2023IMDb rating 4.6as Bertha
Alone Together2022IMDb rating 5.4as Jan
Holler2020IMDb rating 6.2as Linda
The Half of It2020IMDb rating 6.9as Mrs. Geselschap
After Class2019IMDb rating 5.8as Mary
Freaks and Geeks: The Documentary2018IMDb rating 8.3as Himself
Table 192017IMDb rating 5.8as Carol Millner
Nightfire2016IMDb rating 5.6as Diane Rogers
The End of the Tour2015IMDb rating 7.2as Bookstore Manager
23 Blast2014IMDb rating 6.5as Patty Wheatley
Hope Springs2012IMDb rating 6.3as Cora, The Waitress
Nights in Rodanthe2008IMDb rating 6.0as Dot
Death of a President2006IMDb rating 6.3as Eleanor Drake
The Night Listener2006IMDb rating 5.9as Waitress
Stay2005IMDb rating 6.7as Paramedic #1 / Butch Cook
The Confession1999IMDb rating 6.0as Nurse Jeannine Carrounbois
A Simple Plan1998IMDb rating 7.5as Nancy Chambers
Men in Black1997IMDb rating 7.3as Mrs. Redgick
Sabrina1995IMDb rating 6.4as Linda
Lorenzo's Oil1992IMDb rating 7.3as Pellerman's Secretary
That Night1992IMDb rating 6.6as Mrs. Bell
Come See the Paradise1990IMDb rating 6.7as Marge McGurn
Full Moon in Blue Water1988IMDb rating 5.6as Dorothy
In the Line of Duty: The F.B.I. Murders1988IMDb rating 7.1as Carol Ann Matix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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A Simple Plan1998 Crime, Drama, Thrilleras Nancy Chambers
IMDb rating 7.585K votes
Nights in Rodanthe2008 Drama, Romanceas Dot
IMDb rating 6.028K votes
The Half of It2020as Mrs. Geselschap
IMDb rating 6.948K votes
Hope Springs2012as Cora, The Waitress
IMDb rating 6.346K votes
Stay2005as Paramedic #1 / Butch Cook
IMDb rating 6.795K votes
Death of a President2006as Eleanor Drake
IMDb rating 6.37.1K votes
The End of the Tour2015as Bookstore Manager
IMDb rating 7.235K votes
Men in Black1997as Mrs. Redgick
IMDb rating 7.3672K votes

Most often with

Two actors appear in three of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Dylan Baker

Margo Martindale

Richard Jenkins

Tommy Lee Jones

Jason Segel

Kevin Cooney

Films together

Dylan Baker3 films together, 2014 to 2023
Dylan Baker's page
- Outpost2023IMDb rating 4.6Baker as BerthaBaker as Reggie
- Nightfire2016IMDb rating 5.6Baker as Diane RogersBaker as Olivetti
- 23 Blast2014IMDb rating 6.5Baker as Patty WheatleyBaker as Larry Freeman
Margo Martindale3 films together, 1992 to 2017
Margo Martindale's page
- Table 192017IMDb rating 5.8Baker as Carol MillnerMartindale as Freda Eckberg
- Sabrina1995IMDb rating 6.4Baker as LindaMartindale as Nurse
- Lorenzo's Oil1992IMDb rating 7.3Baker as Pellerman's SecretaryMartindale as Wendy Gimble
Richard Jenkins2 films together, 1988 to 1999
Richard Jenkins's page
- The Confession1999IMDb rating 6.0Baker as Nurse Jeannine CarrounboisJenkins as Cass O'Donnell
- In the Line of Duty: The F.B.I. Murders1988IMDb rating 7.1Baker as Carol Ann MatixJenkins as Detective Hamill
Tommy Lee Jones2 films together, 1997 to 2012
Tommy Lee Jones's page
- Hope Springs2012IMDb rating 6.3Baker as Cora, The WaitressJones as Arnold
- Men in Black1997IMDb rating 7.3Baker as Mrs. RedgickJones as Kay
Jason Segel2 films together, 2015 to 2018
Jason Segel's page
- Freaks and Geeks: The Documentary2018IMDb rating 8.3Baker as HimselfSegel as Himself
- The End of the Tour2015IMDb rating 7.2Baker as Bookstore ManagerSegel as David Foster Wallace
Kevin Cooney2 films together, 1988 to 2014
Kevin Cooney's page
- 23 Blast2014IMDb rating 6.5Baker as Patty WheatleyCooney as Coach Burley
- Full Moon in Blue Water1988IMDb rating 5.6Baker as DorothyCooney as Charlie O'Donnell
Also two films together3 more actors
- Ato EssandohOutpost (2023) and Nights in Rodanthe (2008)
- J. Smith-CameronSabrina (1995) and That Night (1992)
- Ann HaradaTow (2026) and Hope Springs (2012)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.