Kathy Baker
Biography
Kathy Baker is an American actress who began her career onstage at San Francisco's Magic Theatre, performing in Sam Shepard plays. Her break came in 1983 with Fool for Love, staged off-Broadway opposite Ed Harris, a role that won her an Obie Award. She made her screen debut that year in The Right Stuff. Dramatic parts followed in Street Smart (1987), which earned her supporting actress prizes from the National Society of Film Critics and the Boston Society of Film Critics, and in Clean and Sober (1988). From 1992 to 1996 she played the small-town doctor Jill Brock on Picket Fences, winning three Primetime Emmy Awards for lead actress in a drama plus a Golden Globe and a Screen Actors Guild Award. Her films include Cold Mountain (2003) and Nine Lives (2005), plus Edward Scissorhands (1990), The Cider House Rules (1999), Take Shelter (2011), and Saving Mr. Banks (2013), and she starred in the Jesse Stone television films.
76years old
Turns 77 on June 8in 240 days
- Born Midland
- Star sign: GeminiThe sign runs May 21 to June 20
- Also credited as Katherine Whitton Baker
Movie Career
- Films
- 49
- Career span
- 43 years1983 to 2026
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Big break
Kathy Baker won an Obie Award for her role in the 1983 off-Broadway production of Sam Shepard's Fool for Love, playing opposite Ed Harris.
Early training
Kathy Baker has said that Allen Knight, who taught her drama, played a big part in her wish to act professionally.
Kathy Baker movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Robert Harmon directed five of these films, Rodrigo García two and Michael Pressman two. Three actors appear in six of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Jeremy Akerman's page
Robert HarmonDirector, 5 films, 2005 to 2012
All films by Robert Harmon
Rodrigo GarcíaDirector, 2 films, 2000 to 2005
All films by Rodrigo García
All films by Michael Pressman
Box office
What Kathy Baker's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$853 million
28 of the 49 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 49 films: 28 worldwide figure; 5 us gross only; 15 never in cinemas; 1 figure not found.
- 28Worldwide figure
- 5US gross only
- 15Never in cinemas
- 1Figure not found
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 81% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$173M20.3% of the total
- 2$113M13.2% of the total
- 3$96M11.3% of the total
- 4$89M10.4% of the total
- 5$86M10.1% of the total
- 6$66M7.7% of the total
- 7$34M4.0% of the total
- 8$33M3.8% of the total
$165 millionfrom the other 20 films with a worldwide figure, 19% of the total
Awards
Twelve awards and honors from 1984 to 2005, five of them major.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Globes | |||
| 1994 | Best Actress – Television Series Drama | Won | |
| Emmy Awards | |||
| 1996 | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series | Picket Fences | Won |
| 1995 | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series | Picket Fences | Won |
| 1993 | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series | Picket Fences | Won |
| SAG Awards | |||
| Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series | Won | ||
| Other honors | |||
| 2005 | Locarno International Film Festival Best Actress Award | Won | |
| 1995 | Viewers for Quality Television | Won | |
| 1994 | Viewers for Quality Television | Won | |
| 1988 | Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress | Won | |
| 1988 | National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress | Won | |
| 1984 | Obie Award for Distinguished Performance by an Actress | Won | |
| 1984 | Theatre World Award | Won | |
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