Regina Baff

Regina Baff is an American actress who built a career on the New York stage before moving into film and television. Born in the Bronx in 1949, she grew up there. Her Broadway work includes Paul Sills' Story Theatre from 1970 to 1971, Ovid's Metamorphoses, 42 Seconds from Broadway, Veronica's Room and The West Side Waltz with Katharine Hepburn. Veronica's Room earned her a Tony Award nomination in 1974. Off-Broadway, she appeared in Rosebloom. She made her film debut in Who Is Harry Kellerman and Why Is He Saying Those Terrible Things About Me? (1971). She starred in Road Movie (1974) and Below the Belt (1980), about lady wrestlers. Other films include The Paper Chase (1973), The Great Gatsby (1974), Butch and Sundance: The Early Days (1979) and Escape from Alcatraz (1979). On television, she had roles in many situation comedies, among them a Taxi episode that called for her character to give birth in the back of a cab.