Diane Baker Biography (1938-)

Born February 25, 1938, in Hollywood, CA. Addresses: Agent-- Gage Group, Inc., 9255 West Sunset Blvd., Suite 515, Los Angeles, CA 90069-3301. Career: Actress and producer. Awards, Honors: Emmy Award nomination, outstanding supporting actress in a drama, 1966, for Inherit the Wind; Emmy Award nomination, outstanding actress in a daytime drama special, 1975, for "Can I Save My Children?" ABC Afternoon Playbreak; sharedEmmy Award nomination (with Ian Warren and Tom Donald), outstanding limitedseries, 1985, for A Woman of Substance. Addresses: Agent: GageGroup, Inc., 9255 West Sunset Blvd., Suite 515, Los Angeles, CA 90069-3301.

Nationality
American
Gender
Female
Occupation
Actress, producer
Birth Details
February 25, 1938
Hollywood, California, United States

Famous Works

  • CREDITS
  • Film Appearances
  • Jenny, Journey to the Center of the Earth(also known as Trip tothe Center of the Earth), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1959
  • April Morrison, The Best of Everything, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1959
  • Margot Frank, The Diary of Anne Frank, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1959
  • Princess Yasmin, The Wizard of Baghdad, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1960
  • Tess of the Storm Country, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1960
  • Ella, The 300 Spartans(also known as Lion of Sparta), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1962
  • Carolyn, Hemingway's Adventures of a Young Man(also known as Adventures of a Young Man), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1962
  • Ellen Pember, Stolen Hours(also known as Summer Flight), United Artists, 1963
  • Emily Stratman, The Prize, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1963
  • Sheila, Nine Hours to Rama(also known as Nine Hours to Live), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1963
  • Carol Harbin, Strait-Jacket, Columbia, 1964
  • Lil Mainwaring, Marnie, Universal, 1964
  • Jenny Chappell, Della(also known as Fatal Confinement), Four Star Productions, 1965
  • Sheila, Mirage, Universal, 1965
  • Susan, Sands of Beersheba(also known as Rebel against the Light and Mordei ha'or), American International Pictures, 1966
  • Suzie Clemens, The Horse in the Gray Flannel Suit, Buena Vista, 1968
  • Laura, Krakatoa, East of Java(also known as Volcano), Cinerama, 1969
  • Jenny Baker, Baker's Hawk, Doty-Dayton, 1976
  • Pat Simpson, The Pilot(also known as Danger in the Skies),Summit, 1979
  • Beatrice Grant, The Closer, ION Pictures, 1991
  • Senator Ruth Martin, The Silence of the Lambs, Orion, 1991
  • Ruth Adams, Twenty Bucks, Triton Pictures, 1993
  • Mrs. Jordan, The Joy Luck Club, Buena Vista, 1993
  • Abigail Tate, Imaginary Crimes, Warner Bros., 1994
  • Mrs. Bennett, The Net, Columbia, 1995
  • Steven's mother, The Cable Guy, Columbia/TriStar, 1996
  • Louise Boylar, Courage under Fire, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1996
  • Kitty Neil, Murder at 1600(also known as Murder at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue), Warner Bros., 1997
  • L.A. Sheriff's Homicide,2000
  • Harrison's Flowers,2000
  • Television Appearances
  • Series
  • Susan Standish Evans, Here We Go Again, ABC, 1973
  • Movies
  • Rachel Brown, Inherit the Wind,1966
  • Amilia Rathmore, The Dangerous Days of Kiowa Jones,1966
  • Carole Trenet, Trial Run,1969
  • Mary Brokaw, D.A.: Murder One(also known as Murder One), 1969
  • Wheeler and Murdoch,1970
  • Carol Swanson, Sarge: The Badge or the Cross(also known as TheBadge or the Cross and Sarge), NBC, 1970
  • Peggy Pulska, The Old Man Who Cried Wolf, ABC, 1970
  • Rachel Jarvis, Do You Take This Stranger?(also known as A Knockat the Wrong Door and Strangers and Lovers), NBC, 1970
  • Eydie, Congratulations, It's a Boy!(also known as So'sYour Old Man!), ABC, 1971
  • Elaine Hamilton, A Little Game, ABC, 1971
  • Tracey Morrow, Killer by Night(also known as The City by Night), CBS, 1972
  • Jenny Dale, The Police Story,1973
  • Katie Nolan, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, NBC, 1974
  • Mary Stone, The Dream Makers(also known as The Death of Sammy), NBC, 1975
  • Marilyn West, The Last Survivors, NBC, 1975
  • Joanna Clay, Columbo: Last Salute to the Commodore, NBC, 1976
  • Ellen "Ellie" Roberts, Fugitive Family, CBS, 1980
  • Lorraine Warren, The Haunted, Fox, 1990
  • Laura Parrish, Perry Mason: The Case of the Heartbroken Bride(alsoknown as Perry Mason: The Case of the Bad Blood Wedding), NBC, 1992
  • Charlotte Gilchrist, A Walton Wedding(also known as John-Boy's Wedding), CBS, 1995
  • Lila, About Sarah, CBS, 1998
  • Miniseries
  • Evelyn Hale, The Blue and the Gray, CBS, 1982
  • Laura Spencer, A Woman of Substance(also known as Barbara Taylor Bradford's A Woman of Substance), syndicated, 1983
  • Rose Kennedy, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis: A Life,2000
  • Specials
  • Diana Hansen, "Can I Save My Children?" ABC Afternoon Playbreak, ABC, 1974
  • Carrie Williams, "One of a Kind," ABC Afterschool Specials, ABC, 1978
  • Helen Welker-Summers, "Little Miss Perfect," CBS Schoolbreak Specials, CBS, 1987
  • Episodic
  • "Arrowsmith," The DuPont Show of the Month,1960
  • "Passage to Tua," Adventures in Paradise, ABC, 1960
  • "Vendetta," Adventures in Paradise, ABC, 1962
  • "Come Out, Come Out, Wherever You Are," Route 66, CBS, 1963
  • Elissa, "The Cruelest Sea of All," Route 66, CBS, 1963
  • Alice Whitetree, "The Alice Whitetree Story," Wagon Train, ABC, 1964
  • Ruth Greene, "The Heart of an Enemy," Convoy,1965
  • Hester, "By Fires Unseen," The Big Valley, ABC, 1966
  • "The Camel's Nose," The F.B.I., ABC, 1966
  • "Linda," The Virginian,1966
  • "A Woman in the House," Bonanza, NBC, 1967
  • Jean Carlise, "The Judgement: Part One," The Fugitive, ABC, 1967
  • Kathy Adams, "Beachhead," The Invaders,1967
  • "The Harvest," The F.B.I., ABC, 1968
  • "Target of Interest," The F.B.I., ABC, 1969
  • "A Love to Remember," The Virginian,1969
  • Nan Allen, "Nan Allen," The Virginian,1969
  • Francesca, "The Falcon: Part One," Mission: Impossible, CBS, 1970
  • "Cassie," Bonanza, NBC, 1971
  • Lynn Alcott, "They're Tearing Down Tim Riley's Bar," Night Gallery, NBC, 1971
  • Angie Burnett, "The Youngest Lovers," Love Story, NBC, 1973
  • Irene Van Patten, "Summer of '69," Kojak, CBS, 1973
  • Inspector Irene Martin, "The Cat's Paw," The Streets of San Francisco, ABC, 1975
  • Eleanor Thane, "Simon Says, Color Me Dead," Murder, She Wrote, CBS, 1986
  • Anna Louise Barlow, "The Great Twain Robbery," Murder, She Wrote,CBS, 1990
  • Delores Peterson, "Water, Water, Everywhere," Mann and Machine, NBC, 1992
  • Maureen Frances, Civil Wars, ABC, 1992
  • Mary Forsythe, "A Christmas Secret," Murder, She Wrote, CBS, 1992
  • Ellen Granger, "Rise from the Dead," Chicago Hope, CBS, 1995
  • Roberta Huntley, The Nanny, CBS, 1998
  • Also appeared in "In Lonely Expectation," Playhouse 90, CBS; "TheResurrection of Annie Ahern," Bus Stop, ABC; "Journey into Darkness,"Follow the Sun, ABC; and "A Feeling for Friday," Mr. Novak, NBC.
  • Other Television Appearances
  • Astoria(pilot), Fox, 1998
  • Mulholland Drive,2000
  • Television Work
  • Movies
  • Production consultant, Kim,1984
  • Miniseries
  • Producer, A Woman of Substance(also known as Barbara Taylor Bradford's A Woman of Substance), syndicated, 1983
  • Television Producer
  • Specials
  • "Portrait of Grandpa Doc," ABC Weekend Specials(also known as ABC Short Story Specials), ABC, 1977
  • "Malcolm Takes a Shot," CBS Schoolbreak Specials, CBS, 1990

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

    Periodicals:
    • Back Stage West, October 20, 1994 , p. 4.