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Theatre, Film, and Television Biographies
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Klaus Badelt to Christophe Beck
Carroll Baker Biography (1931-)
Born May 28, 1931, in Johnstown, PA; daughter of William W. (a traveling salesman) and Virginia (maiden name, Duffy) Baker; married Louis Ritter (a furrier), 1952 (divorced, 1952); married Jack Garfein (a director, writer, and producer), April 5, 1955 (divorced, 1969); married Donald G. Burton (an actor andart director), March 10, 1982; children: (second marriage) Blanche Joy, Herschel David. Addresses: Agent: Abrams Artists Agency, 9200 Sunset Blvd., Suite 1130, Los Angeles, CA 90069.; Contact: PO Box 480589, Los Angeles, CA90048.
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Female
- Occupation
- Actress, writer
- Birth Details
- May 28, 1931
- Johnstown, Pennsylvania, United States
Famous Works
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CREDITS
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Stage Appearances
- (Stage debut) Escapade on Broadway, Actors' Studio, New York City, 1952
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A Hatful of Rain, Actors' Studio Workshop, New York City, 1953
- (Broadway debut) All Summer Long, Coronet Theatre, 1954
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Arms and the Man, Chicago, IL, 1958
- Virginia Karger, Come on Strong, Morosco Theatre, New York City, 1962
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Anna Christie, Los Angeles, 1966
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Gentleman Prefer Blondes, Dallas, TX, 1967
- (London debut) Sadie Thompson, Rain, 1977
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Bell, Book, and Candle, Atlanta, GA, 1978
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13 Rue de l'Amour, Jacksonville, FL, 1978
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Forty Carats, Dallas, 1979
- Lucy, Lucy Crown, England, 1979
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Goodbye Charlie, Chicago, 1979
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Motive, England, 1980
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Little Hut, Canada, 1981
- Also appeared in 27 Wagons Full of Cotton, England.
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Film Appearances
- (Film debut) Clarice, Easy to Love, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1953
- Title role, Baby Doll, Warner Bros., 1956
- Luz Benedict II, Giant, Warner Bros., 1956
- Patricia Terrill, The Big Country, United Artists, 1958
- Eleanor Brown, But Not for Me, Paramount, 1959
- Teresa, The Miracle, Warner Bros., 1959
- Gwen Terasaki, Bridge to the Sun (also known as Pont vers le soleil), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1961
- Mary Ann Robinson, Something Wild, United Artists, 1961
- Eve Prescott, How the West Was Won, Cinerama, 1962
- Rina Marlow Cord, The Carpetbaggers, Paramount, 1964
- Deborah Wright, Cheyenne Autumn, Warner Bros., 1964
- Catherine, Station Six-Sahara (also known as Endstation 13 Sahara), Allied Artists, 1964
- Veronica, The Greatest Story Ever Told, United Artists, 1965
- Jean Harlow (title role), Harlow, Paramount, 1965
- Julie Anderson, Mister Moses, United Artists, 1965
- Sylvia West (title role), Sylvia, Paramount, 1965
- Herself, Jack of Diamonds (also known as Der Diamantenprinz), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1967
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L'Harem (also known as Her Harem), 1968
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Honeymoon, 1968
- Deborah, The Sweet Body of Deborah (also known as Il dolce corpo di Deborah,
L'Adorable corps de Deborah, and The Soft Body of Deborah), Warner Bros./Seven Arts, 1969
- Kathryn West, Orgasmo (also known as Paranoia,
A Beautiful Place to Kill,
Una Droga Illamad Helen,
A Quiet Place to Kill,
Un Tranquillo lugar para mater,
Orgasm, and Une folleenvie d'aimer), Commonwealth United, 1969
- Nicole, Cosi dolce ... cosi perversa (also known as Perversion,
Kiss Me, Kill Me,
So Sweet ... So Perverse), 1970
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The Spider, 1970
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The Fourth Mrs. Anderson (also known as La Ultima senora Anderson,
Death at the Deep End of the Swimming Pool,
The Fourth Victim,
In fondo alla piscina, and At the Bottom of the Swimming Pool), 1971
- Julie Harrison/Mary Harrison, Il diavolo a sette face (also knownas The Devil Has Seven Faces), Grand National, 1971
- Maude, Captain Apache (also known as Capitan Apache and The Guns of April Morning), Scotia International, 1971
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Il coltello di ghiaccio (also known as The Icepick,
Detras del silencio,
Knife of Ice, and Silent Horror), 1972
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Detras del silencio (also known as Behind the Silence), 1972
- Evelyn, Il fiore dai petali d'acciaio (also known as The Flower with the Deadly Sting and The Flower with Petals of Steel), P.A.B., 1973
- Title role, Baba Yaga--Devil Witch (also known as Baba Yaga,
Black Magic, and The Devil Watch), Jumbo Cinematographica/CoFiCom, 1973
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Take This--My Body (also known as Il corpo and The Body), Republic, 1974
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Lezioni private (also known as Private Lessons), 1975
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Der Koder (also known as L'Appat and The Lure),1975
- Herself, James Dean--The First American Teenager (documentary), Coral, 1975
- Laura, La moglie di mio padre (also known as Confessions of a Frustrated Housewife,
Confessions of a Frustrated Life,
Laura, and My Father's Wife), Mark Associates, 1976
- Lucia, La moglie virgine (also known as Valentina ... The Virgin Wife,
At Last, At Last,
You've Got to Have Heart, andThe Virgin Wife), Silverstein, 1976
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Zerschossene Traeume (also known as L'Appat and Bait), 1976
- Treasure, Sky Is Falling (also known as Bloodbath), 1976
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Ab Morgen Sind Wir Reich un Ehrlich (also known as I soliti ignoti colpiscona ancore,
As of Tomorrow,
E una banca rapiniamo per fatale combinazione, and Rich and Respectable), 1977
- Sheila, Ciclon (also known as Cyclone and Tornado),1977
- Mrs. Hazel Aiken, Andy Warhol's Bad, New World, 1977
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Las Flores del vicio (also known as El Cielo se cae and Las Flores del vicio (El cepo), 1979
- Helen Curtis, The Watcher in the Woods, Buena Vista, 1980
- Linda Cooper, The World Is Full of Married Men, New Line Cinema, 1980
- Brown, Red Monarch, Goldcrest Films and TV Ltd., 1983
- Dorothy's mother, Star 80, Warner Bros., 1983
- Mama Freud, The Secret Diary of Sigmund Freud, Twentieth Century-Fox/TLC, 1983
- Mrs. Dalton, Native Son, Cinecom, 1986
- Annie Phelan, Ironweed, Tri-Star, 1987
- Eleanor Crisp, Kindergarten Cop, 1990
- Lovelle, Blonde Fist, 1991
- Madame, Jackpot (also known as Cybereden), 1992
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Gipsy Angel, 1994
- Elaine Mitchelson, Im Sog des Boesen (also known as Desperate-Verzweifelt,
Desperate Measures,
In the Flesh,
Nanny's Nightmare, and Undercurrent), 1995
- Momie, Just Your Luck, PolyGram Video, 1996
- Ilsa, The Game, Panorama Entertainment, 1997
- Sister Marie, Rag and Bone, 1997
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Television Appearances
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Movies
- Gerda Hoffman, Hitler's SS: Portrait in Evil, NBC, 1985
- Maureen Leary, On Fire, ABC, 1987
- Alma List, Judgement Day: The John List Story, CBS, 1993
- Ruth, Men Don't Tell, CBS, 1993
- Mrs. Graham, A Kiss to Die For (also known as Those Bedroom Eyes), NBC, 1993
- Naomi, Dalva, ABC, 1996
- Arlyne, North Shore Fish, Showtime, 1996
- Nancy Norton, Skeletons, HBO, 1996
- Edith Pearl Dockett, Heart Full of Rain, CBS, 1997
- Nana Castellano, Silent Hearts (also known as Nowhere to Go), Lifetime, 1999
- Lynn, Another Woman's Husband, Lifetime, 2000
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Specials
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The Bob Hope Vietnam Christmas Show, NBC, 1966
- First Would-Be Wife, The Bob Hope Show, NBC, 1968
- Sadie Thompson, Rain, BBC, 1972
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Anne Murray's Ladies' Night, syndicated, 1979
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Bob Hope's Women I Love--Beautiful But Funny, NBC, 1982
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What Mad Pursuit, BBC, 1985
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Sharing Time, Thames Television, 1985
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Sex Symbols: Past, Present, and Future, syndicated, 1987
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The Story of Hollywood (also known as Talking Pictures), TNT, 1988
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The Hollywood Christmas Parade, 1990
- Herself, Roger Moore: A Matter of Class, 1995
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Charlton Heston, Arts and Entertainment, 1995
- Herself, Clark Gable: Tall, Dark and Handsome, TNT, 1996
- Interviewee, Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western, TNT, 1997
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Karl Malden: Workingman's Actor, Arts and Entertainment, 1998
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Harold Robbins: Fact, Fantasy, and Fiction, CBS, 2000
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Pilots
- Sister Marie, Rag & Bone, CBS, 1998
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Episodic
- Sandy Marshall, "The Next Victim," Thriller, ABC, 1975
- "The Trap," Tales from the Crypt, HBO, 1991
- Helen, Davis Rules, ABC, 1991
- Sibella Stone, "Love's Deadly Desire," Murder, She Wrote, CBS,1993
- Rae Morrison, "Book of Renovation, Chapter 1," L.A. Law, NBC, 1993
- Rae Morrison, "Leap of Faith," L.A. Law, NBC, 1993
- Rae Morrison, "How Much Is that Bentley in the Window," L.A. Law,NBC, 1993
- Sylvie Tannen, "Informed Consent," Chicago Hope, CBS, 1995
- Grandma Claudia, "Leaving Normal," Roswell, The WB, 1999
- Also appeared in Danger, CBS; Monodrama Theater.
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WRITINGS
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Autobiographies
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Baby Doll, Arbor House, 1983
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To Africa with Love: A Romantic Adventure, D.I. Fine, 1986
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Fiction
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A Roman Tale, D.I. Fine, 1986
Further Reference
OTHER SOURCES
Books:
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Writers Directory, January, 1988, 14th edition, St. James Press, 1999.
Periodicals:
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Interview, p. 64.
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People Weekly, October 24, 1983, p. 16; November 7, 1983, p. 75.
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