Carroll Baker

Carroll Baker

Acting
Born 1931-05-28Johnstown, Pennsylvania, USA

Biography

Carroll Baker (born May 28, 1931) is a former American actress who has enjoyed popularity as both a serious dramatic actress and, particularly in the 1960s, as a movie sex symbol. After studying under Lee Strasberg at the Actors Studio, Baker began performing on Broadway in 1954. From there, she was recruited by director Elia Kazan to play the lead in the adaptation of two Tennessee Williams plays into the film Baby Doll in 1956. In the mid-1960s, as a contract player for Paramount Pictures, Baker became a sex symbol after appearing as a hedonistic widow in The Carpetbaggers (1964). The film's producer, Joseph E. Levine, cast her in Sylvia before giving her the role of Jean Harlow in the biopic Harlow (1965). Despite significant prepublicity, Harlow was a critical failure, and Baker relocated to Italy in 1966 amid a legal dispute over her contract with Paramount and Levine's overseeing of her career. In Europe, she spent the next 10 years starring in hard-edged giallo and horror films, including Romolo Guerrieri's The Sweet Body of Deborah (1968), a series of four films with Umberto Lenzi beginning with Orgasmo (1969) and ending with Knife of Ice (1972), and Corrado Farina's Baba Yaga (1973). Baker appeared in supporting roles in several acclaimed dramas in the 1980s, including the drama Star 80 (1983) as the mother of murder victim Dorothy Stratten, and the racial drama Native Son (1986), based on the novel by Richard Wright. Through the 1990s Baker had guest roles in several television series, such as Murder, She Wrote; L.A. Law, and Roswell. She formally retired from acting in 2003.

Movies (88)

The Game
7.6

The Game

1997Movie7.6
Giant
7.6

Giant

1956Movie7.6
How the West Was Won
7.0

How the West Was Won

1962Movie7.0
The Greatest Story Ever Told
6.4

The Greatest Story Ever Told

1965Movie6.4
The Big Country
7.6

The Big Country

1958Movie7.6
Kindergarten Cop
6.1

Kindergarten Cop

1990Movie6.1
The Private Lesson
5.4

The Private Lesson

1975Movie5.4
Heart of the Festival
6.7

Heart of the Festival

2002Movie6.7
Bad
6.5

Bad

1977Movie6.5
Cheyenne Autumn
6.7

Cheyenne Autumn

1964Movie6.7
The Watcher in the Woods
5.9

The Watcher in the Woods

1980Movie5.9
Cyclone
5.2

Cyclone

1978Movie5.2
Ironweed
6.3

Ironweed

1987Movie6.3
Baby Doll
7.0

Baby Doll

1956Movie7.0
Just Your Luck
4.8

Just Your Luck

1996Movie4.8
Star 80
6.5

Star 80

1983Movie6.5
North Shore Fish
9.0

North Shore Fish

1997Movie9.0
Hollywood Uncensored
5.4

Hollywood Uncensored

1987Movie5.4
Paranoia
5.9

Paranoia

1969Movie5.9
Valentina... The Virgin Wife
5.1

Valentina... The Virgin Wife

1975Movie5.1
Roger Moore: A Matter of Class
7.7

Roger Moore: A Matter of Class

1995Movie7.7
Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage
9.0

Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage

1994Movie9.0
The Miracle
6.7

The Miracle

1959Movie6.7
Shattered Dreams
7.5

Shattered Dreams

1976Movie7.5
Skeletons
4.2

Skeletons

1997Movie4.2
Gipsy Angel
4.5

Gipsy Angel

1990Movie4.5
Captain Apache
4.7

Captain Apache

1971Movie4.7
Lionpower from MGM
6.3

Lionpower from MGM

1967Movie6.3
The Sweet Body of Deborah
5.6

The Sweet Body of Deborah

1968Movie5.6
Blonde Fist
4.6

Blonde Fist

1991Movie4.6
Sylvia
6.3

Sylvia

1965Movie6.3
Nowhere to Go
7.0

Nowhere to Go

1998Movie7.0
So Sweet... So Perverse
5.6

So Sweet... So Perverse

1969Movie5.6
Hitler's SS: Portrait in Evil
4.9

Hitler's SS: Portrait in Evil

1985Movie4.9
The Carpetbaggers
5.9

The Carpetbaggers

1964Movie5.9
Mister Moses
5.0

Mister Moses

1965Movie5.0
A Quiet Place to Kill
6.6

A Quiet Place to Kill

1970Movie6.6
The Fourth Victim
6.0

The Fourth Victim

1971Movie6.0
On Fire
9.0

On Fire

1987Movie9.0
Something Wild
6.2

Something Wild

1961Movie6.2
Easy to Love
6.2

Easy to Love

1953Movie6.2
Confessions of a Frustrated Housewife
6.2

Confessions of a Frustrated Housewife

1976Movie6.2
Harlow
5.6

Harlow

1965Movie5.6
The Secret Diary of Sigmund Freud
4.6

The Secret Diary of Sigmund Freud

1984Movie4.6
Baba Yaga
5.5

Baba Yaga

1973Movie5.5
James Dean: The First American Teenager
7.5

James Dean: The First American Teenager

1975Movie7.5
The Harem
5.5

The Harem

1967Movie5.5
The Devil with Seven Faces
4.8

The Devil with Seven Faces

1971Movie4.8
Dalva
4.0

Dalva

1996Movie4.0
Native Son
5.2

Native Son

1986Movie5.2
Return to 'Giant'
6.7

Return to 'Giant'

1996Movie6.7
But Not for Me
6.3

But Not for Me

1959Movie6.3
Rag and Bone
4.0

Rag and Bone

1998Movie4.0
Station Six-Sahara
5.9

Station Six-Sahara

1963Movie5.9
Charlton Heston: For All Seasons
5.0

Charlton Heston: For All Seasons

1995Movie5.0
Red Monarch
5.4

Red Monarch

1983Movie5.4
Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western
7.0

Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western

1997Movie7.0
Judgment Day: The John List Story
5.7

Judgment Day: The John List Story

1993Movie5.7
Jack of Diamonds
4.7

Jack of Diamonds

1967Movie4.7
Storie di seduzione
4.0

Storie di seduzione

1995Movie4.0
Cyber Eden
5.3

Cyber Eden

1992Movie5.3
Another Woman's Husband
4.0

Another Woman's Husband

2000Movie4.0
The Next Victim
8.0

The Next Victim

1975Movie8.0
A Kiss to Die For
4.6

A Kiss to Die For

1993Movie4.6
The World Is Full of Married Men
5.0

The World Is Full of Married Men

1979Movie5.0
You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story
8.5

You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story

2008Movie8.5
Knife of Ice
6.1

Knife of Ice

1972Movie6.1
The Body
4.8

The Body

1974Movie4.8
In the Flesh
9.0

In the Flesh

1995Movie9.0
Baby Doll: See No Evil

Baby Doll: See No Evil

2006Movie
Blackmail Chase
9.0

Blackmail Chase

1976Movie9.0
Heart Full of Rain
5.3

Heart Full of Rain

1997Movie5.3
Clark Gable: Tall, Dark, and Handsome
9.0

Clark Gable: Tall, Dark, and Handsome

1996Movie9.0
Men Don't Tell
6.9

Men Don't Tell

1993Movie6.9
Fun in the Big Country

Fun in the Big Country

1958Movie
What Mad Pursuit
10.0

What Mad Pursuit

1985Movie10.0
The Sky is Falling
4.7

The Sky is Falling

1975Movie4.7
Bridge to the Sun
6.9

Bridge to the Sun

1961Movie6.9
The Flower with Petals of Steel
5.4

The Flower with Petals of Steel

1973Movie5.4
Cinerama Adventure
7.7

Cinerama Adventure

2002Movie7.7
Hollywood Scandals

Hollywood Scandals

2011Movie
Time Machine: When Cowboys Were King
9.0

Time Machine: When Cowboys Were King

2003Movie9.0
Western Legenden - Made in Hollywood

Western Legenden - Made in Hollywood

2009Movie
Carroll Baker: Vom Baby Doll zur Lady Glamour

Carroll Baker: Vom Baby Doll zur Lady Glamour

2017Movie
La signora della città
10.0

La signora della città

1996Movie10.0
New York Premiere Telecast 'Giant'
6.0

New York Premiere Telecast 'Giant'

1956Movie6.0
Memories of Giant

Memories of Giant

1998Movie
The Paradise Suite

The Paradise Suite

1963Movie

TV Shows (19)

The Mike Douglas Show
5.8

The Mike Douglas Show

1961Series5.8
Chicago Hope
7.2

Chicago Hope

1994Series7.2
Murder, She Wrote
7.5

Murder, She Wrote

1984Series7.5
American Playhouse
6.6

American Playhouse

1982Series6.6
L.A. Law
7.1

L.A. Law

1986Series7.1
The Merv Griffin Show
6.8

The Merv Griffin Show

1962Series6.8
Tales from the Crypt
8.0

Tales from the Crypt

1989Series8.0
What's My Line?
7.0

What's My Line?

1950Series7.0
Roswell
7.7

Roswell

1999Series7.7
The Oscars
7.0

The Oscars

1953Series7.0
Thriller
7.0

Thriller

1973Series7.0
Cinépanorama
8.7

Cinépanorama

1956Series8.7
The Lyon's Den
8.8

The Lyon's Den

2003Series8.8
P.S. I Luv U
6.4

P.S. I Luv U

1991Series6.4
Sharing Time

Sharing Time

1984Series
W. Somerset Maugham

W. Somerset Maugham

1969Series
Grand
6.7

Grand

1990Series6.7
E! True Hollywood Story
8.1

E! True Hollywood Story

1996Series8.1
Armchair Theatre
6.0

Armchair Theatre

1956Series6.0