Betsy Baker
Betsy Baker (born May 8, 1955 in Cedar Rapids , Iowa ) is an American actress and singer . She became famous for her role as Linda in the 1981 horror film Dance of the Devil .
Life
Betsy Baker was born on May 8, 1955 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. She grew up in St. Joseph , where she took piano lessons as well as singing and dancing from the age of five. Baker graduated from Michigan State University and then performed with a vocal group called Musicana in several states, including the Eden Roc Hotel in Miami . After her time with the dance group, she settled in Detroit , where she took acting classes.
Baker played her first film role in 1981 in the television production Word of Honor . In the same year she was discovered by the director and producer Sam Raimi , who cast her in the role of Linda in the horror film Dance of the Devils . It would be Baker's most famous role. She declined a planned appearance in the sequel Tanz der Teufel II - Now is danced more because of the birth of her daughter.
After she starred in the 1990 television film Appearances , Baker quit her acting career to devote herself to her family. In 2007 she returned to the film business with a role in Witches' Night . She has since appeared primarily as a star guest in television series, including in individual episodes of True Blood , New Girl , Ray Donovan and American Horror Story . In 2013, Baker made a cameo in The Fantastic World of Oz . In 2018 she played the role of Jocelyn Vickery in four episodes of Sharp Objects and was seen as Janice in two episodes of Shameless .
Filmography (selection)
Movies
- 1981: Word of Honor
- 1981: Tanz der Teufel ( The Evil Dead )
- 1990: Appearances
- 2007: Witches' Night
- 2013: The Fantastic World of Oz (Oz the Great and Powerful)
- 2016: Social Norm
- 2016: Lake Eerie
TV Shows
Unless otherwise mentioned, one sequence in each case
- 2009: Emergency Room - The Emergency Room (ER)
- 2010: Southland
- 2013: Monday Mornings
- 2014: The Middle
- 2014: Zeit der Sehnsucht ( Days of Our Lives ; two episodes)
- 2014: True Blood
- 2015: New Girl
- 2015: The Last Ship
- 2016: rush hour
- 2016: Ray Donovan
- 2016: Mistresses
- 2016: American Horror Story
- 2016: Shooter
- 2017: The Orville
- 2018: Sharp Objects (four episodes)
- 2018: Shameless (two episodes)
Web links
- Betsy Baker in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- official website (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Joel Harley: Interview: Betsy Baker The Evil Dead (1981). In: Starburst Magazine. April 4, 2013, accessed October 22, 2019 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Baker, Betsy |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American actress and singer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 8, 1955 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Cedar Rapids , Iowa , United States |