Diane Baker
Diane Carol Baker (born February 25, 1938 in Hollywood , California ) is an American actress and film producer .
Life
Diane Baker, who grew up in Hollywood, moved to New York at the age of 18 , where she studied ballet with Nina Fonaroff and acting with Charles Conrad. She later attended the Estelle Harman Workshop in Los Angeles . In 1958, the then 20-year-old actress received a seven -year contract with the 20th Century Fox studio , which marked the start of her film career.
Baker made her debut in 1959 in the three Oscars drama The Diary of Anne Frank in the role of Margot Frank , for which she received a Golden Globe nomination for best young actress the following year . Also in 1959 she was the friend of Pat Boone's character in the adventure film The Journey to the Center of the Earth, based on the book by Jules Verne . For her role in the thriller Der Preis (1963), in which she appeared alongside Paul Newman and Elke Sommer , she was again nominated for a Golden Globe in 1964. She received an Emmy Award nomination in 1966 for her role in the television drama Inherit the Wind (1965), a television adaptation of the play Who Sows the Wind . In her films from the 1960s, Baker often played friendly and beautiful young women who were courted by the main cast. She made a dramatic departure from this image in 1964 in William Castle's horror thriller The Straitjacket as the ax-murdering daughter of Joan Crawford . Her appearance as the sister-in-law of Sean Connery , who causes some conflicts, in Alfred Hitchcock's thriller Marnie (1964) was also very spirited .
In the 1970s cinema, which was shaped by New Hollywood , there were only a few roles left for Baker, from then on she was mostly seen in television productions. She took on guest roles in series such as Columbo , Kojak - Einsatz in Manhattan , Mord ist Her Hobby and Die Nanny . In 1991, Baker played in Jonathan Demme's thriller The Silence of the Lambs, the US Senator Ruth Martin , whose daughter Catherine is kidnapped by a serial killer. Between 2005 and 2012 she was in the successful Dr. House as his mother Blythe House .
In the 1970s she began working as a film producer for television series, B-films and short films, which she continued into the 2010s. She was nominated for an Emmy for her production work on the mini-television series Des Lebens bitter Sweet (1985), an adaptation of the novel A Woman of Substance by Barbara Taylor Bradford . She also played a supporting role in this series. Baker also spent many years as an acting teacher, including 14 years at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco , where she is now Executive Director and received an honorary doctorate .
Filmography (selection)
- 1959: The Diary of Anne Frank (The Diary of Anne Frank)
- 1959: All my dreams (The Best of Everything)
- 1959: Journey to the Center of the Earth (Journey to the Center of the Earth)
- 1960: The Wizard of Baghdad
- 1960: Tess of the Storm Country
- 1961: The Lion of Sparta (The 300 Spartans)
- 1962: Hemingway 's Adventures of a Young Man
- 1962: Nine Hours to eternity (Nine Hours to Rama)
- 1963: Happiness in His Arms (Stolen Hours)
- 1963: The prize (The Prize)
- 1963–1966: Dr. Kildare (TV series, 7 episodes)
- 1964: The Strait Jacket
- 1964: Marnie
- 1965: The 27th floor (Mirage)
- 1965: Inherit the Wind (TV movie)
- 1966–1971: The People of Shiloh Ranch ( The Virginan ; TV series, 3 episodes)
- 1967: Invasion of Wega ( The Invaders ; TV series, 1 episode)
- 1967: On the Flight ( The Fugitive; TV series, 2 episodes)
- 1967/1971: Bonanza (TV series, 2 episodes)
- 1968: Krakatoa - The Greatest Adventure of the Last Century (Krakatoa, East of Java)
- 1968: The Horse in the Gray Flannel Suit
- 1970: Death of a Citizen (The Old Man Who Cried Wolf)
- 1970: Cobra, Take Over ( Mission: Impossible ; TV series, 3 episodes)
- 1973: Here We Go Again (TV series, 13 episodes)
- 1976: Baker's Hawk
- 1976: Columbo (TV series, episode The Old Man and Death )
- 1977: Kojak - used in Manhattan (TV series, 2 episodes)
- 1978: Love Boat (TV series, 1 episode)
- 1978–1983: Fantasy Island (TV series, 4 episodes)
- 1984: Life's bitter sweetness ( A Woman of Substance ; miniseries, 2 episodes - also producer)
- 1987–1992: Murder is her hobby ( Murder, She Wrote ; TV series, 3 episodes)
- 1990: What does a life cost? (The Closer)
- 1991: The Silence of the Lambs (The Silence of the Lambs)
- 1993: Daughters of Heaven (The Joy Luck Club)
- 1993: Money doesn't stink or does it? (Twenty Bucks)
- 1994: Our world was a beautiful lie (Imaginary Crimes)
- 1995: The Power (The Net)
- 1996: Cable Guy - The pain in the ass (The Cable Guy)
- 1996: Courage Under Fire (Courage Under Fire)
- 1997: Murder in the White House (Murder at 1600)
- 1998: The Nanny ( The Nanny ; TV Series, 1 episode)
- 2000: Emergency Room: Die Notaufnahme ( ER ; TV series, 1 episode)
- 2003: A Mighty Wind
- 2005: The Keeper: The Legend of Omar Khayyam
- 2005–2012: Dr. House (TV series, 4 episodes)
- 2010: Lie to Me (TV series, 1 episode)
- 2012: Hemingway & Gellhorn (TV movie)
- 2013: Carriers - Die Leihgabe ( The Surrogate , TV film)
Web links
- Diane Baker in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Official website (English)
- Diane Baker at filmreference.com (English)
- Diane Baker in the German dubbing file
Individual evidence
- ↑ Diane Baker | Biography, Movie Highlights and Photos. Retrieved October 28, 2019 (American English).
- ^ Diane Baker Reflects on Alfred Hitchcock's Directing Methods and the State of Acting. Retrieved October 28, 2019 .
- ^ Diane Baker Reflects on Alfred Hitchcock's Directing Methods and the State of Acting. Retrieved October 28, 2019 .
- ^ Honorary Doctorate Recipient: Diane Baker, "Academy Art U News. Retrieved October 28, 2019 .
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SURNAME | Baker, Diane |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Baker, Diane Carol (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-american actress |
DATE OF BIRTH | February 25, 1938 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Hollywood , California, United States |