Diane Baker

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Diane Baker, 1969

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)

Web links

Commons : Diane Baker  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Diane Baker | Biography, Movie Highlights and Photos. Retrieved October 28, 2019 (American English).
  2. ^ Diane Baker Reflects on Alfred Hitchcock's Directing Methods and the State of Acting. Retrieved October 28, 2019 .
  3. ^ Diane Baker Reflects on Alfred Hitchcock's Directing Methods and the State of Acting. Retrieved October 28, 2019 .
  4. ^ Honorary Doctorate Recipient: Diane Baker, "Academy Art U News. Retrieved October 28, 2019 .
personal data
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