Personal Info
Birth date
1931-05-28 (94 Years)
Gender
Female
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Johnstown, Pennsylvania, USA
Also known as
Carrol Baker
Karolina Piekarski
کارول بیکر
Carroll Baker
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.
Filmography
The Mike Douglas Show
5.375
Overview:
The Mike Douglas Show is an American daytime television talk show hosted by Mike Douglas that originally aired only in the Cleveland area during much of its first two years on the air. It then went into syndication in 1963 and remained on television until 1982. It was distributed by Westinghouse Broadcasting and for much of its run, originated from studios of two of the company's TV stations in Cleveland and Philadelphia.Murder, She Wrote
7.5
Overview:
An unassuming mystery writer turned sleuth uses her professional insight to help solve real-life homicide cases.What's My Line?
6.9
Overview:
Four panelists must determine guests' occupations - and, in the case of famous guests, while blindfolded, their identity - by asking only "yes" or "no" questions.Chicago Hope
7.243
Overview:
Chicago Hope is an American medical drama television series, created by David E. Kelley. It ran on CBS from September 18, 1994, to May 4, 2000. The series is set in a fictional private charity hospital in Chicago, Illinois. The show is set to return in the fall of 2013 on TVGN in reruns.Tales from the Crypt
7.949
Overview:
Cadaverous scream legend the Crypt Keeper is your macabre host for these forays of fright and fun based on the classic E.C. Comics tales from back in the day. So shamble up to the bar and pick your poison. Will it be an insane Santa on a personal slay ride? Honeymooners out to fulfill the "til death do we part" vow ASAP?L.A. Law
7.1
Overview:
L.A. Law is an American television legal drama series that ran for eight seasons on NBC from September 15, 1986, to May 19, 1994. Created by Steven Bochco and Terry Louise Fisher, it contained many of Bochco's trademark features including a large number of parallel storylines, social drama and off-the-wall humor. It reflected the social and cultural ideologies of the 1980s and early 1990s, and many of the cases featured on the show dealt with hot-topic issues such as abortion, racism, gay rights, homophobia, sexual harassment, AIDS, and domestic violence. The series often also reflected social tensions between the wealthy senior lawyer protagonists and their less well-paid junior staff. The show was popular with audiences and critics, and won 15 Emmy Awards throughout its run, four of which were for Outstanding Drama Series.The Oscars
7
Overview:
An annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry. The various category winners are awarded a copy of a statuette, officially the Academy Award of Merit, that is better known by its nickname Oscar.Roswell
7.691
Overview:
Bizarre things start happening in the little New Mexico town where UFOs were spotted in 1947. Cut to 1999, when a cute high-school student saves the life of a teenage waitress. Surrounded by cliques of clever, angst-filled classmates, the two form a bond that threatens the survival of a secret universe involving superhuman powers, a yen for hot sauce and an alien gene pool.The Lyon's Den
9.3
Overview:
John "Jack" Turner is a maverick scion from an American political dynasty, a "true believer," who must reconcile his passion for the purity of law in the morally ambiguous world he inhabits, in which no one is who they appear to be. Content with working in a small pro-bono law clinic in Washington, D.C. – at the urging of his more practical longtime friend and colleague, George Riley – Turner reluctantly accepts the position of managing partner in the sponsoring law firm of Lyon, LaCrosse, and Levine in order to save the clinic.Thriller
6.6
Overview:
Thriller is a British television series, originally broadcast in the UK from 1973 to 1976. It is an anthology series: each episode has a self-contained story and its own cast. As the title suggests, each story is a thriller of some variety, from tales of the supernatural to down-to-earth whodunits.P.S. I Luv U
5.8
Overview:
P.S. I Luv U is an American crime drama series. The title derived from the phone number of fictitious Palm Security and Investigations, which was 774-5888, which can be reached by dialing "PSI-LUVU" on a standard North American telephone.Grand
5.5
Overview:
In the piano-making town of Grand, Pennsylvania, Janice Pasetti keeps house for factory owner Harris Weldon, his newlywed niece and her husband, while raising her teenage daughter.E! True Hollywood Story
8.103
Overview:
E! True Hollywood Story is an American documentary series on E! that deals with famous Hollywood celebrities, movies, TV shows and also well-known public figures. Among the topics covered on the program include salacious re-tellings of Hollywood secrets, show-biz scandals, celebrity murders and mysteries, porn-star biographies, and "where-are-they-now?" investigations of former child stars. It frequently features in-depth interviews, actual courtroom footage, and dramatic reenactments. When aired on the E! network, episodes will be updated to reflect the current life or status of the subject.The Body
4.4
Overview:
A beautiful woman who lives on an island with her abusive husband, entices a young man into a murder-for-money plot.The Game
7.565
Overview:
In honor of his birthday, San Francisco banker Nicholas Van Orton, a financial genius and a cold-hearted loner, receives an unusual present from his younger brother, Conrad: a gift certificate to play a unique kind of game. In nary a nanosecond, Nicholas finds himself consumed by a dangerous set of ever-changing rules, unable to distinguish where the charade ends and reality begins.The Greatest Story Ever Told
6.4
Overview:
From his birth in Bethlehem to his death and eventual resurrection, the life of Jesus Christ is given the all-star treatment in this epic retelling. Major aspects of Christ's life are touched upon, including the execution of all the newborn males in Egypt by King Herod; Christ's baptism by John the Baptist; and the betrayal by Judas after the Last Supper that eventually leads to Christ's crucifixion and miraculous return.Giant
7.6
Overview:
Wealthy rancher Bick Benedict and dirt-poor cowboy Jett Rink both woo Leslie Lynnton, a beautiful young woman from Maryland who is new to Texas. She marries Benedict, but she is shocked by the racial bigotry of the White Texans against the local people of Mexican descent. Rink discovers oil on a small plot of land, and while he uses his vast, new wealth to buy all the land surrounding the Benedict ranch, the Benedict's disagreement over prejudice fuels conflict that runs across generations.The Big Country
7.601
Overview:
Retired wealthy sea captain Jim McKay arrives in the Old West, where he becomes embroiled in a feud between his future father-in-law, Major Terrill, and the rough and lawless Hannasseys over a valuable patch of land.Kindergarten Cop
6.114
Overview:
Hard-edged cop John Kimble gets more than he bargained for when he goes undercover as a kindergarten teacher to get the goods on a brutal drug lord while at the same time protecting the man's young son. Pitted against a class of boisterous moppets whose antics try his patience and test his mettle, Kimble may have met his match … in more ways than one.How the West Was Won
6.982
Overview:
The epic tale of the development of the American West from the 1830s through the Civil War to the end of the century, as seen through the eyes of one pioneer family.Hitler's SS: Portrait in Evil
4.85
Overview:
The two-part TV movie Hitler's SS: Portrait in Evil crystallizes that evil by concentrating on two Berlin brothers. In 1931, Helmut Hoffman a brilliant student and self-styled opportunist, joins Hitler's SS. At the same time, his younger brother Karl, a top athlete and idealist, becomes a chauffeur for the "S.A.".Another Woman's Husband
3.8
Overview:
When Laurel signs up for swimming lessons, she becomes best friends with her teacher Susan - until they realize Laurel’s boyfriend and Susan’s husband are the same man.Confessions of a Frustrated Housewife
6.417
Overview:
A wealthy man suffers from impotence whenever he tries to make love to his wife. Since Viagara hadn't been invented yet, his swinging liberal doctor instead recommends a strong dose of infidelity. Before long he is rolling in the hay with a young lovely and needless to say his impotence problem is cured (it's amazing that he doesn't have a heart attack though). His wife is a little bitter, however, and decides to embark on her own affair. And if you're wondering with whom, well, just look at the title.Hollywood Uncensored
5.5
Overview:
Douglas Fairbanks Jr. and Peter Fonda host an examination of the history of decency standards for movies from the early 1920s onwards.Cheyenne Autumn
6.7
Overview:
A reluctant cavalry Captain must track a defiant tribe of migrating Cheyenne.Ironweed
6.3
Overview:
An alcoholic drifter spends Halloween in his hometown of Albany, New York after returning there for the first time in decades.Captain Apache
4.5
Overview:
The title character is a US army Captain of Native American descent who is asked to investigate the murder of an Indian agent. His only clue is "April morning", the last words spoken by the victim. Can he unravel the mystery before the clock runs out?Baby Doll
7.079
Overview:
Archie Lee Meighan is a failing cotton gin owner who is married to Baby Doll, a 19-year old childlike beauty whose father arranged the marriage for financial reasons. As Archie awaits the arrival of Baby Doll's 20th birthday, the day that they are supposed to consummate their marriage, he faces interference from business rival Silva Vacarro, who plots to seduce Baby Doll away from Meighan.Acting
2017Carroll Baker: Vom Baby Doll zur Lady Glamour as Self
2011Hollywood Scandals as Self
2009Western Legenden - Made in Hollywood as Self
2008You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story as Self
2006Baby Doll: See No Evil as Self
2003The Lyon's Den (1 Episode) as Jack's Mother
2003Time Machine: When Cowboys Were King as Self
2002Cinerama Adventure as Self
2000Another Woman's Husband as Laurel’s mother
1999Roswell (1 Episode) as Claudia Parker
1998Nowhere to Go as Nana
1998Rag and Bone as Sister Marie, Tony's Aunt
1997Heart Full of Rain as Edith Pearl Dockett
1997The Game as Ilsa
1997Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western as Self
1997Skeletons as Nancy Norton
1997North Shore Fish as Arlyne
1996Just Your Luck as Momie
1996Return to 'Giant' as Self
1996E! True Hollywood Story (1 Episode) as Unknown
1996La signora della città as Martha Sheppard
1996Dalva as Naomi
1996Clark Gable: Tall, Dark, and Handsome as Self
1995Storie di seduzione as Diana's Mother
1995Roger Moore: A Matter of Class as Self
1995Charlton Heston: For All Seasons as Self
1995In the Flesh as Elaine Mitchelson
1994Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage as Baby Doll Meighan (archive footage)
1994Chicago Hope (1 Episode) as Sylvie Tannen
1993A Kiss to Die For as Mrs. Graham
1993Men Don't Tell as Ruth
1993Judgment Day: The John List Story as Alma List
1992Cyber Eden as Madame
1991Blonde Fist as Lovell Summers
1991P.S. I Luv U (1 Episode) as Victoria
1990Kindergarten Cop as Eleanor Crisp
1990Gipsy Angel as Pheobe
1990Grand (3 Episodes) as Viva
1989Tales from the Crypt (1 Episode) as Mother Paloma ("segment "The Trap")
1987Ironweed as Annie Phelan
1987Hollywood Uncensored as Self
1987On Fire as Maureen Leary
1986Native Son as Mrs. Dalton
1986L.A. Law (3 Episodes) as Rae Morrison
1985What Mad Pursuit as Louise Steinhauser
1985Hitler's SS: Portrait in Evil as Gerda Hoffman
1984Murder, She Wrote (1 Episode) as Sibella Stone
1984The Secret Diary of Sigmund Freud as Mama Freud
1983Star 80 as Dorothy's Mum
1983Red Monarch as Ellen Brown
1980The Watcher in the Woods as Helen Curtis
1979The World Is Full of Married Men as Linda Cooper
1978Cyclone as Sheila
1977Bad as Hazel Aiken
1976Shattered Dreams as Carol
1976Confessions of a Frustrated Housewife as Laura
1976Blackmail Chase as Polly Pott
1975Bloodbath as Treasure
1975The Private Lesson as Laura Formenti
1975James Dean: The First American Teenager as Self
1975The Next Victim as Sandy Marshall
1975Valentina... The Virgin Wife as Lucia
1974The Body as Madeliene
1973The Flower with Petals of Steel as Evelyne Graffi
1973Baba Yaga as Baba Yaga
1973Thriller (1 Episode) as Sandy Marshall
1972Knife of Ice as Martha Caldwell
1971The Devil with Seven Faces as Julie Harrison / Mary Harrison
1971Captain Apache as Maude
1971The Fourth Victim as Julie Spencer / Lillian Martin
1970A Quiet Place to Kill as Helen
1969So Sweet... So Perverse as Nicole Perrier
1969Paranoia as Kathryn West
1968The Sweet Body of Deborah as Deborah
1967Jack of Diamonds as Carroll Baker
1967The Harem as Margherita
1965Harlow as Jean Harlow
1965Mister Moses as Julie Anderson
1965The Greatest Story Ever Told as Veronica
1965Sylvia as Sylvia: West (Karoki, Kay, Carlyle)
1964Cheyenne Autumn as Deborah Wright
1964The Carpetbaggers as Rina Marlowe Cord
1963The Paradise Suite as Lena Roland
1963Station Six-Sahara as Catherine
1962How the West Was Won as Eve Prescott Rawlings
1961Something Wild as Mary Ann Robinson
1961The Mike Douglas Show (1 Episode) as Self
1961Bridge to the Sun as Gwen Terasaki
1959The Miracle as Teresa
1959But Not for Me as Ellie Brown / Borden
1958The Big Country as Patricia Terrill
1958Fun in the Big Country as Self
1956Baby Doll as Baby Doll Meighan
1956Giant as Luz Benedict II
1956New York Premiere Telecast 'Giant' as Self
1956Cinépanorama (1 Episode) as Self
1953Easy to Love as Clarice
1953The Oscars (2 Episodes) as Self
1950What's My Line? (2 Episodes) as Self - Mystery Guest