Carroll Baker
Gender: Female
Born: 28th May 1931 (currently 80 years old)
Nationality: United States of America
TV programs: Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Special
Movies: Baby Doll, Cheyenne Autumn, Harlow, How the West Was Won, The Game, The Watcher in the Woods, Sylvia, Something Wild, Ironweed, The Miracle, Kindergarten Cop, Bridge to the Sun, Giant, The Carpetbaggers, Captain Apache, Baba Yaga, Confessions of a Frustrated Housewife, But Not for Me, Red Monarch, Mister Moses, The Big Country, The Greatest Story Ever Told, Terror Storm, Dalva, Easy to Love, Knife of Ice, The Private Lesson, Star 80, Another Woman's Husband, Native Son, Bad, Hollywood Uncensored, How the West Was Won: Special Edition: Bonus Material, James Dean: The First American Teenager, Orgasmo
Carroll Baker (born May 28, 1931) is an American actress who has enjoyed popularity as both a serious dramatic actress and, particularly in the 1960s, as a movie sex symbol. Despite being cast in a wide range of roles during her heyday, Baker's beautiful features, blonde hair, and distinctive drawl made her particularly memorable in roles as a brash, flamboyant woman.
Baker was born in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Virginia (née Duffy) and William Watson Baker, who was a traveling salesman. She spent a year at community college, and subsequently worked as a magician's assistant.
Baker began her film career in 1953, with a small part in Easy to Love. After appearing in television commercials and training at New York's Actors Studio, she took a role in the Broadway production of All Summer Long. That appearance brought her to the attention of director Elia Kazan, who cast Baker as the title character in his controversial 1956 Baby Doll. Her Tennessee Williams-scripted role as a Mississippi teenage bride to a failed middle-aged cotton gin owner brought Baker instant fame as well as a certain level of notoriety. Baby Doll would remain the film for which she is best
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