Full Name Becky Gelke Role Actress Occupation Actress Spouse Dylan Baker (m. 1990) | Years active 1978–present Children Willa Baker Name Becky Baker | |
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Born February 17, 1953 (age 71) ( 1953-02-17 ) Fort Knox, Kentucky, U.S. Nominations Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Lead Actress, Resident Musical Movies and TV shows Girls, Freaks and Geeks, A Simple Plan, Storm of the Century, Nights in Rodanthe Similar People Dylan Baker, Joe Flaherty, Peter Scolari, Samm Levine, Natasha Melnick | ||
Becky ann baker girls on the red carpet at the 2017 creative arts emmys
Becky Ann Baker (born February 17, 1953) is an American actress who is known for her portrayal of Jean Weir on NBC's Emmy Award-winning Freaks and Geeks and for her role as Loreen Horvath on HBO's Emmy Award-winning Girls, for which she received a Primetime Emmy nomination.
Contents
- Becky ann baker girls on the red carpet at the 2017 creative arts emmys
- Becky ann baker girls reveals jumping and crying when lena dunham told her about emmy nomination
- Early life
- Career
- Personal life
- Filmography
- References
Becky ann baker girls reveals jumping and crying when lena dunham told her about emmy nomination
Early life
Baker was born Becky Gelke in Fort Knox, Kentucky.
Career
Baker's film credits include Blue Steel, Jacob's Ladder, Lorenzo's Oil, Unstrung Heroes, Sabrina, Ridley Scott's White Squall, Men in Black, In & Out, Woody Allen's Celebrity, Sam Raimi's A Simple Plan (for which she received a Blockbuster Entertainment Award nomination), Two Weeks Notice, Steven Spielberg's War of the Worlds, Stay, The Night Listener, Death of a President, and Spider-Man 3.
In addition to Freaks and Geeks, her television credits include Stephen King's Storm of the Century and guest spots on L.A. Law, Frasier, Star Trek: Voyager, Sex & the City, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Oz and All My Children.
An accomplished stage performer, Baker made her Broadway debut in the 1981 production of The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, and received a Drama-Logue Award in 1994 for her work in Night and Her Stars. She is a founding member of New York-based theatre company The Drama Dept.
In 2009, she appeared in the NBC series Kings, playing the minor role of Jessie Shepherd, mother of protagonist David Shepherd. Her real-life husband, Dylan Baker, played antagonist William Cross in the series.
Personal life
Baker used her birth name, Becky Gelke, as her professional name until she married actor Dylan Baker in 1990.
Filmography
Actress
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All Happy Families (pre-production)
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Grand Death Lotto (post-production)
2023
The Girls on the Bus (TV Series) (post-production) as
Norah
2023
Starbright as
Teresa
2023
Ted Lasso (TV Series) as
Dottie Lasso
- Mom City (2023) - Dottie Lasso
2022
Outpost as
Bertha
2017
The Good Fight (TV Series) as
Alma Hoff
- The End of Football (2022) - Alma Hoff
- Day 478 (2018) - Alma Hoff
- Henceforth Known as Property (2017) - Alma Hoff
2022
Partner Track (TV Series) as
Gigi Weaver
- Meta-Strategy (2022) - Gigi Weaver
2022
The Resort (TV Series) as
Jan
- A History of Forgetting (2022) - Jan
- A Noxious Toothworm (2022) - Jan
- Tempus Exhaurire (2022) - Jan
- The Disappointment of Time (2022) - Jan
2022
We've Been Trying to Reach You About Your Car's Extended Warranty (TV Movie) as
Older Woman
2022
Alone Together as
Jan
2022
American Hostage (Podcast Series) as
Sally
- Live: On National Television (2022) - Sally
- To Kill or Not to Kill (2022) - Sally
- Playing with Fire (2022) - Sally
- The Interview (2022) - Sally
- The Profiler (2022) - Sally
- The Man with the Microphone (2022) - Sally
2021
Billions (TV Series) as
Brenda
- Implosion (2021) - Brenda
- Copenhagen (2021) - Brenda
2021
New Amsterdam (TV Series) as
Gwen Bennett
- Fight Time (2021) - Gwen Bennett
- Things Fall Apart (2021) - Gwen Bennett
- Pressure Drop (2021) - Gwen Bennett
- Disconnected (2021) - Gwen Bennett
- This Is All I Need (2021) - Gwen Bennett
2020
Social Distance (TV Mini Series) as
Carolyn Currier
- Humane Animal Trap (2020) - Carolyn Currier
2020
Holler as
Linda
2020
Little Voice (TV Series) as
Elaine
- Ghost Light (2020) - Elaine
- I Don't Know (2020) - Elaine
2020
The Chest (Short) as
Officer Candy
2020
Council of Dads (TV Series) as
Grandma
- Tradition! (2020) - Grandma
- Pilot (2020) - Grandma
2020
The Half of It as
Mrs. Geselschap
2020
Hunters (TV Series) as
Juanita Kreps
- Shalom Motherf***er (2020) - Juanita Kreps
- (Ruth 1:16) (2020) - Juanita Kreps
- At Night, All Birds Are Black (2020) - Juanita Kreps
- The Pious Thieves (2020) - Juanita Kreps
2020
Katy Keene (TV Series) as
June Kelly
- Chapter Two: You Can't Hurry Love (2020) - June Kelly
2020
Manhunt (TV Series) as
Patricia Rudolph
- Open Season (2020) - Patricia Rudolph
- Land of the Noonday Sun (2020) - Patricia Rudolph
2020
Little America (TV Series) as
Mrs. Wren
- The Manager (2020) - Mrs. Wren
2019
Younger (TV Series) as
Bronwyn Madigan
- Merger, She Wrote (2019) - Bronwyn Madigan
- An Inside Glob (2019) - Bronwyn Madigan
2019
Big Little Lies (TV Series) as
Judge Marylin Cipriani
- I Want to Know (2019) - Judge Marylin Cipriani
- The Bad Mother (2019) - Judge Marylin Cipriani
- Kill Me (2019) - Judge Marylin Cipriani
2019
We Were an Island (Short) as
Nan Kellam
2019
On Our Way (Short) as
Mom (voice)
2018
Brockmire (TV Series) as
Jean Brockmire Glasscock
- Opening Day (2019) - Jean Brockmire Glasscock
- Banned for Life (2019) - Jean Brockmire Glasscock
- Caught in a Rundown (2018) - Jean Brockmire Glasscock
- Retirement Ceremony (2018) - Jean Brockmire Glasscock
2019
After Class as
Mary
2019
The Blacklist (TV Series) as
Judge Roberta Wilkins
- The Cryptobanker (No. 160) (2019) - Judge Roberta Wilkins
- Minister D (No. 99) (2019) - Judge Roberta Wilkins
- General Shiro (No. 116) (2019) - Judge Roberta Wilkins
- The Ethicist (No. 91) (2019) - Judge Roberta Wilkins
- Alter Ego (No. 131) (2019) - Judge Roberta Wilkins
- The Pharmacist (No. 124) (2019) - Judge Roberta Wilkins
2018
The Chaperone as
Lois
2017
NCIS: New Orleans (TV Series) as
Special Agent Paula Boyd
- Rogue Nation (2017) - Special Agent Paula Boyd
2017
Rufus (Short) as
Phyllis
2017
The Night Shift (TV Series) as
Lily Alister
- Turbulence (2017) - Lily Alister
2017
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (TV Series) as
Stacey
- Kimmy Googles the Internet! (2017) - Stacey
2012
Girls (TV Series) as
Loreen Horvath
- Latching (2017) - Loreen Horvath
- Gummies (2017) - Loreen Horvath
- Painful Evacuation (2017) - Loreen Horvath
- All I Ever Wanted (2017) - Loreen Horvath
- I Love You Baby (2016) - Loreen Horvath
- Queen for Two Days (2016) - Loreen Horvath
- Good Man (2016) - Loreen Horvath
- Home Birth (2015) - Loreen Horvath
- Daddy Issues (2015) - Loreen Horvath
- Tad & Loreen & Avi & Shanaz (2015) - Loreen Horvath
- Triggering (2015) - Loreen Horvath
- Iowa (2015) - Loreen Horvath
- Two Plane Rides (2014) - Loreen Horvath
- Flo (2014) - Loreen Horvath
- She Said OK (2014) - Loreen Horvath
- On All Fours (2013) - Loreen Horvath
- It's Back (2013) - Loreen Horvath
- Video Games (2013) - Loreen Horvath
- The Return (2012) - Loreen Horvath
- Pilot (2012) - Loreen Horvath
2017
Table 19 as
Carol Millner
2017
Doubt (TV Series) as
Eloise Kirk
- Pilot (2017) - Eloise Kirk
2016
Crisis in Six Scenes (TV Mini Series) as
Lee
- Episode #1.6 (2016) - Lee
- Episode #1.1 (2016) - Lee
2016
Nightfire (Short) as
Diane Rogers
2012
The Good Wife (TV Series) as
Alma Hoff
- Shoot (2016) - Alma Hoff
- The Last Call (2014) - Alma Hoff
- Battle of the Proxies (2012) - Alma Hoff
2015
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (TV Series) as
Deborah / Voice Over
- Bail (2015) - Deborah
- Government Surveillance (2015) - Voice Over (voice)
2015
Madam Secretary (TV Series) as
Chancellor Frieda Schulz
- Spartan Figures (2015) - Chancellor Frieda Schulz
2015
Gotham (TV Series) as
Marge
- Everyone Has a Cobblepot (2015) - Marge
2015
The End of the Tour as
Bookstore Manager
2002
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV Series) as
Vivienne Patton / Mrs. Brice
- Forgiving Rollins (2014) - Vivienne Patton
- Juvenile (2002) - Mrs. Brice
2014
23 Blast as
Patty Wheatley
2014
Black Box (TV Series) as
Eileen Giordano
- Emotion (2014) - Eileen Giordano
2014
Mind Games (TV Series) as
Cathy Steward
- Asymmetric Dominance (2014) - Cathy Steward
2013
Elementary (TV Series) as
Pam
- Snow Angels (2013) - Pam
2013
Person of Interest (TV Series) as
Deputy Erica Schmidt
- Proteus (2013) - Deputy Erica Schmidt
2012
The Discoverers as
Mary
2012
Hope Springs as
Cora, The Waitress
2012
Smash (TV Series) as
Mrs. Cartwright
- Enter Mr. DiMaggio (2012) - Mrs. Cartwright
- Pilot (2012) - Mrs. Cartwright
2012
A Gifted Man (TV Series) as
Mary Polanco
- In Case of a Bolt from the Blue (2012) - Mary Polanco
2010
Nurse Jackie (TV Series) as
Elaine
- What the Day Brings (2010) - Elaine
2010
Mercy (TV Series) as
Gianna
- There Is No Superwoman (2010) - Gianna
2010
The Electric Company (TV Series) as
Natalie McNally
- Bananas (2010) - Natalie McNally
2009
Kings (TV Series) as
Jessie Shepherd
- Javelin (2009) - Jessie Shepherd
- Chapter One (2009) - Jessie Shepherd
- The Sabbath Queen (2009) - Jessie Shepherd
- Judgment Day (2009) - Jessie Shepherd
- Insurrection (2009) - Jessie Shepherd
- Prosperity (2009) - Jessie Shepherd
- Goliath: Part Two (2009) - Jessie Shepherd
- Goliath: Part One (2009) - Jessie Shepherd
2009
Important Things with Demetri Martin (TV Series) as
Revenger's Mom
- Power (2009) - Revenger's Mom
2008
Nights in Rodanthe as
Dot
2007
Spinning Into Butter as
Ruby
2007
All My Children (TV Series) as
Marj Luper / Mrs. Luper
- Episode #1.9589 (2007) - Marj Luper
- Episode #1.9588 (2007) - Marj Luper
- Episode #1.9584 (2007) - Mrs. Luper
2007
Spider-Man 3 as
Mrs. Stacy
2006
Death of a President as
Eleanor Drake
2006
Conviction (TV Series) as
Deborah Cole
- Downhill (2006) - Deborah Cole
2006
The Night Listener as
Waitress
2005
Stealing Martin Lane as
Winifred Jones (as Becky Baker)
2002
Law & Order (TV Series) as
Defense Attorney Carolyn Walters / Susan Simels
- House of Cards (2005) - Defense Attorney Carolyn Walters
- Oxymoron (2002) - Susan Simels
2005
Stay as
Paramedic #1 / Butch Cook
2005
Tracks (Short) as
Frizzy
2005
War of the Worlds as
Disaster Relief Volunteer
2005
Gretchen as
Lori Finkle
2005
The Exonerated (TV Movie) as
Defense Lawyer #1
2004
Life as We Know It (TV Series) as
Amanda Conner
- Breaking Away (2005) - Amanda Conner (uncredited)
- Family Hard-ships (2004) - Amanda Conner
- Secrets & Lies (2004) - Amanda Conner
- Partly Cloudy, Chance of Sex (2004) - Amanda Conner
2003
Oz (TV Series) as
Greta
- Exeunt Omnes (2003) - Greta
2002
Two Weeks Notice as
RV Woman
2002
The Education of Max Bickford (TV Series) as
Kathryn
- Money Changes Everthing (2002) - Kathryn
2001
Sex and the City (TV Series) as
Betsy
- My Motherboard, My Self (2001) - Betsy
1999
Freaks and Geeks (TV Series) as
Jean Weir
- Noshing and Moshing (2000) - Jean Weir
- Dead Dogs and Gym Teachers (2000) - Jean Weir
- The Little Things (2000) - Jean Weir
- Smooching and Mooching (2000) - Jean Weir
- Discos and Dragons (2000) - Jean Weir
- Kim Kelly Is My Friend (2000) - Jean Weir
- Chokin' and Tokin' (2000) - Jean Weir
- The Garage Door (2000) - Jean Weir
- Looks and Books (2000) - Jean Weir
- The Diary (2000) - Jean Weir
- We've Got Spirit (2000) - Jean Weir
- Girlfriends and Boyfriends (2000) - Jean Weir
- Carded and Discarded (2000) - Jean Weir
- I'm with the Band (1999) - Jean Weir
- Tests and Breasts (1999) - Jean Weir
- Tricks and Treats (1999) - Jean Weir
- Beers and Weirs (1999) - Jean Weir
- Pilot (1999) - Jean Weir
2000
Wonderland (TV Series) as
Dr. Reeples
- Pilot (2000) - Dr. Reeples
1999
Storm of the Century (TV Mini Series) as
Ursula Godsoe
- Episode #1.3 (1999) - Ursula Godsoe
- Episode #1.2 (1999) - Ursula Godsoe
- Episode #1.1 (1999) - Ursula Godsoe
1999
The Confession as
Nurse Carrounbois
1998
A Simple Plan as
Nancy Chambers
1998
Celebrity as
Doris - Glenwood High Alumna
1998
Soul Man (TV Series) as
Margo
- Little Black Dress (1998) - Margo
1997
Bad Bosses Go to Hell (Short) as
Architect Boss
1997
In & Out as
Darlene
1997
Men in Black as
Mrs. Redgick
1996
I'm Not Rappaport as
Nurse
1996
Star Trek: Voyager (TV Series) as
Ritual Guide
- Sacred Ground (1996) - Ritual Guide
1996
The Siege at Ruby Ridge (TV Movie) as
Elizabeth
1996
White Squall as
Ms. Boyde
1995
Frasier (TV Series) as
Marge
- Frasier Grinch (1995) - Marge
1995
Sabrina as
Linda
1995
Unstrung Heroes as
Mrs. Harris
1992
Lorenzo's Oil as
Pellerman's Secretary
1992
That Night as
Mrs. Bell
1992
L.A. Law (TV Series) as
Melinda Garrett
- Beauty and the Breast (1992) - Melinda Garrett
1990
Jacob's Ladder as
Nurse
1990
She Said No (TV Movie) as
Gail
1990
Come See the Paradise as
Marge McGurn
1990
Blue Steel as
Nurse #1 (as Becky Gelke)
1989
One Life to Live (TV Series) as
Jaydita
- Episode dated 12 September 1989 (1989) - Jaydita
1988
In the Line of Duty: The F.B.I. Murders (TV Movie) as
Carol Ann (as Becky Gelke)
1988
Full Moon in Blue Water as
Dorothy (as Becky Gelke)
1985
Agent on Ice as
Mrs. Donnelli (as Becky Gelke)
1985
The Protector as
Samantha Alexander (as Becky Gelke)
Producer
2020
Pizza Party (Short) (executive producer)
Soundtrack
2004
The 58th Annual Tony Awards (TV Special) ("Everybody's Got the Right") / (performer: "Everybody's Got the Right")
1999
Freaks and Geeks (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
- Tricks and Treats (1999) - (performer: "Monster Mash" - uncredited)
Self
2022
Would I Lie to You (TV Series) as
Self - Guest
- Show Goat (2022) - Self - Guest
2020
Save West Bank Cafe (TV Special) as
Self
2018
Broadway.com #LiveatFive (TV Series) as
Self
- Becky Ann Baker (2018) - Self
2017
The Barn Theatre: Tomorrow's Stars Today (Documentary) as
Self
2012
Girls: About Girls (Video documentary short) as
Loreen Horvath
2004
The 58th Annual Tony Awards (TV Special) as
Self - Performer
1999
Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (TV Special) as
Self
1997
The Rosie O'Donnell Show (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode #1.206 (1997) - Self
Archive Footage
2018
Say Goodnight Kevin (TV Series) as
Patty Wheatley
- 23 Shots (2018) - Patty Wheatley
2003
Two Weeks Notice: Documentary (Video short) as
RV Woman (uncredited)
References
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