Carroll Baker Carroll Baker (born May 28, 1931) is an American former actress. 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 t ...

(born May 28, 1931) is an American actress of film, stage, and television. Spanning a career of fifty years, Baker appeared in 66 feature and television films, as well as 16 television appearances and over 15 stage credits, including 3

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productions. Her most prolific role was in Elia Kazan's 1956 film ''

Baby Doll ''Baby Doll'' is a 1956 American dramatic black comedy film directed by Elia Kazan, and starring Carroll Baker, Karl Malden, and Eli Wallach. It was produced by Kazan and Tennessee Williams, and adapted by Williams from his own one-act play '' ...

'', which earned her a Golden Globe and an

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nomination for

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. Throughout her career, she became an established movie sex symbol. Baker began her acting career in New York City as a member of the Actors Studio, and starred in Broadway productions before her screen debut in '' Easy to Love'' (1953). After the critical success of ''Baby Doll'', Baker worked consistently throughout the 1960s, starring in westerns such as '' How the West Was Won'' (1962), as well as independent films such as '' Something Wild'' (1961) and melodramas ''

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'' (1964) and '' Sylvia'' (1965). After portraying

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in 1965's '' Harlow'', Baker initiated a legal dispute over her contract with Paramount Pictures, which ultimately led to her being

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ed in Hollywood. Baker moved to Europe in the late 1960s, where she starred in multiple Italian horror and

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s. She saw a return to American cinema in ''

Andy Warhol's Bad ''Andy Warhol's Bad'' is a 1977 comedy film directed by Jed Johnson and starring Carroll Baker, Perry King, and Susan Tyrrell. It was written by Pat Hackett and George Abagnalo, and was the last film produced by Andy Warhol before his death ...

'' in 1977, and later received critical acclaim for her performance in '' Ironweed'' (1987) alongside

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and

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. Baker worked in both television and film into the 1990s, and had supporting roles in the critically acclaimed Hollywood films ''

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'' (1990) and David Fincher's '' The Game'' (1997). She formally retired from acting in 2003.

Screen

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Short subjects

Documentaries

Stage credits

Carroll Baker Come On Strong Broadway 1962

References

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