Carroll Baker

Carroll Baker

actress

Carroll Baker was born on May 28, 1931 in USA. Carroll Baker's big-screen debut came with Easy to Love directed by Charles Walters in 1953. Carroll Baker is known for The Game directed by David Fincher, Michael Douglas stars as Nicholas Van Orton and Sean Penn as Conrad. Carroll Baker has got 4 awards and 6 nominations so far. The most recent award Carroll Baker achieved is Golden Boot Awards. The upcoming new movie Carroll Baker plays is Another Woman's Husband which will be released on Mar 06, 2000.

Carroll Baker was born on May 28, 1931 in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, the daughter of a traveling salesman, William W. Baker. She attended community college for a year and then worked as a dancer and magician's assistant. After a brief marriage, she had a small part in Easy to Love (1953), did TV commercials, and had a bit part on Broadway. She studied at the Actors Studio and was married to director Jack Garfein (one daughter, Blanche Baker). Warner Brothers, sensing a future Marilyn Monroe, cast her in Giant (1956), Baby Doll (1956) (Oscar nomination for her thumb-sucking role), The Carpetbaggers (1964) and Harlow (1965) (title role). Moving to Italy, she made films there and in England, Germany, Mexico and Spain . After returning to American films, she married Donald Burton in 1982 and resided in Hampstead, London in the 1980s. They remained together until Burton's death from emphysema in their home in Cathedral City, California in 2007.

  • Birthday

    May 28, 1931
  • Place of Birth

    Johnstown, Pennsylvania, USA
  • Also known

    Carrol Baker

Known For

Awards

4 wins & 6 nominations

Golden Boot Awards
1996
Winner - Golden Boot
Walk of Fame
1960
Motion Picture
Winner - Star on the Walk of Fame
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