QUICK FACTS
Activity Actress
Real name Becky Ann Gelke
Nationality USA
Born February 17, 1953 (Fort Knox, Kentucky)
BIOGRAPHY
Becky Ann Baker is an American actress who has discreetly participated in some of the most important productions of recent years. Once she became a professional in acting, she made her debut on the theater scene, participating in several plays since the early 80s; She received a Drama-Logue Award in 1994 for her work in the play Night and Her Stars . Her on-screen debut came with the film The Protector (1985) which starred Jackie Chan. At that time she was known as Becky Gelke until in 1990 she married actor Dylan Baker and she decided to change her last name. From the list of her nominated films we can highlight The Oil of Life (1992) directed by George Miller ( Mad Max ), which was nominated for two Oscars, one of them for best screenplay. Likewise, she appeared in Unsung Heroes (1995), directed by actress and director Diane Keaton. Sydney Pollack, actor and director, included her in the cast of Sabrina (1995) alongside Harrison Ford; This film was nominated for best original song at the 1996 Oscars. Among other titles in which she has participated is the series Freaks And Geeks (1999-2000), for which she gained popularity among the public. She later appeared in Spielberg’s War of the Worlds (2005) and briefly in Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man 3 (2007). She was recently part of the cast of Girls (2012-2017), a series for which she was nominated for an Emmy Award on more than one occasion. Likewise, she was in Big Little Lies during its second season (2019) and in the sixth season of The Blacklist (2019). Her projects at Ella’s Door are titled Starbright and The Half of It , both for 2020, and Holler , with no release date.
