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Blanche Baker is an American actress and filmmaker. She won an Emmy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her work in the television mini-series Holocaust. Baker is known for her role as Ginny Baker in Sixteen Candles; she also starred in the title role of Lolita on Broadway.
In 2012, she produced and starred in a film about Ruth Madoff titled Ruth Madoff Occupies Wall Street.
Birth Name
Blanche Garfein
Born
Thursday, 20 December 1956
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Wild One | Self | 2023 |
| Alice Fades Away | Roxy | 2021 |
| My Daughter Vanished | Helen | 2018 |
| Cries of the Unborn | Dr. Victoria Wise / Dr. Wise | 2017 |
| Coin Heist | Mrs. Cunningham | 2017 |
| Splitting Image | Karen | 2017 |
| Chasing Yesterday | Linda | 2016 |
| Jersey Justice | Polly O'Bannon | 2014 |
| Wishin' and Hopin' | Mother Filomena | 2014 |
| Deep in the Darkness | Zellis | 2014 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Wild One | Self | 2023 |
| Alice Fades Away | Roxy | 2021 |
| My Daughter Vanished | Helen | 2018 |
| Cries of the Unborn | Dr. Victoria Wise / Dr. Wise | 2017 |
| Coin Heist | Mrs. Cunningham | 2017 |
| Splitting Image | Karen | 2017 |
| Chasing Yesterday | Linda | 2016 |
| Jersey Justice | Polly O'Bannon | 2014 |
| Wishin' and Hopin' | Mother Filomena | 2014 |
| Deep in the Darkness | Zellis | 2014 |
| Gay Positive | Self | 2014 |
| Lady Peacock | Angie | 2014 |
| The Coffee Shop | Gayle | 2014 |
| Truth | Dr. Carter Moore | 2013 |
| Whisper Me a Lullaby | Aunt Jane | 2013 |
| Hypothermia | Helen Pelletier / Helen | 2012 |
| Curiosity Killed the Cat | Gayle | 2012 |
| The Chris Gethard Show: Public Access | Self | 2011 |
| The Life Zone | Dr. Victoria Wise | 2011 |
| The Grand Theft | Barbara Blushe | 2011 |
| Fake | Mrs. Needham | 2011 |
| An Affirmative Act | Lori Belmont | 2010 |
| Taking Chance | Chris Phelps | 2009 |
| The Girl Next Door | Ruth Chandler | 2007 |
| Save My Bath | Self | 2006 |
| Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Miriam Engles | 2001 |
| Dead Funny | Barbara | 1994 |
| Bum Rap | Lisa DuSoir | 1993 |
| Livin' Large! | Kate Penndragin | 1991 |
| Clarissa Explains It All | Chelsea Chipley | 1991 |
| The Trials of Rosie O'Neill | 1990 | |
| Law & Order | Lucy Neven | 1990 |
| The Handmaid's Tale | Ofglen | 1990 |
| Shakedown | Gail Feinberger | 1988 |
| In the Heat of the Night | Jenny Sawyer | 1988 |
| Raw Deal | Amy Kaminsky / Amy Kaminski | 1986 |
| Nobody's Child | Shari | 1986 |
| Spenser: For Hire | Carolyn Tomlinson | 1985 |
| The Equalizer | Allison Webster | 1985 |
| Cold Feet | Leslie Christo | 1984 |
| Sixteen Candles | Ginny / Ginny Baker | 1984 |
| The Awakening of Candra | Candra Torres | 1983 |
| The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet | Juliet | 1982 |
| French Postcards | Laura | 1979 |
| The Seduction of Joe Tynan | Janet | 1979 |
| Holocaust | Anna Weiss | 1978 |
Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| The Grand Theft | 2011 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1978 | Emmy | Outstanding Single Performance by a Supporting Actress in a Comedy or Drama Series | Won |
