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Katherine Whitton Baker is an American actress. Baker began her career in theatre and made her screen debut in the 1983 drama film, The Right Stuff. She received the National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress and an Independent Spirit Award nomination for her performance in Street Smart (1987). Baker also has appeared in over 50 films, including Jacknife (1989), Edward Scissorhands (1990), The Cider House Rules (1999), Cold Mountain (2003), Nine Lives (2005), The Jane Austen Book Club (2007), Last Chance Harvey (2008), Take Shelter (2011), Saving Mr. Banks (2013) and The Age of Adaline (2015).
Birth Name
Kathy Whitton Baker
Born
Thursday, 08 June 1950
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Orphan Black: Echoes | Melissa Miller | 2023 |
| Love Is Love Is Love | Diana (segment "Sailing Lesson") | 2021 |
| Anyone Home? | Brenda | 2019 |
| The Art of Racing in the Rain | Trish | 2019 |
| Paterno | Sue Paterno | 2018 |
| The Ballad of Lefty Brown | Laura Johnson | 2017 |
| I'm Sorry | Sharon | 2017 |
| Sister Cities | Janis Schwartz / Janis | 2016 |
| The Ranch | Joanne | 2016 |
| Love | Vicki Cruikshank | 2016 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Orphan Black: Echoes | Melissa Miller | 2023 |
| Love Is Love Is Love | Diana (segment "Sailing Lesson") | 2021 |
| Anyone Home? | Brenda | 2019 |
| The Art of Racing in the Rain | Trish | 2019 |
| Paterno | Sue Paterno | 2018 |
| The Ballad of Lefty Brown | Laura Johnson | 2017 |
| I'm Sorry | Sharon | 2017 |
| Sister Cities | Janis Schwartz / Janis | 2016 |
| The Ranch | Joanne | 2016 |
| Love | Vicki Cruikshank | 2016 |
| Colony | Phyllis | 2016 |
| Chicago Med | Nancy Geddes | 2015 |
| The Party Is Over | Appoline | 2015 |
| The Age of Adaline | Kathy Jones | 2015 |
| Big Time in Hollywood, FL | Diana Dolfe / Diana | 2015 |
| Return to Zero | Kathleen Callaghan | 2014 |
| Boulevard | Joy | 2014 |
| Those Who Kill | Marie Burgess | 2014 |
| Saving Mr. Banks | Tommie | 2013 |
| The Trials of Cate McCall | Therapist | 2013 |
| Jesse Stone: Benefit of the Doubt | Rose Gammon | 2012 |
| Big Miracle | Ruth McGraw | 2012 |
| Take Shelter | Sarah | 2011 |
| Machine Gun Preacher | Daisy | 2011 |
| Seven Days in Utopia | Mabel | 2011 |
| Against the Wall | Sheila Kowalski | 2011 |
| Next Time on Lonny | Winston's Mother | 2011 |
| Too Big to Fail | Wendy Paulson | 2011 |
| Jesse Stone: Innocents Lost | Rose Gammon | 2011 |
| Good Day for It | Rose Carter | 2011 |
| Miss Nobody | Claire McKinney | 2010 |
| Jesse Stone: No Remorse | Rose Gammon | 2010 |
| Unstable | Betty Walker | 2009 |
| Jesse Stone: Thin Ice | Rose Gammon | 2009 |
| Last Chance Harvey | Jean | 2008 |
| Shades of Ray | Janet Rehman | 2008 |
| The Cleaner | Paula Gibbons | 2008 |
| Private Practice | Diane | 2007 |
| The Jane Austen Book Club | Bernadette | 2007 |
| Saving Grace | Maggie | 2007 |
| Jesse Stone: Sea Change | Rose Gammon | 2007 |
| All the King's Men | Mrs. Burden | 2006 |
| Criminal Minds | Linda Collins | 2005 |
| Nine Lives | Camille | 2005 |
| Fathers and Sons | Nora | 2005 |
| Grey's Anatomy | Anna Loomis | 2005 |
| Spring Break Shark Attack | Mary Jones | 2005 |
| Medium | Marjorie Dubois | 2005 |
| Sucker Free City | Cleo Wade | 2004 |
| Jack & Bobby | Carol Bryson | 2004 |
| 13 Going on 30 | Bev Rink / Beverly Rink | 2004 |
| Cold Mountain | Sally Swanger | 2003 |
| Picking Up & Dropping Off | Jane's Mom | 2003 |
| Nicole Kidman: An American Cinematheque Tribute | Self | 2003 |
| Frankie and Johnny Are Married | Kathy Baker | 2003 |
| Nip/Tuck | Gail Pollack | 2003 |
| Assassination Tango | Maggie | 2003 |
| Door to Door | Gladys Sullivan | 2002 |
| Monk | Sylvia Fairbourn | 2002 |
| Too Young to Be a Dad | Susan Freeman | 2002 |
| A Little Inside | Nancy | 2002 |
| Ten Tiny Love Stories | Ten | 2002 |
| Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Camille Hayes-Fitzgerald | 2001 |
| The Guardian | Janine McGregor | 2001 |
| The Glass House | Nancy Ryan | 2001 |
| Boston Public | Meredith Peters | 2000 |
| Gideon's Crossing | Jane Kagen | 2000 |
| Gilmore Girls | Mia Halloway | 2000 |
| Ratz | Doris Trowbridge / Regina Lee Savage / Doris Trowbridge/Regina Lee Savage | 2000 |
| Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her | Rose (segments "Someone For Rose" and "Fantasies about Rebecca") | 2000 |
| A Season for Miracles | Ruth Doyle | 1999 |
| The Cider House Rules | Nurse Angela | 1999 |
| Shake, Rattle and Roll: An American Love Story | Janice Danner | 1999 |
| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Hannah Curtis | 1999 |
| ATF | A.T.F. Director Maggie Hale | 1999 |
| Ally McBeal | Katherine Dawson | 1997 |
| Weapons of Mass Distraction | Margo Powers | 1997 |
| Not in This Town | Tammy Schnitzer | 1997 |
| Gun | Dora Hochfelder | 1997 |
| Inventing the Abbotts | Helen Holt | 1997 |
| The Practice | Evelyn Mayfield | 1997 |
| To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday | Esther Wheeler | 1996 |
| Hey Arnold! | Dr. Bliss | 1996 |
| Touched by an Angel | Ellen Sawyer | 1994 |
| Chicago Hope | Mary Wyzinski | 1994 |
| Lush Life | Janice Oliver / Janis Oliver | 1993 |
| Mad Dog and Glory | Lee | 1993 |
| Jennifer 8 | Margie Ross | 1992 |
| Picket Fences | Dr. Jill Brock, Dr. Jill Brock / Jill Brock | 1992 |
| Article 99 | Dr. Diana Walton | 1992 |
| Rugrats | Miss Carol | 1991 |
| Edward Scissorhands | Joyce | 1990 |
| Law & Order | Camille Peterson | 1990 |
| Mister Frost | Dr. Sarah Day | 1990 |
| Dad | Annie | 1989 |
| Jacknife | Martha / Martha Flannigan | 1989 |
| Marked for Murder | Exotic Dancer | 1989 |
| Sidewalks Entertainment | Self | 1988 |
| Clean and Sober | Charlie Standers | 1988 |
| Permanent Record | Martha Sinclair | 1988 |
| Mariah | Ariel Serra | 1987 |
| Street Smart | Punchy | 1987 |
| Nobody's Child | Lucy Stavros | 1986 |
| A Killing Affair | Maggie Gresham | 1985 |
| Amazing Stories | Charlene 'Charlie' Benton | 1985 |
| The Right Stuff | Louise Shepard | 1983 |
Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| The Party Is Over | 2015 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 2003 | Emmy | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie | Nominated |
| 2001 | Emmy | Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series | Nominated |
| 2000 | Emmy | Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series | Nominated |
| 1996 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama | Nominated |
| 1996 | Emmy | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series | Won |
| 1995 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama | Nominated |
| 1995 | Emmy | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series | Won |
| 1994 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama | Won |
| 1994 | Emmy | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series | Nominated |
| 1993 | Emmy | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series | Won |
