Carroll Baker
Carroll Baker is a former American actress who has enjoyed popularity as both a serious dramatic actress and, particularly in the 1960s, as a movie sex symbol. 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 the adaptation of two Tennessee Williams plays into the film Baby Doll in 1956. In the mid-1960s, as a contract player for Paramount Pictures, Baker became a sex symbol after appearing as a hedonistic widow in The Carpetbaggers (1964). The film's producer, Joseph E. Levine, cast her in Sylvia before giving her the role of Jean Harlow in the biopic Harlow (1965). Despite significant prepublicity, Harlow was a critical failure, and Baker relocated to Italy in 1966 amid a legal dispute over her contract with Paramount and Levine's overseeing of her career. In Europe, she spent the next 10 years starring in hard-edged giallo and horror films, including Romolo Guerrieri's The Sweet Body of Deborah (1968), a series of four films with Umberto Lenzi beginning with Orgasmo (1969) and ending with Knife of Ice (1972), and Corrado Farina's Baba Yaga (1973). Baker appeared in supporting roles in several acclaimed dramas in the 1980s, including the drama Star 80 (1983) as the mother of murder victim Dorothy Stratten, and the racial drama Native Son (1986), based on the novel by Richard Wright. Through the 1990s Baker had guest roles in several television series, such as Murder, She Wrote; L.A. Law, and Roswell. She formally retired from acting in 2003.
Known for
![Western Legenden - Made in Hollywood](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/c2buNzJjqPMIAoDr5YNnoAHlK8M.jpg)
Western Legenden - Made in Hollywood
![You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/8Z0JXktZLw3bb0HDpsbQdZ4YQ1d.jpg)
You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story
![Baby Doll: See No Evil](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/6LDApXmttSs0PVlnN3srPwRgxGD.jpg)
Baby Doll: See No Evil
![The Lyon's Den](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/jGawQXrQq6TsaFleNoCFmpyQuPh.jpg)
The Lyon's Den
![Time Machine: When Cowboys Were King](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/4sFEJBRIOq5BUxVp0AWkdTD06Re.jpg)
Time Machine: When Cowboys Were King
![Cinerama Adventure](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/otF0ZgAFZ1BLgOJ6KIsbO3hFlIh.jpg)
Cinerama Adventure
![Another Woman's Husband](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/caySPBiMXFK0pVOTs8uw7lzqqt2.jpg)
Another Woman's Husband
![Roswell](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/47CaTpah62bxbAkWANDzZdJxkxw.jpg)
Roswell
![Rag and Bone](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/rjngsILA1COqldaFMLvXaHy7rQa.jpg)
Rag and Bone
![Heart Full of Rain](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/fLjqF2pWv1IFzGlEEWUpjX77kFn.jpg)
Heart Full of Rain
![The Game](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/7z0P8j38bF9kmPXGLEKFv1KOvsK.jpg)
The Game
![Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/3SfMyEi0N1A7spttIGdmDGn4fgO.jpg)
Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western
![Skeletons](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/eeyR940SuYuhL3PvRLK6cuJ3h8k.jpg)
Skeletons
![North Shore Fish](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/7nHWppKC9VdjQMfXJvzr4GfQjP3.jpg)
North Shore Fish
![Just Your Luck](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/ab8zzXly9qoe8gtFNEnPPrKxWdQ.jpg)
Just Your Luck
![Return to 'Giant'](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/fXC5BLKDI8FcdD6v84pMU2I0Uqa.jpg)
Return to 'Giant'
![E! True Hollywood Story](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/zuXXivVEjOkMswJvNFFRmJW0bTZ.jpg)
E! True Hollywood Story
![La signora della città](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/x7MQenlt7XEw4ovJFRaimogWP44.jpg)
La signora della città
![Dalva](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/qBFXdq1bXyDnu5cnU2YDNYisLs8.jpg)
Dalva
![Storie di seduzione](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/8qC4dKtG0liSSHMQwHmDgpFGeyY.jpg)
Storie di seduzione
![Roger Moore: A Matter Of Class](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/hcfgm9MwahHcKK55MrAR2oAnRha.jpg)
Roger Moore: A Matter Of Class
![Charlton Heston: For All Seasons](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/yI8U1aHIBefso8heO5XCu9xqZvo.jpg)
Charlton Heston: For All Seasons
![In the Flesh](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/6WjvL56LXDnXmtjN35uroaHwh3c.jpg)
In the Flesh
![Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/rzr811czh3Va0iBiKCHl4X4pJwI.jpg)
Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage
![Chicago Hope](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/x8ic33t4NurJul1oXmvKwKtWH28.jpg)
Chicago Hope
![A Kiss to Die For](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/log6xE1KhG1mFsdfFJoorPQbjXI.jpg)
A Kiss to Die For
![Men Don't Tell](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/gHkOV4rZY1GdaaogM25b5otztmm.jpg)
Men Don't Tell
![Judgment Day: The John List Story](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/j6rEfy8lqqlWDGXqRbmuY24510K.jpg)
Judgment Day: The John List Story
![Cyber Eden](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/nuQtJKDzYtTG6eNuBxDA8oPOmtV.jpg)
Cyber Eden
![Blonde Fist](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/mAKQtGOGPrDgBUFCAnZMb4JpAi8.jpg)
Blonde Fist
![P.S. I Luv U](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/cAfhxy5MHheMTs4gnzBGiccBovh.jpg)
P.S. I Luv U
![Kindergarten Cop](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/nKnHWwkXyvhzCYWm3FyRAv3qBrl.jpg)
Kindergarten Cop
![Gipsy Angel](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/c7nADvknpZ0WIztSqUba0Wdw6I5.jpg)
Gipsy Angel
![Grand](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/8zQo2mot9ozuDd6ZqxcC3Y69OT9.jpg)
Grand
![Tales from the Crypt](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/265Gpw7wSwwMkUQlksot8B2chRg.jpg)
Tales from the Crypt
![Ironweed](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/rqVu5FREmvI83jyPpY4jxLTVRxd.jpg)
Ironweed
![Hollywood Uncensored](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/oM0gTtPYuKJo5d4kNC4UlwzRFO8.jpg)
Hollywood Uncensored
![On Fire](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/zJXNiyCatTpdzEdxQjBu5U5PIla.jpg)
On Fire
![Native Son](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/c8k9uKYpymcNVlGGNPO4rG4Cf9L.jpg)
Native Son
![L.A. Law](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/hs1TBk6KlPBlnb7ybpqgK6IzcCx.jpg)
L.A. Law
![Hitler's SS : Portrait In Evil](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/fJAc3KKB5DCc1oqXCDq8iiboXnX.jpg)
Hitler's SS : Portrait In Evil
![Murder, She Wrote](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/3UxBFG4fiuZ0P9n2sCrjXh64Avy.jpg)
Murder, She Wrote
![The Secret Diary of Sigmund Freud](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/dPoYrxNrE6Q7HmSE3FogZdcpkg3.jpg)
The Secret Diary of Sigmund Freud
![Star 80](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/b2SkA02fXbZYnV1qjOIQprjXloF.jpg)
Star 80
![Red Monarch](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/klEQx0KobVVmi55jlqgAAxKzkJu.jpg)
Red Monarch
![The Watcher in the Woods](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/j4kjHIwirSWsEUhmvAY7OLUbszM.jpg)
The Watcher in the Woods
![The World Is Full of Married Men](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/gsxVELmWOLTOuDqP5LsE5oeKg9w.jpg)
The World Is Full of Married Men
![Cyclone](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/6xeJ4qtyJHMCl4s4alGDO41WczC.jpg)
Cyclone
![Bad](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/jEO4qgv3KXRoEPg3wEJKX7ITD7O.jpg)
Bad
![Shattered Dreams](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/fBzlQ0UY8r0KisLQbX7c0OVRySq.jpg)
Shattered Dreams
![Confessions of a Frustrated Housewife](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/g7YUdF1Iv0f4ddnfq3Dkqs9woTq.jpg)
Confessions of a Frustrated Housewife
![Blackmail Chase](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/kJGzqqoCuFiJMmzQGIryhAm9Wjn.jpg)
Blackmail Chase
![Bloodbath](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/nEEgsXZfOpmzmk0dUVoHz3QFpkM.jpg)
Bloodbath
![The Private Lesson](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/ksrtVxWTCYGSkHf1hAoH2JKHFXn.jpg)
The Private Lesson
![James Dean: The First American Teenager](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/nmT6XLPvRdKoFzVemQbSrjyWdnt.jpg)
James Dean: The First American Teenager
![The Next Victim](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/r93JMQQDyBXUeCQCfZGoaAbXC5j.jpg)
The Next Victim
![Valentina... The Virgin Wife](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/dvtGAZfvbsDIdmOeyVrcwII369J.jpg)
Valentina... The Virgin Wife
![The Body](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/mWzxyWAxkv5q3VRw34UCW70JWk8.jpg)
The Body
![The Flower with Petals of Steel](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/x6E2sKbSzzLnZryKFDwigO0inXE.jpg)
The Flower with Petals of Steel
![Baba Yaga](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/9jXaty7Z7WpZBFFb1zB5ztI7IN9.jpg)
Baba Yaga
![Thriller](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/AbBlSO2ifQ92DQUjzbP6gtwOyNa.jpg)
Thriller
![Knife of Ice](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/unDLopcnKJmCC3bzemgrAelGaIF.jpg)
Knife of Ice
![The Devil with Seven Faces](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/pWXEaMGlj8tfzR4ZoXrM0AZdwTH.jpg)
The Devil with Seven Faces
![Captain Apache](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/hIjIPEb06ZivzJYwImj0CJ5QARx.jpg)
Captain Apache
![The Fourth Victim](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/sEfv7XV7qShlVKmT22SebkmRPCE.jpg)
The Fourth Victim
![A Quiet Place to Kill](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/9WHSqOPwbhnLT2bE1cX9yYKBATI.jpg)
A Quiet Place to Kill
![So Sweet... So Perverse](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/eE6iMygmNuMCyGZXbtvZLanN2PS.jpg)
So Sweet... So Perverse
![Paranoia](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/lu5t1Ckw2NVK8N5wbQSNBLYbsRk.jpg)
Paranoia
![The Sweet Body of Deborah](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/bHZF0hU1QxEjzA96MLl8toKUvEn.jpg)
The Sweet Body of Deborah
![Jack of Diamonds](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/sKnPKyACiWCTvfDbWXzjX9DUzU4.jpg)
Jack of Diamonds
![The Harem](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/rALRFL1VwjP1zGQZ6mvjaURiU3O.jpg)
The Harem
![Harlow](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/q2sPkI179LpW5l4UMyAJfAtpMUF.jpg)
Harlow
![Mister Moses](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/3YkijfcvPAJvqvx2MHJKzLUbU29.jpg)
Mister Moses
![The Greatest Story Ever Told](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/c21ON7BZn0jwdNl6ibZ1vhXJmpy.jpg)
The Greatest Story Ever Told
![Sylvia](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/hlj82S7ylTRWkblPactEGnyjW8h.jpg)
Sylvia
![Cheyenne Autumn](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/kYc1NuT9Cvm6GHAdf5nlEXb3evl.jpg)
Cheyenne Autumn
![The Carpetbaggers](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/rjDleWaF5dUMV2FiBlMnH5QvXjq.jpg)
The Carpetbaggers
![Station Six-Sahara](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/byGHgFpLnAfndnomE12iXlwCjm7.jpg)
Station Six-Sahara
![How the West Was Won](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/8skxwfZEige3QdnlrHFi2Ls31iO.jpg)
How the West Was Won
![Something Wild](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/j6j4LQKevC8YPBowUxrPbMAGJIg.jpg)
Something Wild
![The Mike Douglas Show](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/qNk97cbF3dZyhkfIcJhjFDD64sM.jpg)
The Mike Douglas Show
![Bridge to the Sun](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/nEinUiWRWMqPocuYbiKhEF1NvKD.jpg)
Bridge to the Sun
![The Miracle](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/vmdNQQvruPsDq9nj3WlJDF1fmo3.jpg)
The Miracle
![But Not for Me](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/onoMReVeUaBnZF1DUCVmidTlxRn.jpg)
But Not for Me
![The Big Country](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/aTjIUBmo7qbiu5FuvSoBA0UONWk.jpg)
The Big Country
![Fun in the Big Country](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/yHjVeDepVZTUhmU7CvurHfjJQCV.jpg)
Fun in the Big Country
![Baby Doll](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/3AuLU0Zdhy2Oi5ig4TwGOh7pCJc.jpg)
Baby Doll
![Giant](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/oQ1Arue52pFLSvvwfcNTy16hTCG.jpg)
Giant
![New York Premiere Telecast 'Giant'](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/22Ls916BIW10phomQ7YQuJGBa9X.jpg)
New York Premiere Telecast 'Giant'
![Cinépanorama](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/aA3E04yh8xeNbOEp3Imsq2gqidc.jpg)
Cinépanorama
![Easy to Love](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/dp2KF3q8nCyXEJx6WcbdXqofbF3.jpg)
Easy to Love
![The Oscars](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/wyMHJMQp8WpmBg9CxefvbQnFhrm.jpg)
The Oscars
![What's My Line?](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/A9T7xSQFnlxFgZkqC4lmHYPXhq4.jpg)
What's My Line?