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.
The Lyon's Den(2003)as Jack's Mother
Another Woman's Husband(2000)as Laurel's Mom
Roswell(1999)as Claudia Parker
Rag and Bone(1998)as Sister Marie, Tony's Aunt
Biography(1987)
Carroll Baker: vom Baby Doll zur Lady Glamour(2017)as Self
American Masters(1985)as Self
Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes(2024)as Self
TCM Remembers 2020(2020)as Self
Truman & Tennessee: An Intimate Conversation(2020)as Baby Doll
John Ford et Monument Valley(2013)
Saucy 70's Volume 2(2010)
