Birthname: Karolina Piekarski
| Sign | Gemini |
| Born | May 28, 1931 Johnstown, Pennsylvania |
| Age | 93 |
Carroll Baker | |
| Job | Actress |
| Years active | 1953-2003 |
| Top Roles | Ellie Brown / Borden, Julie Anderson, Luz Benedict II, Deborah Wright, Eve Prescott |
| Top Genres | Drama, Romance, Comedy, Film Adaptation, Western, Adventure |
| Top Topics | Book-Based, Romance (Drama), Based on Play |
| Top Collaborators | George Stevens (Director), Gene Roth, Karl Malden, Sal Mineo |
| Shares birthday with | Minna Gombell, Irwin Winkler, Martha Vickers see more.. |
Carroll Baker Overview:
Actress, Carroll Baker, was born Karolina Piekarski on May 28, 1931 in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. As of December 2024, Carroll Baker was 93 years old.
HONORS and AWARDS:
.Although Baker was nominated for one Oscar, she never won a competitive Academy Award.
Academy Awards
| Year | Award | Film name | Role | Result |
| 1956 | Best Actress | Baby Doll (1956) | Baby Doll | Nominated |
She was honored with one star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the category of Motion Pictures.
Carroll Baker BlogHub Articles:
Carroll Baker: An interview on “Baby Doll” and Hollywood’s studio days
on Aug 15, 2019 From Comet Over HollywoodCarroll Baker will be attending a screening of ?Baby Doll? (1956) this weekend, Saturday, Aug. 17, in Winston-Salem, NC through the RiverRun Retro film series. Following the film, Ms. Baker will be interviewed by film historian Foster Hirsch. Learn more about how to get tickets. Today, Ms. Baker is ... Read full article
Actress Beauty Tip #39: Carroll Baker Beer Hair Rinse
on Aug 25, 2018 From Comet Over HollywoodThis is the 39th installment of the classic actress beauty tips that I have read about and tested. Actress Carroll Baker Actress Carroll Baker entered Hollywood in the 1950s as a new face, with roles ranging from Rock Hudson and Elizabeth Taylor’s daughter in “Giant” (1956), a virg... Read full article
Two Clark Gable comedies ? Teacher?s Pet (1958) with Doris Day and But Not for Me (1959) with Carroll Baker
By Greg Orypeck on Mar 24, 2016 From Classic Film FreakShare This! These bright comedies provide some harmless laughs in the twilight of the career of ?The King of?Hollywood.? Two years, 1958 and 1959.? Two films,?Teacher?s Pet?and?But Not for Me.? Two actresses, Doris Day and Carroll Baker.? A third actress, Lilli Palmer, in the wings.? All compete for... Read full article
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Carroll Baker Quotes:
Jean Harlow: There's nobodydeader than i am right now. Oh, I guarantt all of you I won't be by tomorrow.
Mrs. Gates: Mrs. Carter phoned. She wanted to know how you felt. I told her you were a little peaked, that's all. Anybody who calls, I tell 'em you're just a little bit down.
[raises window blind, looks outside]
Mrs. Gates: She said some more of those dirty people had moved in the next block. Honestly, I don't know what's going to happen to this neighborhood!
Mary Ann Robinson: Everyone is dirty!
Mrs. Gates: Eat some more! How can you expect to get well? I didn't mean to hurt anybody. Honestly, you can't even go out on the streets alone at night.
Mary Ann Robinson: [coldly] Why? What could happen?
Baby Doll: Sometimes, big shot, you don't seem to give me credit for very much intelligence at all. I've been to school in my life - and I'm a magazine reader!
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