Biography
Carroll Baker (born May 28, 1931) 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, B...
Known For
Complete Filmography
Carroll Baker: Vom Baby Doll zur Lady Glamour
2017
as Self
Documentary about Carrol Baker and her 50 years of movies, shows and more.
Hollywood Scandals
2011
as Self
TV review of a litany of Hollywood impropriety.
Western Legenden - Made in Hollywood
2009
as Self
You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story
2008
as Self
Jack L. Warner, Harry Warner, Albert Warner and Sam Warner were siblings who were born in Poland and emigrated to Canada near the turn of the century....
Baby Doll: See No Evil
2006
as Self
A documentary on the filming of the controversial film Baby Doll (1956).
Time Machine: When Cowboys Were King
2003
as Self
Take a nostalgic ride through movie history and relive the glory days of the Western -- when kids spent their Saturdays watching double-feature matine...
Cinerama Adventure
2002
as Self
A nostalgic and compelling look into the legendary three camera, three projector process that revolutionized motion pictures and led the industry into...
Heart of the Festival
2002
A short film containing some of the highlights of the Cannes Film Festival's storied history.
Another Woman's Husband
2000
as Laurel’s mother
When Laurel signs up for swimming lessons, she becomes best friends with her teacher Susan - until they realize Laurel’s boyfriend and Susan’s husband...
Nowhere to Go
1998
as Nana
A rebellious teen threatened with expulsion from school is offered an alternative: an experimental program in which she would counsel troubled childre...
Rag and Bone
1998
as Sister Marie, Tony's Aunt
The life of a priest seconded to a New Orleans police department begins to fall apart when he is wrongly implicated in the shooting of a suspect. Howe...
Heart Full of Rain
1997
as Edith Pearl Dockett
A young man returns to the family farm after being gone for six years. But it is not until he fights shoulder to shoulder with his father to save the ...
The Game
1997
as Ilsa
In honor of his birthday, San Francisco banker Nicholas Van Orton, a financial genius and a cold-hearted loner, receives an unusual present from his y...
Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western
1997
as Self
Interviews and film clips re-create the glorious history of the American western.
Skeletons
1997
as Nancy Norton
A heart attack moves a Pulitzer winning journalist to leave NY for the peace of a small New England town, but he soon finds himself pulled into a case...
North Shore Fish
1997
as Arlyne
Sal (Tony Danza) has been the foreman at North Shore Fish, a frozen fish factory, for years. He and Flo (Mercedes Ruehl), the "batter" person on the a...
Just Your Luck
1996
as Momie
Six million dollars suddenly goes up for grabs when an aged diner's heart fails after he discovers that he has won the lottery. Which of the remaining...
Return to 'Giant'
1996
as Self
In the summer of 1955, an army of cameramen, lighting techs and movie stars descended on the small, west Texas town of Marfa to film what has become, ...
La signora della città
1996
as Martha Sheppard
A Sicilian girl of aristocratic origins escapes the mafia, changes her identity and tries to rebuild her life as a model in New York.
Dalva
1996
as Naomi
The sweeping story of Dalva Northridge, a young woman of part-Sioux heritage from an old, landed family on the Nebraska plains, and of her lifelong ye...
Clark Gable: Tall, Dark, and Handsome
1996
as Self
A snyposis of the legendary actor's career, narrated by Liam Neeson.
Storie di seduzione
1995
as Diana's Mother
Diana is a woman of our days, whose daily routine is slowly distorted by listening to a radio drama that slowly brings her to a seemingly unknown and ...
Roger Moore: A Matter of Class
1995
as Self
The story of actor Roger Moore, including clips from his movies, television shows and interviews with the actor, his family and acquaintances.
Charlton Heston: For All Seasons
1995
as Self
The life and times of actor and NRA activist Charlton Heston.
In the Flesh
1995
as Elaine Mitchelson
A German woman travels to America with her baby to take up an au pair position with a rich couple. She has no idea that the childless couple are only ...
Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage
1994
as Baby Doll Meighan (archive footage)
A study of Tennessee Williams's life and work as a whole, ranging from his youth in Mississippi and in St. Louis to success and acclaim, followed by t...
A Kiss to Die For
1993
as Mrs. Graham
William, a Harvard psychology professor is having trouble dealing with life after the death of his wife when he meets a beautiful woman named Ali. As ...
Men Don't Tell
1993
as Ruth
This movie shows another side to spousal abuse that not too many people thought is possible--the husband being abused and the wife the abuser.
Judgment Day: The John List Story
1993
as Alma List
The pious John List regularly goes to church and is respected by his neighbours. But one day the police finds his wife Helen and their three children ...
Cyber Eden
1992
as Madame
Gloria Ruckhauser has a dream: rediscovering the figure and features of herself when she was 20. Convinced that science is getting nowhere in the sear...
Blonde Fist
1991
as Lovell Summers
A woman attempts to escape her domestic problems by fleeing to New York in search of her father. She finds him, and also new problems, some friendship...
Kindergarten Cop
1990
as Eleanor Crisp
Hard-edged cop John Kimble gets more than he bargained for when he goes undercover as a kindergarten teacher to get the goods on a brutal drug lord wh...
Gipsy Angel
1990
as Pheobe
A love story cloaked in gypsy magic. Angel is a famous rock star. An idol for millions of teenagers who copy her "look" and adopt her language. She h...
Ironweed
1987
as Annie Phelan
An alcoholic drifter spends Halloween in his hometown of Albany, New York after returning there for the first time in decades.
Hollywood Uncensored
1987
as Self
Douglas Fairbanks Jr. and Peter Fonda host an examination of the history of decency standards for movies from the early 1920s onwards.
On Fire
1987
as Maureen Leary
Joe is an arson investigator for the fire department. He has a loving and devoted wife and has two just as loving and devoted sons. Things couldn't be...
Native Son
1986
as Mrs. Dalton
In 1940s Chicago, a young black man takes a job as a chauffeur to a white family, which takes a turn for the worse when he accidentally kills the teen...
What Mad Pursuit
1985
as Louise Steinhauser
If you were a famous English novelist doing a whistle stop tour of the United States to promote your books, wouldn't you welcome with open arms the ch...
Hitler's SS: Portrait in Evil
1985
as Gerda Hoffman
The two-part TV movie Hitler's SS: Portrait in Evil crystallizes that evil by concentrating on two Berlin brothers. In 1931, Helmut Hoffman a brillian...
The Secret Diary of Sigmund Freud
1984
as Mama Freud
Screwball account of the legendary psychologist's life leading up to his ground-breaking theories.
Star 80
1983
as Dorothy's Mum
Paul Snider is a narcissistic, small time hustler who fancies himself a ladies man. His life changes when he meets Dorothy Stratten working behind the...
Red Monarch
1983
as Ellen Brown
British comedy satirising Stalin's inner circle as an absolute monarchs court. In the face of rampant abuse of power and poisonous distrust some still...
The Watcher in the Woods
1980
as Helen Curtis
After an American family moves to an old country manor in rural England, one of the daughters is tormented by the spirit of the owner's long lost daug...
The World Is Full of Married Men
1979
as Linda Cooper
David Cooper works in advertising but spends more time on his love life despite the fact that he is married. When his wife Linda discovers his girlfri...
Cyclone
1978
as Sheila
An airplane goes down in the ocean during a storm and a few survivors find refuge on a small tour boat. Swept out to sea, these people slowly starve t...
Bad
1977
as Hazel Aiken
Hazel runs a beauty salon out of her house, but makes extra money by providing ruthless women the oppurtunity to perform hit jobs. L.T. is a parasite,...
Shattered Dreams
1976
as Carol
A young Viennese policeman can not free himself from his mistress and is also extorted over his illegal arms business.
Confessions of a Frustrated Housewife
1976
as Laura
A wealthy man suffers from impotence whenever he tries to make love to his wife. Since Viagara hadn't been invented yet, his swinging liberal doctor i...
Blackmail Chase
1976
as Polly Pott
A couple of friends aspiring to join film land get mixed up in a robbery, ordered by a mafia boss who wants to seize the evidence he needs to blackmai...
Bloodbath
1975
as Treasure
Chicken, a desperate hippie junkie living in a small Spanish village, is finding it difficult to separate fantasy and reality. This isn't helped by th...
The Private Lesson
1975
as Laura Formenti
Alessandro has a thing or two to learn. Carroll Baker, in her role, is the perfect teacher.
James Dean: The First American Teenager
1975
as Self
Stacy Keach narrates this documentary that chronicles the abbreviated life and career of iconic brooding bad boy James Dean, from his obscure early da...
The Next Victim
1975
as Sandy Marshall
A woman confined to a wheelchair is terrorized by a killer.
Valentina... The Virgin Wife
1975
as Lucia
Valentina and Giovannino have just got married, but the Honeymoon has gone by and nothing happened between the two. Tension grows and they are about t...
The Body
1974
as Madeliene
A beautiful woman who lives on an island with her abusive husband, entices a young man into a murder-for-money plot.
The Flower with Petals of Steel
1973
as Evelyne Graffi
A doctor kills his girlfriend when he accidentally causes her to fall onto an ornamental flower which has metal spikes. He disposes of her by choppin...
Baba Yaga
1973
as Baba Yaga
Carroll Baker stars in this psychedelic shocker about a mysterious witch who casts a spell over attractive, youthful fashion photographer Valentina Ro...
Knife of Ice
1972
as Martha Caldwell
A mute woman, traumatized by her parents' death, faces new horrors when her cousin is murdered by a suspected killer. As danger looms, the truth prove...
The Devil with Seven Faces
1971
as Julie Harrison / Mary Harrison
Carroll Baker plays a dual role as translator Julie Harrison and her twin sister Mary. The serpentine plot begins as Julie tells her lawyer Dave Barto...
Captain Apache
1971
as Maude
The title character is a US army Captain of Native American descent who is asked to investigate the murder of an Indian agent. His only clue is "April...
The Fourth Victim
1971
as Julie Spencer / Lillian Martin
A wealthy Englishman finds his third wife dead. After the police discover that his first two wives had also died suddenly, an investigation is launche...
A Quiet Place to Kill
1970
as Helen
A race-car driver who's down on her luck is invited by her ex-husband's wife to stay at their plush villa. The two women form a bond, and it's not lon...
So Sweet... So Perverse
1969
as Nicole Perrier
An industrialist's affair with a troubled woman entangles him in a dangerous situation with her abusive boyfriend. His glamorous life spirals into une...
Paranoia
1969
as Kathryn West
Following the death of her wealthy husband, American widow Kathryn West migrates to Italy and takes up a reclusive existence in a luxurious villa. Aft...
The Sweet Body of Deborah
1968
as Deborah
A newlywed couple visits the husband's hometown of Geneva, where they are subjected to threats stemming from the death of his former fiancée.
Jack of Diamonds
1967
as Carroll Baker
The protégé of a famous cat burglar reluctantly agrees to join forces with a lesser criminal in the daring heist of several famous jewels from a seemi...
The Harem
1967
as Margherita
A seductive woman pushes three men to the limits toying with their sexual desires and male pride.
Lionpower from MGM
1967
"Lionpower from MGM" (1967) is an exciting 60's promotional short subject, which showcases MGM's releases for the 1967-68 film season under a "five se...
Harlow
1965
as Jean Harlow
Jean Harlow arrives in Los Angeles as a teenager, pushed into showbiz by her mother and stepfather. Kindhearted agent Arthur Landau becomes Jean's men...
Mister Moses
1965
as Julie Anderson
A con man on the run in Africa aids a minister's daughter by helping lead a local tribe to their new homeland.
The Greatest Story Ever Told
1965
as Veronica
From his birth in Bethlehem to his death and eventual resurrection, the life of Jesus Christ is given the all-star treatment in this epic retelling. M...
Sylvia
1965
as Sylvia: West (Karoki, Kay, Carlyle)
Sylvia West (Carroll Baker) may not be who she says she is. Her fiancé, the very well-to-do Frederick Summers (Peter Lawford), hires an investigator n...
Cheyenne Autumn
1964
as Deborah Wright
A reluctant cavalry Captain must track a defiant tribe of migrating Cheyenne.
The Carpetbaggers
1964
as Rina Marlowe Cord
Jonas Cord is a disagreeable young tycoon who's building planes, directing films, and catting around on the corporate make in 1930s Hollywood.
The Paradise Suite
1963
as Lena Roland
A troubled actress has conversations with a range of different people.
Station Six-Sahara
1963
as Catherine
A beautiful blonde joins a small group of men running an oil station in the Sahara Desert and starts the emotions soaring.
How the West Was Won
1962
as Eve Prescott Rawlings
The epic tale of the development of the American West from the 1830s through the Civil War to the end of the century, as seen through the eyes of one ...
Something Wild
1961
as Mary Ann Robinson
A young rape victim tries desperately to pick up the pieces of her life, only to find herself at the mercy of a would-be rescuer.
Bridge to the Sun
1961
as Gwen Terasaki
Tells the true story of American Gwen Terasaki, who falls in love with, then marries a Japanese diplomat. When World War II breaks out they encounter ...
The Miracle
1959
as Teresa
A novice leaves a Spanish convent to follow a 19th-century British soldier she loves.
But Not for Me
1959
as Ellie Brown / Borden
Out of hit ideas and seemingly in the twilight of his career, Broadway producer Russ Ward decides to give up the game. But when Russ lays off his nubi...
The Big Country
1958
as Patricia Terrill
Retired wealthy sea captain Jim McKay arrives in the Old West, where he becomes embroiled in a feud between his future father-in-law, Major Terrill, a...
Fun in the Big Country
1958
as Self
Behind-the-scenes look during the filming of William Wyler's 1958 western, "The Big Country."
Baby Doll
1956
as Baby Doll Meighan
Archie Lee Meighan is a failing cotton gin owner who is married to Baby Doll, a 19-year old childlike beauty whose father arranged the marriage for fi...
Giant
1956
as Luz Benedict II
Wealthy rancher Bick Benedict and dirt-poor cowboy Jett Rink both woo Leslie Lynnton, a beautiful young woman from Maryland who is new to Texas. She m...
New York Premiere Telecast 'Giant'
1956
as Self
Star-studded charity New York City premiere of the film Giant.
Easy to Love
1953
as Clarice
Two men vie for the heart of a Cypress Gardens swimming star.