Biography
Kathy Baker is an American stage, film and television actress.
Known For
Complete Filmography

Love is Love is Love
2021
as Diana (segment "Sailing Lesson")
Three stories that explore love, commitment, and loyalty between couples and friends. "Two for Dinner" where a married couple temporarily ...

The Art of Racing in the Rain
2019
as Trish
A family dog – with a near-human soul and a philosopher's mind – evaluates his life through the lessons learned by his human owner, a race-car driver.

Anyone Home?
2018
as Brenda
A family moves into a Model Home and finds more trouble than they bargained for when the mother begins modeling the rest of their lives.

Paterno
2018
as Sue Paterno
After becoming the winningest coach in college football history, Joe Paterno is embroiled in Penn State's Jerry Sandusky sexual abuse scandal, challen...

The Ballad of Lefty Brown
2017
as Laura Johnson
Aging sidekick Lefty Brown has ridden with Eddie Johnson his entire life. But when a rustler kills Eddie, Lefty is forced from his partner’s shadow an...

Sister Cities
2016
as Janis
Based on the internationally-acclaimed play by Colette Freedman, the story of 4 estranged sisters who reunite for their mother’s alleged suicide.

The Party Is Over
2015
as Appoline
"The Party Is Over" tells the story of three unusual guys who are roommates at a Southern California university and whose privileged lifestyle and the...

The Party Is Over
2015
Executive Producer
"The Party Is Over" tells the story of three unusual guys who are roommates at a Southern California university and whose privileged lifestyle and the...

The Age of Adaline
2015
as Kathy Jones
After 29-year-old Adaline recovers from a nearly lethal accident, she inexplicably stops growing older. As the years stretch on and on, Adaline keeps ...

Return to Zero
2014
as Kathleen Callaghan
Based on the true story of a successful couple, Maggie and Aaron who are preparing for the arrival of their first child.

Boulevard
2014
as Joy
Nolan Mack, a soft-spoken bank employee, undoubtedly loves his wife Joy, though their cavernous empty house only underscores how disconnected they’ve ...

Saving Mr. Banks
2013
as Tommie
Author P.L. Travers looks back on her childhood while reluctantly meeting with Walt Disney, who seeks to adapt her Mary Poppins books for the big scre...

The Trials of Cate McCall
2013
as Therapist
In order to be reinstated to the bar and recover custody of her daughter, a hotshot lawyer, now in recovery and on probation, must take on the appeal ...

Applebaum
2012
as Juliet's Mother
Based on Ayelet Waldman’s Mommy Track Mysteries series of books, Applebaum centers on Juliet Applebaum (Rachelle Lefevre), a former public defender wh...

Jesse Stone: Benefit of the Doubt
2012
as Rose Gammon
Jesse finds himself struggling to get his job back as the Paradise police chief, and he is forced to rely on his cop intuition to sort through a maze ...

Big Miracle
2012
as Ruth McGraw
A small-town news reporter and a Greenpeace volunteer enlist the help of rival superpowers to save three majestic gray whales trapped under the ice of...

Too Big to Fail
2011
as Wendy Paulson
An intimate look at the epochal financial crisis of 2008 and the powerful men and women who decided the fate of the world's economy in a matter of a f...

Take Shelter
2011
as Sarah
Plagued by a series of apocalyptic visions, a young husband and father questions whether to shelter his family from a coming storm, or from himself.

Machine Gun Preacher
2011
as Daisy
The true story of Sam Childers, a former drug-dealing biker who finds God and became a crusader for hundreds of Sudanese children who've been kidnappe...

Seven Days in Utopia
2011
as Mabel
Talent can only get you so far. For golfer Luke Chisholm, that turns out to be Utopia, Texas -- where he's left stranded after blowing his pro debut.

Jesse Stone: Innocents Lost
2011
as Rose Gammon
Jesse investigates the suspicious death of a young friend while the police force deals with the arrogant new police chief who is the son-in-law of a t...

Good Day for It
2011
as Rose Carter
A man forced to abandon his wife and daughter years earlier must risk his life to settle an old score and reunite his family.

Miss Nobody
2010
as Claire McKinney
A mild-mannered secretary discovers that she has a talent for murder as she ascends the corporate ladder.

Jesse Stone: No Remorse
2010
as Rose Gammon
Police Chief Jesse Stone, who was suspended by the Paradise, Mass. Town Council, begins moonlighting for his friend, State Homicide Commander Healy, b...

Unstable
2009
After an abusive, dangerous relationship, a wealthy pampered new bride who has been under psychiatric care for mental issues is either sabotaging hers...

Jesse Stone: Thin Ice
2009
as Rose Gammon
Jesse Stone and Captain Healy are shot during an unauthorized stake-out in Boston. Meanwhile, a cryptic letter sent from Paradise leads the mother of ...

Last Chance Harvey
2008
as Jean
In London for his daughter's wedding, a struggling jingle-writer, Harvey Shine, misses his plane to New York, and thus loses his job. While drowning h...

Shades of Ray
2008
as Janet Rehman
American-born Ray Rehman comes home one night to find his Pakistani father on his doorstep. Ray's Caucasian mother threw him out. It's an awkward time...

The Jane Austen Book Club
2007
as Bernadette
Six Californians start a club to discuss the works of Jane Austen. As they delve into Austen's literature, the club members find themselves dealing wi...

Jesse Stone: Sea Change
2007
as Rose Gammon
Police Chief Jesse Stone's relationship with his ex-wife worsens, and he fears he's relapsing into alcoholism. To get his mind off his problems, Jesse...

All the King's Men
2006
as Mrs. Burden
The story of an idealist's rise to power in the world of Louisiana politics and the corruption that leads to his ultimate downfall. Based on the 1946 ...

Nine Lives
2005
as Camille
Captives of the very relationships that define and sustain them, nine women resiliently meet the travails and disappointments of life.

Fathers and Sons
2005
as Nora
Intertwined tales of three families who grow up on the same street, focusing on the relationship of fathers and sons. The first section features Antho...

Spring Break Shark Attack
2005
as Mary Jones
A young teenager travels to Florida, unknowing that a group of dangerous tiger sharks are ravaging the beach.

Sucker Free City
2004
as Cleo Wade
The film follows three young men as they are drawn into lives of crime. Nick (Crowley) uses his entry-level corporate job to commit credit card fraud ...

13 Going on 30
2004
as Bev Rink
A girl who's sick of the social structures of junior high is transformed into a grownup overnight. In this feel-good fairy tale, teenager Jenna wants ...

Cold Mountain
2003
as Sally Swanger
In this classic story of love and devotion set against the backdrop of the American Civil War, a wounded Confederate soldier named W.P. Inman deserts ...

Picking Up & Dropping Off
2003
as Jane & Georgia's Mom (uncredited)
Divorced father Will and divorced mother Jane start to meet at Denver International Airport when picking up and sending off their children to ex-spous...

Assassination Tango
2003
as Maggie
John J. is a seasoned hit man sent on a job to Argentina. When the General he's sent to kill delays his return to the country, John passes the time wi...

Ten Tiny Love Stories
2002
Rodrigo Garcia's Ten Tiny Love Stories follows the stories of ten women with very different emotional and psychological experiences across ten scripte...

Door to Door
2002
as Gladys Sullivan
Sometimes the true heroes in our lives are those people who inspire us not with their superhuman accomplishments but simply by their refusal to give u...

Too Young to Be a Dad
2002
as Susan Freeman
When 15-year-old Matt Freeman gets his girlfriend, Francesca, pregnant, her family decides to put the unborn baby up for adoption. Matt agrees to the ...

A Little Inside
2002
as Nancy
When he unexpectedly becomes a single parent, an aspiring professional baseball player trades in his bat for a socket wrench and becomes a small-town ...

The Glass House
2001
as Nancy Ryan
When Ruby and Rhett's parents are killed in a car accident, their carefree teenage lives are suddenly shattered. Moving to an incredible house in Mali...

Sanctuary
2001
as Aunt Kate
A famous photographer, Jo Ellen Hathaway, has been being stalked for quite some time. She returns to the island she grew up on in an effort to get awa...

Ratz
2000
as Doris Trowbridge/Regina Lee Savage
Like lots of young ladies their age, Marci (Vanessa Lengies) and Summer (Caroline Elliott) have boys on their feverish brains. But the closer the girl...

Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her
2000
as Rose (segments "Someone For Rose" and "Fantasies about Rebecca")
In California, a group of women struggle with personal problems as their paths intertwine in unexpected ways. Dr. Elaine Keener, the sole caretaker fo...

The Cider House Rules
1999
as Nurse Angela
Homer is an orphan who was never adopted, becoming the favorite of orphanage director Dr. Larch. Dr. Larch imparts his full medical knowledge on Homer...

A Season for Miracles
1999
as Ruth Doyle
A miracle occurs for a homeless family consisting of two wayward children and their protective aunt with the help of an angel. When a young woman's ni...

ATF
1999
as ATF Director Maggie Hale
In the wake of the tragic events at Waco, Texas where an armed conflict with armed militiamen broke out, agents of the federal government's Alcohol, T...

Oklahoma City: A Survivor's Story
1998
as Priscilla Salyers
The story of the rescue and recovery of an Oklahoma City bomb survivor.

Weapons of Mass Distraction
1997
as Margo Powers
As two warring media moguls grapple for ownership of a coveted professional football team, they use the newspapers, magazines and television stations ...

Not in This Town
1997
as Tammy Schnitzer
When local hate groups besiege the town of Billings, Montana, the people of the community turn their backs. Only one woman takes a risk and battles th...

Gun
1997
as Dora Hochfelder
Follows a gun and the different hands it falls into and the different characters that use it.

Inventing the Abbotts
1997
as Helen Holt
In the 1950s, brothers Jacey and Doug Holt, who come from the poorer side of their sleepy Midwestern town, vie for the affections of the wealthy, love...

To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday
1996
as Esther Wheeler
David loves his wife, Gillian. Unfortunately, she died two years ago. David deals with his grief by continuing his romance with Gillian during walks w...

Lush Life
1993
as Janis Oliver
Jeff Goldblum and Forest Whitaker star as New York jazz musicians, forced to confront a life beyond their hedonistic existence when a personal crisis ...

Mad Dog and Glory
1993
as Lee
Wayne Dobie is a shy cop whose low-key demeanor has earned him the affectionate nickname "Mad Dog." After Mad Dog saves the life of Frank Milo, a crim...

Jennifer Eight
1992
as Margie Ross
John Berlin, a big-city cop from LA moves to a small-town police force and immediately finds himself investigating a murder. Using theories rejected b...

Article 99
1992
as Dr. Diana Walton
Dr. Richard Sturgess leads a team of compassionate doctors at a veteran's hospital. Along with Drs. Morgan, Handleman and Van Dorn, he fights to deliv...

One Special Victory
1991
as Ellen
A fact-based story, John Larroquette plays a hotshot executive that ends up in court over a certain charge. He is sentenced to community service. He i...

The Making of Edward Scissorhands
1990
as Self
Behind the scenes of Edward Scissorhands

Edward Scissorhands
1990
as Joyce
A small suburban town receives a visit from a castaway unfinished science experiment named Edward.

Mister Frost
1990
as Dr. Sarah Day
Frost is arrested and committed for murder after he is apprehended burying his victims in the garden. However, even while under psychiatric care and t...

The Image
1990
as Marcie Guilford
When career-focused journalist's investigation indirectly causes a suicide, he questions his own methods and life in general.

Dad
1989
as Annie
A busy executive learns during a meeting that his mother may be dying and rushes home to her side. He ends up being his father's caretaker and becomes...

Jacknife
1989
as Martha Flannigan
A conflict develops between a troubled Vietnam veteran and the sister he lives with when she becomes involved romantically with the army buddy who rem...

Marked for Murder
1989
as Exotic Dancer
A snooty female production assistant and an eager gopher at a TV station are assigned by their boss to locate a mysterious cassette. They quickly find...

Clean and Sober
1988
as Charlie Standers
Hotshot real estate salesman Daryl has a bad cocaine habit. After embezzling his company's money, he wakes up next to a girl who overdosed. To hide fr...

Permanent Record
1988
as Martha Sinclair
David Sinclair seems to have everything going for him: he's smart, musically talented, and very successful. To top off his senior year in high school,...

Street Smart
1987
as Punchy
A New York journalist lies when his fake story about a pimp describes a real pimp up for murder.

Nobody's Child
1986
as Lucy Stavros
Fact-based drama about the life of Marie Balter, who spent most of her young life in mental institutions. At age 16, she first attempted suicide and t...

A Killing Affair
1985
as Maggie Gresham
Peter Weller stars as Baton Morris, a drifter suspected of murder, in this crime drama. A widow (Kathy Baker) living in West Virginia takes in the man...

The Right Stuff
1983
as Louise Shepard
As the Space Race ensues, seven pilots set off on a path to become the first American astronauts to enter space. However, the road to making history b...
Remarkably Bright Creatures
N/A
A lonely elderly widow named Tova forms an unlikely friendship with a curmudgeonly cephalopod octopus named Marcellus, but unbeknownst to her, Marcell...