Biography
Katherine Whitton Baker is an American actress. Baker began her career in theater and made her screen debut in the 1983 drama film The Right Stuff. She received the National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress and an Independent Spirit Award nomination for her performance in Street Smart (1987). Baker also has appeared in over 50 films, including Jacknife (1989), Edward Scissorhands (1990), The Cider House Rules (1999), Cold Mountain (2003), Nine Lives (2005), The Jane Austen Book Club (2007), Last Chance Harvey (2008), Take Shelter (2011), Saving Mr. Banks (2013), and The Age of Adaline (2015).
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Awards & recognition
- Locarno International Film Festival Best Actress Award · 2005
- Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series · 1996
- Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series · 1995
- Viewers — Quality Television · 1995
- Golden Globe Award — Best Actress – Television Series Drama · 1994
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- Viewers — Quality Television · 1994
- Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series · 1993
- Boston Society of Film Critics Award — Best Supporting Actress · 1988
- National Society of Film Critics Award — Best Supporting Actress · 1988
- Obie Award — Distinguished Performance by an Actress · 1984
- Theatre World Award · 1984
Filmography50+ titles
Remarkably Bright Creatures
The Art of Racing in the Rain
Grey's Anatomy
Monk
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
A Killing Affair
Gilmore Girls
The Practice
Edward Scissorhands
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
The Age of Adaline
Private Practice
Medium
Picket Fences
Marked for Murder
Amazing Stories
The Ranch
Saving Grace
The Right Stuff
Saving Mr. Banks
Jack & Bobby
Law & Order
Nip/Tuck
Too Young to Be a Dad
Touched by an Angel
Big Time in Hollywood, FL
Take Shelter
The Guardian
The Cider House Rules
Teacup
Too Big to Fail
Jesse Stone: Sea Change
A Season for Miracles
Colony
Jesse Stone: Benefit of the Doubt
Jesse Stone: No Remorse
Jesse Stone: Thin Ice
Cold Mountain
I'm Sorry
Stone Cold
13 Going on 30
Big Miracle
Machine Gun Preacher
Orphan Black: Echoes
Return to Zero
Against the Wall
The Jane Austen Book Club
Ally McBeal
Sister Cities
The Trials of Cate McCall