Trivia

Appeared alongside Joan Crawford in three films: The Best of Everything (1959), Della (1965) and Strait-Jacket (1964). In the latter two, she played Crawford's daughter.

In Mirage (1965), she took over the part that was originally intended for Tippi Hedren. Director Edward Dmytryk was told by Alfred Hitchcock that Hedren wasn't interested in working with him. Ironically, Baker and Hedren co-starred in Hitchcock's Marnie (1964) the year before.

At the start of her career, she was judged by a panel consisting of Joan Fontaine, Ida Lupino, and Irene Dunne.

Was a contestant in the 1957 Miss Rheingold pageant, an annual promotion by Rheingold Beer (Liebmann Breweries), and was pictured on Rheingold beer cans issued during the promotion.

While continues to act in film and television, Ms. Baker is the executive director of the School of Motion Pictures, Television, and Acting at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco. (November 2008)

An August 1960 The Hollywood Reporter news item noted that Baker was originally to co-star with Elvis Presley in Flaming Star (1960).

Executive Director Motion Pictures, Television & Acting Academy of Art University San Francisco CA (November 2009)

Interviewed in the SF Chronicle, she is now heading the acting program at the SF Academy of Art. (August 2004)

Alumna of Stella Adler Studio of Acting.

Never been Married.

One of Warren Beatty's former girlfriends. She's also dated Michael Lerner, Gardner McKay, Frank Langella and John Saxon in the past.

Studied for three semesters at the University of Southern California.

Is a liberal Democrat.

Her part in Mirage (1965) was intended for Tippi Hedren, but Hedren was unavailable.

Dead ringer for Macha Méril.