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Blanche Baker (Blanche Garfein) was born on 20 December, 1956 in New York City, U.S., is an American actress. Discover Blanche Baker's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 67 years old?
Popular As |
Blanche Garfein |
Occupation |
Actress |
Age |
67 years old |
Zodiac Sign |
Sagittarius |
Born |
20 December, 1956 |
Birthday |
20 December |
Birthplace |
New York City, U.S. |
Nationality |
United States
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She is a member of famous Actress with the age 67 years old group.
Blanche Baker Height, Weight & Measurements
At 67 years old, Blanche Baker height not available right now. We will update Blanche Baker's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible.
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Who Is Blanche Baker's Husband?
Her husband is Bruce Van Dusen (m. 1983-2002)
Mark Magill (m. 2003)
Family |
Parents |
Carroll Baker (mother) Jack Garfein (father) |
Husband |
Bruce Van Dusen (m. 1983-2002)
Mark Magill (m. 2003) |
Sibling |
Not Available |
Children |
4 |
Blanche Baker Net Worth
Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Blanche Baker worth at the age of 67 years old? Blanche Baker’s income source is mostly from being a successful Actress. She is from United States. We have estimated Blanche Baker's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
Salary in 2024 |
Under Review |
Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
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Actress |
Blanche Baker Social Network
Timeline
Blanche Baker (born December 20, 1956 ) is an American actress.
She won an Emmy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her work in the television mini-series Holocaust.
Baker is known for her role as Ginny Baker in Sixteen Candles; she also starred in the title role of Lolita on Broadway.
She spent her early life in Italy, where her mother had established a film career after leaving Hollywood in the mid-1960s.
Baker attended the American School in Rome and then Wellesley College from 1974 to 1976, and later studied acting at the Herbert Berghof Studio and the Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute.
Blanche Baker made her television debut playing the character Anna Weiss in the miniseries Holocaust.
(Her father Jack Garfein was a Holocaust survivor who had been imprisoned in Auschwitz.) She won the Emmy Award for Outstanding Single Performance by a Supporting Actress in a Comedy or Drama Series in 1978 for her performance.
She has subsequently appeared in the TV movies Mary and Joseph: A Story of Faith (1979) as Mary, The Day the Bubble Burst (1982), The Awakening of Candra (1983) as Candra Torres, Embassy (1985), Nobody's Child (1986), and Taking Chance (2009).
She also has appeared on many TV series.
Baker made her movie debut in the political drama The Seduction of Joe Tynan (1979).
In 1980–81, she originated the lead role in Edward Albee's stage adaptation of Vladimir Nabokov's novel Lolita.
During out-of-town tryouts and in New York, the play was picketed by feminists, including Women Against Pornography, who were outraged by the theme of pedophilia.
The troubled production opened on Broadway on March 19, 1981, after 31 previews and closed after only 12 performances.
Frank Rich of The New York Times gave the play a bad review, terming it "the kind of embarrassment that audiences do not quickly forget or forgive."
Baker was mentioned by Rich in only one line.
"In the title role, here a minor figure, the 24-year-old Miss Baker does a clever job of impersonating the downy nymphet; she deserves a more substantial stage vehicle soon."
People Magazine called Albee's Lolita "Broadway's Bomb of the Year" in an April 16, 1981, story.
Baker was the real subject of the article, and People writer Mark Donovan said "the critics were almost unanimous on one point: Blanche Baker was an ingenue whose time had come," citing reviews of critics that had called her "breathtaking" and "beguiling."
Baker married movie director Bruce vanDusen on October 1, 1983.
Other film appearances include Sixteen Candles (1984), Cold Feet (1984) and Taking Chance (2009).
Baker originated the role of Shelby in the first production of Steel Magnolias Off-Broadway in 1987.
They had three children before divorcing in 2002.
Baker remarried in 2003, to Mark McGill.
Her father is a Jew from Carpathian Ruthenia (born in Mukachevo), who survived the Holocaust; and her mother was a Roman Catholic who converted to Judaism.