Becky Ann Baker

Acting

Becky Ann Baker

Born
(age 73)
Birthplace
Fort Knox, Kentucky, USA
Credits
102 titles

Biography

Becky Ann Baker (née Gelke; born February 17, 1953) is an American actress. She is best known for her roles as Jean Weir on the NBC comedy-drama series Freaks and Geeks (1999–2000) and as Loreen Horvath on the HBO comedy-drama series Girls (2012–2017); she earned two Critics' Choice Television Award nominations and a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for the latter.

Baker's film credits include Jacob's Ladder (1990), In & Out (1997), A Simple Plan (1998), Stay (2005), Nights in Rodanthe (2008), Hope Springs (2012), Table 19 (2017), The Half of It (2020), and Holler (2020). Baker has been married to actor Dylan Baker since 1990. They have a daughter.

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Signature work

Known For

Acting credits 102

YearTitleRole
TBA There She Goes Film
TBA New England Toys Film
2026 Our Hero, Balthazar Film Elaine
2026 Tow Film Debbie
2026 Starbright Film Teresa
2026 CIA TV Mrs. Goodman (2 ep)
2025 Ella McCay Film Ryan's Mom
2025 The Beast in Me TV FBI Supervisor (1 ep)
2025 Crutch TV Kathy (1 ep)
2025 Only Murders in the Building: Official Podcast TV Self (1 ep)
2024 All Happy Families Film Sue Landry
2024 Jackpot! Film Sweet Irene
2024 Elsbeth TV Judith (1 ep)
2023 Outpost Film Bertha
2022 The Resort TV Jan (2 ep)
2022 Alone Together Film Jan
2022 Would I Lie to You? TV Self (1 ep)
2021 Only Murders in the Building TV Linda (1 ep)
2021 Off Broadway Film Betty Rytting
2021 Holler Film Linda
2021 The Equalizer TV (1 ep)
2020 Social Distance TV Carolyn Currier (1 ep)
2020 Ted Lasso TV Dottie Lasso (2 ep)
2020 Little Voice TV Elaine (2 ep)
2020 Nightfire Film Diane Rogers
2020 The Half of It Film Mrs. Geselschap
2020 Hunters TV Juanita Kreps (4 ep)
2020 Little America TV Mrs. Wren (1 ep)
2019 After Class Film Mary
2019 On Our Way Film Mom
2019 The Chaperone Film Lois
2018 New Amsterdam TV Gwen Bennett (5 ep)
2018 Freaks and Geeks: The Documentary Film Self
2018 Cultureshock TV Self (1 ep)
2017 Manhunt TV Patricia Rudolph (2 ep)
2017 Brockmire TV Jean Brockmire Glasscock (4 ep)
2017 Table 19 Film Carol Millner
2017 The Good Fight TV Alma Hoff (3 ep)
2017 Big Little Lies TV Judge Marylin Cipriani (3 ep)
2016 Billions TV Brenda (2 ep)
2015 The End of the Tour Film Bookstore Manager
2015 Younger TV Bronwyn Madigan (2 ep)
2015 Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt TV Stacey (1 ep)
2014 23 Blast Film Patty Wheatley
2014 Gotham TV Marge (1 ep)
2014 Madam Secretary TV Frieda Schulz (1 ep)
2014 The Discoverers Film Mary
2014 Last Week Tonight with John Oliver TV Voice Over (voice), Deborah (1 ep)
2013 The Blacklist TV Judge Roberta Wilkins (6 ep)
2012 Elementary TV Pam (1 ep)
2012 Hope Springs Film Cora, The Waitress
2012 Girls TV Loreen Horvath (13 ep)
2012 Smash TV Mrs. Cartwright (2 ep)
2011 Person of Interest TV Erica Schmidt (1 ep)
2009 The Good Wife TV Alma Hoff (3 ep)
2009 Nurse Jackie TV Elaine (1 ep)
2009 Spinning Into Butter Film Ruby
2009 Kings TV Jessie Shepherd (8 ep)
2008 Nights in Rodanthe Film Dot
2007 Spider-Man 3 Film Mrs. Stacy
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