Elsie Baker
American actress (1893–1971)
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Elsie Baker (July 13, 1893 – August 16, 1971) was an American actress. Her career spanned the gamut from vaudeville through silent movies to radio to Hollywood and television. She has sometimes been confused with the American contralto Elsie West Baker (1886–1958) who was also known as Elsie Baker.
Elsie Baker | |
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Baker in Petticoat Junction in 1965 | |
| Born | July 13, 1893 |
| Died | August 16, 1971 (aged 78) Hollywood, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Children | 2 |
Early life and career
Baker was born in Chicago, Illinois, into a theatrical family, with an actress for a mother and a father who owned a Chicago stock company. She first went on stage when she was just 10 months old, and more than 70 years later Baker was still taking roles in Hollywood films until just before her death.[1]
Personal life and death
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1916 | The Mysteries of Myra | The Vampire Woman | |
| 1916 | Beatrice Fairfax | Marie Boccetti / Circus Woman in Tent / The Other Woman | part 1, 2, 13 |
| 1917 | Patria | Serial | |
| 1917 | The Black Stork | ||
| 1950 | Mystery Street | Elderly Lady | Uncredited |
| 1950 | Shakedown | Palmer's Maid | Uncredited |
| 1951 | You Never Can Tell | Minor Role | Uncredited |
| 1952 | No Room for the Groom | Uncredited | |
| 1952 | Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair | Uncredited | |
| 1953 | Bad for Each Other | Mrs. Olzoneski | Uncredited |
| 1954 | Three Hours to Kill | Townswoman | Uncredited |
| 1958 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Church Attendee | Season 3 Episode 32: "Listen, Listen...!" |
| 1964 | Good Neighbor Sam | Mrs. Nurdlinger | Uncredited |
| 1968 | Blackbeard's Ghost | Old Lady #2 | |
| 1968 | The Ghosts of Hanley House | Lucy |
