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Blanche Baker is an American actress and filmmaker who has a net worth of $2 million. She is best known for her role as Gretchen in the 1976 film, "Rabbit Test". She has also appeared in films such as "Sixteen Candles", "The Money Pit", and "The Big Easy".
Baker was born on December 20, 1956 in New York City, New York. She attended the High School of Performing Arts and graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles.
Baker began her career in the theater, appearing in productions such as "The Glass Menagerie" and "The Crucible". She made her film debut in the 1976 film, "Rabbit Test". She went on to appear in films such as "Sixteen Candles", "The Money Pit", and "The Big Easy".
In addition to her acting career, Baker is also a filmmaker. She has directed and produced several films, including "The Baby Dance" and "The Ballad of Little Jo". She has also written and directed the short film, "The Last Supper".
Baker has been married twice. She was married to actor Richard Jordan from 1983 until his death in 1993. She has two children from her first marriage.
| Popular As |
Blanche Garfein |
| Occupation |
Actress |
| Age |
68 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 68 years old group.
Blanche Baker Height, Weight & Measurements
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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 |
Dara Van Dusen, James Magill, Wynn Van Dusen, Zane Van Dusen |
Blanche Baker Net Worth
Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2022-2023. So, how much is Blanche Baker worth at the age of 68 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 2023 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2022 |
Pending |
| Salary in 2022 |
Under Review |
| House |
Not Available |
| Cars |
Not Available |
| Source of Income |
Actress |
Blanche Baker Social Network
Timeline
Baker originated the role of Shelby in the first production of Steel Magnolias Off-Broadway in 1987.
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."
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.
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 Seduction of Joe Tynan (1979). Other film appearances include Sixteen Candles (1984), Cold Feet (1984) and Taking Chance (2009).
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.
Born Blanche Garfein in New York City, she is the daughter of actress Carroll Baker and director Jack Garfein. 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. She also has a younger brother, Herschel Garfein. 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 London 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 (born December 20, 1956) is an American actress and filmmaker. 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. In 2012, she produced and starred in a film about Ruth Madoff titled Ruth Madoff Occupies Wall Street.
