Blanche Baker
Actress

Blanche Baker Net Worth

Blanche Baker is an accomplished actress of stage, screen and television. Born in New York City, her mother is actress Carroll Baker and her father is stage director Jack Garfein. After attending Wellesley College, she made her television debut in the miniseries Holocaust (1978) and won an Emmy Award. Baker made her movie debut in The Seduction of Joe Tynan (1979). In 1980-81, she originated the role of the preteen "nymphet" in Edward Albee's stage adaption of Nabokov's classic novel, Lolita. Despite critics calling her performance "breathtaking" and "beguiling," the show was picketed and closed after only 12 performances. Baker has continued to work steadily in television and on the silver screen but has never again approached the heights she did in her early twenties.
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Who is it? Actress, Writer, Producer
Birth Day December 20, 1956
Birth Place  New York City, New York, United States
Age 67 YEARS OLD
Birth Sign Capricorn
Occupation Actress
Years active 1978–present
Spouse(s) Bruce Van Dusen (m. 1983–2002) Mark Magill (m. 2003)
Children Zane Van Dusen Dara Van Dusen (born 1986) Wynn Van Dusen James Magill
Relatives Carroll Baker (mother) Jack Garfein (father)

💰 Net worth: $600,000 (2024)

Blanche Baker, a talented actress, writer, and producer hailing from the United States, is reported to have an estimated net worth of $600,000 in 2024. Recognized for her impressive skills in multiple aspects of the entertainment industry, Baker has made a name for herself through her captivating performances on screen, as well as her creative contributions behind the scenes. With her diverse talents and dedication to her craft, it is no surprise that Blanche Baker has garnered significant recognition and financial success throughout her career.

Biography/Timeline

1960

Born Blanche Garfein in New York City, she is the daughter of Actress Carroll Baker and Director Jack Garfein. Her father is a Czech Jew, who survived the Holocaust; and her mother 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 Wellesley College from 1974 to 1976, and later studied acting at the Herbert Berghof Studio, the Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute, and the American School in London.

1978

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.

1979

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).

1980

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.

1981

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."

1987

Baker originated the role of Shelby in the first production of Steel Magnolias Off-Broadway in 1987.

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