Background
She was born in Cape Town, South Africa to parents of French, Dutch, and German heritage.
She was born in Cape Town, South Africa to parents of French, Dutch, and German heritage.
She later studied in Paris and Geneva under several prominent instructors, including Margot Fonteyn.
She trained as a ballerina from the age of six, and moved to England when she was nine to continue her training in London. She supported herself by working as a model for Vogue magazine. When she was seventeen, she was rejected by Sadler"s Wells Theatre because she was too tall, and she returned to South Africa to study acting and seek work in the theatre.
After a year performing with the national theatre, she returned to England to study jazz dancing.
Baker appeared in several films, mostly in minor roles, including Seven Women from Hell (1961), Shock Treatment (1964), and The Sound of Music (1965), in which she played the role of Sister Bernice.
