Background
Baker was born Becky Gelke in Fort Knox, Kentucky.
Baker was born Becky Gelke in Fort Knox, Kentucky.
In addition to Freaks & Geeks, Baker"s television credits include Stephen King"s Storm of the Century and guest spots on Los Angeles Law, Frasier, Star Trek: Voyager, Sex & the City, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Oz and All My Children. In 2009, she appeared in the National Broadcasting Company series Kings, playing the minor role of Jessie Shepherd, mother of protagonist David Shepherd. Her real-life husband, Dylan Baker, played antagonist William Cross in the series.
Baker"s film credits include Blue Steel, Jacob"s Ladder, Lorenzo"s Oil, Unstrung Heroes, Sabrina, Ridley Scott"s White Squall, Men in Black, In & Out, Woody Allen"s Celebrity, Sam Raimi"s A Simple Plan (for which she received a Blockbuster Entertainment Award nomination), Two Weeks Notice, Steven Spielberg"s War of the Worlds, Stay, The Night Listener, Death of a President, and Spider-Manitoba 3. An accomplished stage performer, Baker made her Broadway debut in the 1981 production of The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, and received a Drama-Logue Award in 1994 for her work in Night and Her Stars.
She is a founding member of New York-based theatre company The Drama Department
