Background
Baker was born in the Washington, District of Columbia
Baker was born in the Washington, District of Columbia
Area and attended Robert East. Lee High School in Springfield, Virginia.
After graduating from James Madison University with a double major in Theater and English, she moved to Atlanta, Georgia. There, she helped build Whole World Improv Theatre as a performer, and later as a teacher. Moving to Los Angeles, she continued to hone her improvisational and sketch comedy skills at The Groundlings.
In 2012, Baker appeared as Mitzi Huggins, wife of Zach Galifianakis" congressional candidate, along with Will Ferrell, in the comedy The Campaign.
The Jay Roach-directed film is the highest grossing politically themed movie of all time. In addition, she played Becky in Tammy, starring Melissa McCarthy, and directed by Ben Falcone.
Baker has also appeared as Pamela Lowi in The Good Lie, about the Lost Boys of Sudan, which was directed by Philippe Falardeau (director of the Oscar-nominated Monsieur Lazhar). In 2015, she appeared in Barry Levinson (producer)"s "Rock the Kasbah (film), alongside Bill Murray.
On television, Baker was also seen as series regular Sonia on the National Broadcasting Company comedy Go On, starring Matthew Perry, as a support group member dealing with the loss of her cat.
Entertainment Weekly included the performance in its "50 Best television Scenes" of 2014, and later nominated the performance for one of their annual "EWwy Awards." The performance was included on numerous year-end "best of" lists for 2014, including National Public Radio"s "50 Wonderful Things from 2014". Other television appearances have included guest and recurring roles on shows such as A to Z, Bob"s Burgers, Bones, The Crazy Ones, In the Motherhood, Kath & Kim, "Key & Peele", Mike & Molly, Modern Family, The Office (United States version), Sean Saves the World, and more. Baker appears in the Digital Video Disc/Blu-ray bonus scenes of the hit comedy Bridesmaids, as a nurse arguing with an injured Paul Rudd.
Online, she was seen as Arabella, faithful servant to Megan Mullally in the Funny or Die video Home for Actresses.
Baker has four upcoming film projects. In 2016, she will appear in Christopher Guest"s newest film, Mascots.
She will also be seen in the Lorne Michaels-produced Brothers in Law. In addition, she will play Elaine in The Meddler, starring Susan Sarandon and directed by Lorene Scafaria.
In the fourth project, she will appear in the film adaptation of the acclaimed Speech and Debate, playing Mississippi
Riggi. In 2016, it was announced that Baker would be part of the cast of Home Box Office"s limited series Big Little Lies, based on the popular book of the same name.
