Betsy Baker
Betsy Baker is an American actress, best known as playing Linda in the film The Evil Dead (1981).
Betsy Baker
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- Name
- Betsy Baker
- Birthplace
- Cedar Rapids, Iowa, U.S.
- Occupation
- Actress
- Born
- 1955 · Cedar Rapids.
- Nationality
- United States
- Education
- Michigan State University
- Languages
- English
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• Name — Betsy Baker • Birthplace — Cedar Rapids, Iowa, U.S. • Occupation — Actress • Years Active — 1981–present
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Betsy Baker (born 8 May 1955) is recorded as an actress and singer.
Early life
Early life
Baker was born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, a middle child, and grew up in St. Joseph, Michigan. She started piano lessons at the age of five and also took voice lessons and studied dance. She attended Michigan State University and graduated with a degree in theater education and classical voice.
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Betsy Baker was born on 8 May 1955 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Career
Career
Baker landed the role of Linda in the film The Evil Dead after she came to Sam Raimi's attention in Detroit. After a lengthy hiatus, in which she focused on being a mother, Baker resumed her acting career in 2006. Her most recent movie is Lake Eerie released in 2016.
Television
Television
• Year — Film — Role — Notes • 2015 — New Girl — Drum Circle Woman — Episode: "Oregon" • 2016 — Grey's Anatomy — Barbara Davis — Episode: "I Ain't No Miracle Worker" • 2022 — NCIS — Ramona — Episode: "The Brat Pack" • Bosch: Legacy — Jo Adcock — Episode: "Pumped"
Video games
Video games
• Year — Film — Role — Notes • 2022 — Evil Dead: The Game — Linda — Voice
Unfortunately, they sat where my camera couldn't shoot, so here's from the TV. The Ladies of Evil
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Betsy Baker, Ellen Sandweiss, and Theresa Tilly in 2009
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Film
• Year — Film — Role — Notes • 1981 — Word of Honor — Denise Mcneil — TV movie • The Evil Dead — Linda • 1990 — Appearances — TV movie • 2007 — Witches' Night — Marge • Brutal Massacre: A Comedy — Gladys Oppenheimer • Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! — MIDI Mom — TV series • 2009 — Dangerous Women — Linda — Series Lead (6 Episodes) • ER — Dr. Wheeler • 2010 — Southland — Middle Aged Woman • 2013 — Oz the Great and Powerful — Quadling Woman — Cameo • 2014 — The Middle — Patient - Mrs. Parker • Days of Our Lives — Ozarks Waitress — 2 Episodes • True Blood — Midwife • 2015 — Lake Eerie — Eliza — Horror film. • 2016 — Social Norm — Professor
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