Becky Ann Baker
Known for Acting · 101 credits
- Born
- 1953-02-17 (age 73)
- Place of birth
- Fort Knox, Kentucky, USA
- Also known as
- Becky Gelke · Becky Ann Gelke
Biography
Becky Ann Baker (née Gelke; born February 17, 1953) is an American actress. She is best known for her roles as Jean Weir on the NBC comedy-drama series Freaks and Geeks (1999–2000) and as Loreen Horvath on the HBO comedy-drama series Girls (2012–2017); she earned two Critics' Choice Television Award nominations and a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for the latter.
Baker's film credits include Jacob's Ladder (1990), In & Out (1997), A Simple Plan (1998), Stay (2005), Nights in Rodanthe (2008), Hope Springs (2012), Table 19 (2017), The Half of It (2020), and Holler (2020). Baker has been married to actor Dylan Baker since 1990. They have a daughter.
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Known For
TV Shows (46)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Mrs. Brice / Vivienne Patton
Law & Order
1990
as Susan Simels / Carolyn Walters
The Blacklist
2013
as Judge Roberta Wilkins
Person of Interest
2011
as Erica Schmidt
The Good Wife
2009
as Alma Hoff
Frasier
1993
as Marge
Elementary
2012
as Pam
Star Trek: Voyager
1995
as Ritual Guide
Gotham
2014
as Marge
Billions
2016
as Brenda
Sex and the City
1998
as Betsy
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
2014
as Voice Over (voice) / Deborah
The Good Fight
2017
as Alma Hoff
Ted Lasso
2020
as Dottie Lasso
L.A. Law
1986
as Melinda Garrett
New Amsterdam
2018
as Gwen Bennett
Madam Secretary
2014
as Frieda Schulz
Younger
2015
as Bronwyn Madigan
Only Murders in the Building
2021
as Linda
Smash
2012
as Mrs. Cartwright
All My Children
1970
The Equalizer
2021
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
2015
as Stacey
Elsbeth
2024
as Judith
CIA
2026
as Mrs. Goodman
Girls
2012
as Loreen Horvath
Nurse Jackie
2009
as Elaine
Hunters
2020
as Juanita Kreps
Freaks and Geeks
1999
as Jean Weir
Big Little Lies
2017
as Judge Marylin Cipriani
Brockmire
2017
as Jean Brockmire Glasscock
The Beast in Me
2025
as FBI Supervisor
Conviction
2006
as Deborah Cole
Kings
2009
as Jessie Shepherd
Little America
2020
as Mrs. Wren
Life As We Know It
2004
as Amanda Connor
Social Distance
2020
as Carolyn Currier
Little Voice
2020
as Elaine
Storm of the Century
1999
as Ursula Godsoe
The Resort
2022
as Jan
Wonderland
2000
as Dr. Reeples
Would I Lie to You?
2022
as Self
Crutch
2025
as Kathy
The Siege at Ruby Ridge
1996
as Elizabeth
Only Murders in the Building: Official Podcast
2025
as Self
Cultureshock
2018
as Self
Movies (55)
Starbright
2026
as Teresa
Spider-Man 3
2007
as Mrs. Stacy
Men in Black
1997
as Mrs. Redgick
War of the Worlds
2005
as Disaster Relief Volunteer
Jacob's Ladder
1990
as Nurse
Ella McCay
2025
as Ryan's Mom
Sabrina
1995
as Linda
Jackpot!
2024
as Sweet Irene
Two Weeks Notice
2002
as RV Woman
Stay
2005
as Paramedic #1 / Butch Cook
In & Out
1997
as Darlene
A Simple Plan
1998
as Nancy Chambers
The Protector
1985
as Samantha Alexander
White Squall
1996
as Ms. Boyde
Tow
2026
as Debbie
Our Hero, Balthazar
2026
as Elaine
Blue Steel
1990
as Nurse #1
Table 19
2017
as Carol Millner
Hope Springs
2012
as Cora, The Waitress
Celebrity
1998
as Glenwood High Alumna - Doris
The Half of It
2020
as Mrs. Geselschap
Lorenzo's Oil
1992
as Pellerman's Secretary
Nights in Rodanthe
2008
as Dot
That Night
1992
as Mrs. Bell
The Confession
1999
as Nurse Jeanine Carrounbois
23 Blast
2014
as Patty Wheatley
The Night Listener
2006
as Waitress
The Siege at Ruby Ridge
1996
as Elizabeth
Alone Together
2022
as Jan
The Chaperone
2019
as Lois
In the Line of Duty: The F.B.I. Murders
1988
as Carol Ann Matix
Come See the Paradise
1990
as Marge McGurn
Freaks and Geeks: The Documentary
2018
as Self
There She Goes
Spinning Into Butter
2009
as Ruby
Unstrung Heroes
1995
as Mrs. Harris
The End of the Tour
2015
as Bookstore Manager
Death of a President
2006
as Eleanor Drake
All Happy Families
2024
as Sue Landry
After Class
2019
as Mary
I'm Not Rappaport
1996
as Nurse
Holler
2021
as Linda
The Exonerated
2006
as Defense Attorney
Full Moon in Blue Water
1988
as Dorothy
The Discoverers
2014
as Mary
On Our Way
2019
as Mom
Outpost
2023
as Bertha
Nightfire
2020
as Diane Rogers
Stealing Martin Lane
2005
as Winifred Jones
Off Broadway
2021
as Betty Rytting
Agent on Ice
1986
as Mrs. Donnelli
Gretchen
2006
as Lori Finkle
She Said No
1990
as Gail
New England Toys
Assassins
2024
as Sara Jane Moore
About Becky Ann Baker
Becky Ann Baker (née Gelke; born February 17, 1953) is an American actress. She is best known for her roles as Jean Weir on the NBC comedy-drama series Freaks and Geeks (1999–2000) and as Loreen Horvath on the HBO comedy-drama series Girls (2012–2017); she earned two Critics' Choice Television Award nominations and a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for the latter. Baker's film credits include Jacob's Ladder (1990), In & Out (1997), A Simple Plan (1998), Stay (2005), Nights in Rodanthe (2008), Hope Springs (2012), Table 19 (2017), The Half of I… With 101 credits spanning from 1970 to 2026, Becky Ann Baker has appeared in 55 films and 46 TV shows.
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- Starbright (2026) — as Teresa
- Spider-Man 3 (2007) — as Mrs. Stacy
- Men in Black (1997) — as Mrs. Redgick
- War of the Worlds (2005) — as Disaster Relief Volunteer
- Jacob's Ladder (1990) — as Nurse
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