Portrait of Kathy Baker

Acting

Kathy Baker

Career

Active from 1985 to 2026, busiest in 2005 with 4 main titles.

Leading roles
38
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score61/100
Highest rated
Poster for Edward Scissorhands
Edward Scissorhands
GoodWatch score82/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 89 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.7 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Kathy Baker Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Adrenaline
    3.6, average 4.8
  • Historical
    1.4, average 2.6
  • Physical Comedy
    1.3, average 2.4
  • Violence
    3.3, average 4.1

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 14
  • Character Study 6
  • Psychological Thriller 5
  • Social Commentary 5
  • Small Town Crime 4
  • Moral Ambiguity 4
  • Contemporary Realism 4
  • Family Relationships 3
  • Moral Dilemma 3
  • Thought-Provoking 3
  • Gritty Realism 3
  • Family Drama 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

106
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
Babylon Fields
Babylon Fields
GoodWatch score 66

TV show · as Shirley Wunch

2020s

5 titles · average score 55
Remarkably Bright Creatures
Remarkably Bright Creatures (2026)
GoodWatch score 74

as Mary Ann Minetti

Teacup
Teacup (2024)
GoodWatch score 66

TV show · as Ellen Chenoweth

Orphan Black: Echoes
Orphan Black: Echoes (2024)
GoodWatch score 58

TV show · as Melissa

Love Is Love Is Love
Love Is Love Is Love (2021)
GoodWatch score 22

as Diana (segment "Sailing Lesson")

Charlie Russell's Old West
Charlie Russell's Old West (2020)

as Nancy Russell

2010s

27 titles · average score 63
Anyone Home?
Anyone Home? (2018)
GoodWatch score 54

as Brenda

Paterno
Paterno (2018)
GoodWatch score 63

as Sue Paterno

The Ballad of Lefty Brown
The Ballad of Lefty Brown (2017)
GoodWatch score 66

as Laura Johnson

The Age of Adaline
The Age of Adaline (2015)
GoodWatch score 61

as Kathy Jones

Boulevard
Boulevard (2014)
GoodWatch score 52

as Joy

Jesse Stone: Benefit of the Doubt
Jesse Stone: Benefit of the Doubt (2012)
GoodWatch score 65

as Rose Gammon

Big Miracle
Big Miracle (2012)
GoodWatch score 65

as Ruth McGraw

Machine Gun Preacher
Machine Gun Preacher (2011)
GoodWatch score 49

as Daisy

Against the Wall
Against the Wall (2011)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show · as Sheila Kowalski

Jesse Stone: Innocents Lost
Jesse Stone: Innocents Lost (2011)
GoodWatch score 64

as Rose Gammon

Jesse Stone: No Remorse
Jesse Stone: No Remorse (2010)
GoodWatch score 66

as Rose Gammon

Miss Nobody
Miss Nobody (2010)
GoodWatch score 47

as Claire McKinney

2000s

35 titles · average score 62
Jesse Stone: Thin Ice
Jesse Stone: Thin Ice (2009)
GoodWatch score 66

as Rose Gammon

The Jane Austen Book Club
The Jane Austen Book Club (2007)
GoodWatch score 64

as Bernadette

Jesse Stone: Sea Change
Jesse Stone: Sea Change (2007)
GoodWatch score 70

as Rose Gammon

Stone Cold
Stone Cold (2005)
GoodWatch score 68

as Rose Gammon

Nine Lives
Nine Lives (2005)
GoodWatch score 72

as Camille

Grey's Anatomy
Grey's Anatomy (2005)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show · as Anna Loomis

13 Going on 30
13 Going on 30 (2004)
GoodWatch score 64

as Bev Rink

Assassination Tango
Assassination Tango (2003)
GoodWatch score 42

as Maggie

Door to Door
Door to Door (2002)
GoodWatch score 69

as Gladys Sullivan

Monk
Monk (2002)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show · as Sylvia Fairbourn

The Glass House
The Glass House (2001)
GoodWatch score 40

as Nancy Ryan

Ratz
Ratz (2000)
GoodWatch score 59

as Doris Trowbridge/Regina Lee Savage

1990s

26 titles · average score 63
ATF
ATF (1999)
GoodWatch score 54

as ATF Director Maggie Hale

The Cider House Rules
The Cider House Rules (1999)
GoodWatch score 73

as Nurse Angela

A Season for Miracles
A Season for Miracles (1999)
GoodWatch score 77

as Ruth Doyle

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show · as Hannah Curtis

Inventing the Abbotts
Inventing the Abbotts (1997)
GoodWatch score 51

as Helen Holt

Mad Dog and Glory
Mad Dog and Glory (1993)
GoodWatch score 66

as Lee

Lush Life
Lush Life (1993)
GoodWatch score 73

as Janis Oliver

Picket Fences
Picket Fences (1992)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show · as Jill Brock

Jennifer Eight
Jennifer Eight (1992)
GoodWatch score 50

as Margie Ross

Edward Scissorhands
Edward Scissorhands (1990)
GoodWatch score 82

as Joyce

Mr. Frost
Mr. Frost (1990)
GoodWatch score 47

as Dr. Sarah Day

The Image
The Image (1990)
GoodWatch score 54

as Marcie Guilford

1980s

11 titles · average score 60
Jacknife
Jacknife (1989)
GoodWatch score 61

as Martha Flannigan

Dad
Dad (1989)
GoodWatch score 50

as Annie

Marked for Murder
Marked for Murder (1989)

as Exotic Dancer

Clean and Sober
Clean and Sober (1988)
GoodWatch score 62

as Charlie Standers

Permanent Record
Permanent Record (1988)
GoodWatch score 58

as Martha Sinclair

Sidewalks Entertainment
Sidewalks Entertainment (1988)

TV show

Street Smart
Street Smart (1987)
GoodWatch score 55

as Punchy

Nobody's Child
Nobody's Child (1986)
GoodWatch score 60

as Lucy Stavros

A Killing Affair
A Killing Affair (1985)
GoodWatch score 54

as Maggie Gresham

Amazing Stories
Amazing Stories (1985)
GoodWatch score 54

TV show · as Charlene Benton

The Right Stuff
The Right Stuff (1983)
GoodWatch score 86

as Louise Shepard

1950s

1 title · average score 84
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show · as Ruth