Carroll BAKER

* 28.05.1931, Johnstown, Pennsylvania, USA

Schauspielerin * 1952 tritt in New Yorker Nightclubs und im Fernsehen (u.a. in Werbespots) auf * 1953 Filmdebüt in Easy to Love * nimmt Schauspielunterricht im/am Actors Studio in New York * TV- und Bühnenarbeit (am Broadway in Escapade /1953/ und All Summer Long /1954/) * 1956 feiert den Durchbruch mit Baby Doll - und wird danach auf Rollen der femme fatale festgelegt * bekommt einen Vertrag bei Warner Bros. * 1964 wechselt zu Paramount & Embassy Pictures - klagt später erfolgreich auf Auflösung dieses Kontraktes * Ende der 60 Jahre geht nach Europa - hier wirkt vor allem in italienischen sexploitation films mit (Orgasmo, 1968; Il corpo, 1974) * 1978-81 spielt Theater in den USA, Kanada und Großbritannien * 1980 kehrt mit The Watcher in the Woods zu amerikanischen Produktionen zurück

FILMS

Easy to Love (Du bist so leicht zu lieben, 1953-USA; R: Charles Walters, B: Laszlo Vadnay, William Roberts, K: Ray June, ML: Lennie Hayton, George Stoll, D: Esther Williams * Van Johnson * Tony Martin / Carroll Baker: Clarice) 96m-Revuefilm (02-04; 5312)

Giant (1955-USA * George Stevens ... Luz Benedict II) (Roman von Edna Ferber) (05-10; 5610)

Baby Doll (Baby Doll - Begehre nicht des anderen Weib, 1955/56-USA; R: Elia Kazan, B: Tennessee Williams, K: Boris Kaufman, M: Kenyon Hopkins, D: Karl Malden * Carroll Baker: Baby Doll * Eli Wallach) 114m-Psychodrama (11-02; 5612)

The Big Country (1957-USA * William Wyler ... Patricia Terrill) (Roman von Donald Hamilton) (5808)

The Miracle (Madonna mit den zwei Gesichtern, 1958-USA; R: Irving Rapper, B: Frank Butler, K: Ernest Haller, M: Elmer Bernstein, D: Carroll Baker: Teresa, Roger Moore, Walter Slezak, Vittorio Gassman, Katina Paxinou) 121m-Liebesdrama (Bühnenstück Das Mirakel von Karl Vollmoeller, 1911) (07-11; 5912)

But Not for Me (Bei mir nicht, 1959-USA; R: Walter Lang, B: John Michael Hayes, K: Robert Burks, M: Leith Stevens, D: Clark Gable * Carroll Baker: Eleanor [Ellie] Brown * Lilli Palmer * Lee J. Cobb) 105m-Liebeskomödie (Bühnenstück Accent on Youth von Samson Raphaelson, 1934) (01-02; 5910)

Something Wild (Wilde Knospen, 1960-USA; R: Jack Garfein, B: Jack Garfein, Alex Karmel, K: Eugen Schüfftan, M: Aaron Copland, D: Carroll Baker: Mary Ann Robinson, Ralph Meeker) 112m-Drama (Roman Mary Ann von Alex Karmel, 1958) (?-10; 6112, NY)

Le pont vers le soleil / Bridge to the Sun (Die Brücke zur Sonne, 1960/61-F/USA; R: Etienne Périer, B: Charles Kaufman, K: Marcel Weiss, Seiichi Kizuka, Bill Kelly, M: Georges Auric, D: Carroll Baker: Gwen Terasaki, James Shigeta) 112m-Liebesdrama (Buch Bridge to the Sun von Gwendolen Terasaki, 1957) (?-02; 6110-USA)

How the West Was Won (1961-USA; R: John Ford, George Marshall, Henry Hathaway ... Eve Prescott) (05-11; 6302)

Station Six-Sahara / Endstation 13 Sahara (1962-GB/D; R: Seth Holt, B: Bryan Forbes, Brian Clemens, K: Gerald Gibbs, M: Ron Grainer, D: Carroll Baker: Catherine Star * Peter van Eyck * Hansjörg Felmy) 101m-Abenteuer (Bühnenstück von Jean Martet, ?) (05-07; 6212)

The Greatest Story Ever Told (1962/63-USA * George Stevens ... Veronika) (10-08; 6502)

The Carpetbaggers (Die Unersättlichen, 1963-USA; R: Edward Dmytryk, B: John Michael Hayes, K: Joseph MacDonald, M: Elmer Bernstein, D: George Peppard * Carroll Baker: Rina Marlowe) 150m-Drama (Roman von Harold Robbins, 1961) (09-12; 6404)

Cheyenne Autumn (1963-USA * John Ford ... Deborah Wright) (Roman von Mari Sandoz) (6410)

Sylvia (Sylvia, 1964-USA; R: Gordon Douglas, B: Sydney Boehm, K: Joseph Ruttenberg, M: David Raksin, D: Carroll Baker: Sylvia West * George Maharis) 115m-Drama (Roman von E.V. Cunningham=Howard Fast, 1960) (?-10; 6502, NY)

Mister Moses (Südlich vom Pangani-Fluß, 1964-GB; R: Ronald Neame, B: Charles Beaumont, Monja Danischewsky, K: Oswald Morris, M: John Barry, D: Robert Mitchum * Carroll Baker: Julie Anderson) 103/15m-Abenteuer (Roman von Max Catto, 1961) (6507)

Harlow (Die Welt der Jean Harlow, 1965-USA; R: Gordon Douglas, B: John Michael Hayes, K: Joseph Ruttenberg, M: Neal Hefti, D: Carroll Baker: Jean Harlow, Martin Balsam, Red Buttons, Michael Connors, Angela Lansbury, Peter Lawford, Raf Vallone) 125m-Biografie (Buch Harlow: An Intimate Biography von Irving Shulman, 1964) (04-05; 6506)

Jack of Diamonds (Der Diamantenprinz, 1966-USA/D * Don Taylor ... sie selbst) (10-?; 6710)

L'harem / Le harem (1967-I/F/D; R+B: Marco Ferreri, K: Luigi Kuveiller, M: Ennio Morricone, D: Carroll Baker: Margherita, Gastone Moschin, Renato Salvatori, Michel Le Royer, Bill/William Berger) 96m-Komödie (01-02; 6710)

Il dolce corpo di Deborah / L'adorable corps de Deborah (Der schöne Körper der Deborah, 1967-I/F; R: Romolo Guerrieri, B: Ernesto Gastaldi, K: Marcello Masciocchi, M: Nora Orlandi, D: Carroll Baker: Deborah * Jean Sorel) 95m-Krimi (6803)

Orgasmo / Une folle envie d'aimer (1968-I/F; R: Umberto Lenzi, B: Marie Claire Solleville, Ugo Moretti, Umberto Lenzi, K: Guglielmo Mancori, M: Piero Umiliani, D: Carroll Baker: Catherine West * Lou Castel) 91/5m-Thrillerdrama (09-?; 6902)

Paranoia / Una droga llamada Helen (1969-I/E/F; R: Umberto Lenzi, B: Marcello Coscia, Bruno Di Geronimo, Rafael Romero Marchent, Marie Claire Solleville, K: Guglielmo Mancori, M: Gregorio Garcia Segura, D: Carroll Baker: Helen * Jean Sorel) 95m-Thrillerdrama (7002)

Così dolce... così perversa / Si douces, si perverses (1969-I/F/D; R: Umberto Lenzi, B: Ernesto Gastaldi; Massimo D'Avack, K: Memmo/Guglielmo Mancori, M: Riz Ortolani, D: Carroll Baker: Nicole Perrier * Jean-Louis Trintignant) 92m-Thriller (6910)

In fondo alla piscina / La última señora Anderson (1970-I/E; R: Eugenio Martín, B: Vicente Coello, Santiago Moncada, Sabatino Ciuffini, K: Memmo/Guglielmo Mancori, M: Piero Umiliani, D: Carroll Baker: Julie Spencer/Lillian Martin * Michael Craig) 88m-Thriller (Erzählung von J.B. Gilford) (09-10; 7104-E)

Captain Apache (Captain Apache, 1970-GB; R: Alexander Singer, B: Philip Yordan, Milton Sperling, K: John Cabrera, M: Dolores Claman, D: Lee Van Cleef * Carroll Baker: Maude * Stuart Whitman) 94m-Western (Roman von S.E. Whitman, 1965) (11-12?03; 7110-USA)

Il diavolo a sette facce (Die Diamantenlady, 1971-I; R: Osvaldo Civirani, B: Tito Carpi, Osvaldo Civirani, K: Walter Civirani, M: Stelvio Cipriani, D: Carroll Baker: Julie Harrison/Mary Harrison * George Hilton) 90m-Krimi (7112)

Il coltello di ghiaccio / Detrás del silencio (1972-I/E; R: Umberto Lenzi, B: Umberto Lenzi, Antonio Troisio, K: Jose F. Aguayo, Jr, M: Marcello Giombini, D: Carroll Baker: Martha Caldwell * Alan Scott) 92m-Krimidrama (7208)

Baba Yaga (1973-I/F; R+B: Corrado Farina, K: Aiace Parolin, M: Piero Umiliani, D: Carroll Baker: Baba Yaga, George Eastman) 85m-Fantasy (7309)

Il fiore dai petali d'acciaio (1973-I; R: Gianfranco Piccioli, B: Gianni Martucci, Gianfranco Piccioli, K: Anton Giulio Borghesi, M: Marcello Giombini, D: Gianni Garko * Carroll Baker: Evelyn) 90m-Thriller (7311)

Il Corpo (Il Corpo, 1974-I; R: Luigi Scattini, B: Massimo Felisatti, Fabio Pittorru, Luigi Scattini, K: Anton Giulio Borghesi, M: Piero Umiliani, D: Enrico Maria Salerno * Zeudi Araya, Leonard Mann, Carroll Baker: Madeleine) 90m-Thrillerdrama (7403)

Las flores del vicio (1974-E; R: Silvio Narizzano, B: Win/fred Wells, Gonzalo Suarez, K: Fernando Arribas, M: Pepe/Jose Nieto, D: Dennis Hopper, Carroll Baker: Treasure) 90m-Drama (08-?; 7910)

Lezioni private (1975-I; R: Vittorio De Sisti, B: Paolo Brigenti, Vittorio De Sisti, K: Mario Masini, M: Franco Micalizzi, D: Carroll Baker: Laura Formenti, Rosalino Cellamare) 95m-Erotikfilm (7511)

La moglie vergine (Komm, wir machen Liebe, 1975-I; R: Franco Martinelli, B: Carlo Veo, Marino Girolami, K: Fausto Zuccoli, M: Armando Trovajoli, D: Edwige Fenech * Carroll Baker: Lucia * Renzo Montagnani * Ray Lovelock) 100m-Sexkomödie (7512)

Ab morgen sind wir reich und ehrlich / I soliti ignoti colpiscono ancora (1975-A/I; R: Franz Antel, B: Sauro Scavolini, Willy Pribil [=Willy Fritsch], K: Guglielmo Mancori, M: Armando Trovajoli, D: Carroll Baker: Polly Pott * Arthur Kennedy & Curd Jürgens) 82/100m-Gaunerkomödie (7604-I)

Zerschossene Träume / L'appât (1975/76-A/D/F; R+B: Peter Patzak, K: Heinz Hölscher, M: Andre Heller, Manuel Rigoni, Richard Schönherz, D: Yves Beneyton, Raymond Pellegrin, Mathieu Carriere / Carroll Baker: Carol) 99m-Gangsterfilm (7608-D)

La moglie di mio padre (1976-I; R: Andrea Bianchi, B: Andrea Bianchi, Massimo Felisatti, K: Franco Delli Colli, M: Guido & Maurizio De Angelis, D: Carroll Baker: Laura * Adolfo Celi) 95-Erotikdrama (7608)

[Andy Warhol's] Bad (Andy Warhols Bad, 1976-USA; R: Jed Johnson, B: Pat Hackett, George Abagnalo, K: Alan Metzger, M: Mike Bloomfield, D: Carroll Baker: Hazel Aiken ° Perry King ° Susan Tyrrell) 106m-Krimidrama (7704, LA)

Ciclón (Tornado, 1977-MEX; R: René Cardona, Jr, B: Carlos Valdemar, Rene Cardona, Jr, K: Leon Sanchez, M: Riz Ortolani, D: Arthur Kennedy, Carroll Baker: Sheila) 108/15m-Thriller (07-?; 7810)

The World Is Full of Married Men (The World Is Full of Married Men, 1979-GB; R: Robert Young, B: Jackie Collins; Terence Howard, K: Ray Parslow, M: Frank Musker, Dominic Bugatti, D: Anthony Franciosa * Carroll Baker: Linda Cooper * Gareth Hunt * Georgina Hale) 107m-Komödie (Roman von Jackie Collins, 1968) (7906)

The Watcher in the Woods (1980-USA * John Hough ... Helen Curtis) (Roman von Florence Engel Randall) (8004)

Star 80 (Star 80, 1982-USA; R+B: Bob Fosse, K: Sven Nykvist, M: Ralph Burns, D: Mariel Hemingway, Eric Roberts, Cliff Robertson, Carroll Baker: Mutter von Dorothy) 103m-Drama (Artikel von Teresa Carpenter) (07-?; 8311)

Hitler's SS: Portrait in Evil (Wölfe jagen nie allein, 1984-USA; R: Jim Goddard, B: Lukas Heller, K: Ernest Vincze, M: Richard Hartley, D: John Shea ° Bill Nighy ° Lucy Gutteridge ° David Warner, Jose Ferrer, Carroll Baker: Gerda Hoffmann & Tony Randall) 147m-Drama (8501-BBFC) > TVM (8502)

Native Son (Native Son, 1986-USA; R: Jerrold Freedman, B: Richard Wesley, K: Thomas Burstyn, M: James Mtume, D: Carroll Baker: Mrs. Dalton * Akosua Busia * Matt Dillon * Elizabeth McGovern * Geraldine Page * Oprah Winfrey & Victor Love) 112m-Drama (Roman von Richard Wright, 1940) (03-?; 8612)

Ironweed (Wolfsmilch, 1987-USA; R: Hector Babenco, B: William Kennedy, K: Lauro Escorel, M: John Morris, D: Jack Nicholson * Meryl Streep, Carroll Baker: Annie Phelan) 144m-Melodram (Roman von William Kennedy, 1983) (02-06; 8712)

Kindergarten Cop (Kindergarten Cop, 1990-USA; R: Ivan Reitman, B: Murray Salem, Herschel Weingrod, Timothy Harris, K: Michael Chapman, M: Randy Edelman, D: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Penelope Ann Miller, Pamela Reed, Linda Hunt, Richard Tyson, Carroll Baker: Eleanor Crisp) 111m-Krimikomödie (05-09; 9012)

Blonde Fist (1991-GB; R+B: Frank Clarke, K: Bruce McGowan, M: Alan Gill, D: Margi Clarke ° Carroll Baker: Lovelle Summers ° Ken Hutchison ° Sharon Power) 102m-Tragikomödie (02-6 Wochen; 9111)

Jackpot (1991/92-I; R: Mario Orfini, B: Grazia Giardiello, Roberto Iannone, Adriano Celentano, Mario Orfini, K: Luciano Tovoli, M: Giorgio Moroder & Anthony Marinelli, D: Adriano Celentano, Kate Vernon, Toto/Salvatore Cascio, Christopher Lee, Ben Cole & Carroll Baker: "Madame") 109m-Sci-Fi-Komödie (12-04; 9212)

Deadly Measures / Desperate Measures / Desperate - verzweifelt (1995-USA/D; R: Nikolai Müllerschön, B: Jennifer Gruskoff, David Gordon, K: Bernd Neubauer, M: Gary Chang, D: Matt McCoy ° Marco Leonardi, Nicolette Krebitz, Paul Winfield, Carroll Baker: Elaine) 91m-Thriller (1.85) > nur Videovertrieb (16; 9606-D)

The Game (1996/97-USA * David Fincher ... Ilsa) (9709)

BOOK

Carroll Baker: Baby Doll: An Autobiography. New York: Arbor House, 1983

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