Becky Ann Baker

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 It (2020), and Holler (2020). Baker has been married to actor Dylan Baker since 1990. They have a daughter. Description above from the Wikipedia article Becky Ann Baker, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Filmography

2025

Starbright
Starbright
as Teresa
Movie - Released: 12/5/2025
Our Hero, Balthazar
Our Hero, Balthazar
Movie - Released: 6/8/2025
Ella McCay
Ella McCay
Movie - Released: 12/11/2025
Tow
Tow
Movie - Released: 6/7/2025
Crutch
Crutch
as Kathy
TV - Released: 11/3/2025
The Beast in Me
The Beast in Me
as FBI Supervisor
TV - Released: 11/13/2025

2024

Jackpot!
Jackpot!
as Sweet Irene
Movie - Released: 8/13/2024
All Happy Families
All Happy Families
as Sue Landry
Movie - Released: 9/20/2024
Elsbeth
Elsbeth
as Judith
TV - Released: 2/29/2024

2023

Outpost
Outpost
as Bertha
Movie - Released: 5/19/2023

2022

Alone Together
Alone Together
as Jan
Movie - Released: 7/22/2022
Would I Lie to You?
Would I Lie to You?
as Self
TV - Released: 4/9/2022
The Resort
The Resort
as Jan
TV - Released: 7/28/2022

2021

Holler
Holler
as Linda
Movie - Released: 6/11/2021
Off Broadway
Off Broadway
as Betty Rytting
Movie - Released: 6/24/2021
The Equalizer
The Equalizer
TV - Released: 2/7/2021
Only Murders in the Building
Only Murders in the Building
as Linda
TV - Released: 8/31/2021

2020

Nightfire
Nightfire
as Diane Rogers
Movie - Released: 5/1/2020
The Half of It
The Half of It
as Mrs. Geselschap
Movie - Released: 5/1/2020
Ted Lasso
Ted Lasso
as Dottie Lasso
TV - Released: 8/14/2020
Hunters
Hunters
as Juanita Kreps
TV - Released: 2/20/2020
Little Voice
Little Voice
as Elaine
TV - Released: 7/10/2020
Little America
Little America
as Mrs. Wren
TV - Released: 1/17/2020
Social Distance
Social Distance
as Carolyn Currier
TV - Released: 10/15/2020

2019

On Our Way
On Our Way
as Mom
Movie - Released: 6/3/2019
After Class
After Class
as Mary
Movie - Released: 12/6/2019

2018

Freaks and Geeks: The Documentary
Freaks and Geeks: The Documentary
as Self
Movie - Released: 8/2/2018
New Amsterdam
New Amsterdam
as Gwen Bennett
TV - Released: 9/25/2018

2017

Table 19
Table 19
as Carol Millner
Movie - Released: 3/3/2017
Brockmire
Brockmire
as Jean Brockmire Glasscock
TV - Released: 4/5/2017
The Good Fight
The Good Fight
as Alma Hoff
TV - Released: 2/19/2017
Big Little Lies
Big Little Lies
as Judge Marylin Cipriani
TV - Released: 2/19/2017

2016

Billions
Billions
as Brenda
TV - Released: 1/17/2016

2015

The End of the Tour
The End of the Tour
as Bookstore Manager
Movie - Released: 7/31/2015
Younger
Younger
as Bronwyn Madigan
TV - Released: 3/31/2015
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
as Stacey
TV - Released: 3/6/2015

2014

23 Blast
23 Blast
as Patty Wheatley
Movie - Released: 10/24/2014
The Discoverers
The Discoverers
as Mary
Movie - Released: 5/16/2014
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
as Voice Over (voice)
TV - Released: 4/27/2014
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
as Deborah
TV - Released: 4/27/2014
Gotham
Gotham
as Marge
TV - Released: 9/22/2014
Madam Secretary
Madam Secretary
as Frieda Schulz
TV - Released: 9/21/2014

2013

The Blacklist
The Blacklist
as Judge Roberta Wilkins
TV - Released: 9/23/2013

2012

Hope Springs
Hope Springs
as Cora, The Waitress
Movie - Released: 8/7/2012
Elementary
Elementary
as Pam
TV - Released: 9/27/2012
Girls
Girls
as Loreen Horvath
TV - Released: 4/15/2012
Smash
Smash
as Mrs. Cartwright
TV - Released: 2/6/2012

2011

Person of Interest
Person of Interest
as Erica Schmidt
TV - Released: 9/22/2011

2009

Kings
Kings
as Jessie Shepherd
TV - Released: 3/15/2009
The Good Wife
The Good Wife
as Alma Hoff
TV - Released: 9/22/2009

2008

Nights in Rodanthe
Nights in Rodanthe
as Dot
Movie - Released: 9/26/2008

2007

Spider-Man 3
Spider-Man 3
as Mrs. Stacy
Movie - Released: 5/1/2007
Spinning Into Butter
Spinning Into Butter
as Ruby
Movie - Released: 1/1/2007

2006

Death of a President
Death of a President
as Eleanor Drake
Movie - Released: 10/27/2006
The Night Listener
The Night Listener
as Waitress
Movie - Released: 2/12/2006
The Exonerated
The Exonerated
as Defense Attorney
Movie - Released: 3/6/2006
Gretchen
Gretchen
as Lori Finkle
Movie - Released: 8/5/2006
Conviction
Conviction
as Deborah Cole
TV - Released: 3/3/2006

2005

Stay
Stay
as Paramedic #1 / Butch Cook
Movie - Released: 9/24/2005
War of the Worlds
War of the Worlds
as Disaster Relief Volunteer
Movie - Released: 6/28/2005

2004

Life As We Know It
Life As We Know It
as Amanda Connor
TV - Released: 10/7/2004

2002

Two Weeks Notice
Two Weeks Notice
as RV Woman
Movie - Released: 12/19/2002

2000

Wonderland
Wonderland
as Dr. Reeples
TV - Released: 3/30/2000

1999

The Confession
The Confession
as Nurse Jeanine Carrounbois
Movie - Released: 3/26/1999
Freaks and Geeks
Freaks and Geeks
as Jean Weir
TV - Released: 9/25/1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Mrs. Brice
TV - Released: 9/20/1999
Storm of the Century
Storm of the Century
as Ursula Godsoe
TV - Released: 2/14/1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Vivienne Patton
TV - Released: 9/20/1999

1998

Celebrity
Celebrity
as Glenwood High Alumna - Doris
Movie - Released: 9/7/1998
A Simple Plan
A Simple Plan
as Nancy Chambers
Movie - Released: 12/11/1998
Sex and the City
Sex and the City
as Betsy
TV - Released: 6/6/1998

1997

In & Out
In & Out
as Darlene
Movie - Released: 9/10/1997
Men in Black
Men in Black
as Mrs. Redgick
Movie - Released: 7/2/1997

1996

I'm Not Rappaport
I'm Not Rappaport
as Nurse
Movie - Released: 12/24/1996
The Siege at Ruby Ridge
The Siege at Ruby Ridge
as Elizabeth
Movie - Released: 5/19/1996
White Squall
White Squall
as Ms. Boyde
Movie - Released: 2/2/1996

1995

Sabrina
Sabrina
as Linda
Movie - Released: 12/15/1995
Unstrung Heroes
Unstrung Heroes
as Mrs. Harris
Movie - Released: 9/15/1995
Star Trek: Voyager
Star Trek: Voyager
as Ritual Guide
TV - Released: 1/16/1995

1993

Frasier
Frasier
as Marge
TV - Released: 9/16/1993

1992

Lorenzo's Oil
Lorenzo's Oil
as Pellerman's Secretary
Movie - Released: 12/30/1992
That Night
That Night
as Mrs. Bell
Movie - Released: 8/4/1992

1990

She Said No
She Said No
as Gail
Movie - Released: 9/23/1990
Blue Steel
Blue Steel
as Nurse #1
Movie - Released: 3/16/1990
Jacob's Ladder
Jacob's Ladder
as Nurse
Movie - Released: 11/2/1990
Come See the Paradise
Come See the Paradise
as Marge McGurn
Movie - Released: 8/17/1990
Law & Order
Law & Order
as Susan Simels
TV - Released: 9/13/1990
Law & Order
Law & Order
as Carolyn Walters
TV - Released: 9/13/1990

1988

Full Moon in Blue Water
Full Moon in Blue Water
as Dorothy
Movie - Released: 11/23/1988
In the Line of Duty: The F.B.I. Murders
In the Line of Duty: The F.B.I. Murders
as Carol Ann Matix
Movie - Released: 11/27/1988

1986

Agent on Ice
Agent on Ice
as Mrs. Donnelli
Movie - Released: 5/3/1986
L.A. Law
L.A. Law
as Melinda Garrett
TV - Released: 9/15/1986

1985

The Protector
The Protector
as Samantha Alexander
Movie - Released: 6/15/1985

1970

All My Children
All My Children
TV - Released: 1/5/1970

Unknown

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