Andrea Baker
{{short description|American actress}}
{{redirect|Andrea Taylor|the CEO|Andrea L. Taylor}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Andrea Baker
| image =
| alt =
| caption =
| birth_name = Andrea Taylor
| birth_date =
| birth_place =
| alma_mater = Georgetown University
| occupation = Actress
| years_active = 1993–present
| agent = Arlene Thornton and Associates{{cite web | url=http://www.arlenethornton.com/on_camera_talent_detail.asp?id=34 | title=Andrea Taylor Baker | work=Arlene Thornton and Associates | access-date=May 12, 2021 }}
| spouse = {{marriage|James Baker|2001}}
| children = 2
| website = {{URL|https://www.andreataylorbaker.com/}}
}}
Andrea Baker (née Taylor) is an American actress. In film, she is known for her role as Peggy Jane in the 1998 film Pleasantville, as well as her voice roles portraying Clover in the French-Canadian animated television series Totally Spies!.
Career
After graduating from Georgetown University, Baker and a friend drove for more than six weeks across the US and eventually ended up in Los Angeles, California.{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120211155306/http://www.andreabaker.net/about.php|archive-date=2012-02-11|url=http://www.andreabaker.net/about.php|title=Andrea Baker - About me|access-date=2009-08-02}} She took a six-week "Acting for Commercials" course at Tepper Gallegos Casting, where she was introduced to her future agent, Steve Simon. Taylor also studied scene study in class mentored by Bobby Shaw Chance. She was signed on by Arlene Thornton's voice-over agency and then started voice acting for commercials and television in 1993.{{cite web|url=https://www.andreaebaker.com/2013/01/30/hello-world/|title=Andrea Baker - TMZ!|date=30 January 2013 |access-date=September 30, 2023}}
Her first on-screen appearance was a small role on General Hospital in 1997. After graduating from DW Brown's studio, she auditioned for a role in the 1998 feature film Pleasantville. Barbara Harris introduced Baker to Nancy Meyers, who hired Baker as an "inner voice" actress on What Women Want. Baker has been working exclusively as a voice actress since 2001.
Besides from film and television, Baker has appeared in several plays for Afternoon Theatre, Basement Productions, and Joanne Baron Studios.
Personal life
Baker met her husband James Baker, during production of What Women Want. They married in October 2001.{{cite web|title=Interview with Andrea Baker|url=http://www.geocities.com/pathfinder_0200/abaker.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090829025423/http://geocities.com/pathfinder_0200/abaker.htm|archive-date=2009-08-29|work=Totally Spies Picture Archive / Geocities | date=October 3, 2004 | interviewer=((someguy959))}}{{rs|date=December 2023}} They have two children together.
Filmography
=Film=
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable"| Notes ! class="unsortable"| Source{{cite web|url=http://www.andreabaker.net:80//resume.php |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070317220539/http://www.andreabaker.net//resume.php |archive-date=March 17, 2007 |title=Andrea Baker - Resume |access-date=2009-08-02 }} | ||||
| 1996 | Morning Side Prep | |||
| 1998 | Pleasantville | Peggy Jane | ||
| rowspan="3"| 2000 | Panic | Candice | ||
| What Women Want | Office Intern | |||
| Dinosaur | Additional voices | Voice | ||
| 2001 | Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within | Additional voices | Voice | |
| 2004 | Paparazzi | Emily | ||
| 2009 | Jennifer's Body | Additional voices | Voice | |
| 2010 | Totally Spies! The Movie | Clover / Dominique | Voices | |
| 2017 | Cars 3 | Additional voices | Voice | |
| 2020 | Love and Monsters | Additional Voices/ADR Group | Voice |
=Television=
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable"| Notes | ||||
| 1997 | General Hospital | |||
| 1998 | Beverly Hills, 90210 | Julie Muntz | Recurring role (2 episodes) (as Andrea Taylor) | |
| rowspan="2"| 1999 | Charmed | Female victim | Episode: "When Bad Warlocks Turn Good" | |
| Buffy the Vampire Slayer | Sales girl | Episode: "The Prom" | ||
| 2001–2015 | Totally Spies! | Clover, Dominique, others (voices) | Credited as Andrea Taylor for seasons 1–2 | |
| 2009 | The Amazing Spiez! | Clover (voice) | Episode: "Operation: Dude Ranch Disaster" |
=Video games=
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Official website|https://www.andreataylorbaker.com/}}
- {{cite podcast | url=http://fancypantsgangsters.com/shows/the-voice-behind-episode-11-andrea-baker/ | title=The Voice Behind: Episode 11 - Andrea Baker
| year = 2012 | work = Fancy Pants Gangsters }}
- {{IMDb name|0851963}}
{{Authority control}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Baker, Andrea}}
Category:American film actresses
Category:American stage actresses
Category:American television actresses
Category:American video game actresses
Category:American voice actresses
Category:Georgetown University alumni
Category:20th-century American actresses
Category:21st-century American actresses