
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

Billions
2016
as Brenda

Gotham
2014
as Marge

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

New Amsterdam
2018
as Gwen Bennett

L.A. Law
1986
as Melinda Garrett

Ted Lasso
2020
as Dottie Lasso

Younger
2015
as Bronwyn Madigan

Madam Secretary
2014
as Frieda Schulz

Only Murders in the Building
2021
as Linda

Elsbeth
2024
as Judith

The Equalizer
2021

All My Children
1970

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
2015
as Stacey

CIA
2026
as Mrs. Goodman

Girls
2012
as Loreen Horvath

Nurse Jackie
2009
as Elaine

Smash
2012
as Mrs. Cartwright

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

Life As We Know It
2004
as Amanda Connor

Kings
2009
as Jessie Shepherd

Little America
2020
as Mrs. Wren

Little Voice
2020
as Elaine

The Resort
2022
as Jan

Wonderland
2000
as Dr. Reeples

Storm of the Century
1999
as Ursula Godsoe

Social Distance
2020
as Carolyn Currier

Crutch
2025
as Kathy

Would I Lie to You?
2022
as Self

Only Murders in the Building: Official Podcast
2025
as Self

The Siege at Ruby Ridge
1996
as Elizabeth

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

Sabrina
1995
as Linda

Ella McCay
2025
as Ryan's Mom

Jackpot!
2024
as Sweet Irene

Jacob's Ladder
1990
as Nurse

Stay
2005
as Paramedic #1 / Butch Cook

Two Weeks Notice
2002
as RV Woman

White Squall
1996
as Ms. Boyde

Our Hero, Balthazar
2026
as Elaine

Celebrity
1998
as Glenwood High Alumna - Doris

In & Out
1997
as Darlene

Table 19
2017
as Carol Millner

A Simple Plan
1998
as Nancy Chambers

The Protector
1985
as Samantha Alexander

Tow
2026
as Debbie

Blue Steel
1990
as Nurse #1

Lorenzo's Oil
1992
as Pellerman's Secretary

23 Blast
2014
as Patty Wheatley

Hope Springs
2012
as Cora, The Waitress

The Half of It
2020
as Mrs. Geselschap

Nights in Rodanthe
2008
as Dot

That Night
1992
as Mrs. Bell

The Confession
1999
as Nurse Jeanine Carrounbois

The Night Listener
2006
as Waitress

Alone Together
2022
as Jan

The End of the Tour
2015
as Bookstore Manager

Come See the Paradise
1990
as Marge McGurn

The Chaperone
2019
as Lois

The Siege at Ruby Ridge
1996
as Elizabeth

In the Line of Duty: The F.B.I. Murders
1988
as Carol Ann Matix

Unstrung Heroes
1995
as Mrs. Harris

The Discoverers
2014
as Mary

Death of a President
2006
as Eleanor Drake

After Class
2019
as Mary

All Happy Families
2024
as Sue Landry

Spinning Into Butter
2009
as Ruby
There She Goes

Freaks and Geeks: The Documentary
2018
as Self

Full Moon in Blue Water
1988
as Dorothy

Agent on Ice
1986
as Mrs. Donnelli

The Exonerated
2006
as Defense Attorney

I'm Not Rappaport
1996
as Nurse

Holler
2021
as Linda

Nightfire
2020
as Diane Rogers

Off Broadway
2021
as Betty Rytting

Outpost
2023
as Bertha

Stealing Martin Lane
2005
as Winifred Jones
New England Toys

Gretchen
2006
as Lori Finkle

She Said No
1990
as Gail

On Our Way
2019
as Mom

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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- Spider-Man 3 (2007) — as Mrs. Stacy
- Men in Black (1997) — as Mrs. Redgick
- War of the Worlds (2005) — as Disaster Relief Volunteer
- Sabrina (1995) — as Linda
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