Carroll Baker

Birth Name:

Karolina Piekarski

Birth Place:

Johnstown, Pennsylvania, United States

Profession

Actress

Received a Lifetime Achievement Award for her career at the 2011 Hoboken International Film Festival
Worked as a dancer and magician's assistant after a year of community college
Moved to Italy in the mid-1960s and starred in international thrillers and horror movies, including a long list of Italian films directed by Umberto Lenzi
Producers tried to push her onto the public as another Marilyn Monroe, casting her in similar roles
Has published several books, including an autobiography and a novel
Traveled with Bob Hope to USS Ticonderoga CV-14 to boost morale in the armed forces during the Vietnam War

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