Diane Baker
Birth Name:
Diane Carol Baker
Birth Place:
Hollywood, California, United States
Profession
Actress, Producer

Fast Facts
- In 2004, she was made the director of the Motion Pictures and Television major at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco
- Moved to New York at the age of 18 to study acting with drama coach Charles Conrad
- Trained at the Estelle Harman Workshop before gaining a contract with Twentieth Century Fox
- Often takes on the role of characters who are in suspenseful situations
- Participated in the Miss Rheingold beauty pageant in 1957
- Replaced actress Tippi Hedren in the role of Shela in "Mirage" only because Alfred Hitchcock told director Edward Dmytryk that Hedren did not want to work with him
Awards
- 1960Golden Globe - Most Promising Newcomer - Female:Nominated
- 1964Golden Globe - Best Supporting Actress:Nominated
- 1985Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Limited Series:Nominated