Jill Baker
| Jill Baker | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Gillian Mary Baker 1952 (age 63–64) United Kingdom |
| Occupation | actress |
| Spouse(s) |
Bob Peck (1982-1999) (his death) |
| Children | Hannah Peck, George Peck and Milly Peck |
Jill Baker (born 1952) is a British actress. She was born Gillian Mary Baker.
Baker made a brief appearance in Only Fools and Horses, in the episode "The Second Time Around", as Del Boy (David Jason)'s ex-fiance, Pauline Harris.
Personal life
She was married to Bob Peck from 1982 until his death in 1999; they had three children, Hannah (born 1983), George (born 1986) and Milly (born 1990). Peck and Baker shared a seventeen-year marriage until Peck's death in 1999.
Career
Her theatre work includes the premiere of The Secret Rapture in 1988. She has also been working as an actress in British television since 1975. Along with playing a recurring character in Rides and Fish, she has made cameo appearances in individual episodes of New Tricks, Blore M.P, The Professionals (1980), Only Fools and Horses (1981), "Last Bus to Woodstock (A Morse TV-Mystery) (1988),Prime Suspect (1995), Secret Smile (2005),Waking the Dead, Holby City, (2007), Spooks (2008) and Wallander, Episode 1 in 2008. She has also appeared as Lady de Lesseps in Shakespeare in Love. In 2009 she appeared in the ITV Drama Whatever It Takes, In 2010 she appeared in the ITV Drama Midsomer Murders. In 2014, she appeared in Happy Valley as Helen Gallagher.