Sarah Baker
| Sarah Baker | |
|---|---|
| Born | Washington, D.C., United States |
| Alma mater | James Madison University |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2002–present |
Sarah Baker is an American actress best known for roles in TV shows such as Go On and Louie as well as movies like The Campaign.
Life and career
Baker was born in the Washington, D.C. area and attended Robert E. Lee High School in Springfield, Virginia.[1] After graduating from James Madison University with a double major in Theater and English, she moved to Atlanta, Georgia. There, she helped build Whole World Improv Theatre as a performer, and later as a teacher. Moving to Los Angeles, she continued to hone her improvisational and sketch comedy skills at The Groundlings.[2]
In 2012, Baker appeared as Mitzi Huggins, wife of Zach Galifianakis' congressional candidate, along with Will Ferrell, in the comedy The Campaign. The Jay Roach-directed film is the highest grossing politically themed movie of all time.[3] In addition, she played Becky in Tammy, starring Melissa McCarthy, and directed by Ben Falcone. Baker has also appeared as Pamela Lowi in The Good Lie, about the Lost Boys of Sudan, which was directed by Philippe Falardeau (director of the Oscar-nominated Monsieur Lazhar).[4] In 2015, she appeared in Barry Levinson (producer)'s "Rock the Kasbah (film), alongside Bill Murray.
On TV, Baker was also seen as series regular Sonia on the NBC comedy Go On, starring Matthew Perry, as a support group member dealing with the loss of her cat.[5]
She also appeared as Vanessa on the FX show Louie;[6][7][8][9] this performance was nominated for the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Guest Performer in a Comedy Series.[10] Entertainment Weekly included the performance in its "50 Best TV Scenes" of 2014,[11] and later nominated the performance for one of their annual "EWwy Awards."[12] The performance was included on numerous year-end "best of" lists for 2014, including NPR's "50 Wonderful Things from 2014".[13]
Other TV appearances have included guest and recurring roles on shows such as A to Z, Bob's Burgers, Bones, The Crazy Ones, In the Motherhood, Kath & Kim, "Key & Peele", Mike & Molly, Modern Family, The Office (U.S. version), Sean Saves the World, and more. Baker appears in the DVD/Blu-ray bonus scenes of the hit comedy Bridesmaids, as a nurse arguing with an injured Paul Rudd. Online, she was seen as Arabella, faithful servant to Megan Mullally in the Funny or Die video Home for Actresses.[14]
Baker has four upcoming film projects. In 2016, she will appear in Christopher Guest's newest film, Mascots.[15] She will also be seen in the Lorne Michaels-produced Brothers in Law. In addition, she will play Elaine in The Meddler, starring Susan Sarandon and directed by Lorene Scafaria. In the fourth project, she will appear in the film adaptation of the acclaimed Speech and Debate, playing Ms. Riggi.
In 2016, it was announced that Baker would be part of the cast of HBO's limited series Big Little Lies, based on the popular book of the same name.[16]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Sweet Home Alabama | Dix | Film |
| 2005 | The Lance Krall Show | Various | Main cast |
| 2008 | Kath & Kim | Marjorie | 1 episode |
| 2008–2009 | Free Radio | Emo Sarah | Main cast |
| 2009 | In the Motherhood | Doris | 2 episodes |
| 2010 | The Office | Josie | 2 episodes |
| 2010 | Good Luck Charlie | Carla | 1 episode |
| 2011 | In Gayle We Trust | Smith | 10 webisodes |
| 2011 | Bones | Kim | 1 episode |
| 2011 | Bridesmaids | Skating Rink Nurse | Deleted scene |
| 2011 | Home for Actresses | Arabella | Funny or Die short |
| 2012 | Modern Family | Twins' Mom | 1 episode |
| 2012 | The Campaign | Mitzi Huggins | Film |
| 2012–2013 | Go On | Sonia | Recurring episodes 1-13; main episode 14 onwards |
| 2013 | Sean Saves the World | Tippy | 1 episode |
| 2014 | The Crazy Ones | Jean | 1 episode |
| 2014 | Louie | Vanessa | 1 episode |
| 2014 | The Good Lie | Pamela | Film |
| 2014 | Tammy | Becky | Film |
| 2014 | Last Week Tonight with John Oliver | Guest actress | 1 episode |
| 2014-2016 | Bob's Burgers | Rena, Ms. Selbo, Bethany | 3 episodes |
| 2015 | A to Z | Jennifer | 1 episode |
| 2015 | Mike & Molly | Stacey | 1 episode |
| 2015 | Your Pretty Face Is Going to Hell | Wendy | 1 episode |
| 2015 | Brother in Laws | Shannon | Film |
| 2015 | Rock the Kasbah | Maureen | Film |
| 2015 | Other Space | Alien | 3 episodes |
| 2015 | Key & Peele | Barista | 1 episodes |
| 2015 | Fresh Off the Boat | Gator Carol | 1 episodes |
| 2015 | Married | Mindy | 1 episodes |
| 2016 | The Meddler | Elaine | Filming |
| 2016 | Speech & Debate | Ms. Riggi | Filming |
References
- ↑ "VH1 Free Radio Cast Bios". VH1. Retrieved 23 December 2012.
- ↑ "Set Visit: The Campaign". MovieWeb. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
- ↑ Pomerantz, Dorothy. "Election Special: 'The Campaign' Is The Top Campaign Movie". Forbes. Retrieved 11/5/2012. Check date values in:
|access-date=(help) - ↑ Yamato, Jen. "Corey Stoll, Sarah Baker, Sudanese Lost Boys Cast In ‘The Good Lie’". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 3 April 2013.
- ↑ Andreeva, Nellie. "Sarah Baker upped to Regular on NBC's Comedy Series'Go On'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 2012-11-13.
- ↑ Ryan, Maureen. "'Louie' Review: FX Series As Weird And Wonderful As Ever".
- ↑ Johnson, Jessica. "Louie, Season Four Review".
- ↑ Lowry, Brian. "TV Review: Louie".
- ↑ Cabin, Chris. "Louie: Season Four".
- ↑ "Broadcast TV Journalists Association Unveils Critics’ Choice Television Awards Nominees". Deadline. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
- ↑ EW Staff. "The 50 Best TV Scenes of The Past Year". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
- ↑ "2014 EWwy Awards: Comedy Nominees Are...". Entertainment Weekly.
- ↑ Holmes, Linda. "50 Wonderful Things from 2014". http://www.npr.org/blogs/monkeysee/2014/12/24/372938789/50-wonderful-things-from-2014. Retrieved 24 December 2014. External link in
|website=(help) - ↑ "Home for Actresses". Funny or Die. Retrieved 8 December 2012.
- ↑ http://www.popmyculturepodcast.com/2015/pmc-195-sarah-baker/
- ↑ http://deadline.com/2016/01/alexander-skarsgard-james-tupper-nicole-kidman-reese-witherspoon-big-little-lies-1201676452/