Laura Amanda Baker
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SOAP STAR STATS
Laura Amanda Baker (Babe, AMC)
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Vital Statistics
- Birthdate:
- December 22
- Birthplace:
- Charleston, SC
- Star Sign:
- Capricorn
- Years on Show:
- 2007-present
- Marital Status:
- Single
The 411
Amanda Baker was raised in Mt. Pleasant, S.C., where her parents, Dr. F. Keels Baker and Laura Baker, and sister Candy Lowman still reside. She caught the acting bug when she first started to perform in school plays and musicals and participated in Wando School’s Show Choir. She graduated in 1997. However, it was not until after she graduated from the University of South Carolina with a BS in business administration and a minor in fashion merchandising that she made her television debut. Her first role was on ONE TREE HILL as Charlotte. A slew of other television roles followed. She appeared in a few episodes of GENERAL HOSPITAL before making the move to its spin-off, GENERAL HOSPITAL: NIGHTSHIFT, on which she starred as student nurse Jolene Crowell. The nighttime series ended on Oct 4, 2007, four days before she debuted as the new Babe Carey on ALL MY CHILDREN.
Et Cetera
—Toured the Southeast as a singer with the band Sold Out.
—After accepting the role on AMC, drove herself cross-country to move from Los Angeles to New York.
—Participates in charity work for The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, The American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life, L.A. Works and Big Brothers Big Sisters.
Career Highlights
Other Soap Roles
GENERAL HOSPITAL (Jolene Crowell, 2007)
GENERAL HOSPITAL: NIGHTSHIFT (Jolene Crowell, 2007)
TV Roles
ONE TREE HILL (Charlotte, 2004)
THE DEAD WILL TELL (Girl in Marsh, 2004)
PALMETTO POINTE (Callah O'Connell, 2005)
LOCUSTS (Gina, 2005)
HELLO SISTER, GOODBYE LIFE (2006)
SURFACE (Wardrobe Girl, 2006)
CAMPUS LADIES (Melanie, 2007)
Film Roles
The Other Side (Waitress, 2006)
You Should Hear What People Say About You!
"We have a wonderful, wonderful actress, who we're really pleased with."— Barbara Esenstein on casting Baker as Babe, Soap Opera Weekly, 9/27/07
"I'm excited for Amanda. I saw in her how I felt when I was first starting there — this wide-eyed freshness."— Alexa Havins (ex-Babe), Weekly, 10/9/07
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