Andrea Baker Explained

Andrea Baker
Birth Name:Andrea E. Taylor
Birth Place:Washington D.C., U.S.
Alma Mater:Georgetown University
Occupation:Actress
Years Active:1993 - present
Agent:Arlene Thornton and Associates[1]
Children:2

Andrea E. Baker (née Taylor) is an American actress. In film, she is known for her role as Peggy Jane in the 1998 film Pleasantville, as well as her voice roles portraying Clover in the French-Canadian animated television series Totally Spies!.

Career

Baker was born in Washington, D.C. After graduating from Georgetown University, she and a friend drove for more than six weeks across the US and eventually ended up in Los Angeles, California.[2] Baker took a six-week "Acting for Commercials" course at Tepper Gallegos Casting, where she was introduced to her future agent, Steve Simon.[2] Taylor also studied scene study in class mentored by Bobby Shaw Chance. She was signed on by Arlene Thornton's voice-over agency and then started voice acting for commercials and television in 1993.[2] [3]

Her first on-screen appearance was a small role on General Hospital in 1997.[2] After graduating from DW Brown's studio, she auditioned for a role in the 1998 feature film Pleasantville. Barbara Harris introduced Baker to Nancy Meyers, who hired Baker as an "inner voice" actress on What Women Want.[2] Baker has been working exclusively as a voice actress since 2001.[2]

Besides from film and television, Baker has appeared in several plays for Afternoon Theatre, Basement Productions, and Joanne Baron Studios.

Personal life

Baker met her husband James Baker, during production of What Women Want. They married in October 2001.[4] They have two children together.[2]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotesSource[5]
1996 Morning Side Prep
1998 Pleasantville Peggy Jane
2000 Panic Candice
What Women Want Office Intern
Dinosaur Additional voices Voice
2001 Additional voices Voice
2004 Paparazzi Emily
2009 Jennifer's Body Additional voices Voice
2010 Totally Spies! The Movie Voices
2017 Cars 3 Additional voices Voice
2020 Love and Monsters Additional Voices/ADR Group Voice

Television

YearTitleRoleNotesSource
1997 General Hospital
1998 Beverly Hills, 90210 Julie Muntz Recurring role (2 episodes) (as Andrea Taylor)
1999 Charmed Female victim Episode: "When Bad Warlocks Turn Good"
Buffy the Vampire Slayer Sales girl Episode: "The Prom"
2001–2015 Totally Spies! Clover, Dominique, others (voices) Credited as Andrea Taylor for seasons 1–2
2009 The Amazing Spiez! Clover (voice) Episode: "Operation: Dude Ranch Disaster"

Video games

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Source
2005 Ultimate Spider-Man First voice-over gig in video games.
2007 Unreal Tournament 3 Sarah "Jester" HawkinsVoice [6]
Soldiers / Extras Voice [7]
Resident Evil 6 Civilians
Resident Evil: Biohazard Anniversary Package Civilians Appears only in Resident Evil 6; archived  

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Andrea Taylor Baker . Arlene Thornton and Associates . May 12, 2021 .
  2. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20120211155306/http://www.andreabaker.net/about.php. 2012-02-11. Andrea Baker - About me. 2009-08-02.
  3. Web site: Andrea Baker - TMZ!. 30 January 2013 . September 30, 2023.
  4. Web site: Interview with Andrea Baker. https://web.archive.org/web/20090829025423/http://geocities.com/pathfinder_0200/abaker.htm. 2009-08-29. Totally Spies Picture Archive / Geocities . October 3, 2004 . ((someguy959)).
  5. Web site: Andrea Baker - Resume . https://web.archive.org/web/20070317220539/http://www.andreabaker.net//resume.php . March 17, 2007 . 2009-08-02 .
  6. Web site: UT3 User Manual. 2022-07-01 . 44.
  7. Web site: Andrea Taylor (visual voices guide) - Behind The Voice Actors. Behind The Voice Actors. May 3, 2019. Check mark indicates role has been confirmed using screenshots of closing credits and other reliable sources.