Cathy Baker (actress) should not be confused with Kathy Baker.
| Cathy Baker | |
| Birth Name: | Catherine Graves Baker |
| Birth Date: | 21 January 1947 |
| Birth Place: | Edinburg, Texas |
| Other Names: | "Miss Hee Haw" |
| Occupation: | Actress, painter |
| Years Active: | 1969–1988 |
| Known For: | Hee Haw emcee |
Cathy Baker (born January 21, 1947)[1] is an American actress, best known for her work on the American television variety show Hee Haw.
Catherine Graves Baker was born in Edinburg, Texas.[1] She graduated from Edinburg High School; and the University of Texas at Austin with a major in radio and TV.[2]
She was cast to be on Hee Haw in 1969 while working as a painter at the WLAC-TV studios where the show was being filmed in Nashville.[3] [2] Unlike most of the women (aptly named the ‘’Hee Haw Honeys’’) who dressed in sexy and provocative outfits on-screen, Baker donned either tom boy overalls or a plain unassuming dress. Originally slated to be a regular weekly member, Baker became the show's emcee. She became one of the show's longest cast members;[3] being titled: “Miss Hee Haw”. Baker ended each show with her signature sign-off: “That’s All!”[4] [5] During full cast sing-a-longs, Baker was sometimes paired with the show's mascot, Beauregard: a lovable, long-eared bloodhound.[6]
In 1970, she appeared in the television special Swing Out, Sweet Land; and in 1975, she appeared in the film W.W. and the Dixie Dancekings.
Baker lives in Orange, Virginia with her husband, who is a lawyer. They have two sons.[1]