Elsie Baker (July 13, 1893 – August 16, 1971) was an American actress. Her career spanned from vaudeville and silent movies to radio, Hollywood, and television. She has sometimes been confused with the American contralto Elsie West Baker (1886–1958) who was also known as Elsie Baker.
Early life and career Baker was born in Chicago, Illinois, into a theatrical family, with an actress for a mother and a father who owned a Chicago stock company. She first went on stage when she was just 10 months old, and more than 70 years later Baker was still taking roles in Hollywood films until just before her death.
Personal life and death On August 16, 1971, she died of a heart attack at her home in Hollywood. She was survived by a son and a daughter.
Filmography Year Title Role Notes1916 The Mysteries of Myra The Vampire Woman 1916 Beatrice Fairfax Marie Boccetti / Circus Woman in Tent / The Other Woman part 1, 2, 131917 Patria Serial1917 The Black Stork 1950 Mystery Street Elderly Lady Uncredited1950 Shakedown Palmer's Maid Uncredited1951 You Never Can Tell Minor Role Uncredited1952 No Room for the Groom Uncredited1952 Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair Uncredited1953 Bad for Each Other Mrs. Olzoneski Uncredited1954 Three Hours to Kill Townswoman Uncredited1958 Alfred Hitchcock Presents Church Attendee Season 3 Episode 32: "Listen, Listen...!"1964 Good Neighbor Sam Mrs. Nurdlinger Uncredited1968 Blackbeard's Ghost Old Lady #2 1968 The Ghosts of Hanley House Lucy
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Further reading "Interesting Views of the Wharton Studio". Motography. Vol. XIV, No. 7, August 14, 1915. p. 284. Hopper, Hedda (November 6, 1962). "Hollywood: Elsie Answers". The Tampa Tribune. p. 34.
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