Rae Baker

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birthplace = flagicon|England Southampton, Hampshire
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occupation = Actress
yearsactive = 1995-onwards
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website = http://www.burnettgrangercrowther.co.uk/actresses/rae-baker
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Rae Baker (born 1974 in Southampton, Hampshire),imdb|id=0048840|name=Rae Baker] is an English actress.

Biography

Born to a carpenter father, her brother is an electronics engineer."Up Close and Personal: Rae Baker" London Biker magazine, August 2005] Always tall as a child, she took private piano and singing lessons to improve her soprano voice, and aged 13 she joined the local Gilbert and Sullivan repertory company in Southampton, and was then spotted for the National Youth Music Theatre. Baker then trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama in London funded by a personal bursary from Cameron Mackintosh, and holds a Fight Certificate from the British Society of Fight Direction. [citeweb|url=http://www.burnettgrangercrowther.co.uk/actresses/rae-baker|title=Rae Baker|publisher=burnettgrangercrowther.co.uk|accessdate=2008-10-06]

Career

After graduation, she turned down a role in MacKintosh's production of "Les Miserables," as she had secured roles in both "Guys & Dolls" and "A Winter's Tale" at the Royal National Theatre. After landing her first TV appearance in "Jonathan Creek," in 1998 Baker made the film "Shadow Run" with Michael Caine. But Baker choose to develop her career on the stage, and has since taken leading West End theatre roles in "The Postman Always Rings Twice" opposite Val Kilmer,citeweb|url=http://www.lastminute.com/site/entertainment/theatre/interview/rae-baker.html|title=Kissing (and more) with Postman Always Rings Twice star, Rae Baker|publisher=lastminute.com|date=2008-06-23|accessdate=2008-10-06] and as Vivian in "Dirty Dancing."

Having undertaken television campaigns adverts for Sony, Lemsip and Vanish, Baker is mainly known presently for playing the role of Detective Constable Juliet Becker in the long running ITV drama "The Bill." Originally invited in July 2002 to screen test for the part of the ditzy Police Constable Honey Harman, the producers cast Kim Tiddy but asked what type of role Baker wanted. They resultantly wrote the role of DC Becker especially for Baker, where the producers indulged her passion of riding motorcycles by providing her with a Honda Hornet.citeweb|url=http://thebillbios.co.uk/baker_sundaymail.htm|title=I've kissed so many women I don't care|publisher=thebillbios.co.uk|date=2003-07-06|accessdate=2008-10-06] Baker took the role due to its variety of portraying a bisexual character, but left the role when she felt the role was not developed beyond a ratings gaining option to exploit the character kissing other women.

Since returning to her first love of stage, Baker has also taken the support role of love interest Caroline Garvey for Dr Nick West in the BBC One daytime series "Doctors." [citeweb|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00dw7t7|title="Doctors" Series 10 - Light Fingers, Loose Tongues|publisher=BBC One|date=2008-10-06|accessdate=2008-10-06]

Personal life

Single and with a rule not to date fellow actors, Baker lives in London and has self-developed her own three property portfolio, doing a majority of the work herself. She presently owns a Honda VTX1800, having previously owned a Yamaha Virago.

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