Biography
Diane Baker is an American actress, producer and educator. Born in Hollywood, California, she began her career in 1959 after studying acting in New York and securing a contract with 20th Century Fox.
She made her film debut as Margot Frank in The Diary of Anne Frank (1959). Baker appeared in Marnie (1964) and returned to prominent screen roles as Senator Ruth Martin in The Silence of the Lambs (1991). She has also featured in The Cable Guy (1996), The Net (1995) and the series House (2004–2012) as Blythe House.
Baker has produced films and television projects including the miniseries A Woman of Substance (1985). She taught acting for more than a decade at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco. Her screen work continued until 2013.
