Jill Baker
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Jill Baker | |
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| Born | Gillian Mary Baker 1952 (age 68–69) |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1975–present |
| Spouse(s) | Bob Peck (1982–1999) (his death) |
| Children | 3 |
Gillian Mary Baker (born 1952) is an English actress. She is best known for her role as Pauline Harris, the ex fiancée of Del Trotter in the Only Fools and Horses episode "The Second Time Around".
Personal life[]
Baker is a graduate of the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School.
She and actor Bob Peck were married for 17 years, from 1982 until his death, in 1999. They had three children.[1]
Career[]
Her theatre work includes the premiere of The Secret Rapture in 1988.[2] She has also been working as an actress in British television since 1975.[3] Along with playing a recurring lead character in Rides, Screaming and Fish, she has made cameo appearances in individual episodes of Blore M.P, The Professionals (1980), Only Fools and Horses (1981), Me and My Girl (1983), "Last Bus to Woodstock" (An Inspector Morse TV-Mystery) (1988), Tales of Sherwood Forest (1989), Prime Suspect (1995), The Girl (1996) as Anne Thornton, The Broker’s Man (1997–98) as Claudette Monro-Foster, The Vanishing Man (1998) as Dr. Jeffries, , Perfect Strangers (2001), New Tricks (2003), A Touch of Frost (2004), Secret Smile (2005), Waking the Dead, Holby City, (2007), Spooks (2008) and Wallander, Episode 1 in 2008.[3][4] She has also appeared as Lady de Lesseps in Shakespeare in Love.[3] In 2009 she appeared in the ITV Drama Whatever It Takes, In 2011 she appeared in the ITV Drama Midsomer Murders “Not in My Back Yard” as Eleanor Swanscombe.[3][5] In 2014, she appeared in Happy Valley as Helen Gallagher.[6] Baker appeared in Only Fools and Horses in the episode "The Second Time Around", as Del Boy (David Jason)'s ex-fiancée, Pauline Harris.[7]
References[]
- ^ "Obituary: Bob Peck". The Independent. April 9, 1999.
- ^ "CalmView: Overview". catalogue.nationaltheatre.org.uk.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Jill Baker". BFI.
- ^ "Jill Baker". www.lifeinlegacy.com.
- ^ "Midsomer Murders | TV Guide". TVGuide.com.
- ^ "BBC One - Happy Valley, Series 1, Episode 1, Who lives in a valley like this? - Helen Gallagher". BBC.
- ^ "Only Fools and Horses - S1 - Episode 4: The Second Time Around". Radio Times.
External links[]
- Jill Baker at IMDb
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