Andrea Baker
Encyclopedia
Andrea Baker is an American
actress, best known for voicing Clover in the American adaption of Totally Spies!.
in Washington, DC, Baker and a friend drove for more than 6 weeks across the US and eventually ended up in Los Angeles, California
. Baker took a 6 week "Acting for Commercials" course at Tepper Gallegos Casting, where she was introduced to her future agent, Steve Simon. She was introduced to Arlene Thornton's voice over agency and then started voice acting for commercials.
Her first on-screen appearance was a small role on General Hospital
in 1997. After graduating from DW Brown's studio, she auditioned for a role in the 1998 feature film Pleasantville
. Barbara Harris introduced Baker to Nancy Meyers, who hired Baker as an "inner voice" actress on What Women Want
. Baker has been working exclusively as a voice actress since 2003.
Besides from film and television, Baker has appeared in several plays for Afternoon Theatre, Basement Productions, and Joanne Baron Studios.
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actress, best known for voicing Clover in the American adaption of Totally Spies!.
Career
After graduating from Georgetown UniversityGeorgetown University
Georgetown University is a private, Jesuit, research university whose main campus is in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Founded in 1789, it is the oldest Catholic university in the United States...
in Washington, DC, Baker and a friend drove for more than 6 weeks across the US and eventually ended up in Los Angeles, California
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. Baker took a 6 week "Acting for Commercials" course at Tepper Gallegos Casting, where she was introduced to her future agent, Steve Simon. She was introduced to Arlene Thornton's voice over agency and then started voice acting for commercials.
Her first on-screen appearance was a small role on General Hospital
General Hospital
General Hospital is an American daytime television drama that is credited by the Guinness Book of World Records as the longest-running American soap opera currently in production and the third longest running drama in television in American history after Guiding Light and As the World Turns....
in 1997. After graduating from DW Brown's studio, she auditioned for a role in the 1998 feature film Pleasantville
Pleasantville (film)
Pleasantville is a 1998 American fantasy comedy-drama film written, produced, and directed by Gary Ross. The film stars Tobey Maguire, Reese Witherspoon, William H. Macy, Joan Allen, Marley Shelton and Jeff Daniels. Don Knotts, Paul Walker, Jane Kaczmarek, and J. T. Walsh are also featured.The film...
. Barbara Harris introduced Baker to Nancy Meyers, who hired Baker as an "inner voice" actress on What Women Want
What Women Want
What Women Want is a 2000 American romantic comedy film, directed by Nancy Meyers and starring Mel Gibson and Helen Hunt. The movie was a box office success with a domestic gross of $182,811,707 and a worldwide gross of $374,111,707, against a budget of $70 million.-Plot:Nick Marshall, a Chicago...
. Baker has been working exclusively as a voice actress since 2003.
Besides from film and television, Baker has appeared in several plays for Afternoon Theatre, Basement Productions, and Joanne Baron Studios.
Personal life
Baker was born as Andrea Taylor, but married her husband in October 2001. They met during production of What Women Want, and Baker wanted to use her husband's last name professionally. Baker and her husband have two children together.Filmography
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| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1996 | Morning Side Prep | ||
| 1998 | Pleasantville Pleasantville (film) Pleasantville is a 1998 American fantasy comedy-drama film written, produced, and directed by Gary Ross. The film stars Tobey Maguire, Reese Witherspoon, William H. Macy, Joan Allen, Marley Shelton and Jeff Daniels. Don Knotts, Paul Walker, Jane Kaczmarek, and J. T. Walsh are also featured.The film... |
Peggy Jane | (as Andrea Taylor) |
| 2000 | Panic | Candice | (as Andrea Taylor) |
| What Women Want What Women Want What Women Want is a 2000 American romantic comedy film, directed by Nancy Meyers and starring Mel Gibson and Helen Hunt. The movie was a box office success with a domestic gross of $182,811,707 and a worldwide gross of $374,111,707, against a budget of $70 million.-Plot:Nick Marshall, a Chicago... |
Inner-voice | (as Andrea Taylor) | |
| Dinosaur Dinosaur (film) Dinosaur is a 2000 American computer-animated film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by Walt Disney Pictures on May 19, 2000, and is the 39th animated feature in the Walt Disney Animated Classics series... |
Additional voices | (as Andrea Taylor) | |
| 2001 | Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within is a 2001 Japanese-American computer animated science fiction film directed by Hironobu Sakaguchi, creator of the Final Fantasy series of role-playing video games. It was the first photorealistic computer animated feature film and also holds the record for the most... |
Additional voices | (as Andrea Taylor) |
| 2004 | Paparazzi | Emily | |
| 2009 | Totally Spies: The Movie | Clover (voice) | |
| Television | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1997 | General Hospital General Hospital General Hospital is an American daytime television drama that is credited by the Guinness Book of World Records as the longest-running American soap opera currently in production and the third longest running drama in television in American history after Guiding Light and As the World Turns.... |
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| 1998 | Beverly Hills, 90210 Beverly Hills, 90210 Beverly Hills, 90210 is an American drama series that originally aired from October 4, 1990 to May 17, 2000 on Fox and was produced by Spelling Television in the United States, and subsequently on various networks around the world. It is the first series in the Beverly Hills, 90210 franchise... |
Julie Muntz | Recurring role (2 episodes) (as Andrea Taylor) |
| 1999 | Charmed Charmed Charmed is an American television series that originally aired from October 7, 1998, until May 21, 2006, on the now defunct The WB Television Network. The series was created in 1998 by writer Constance M... |
Female victim | "When Bad Warlocks Turn Good" (season 1, episode 18) (as Andrea Taylor) |
| Buffy the Vampire Slayer | Sales girl | "The Prom" (season 3, episode 20) (as Andrea E. Taylor) | |
| 2001–2007 | Totally Spies! | Clover (voice) | Starring role (130 episodes) (as Andrea Taylor seasons 1-2) |
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| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2005 | Ultimate Spider-Man Ultimate Spider-Man (video game) Ultimate Spider-Man is a video game based on the comic book of the same name by Brian Michael Bendis and Mark Bagley. The game was released for most sixth generation consoles, including PlayStation 2, Xbox, GameCube, Nintendo DS, Game Boy Advance, and Microsoft Windows, as well as a mobile phone... |
Mary Jane Watson Mary Jane Watson Mary Jane Watson, often shortened to MJ, is a fictional supporting character appearing, originally, in Marvel comic books and, later, in multiple spin-offs and dramatizations of the Spider-Man titles as the best friend, love interest, and one-time wife of Peter Parker, the alter ego of Spider-Man... |
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| 2010 | Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker is a video game produced by Konami and Kojima Productions that was released for the PlayStation Portable in 2010. Peace Walker is the fourth Metal Gear title for the PSP, although it is only the second to be considered part of the series' main canon, following Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops... |
Soldiers / Extras | |