Penny Baker
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Penny Baker is an American
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 model
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 and actress. After being interviewed in Chicago
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, she was chosen as Playboy
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's Playmate of the Month for January 1984, the 30th Anniversary Playmate. Her photos were shot by Arny Freytag
Arny Freytag
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 in New York City
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, Buffalo
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, and Los Angeles
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 when she was 17, with written permission from her parents. Her pictorial was titled "Lucky Penny" and it reported her age as 18.

In 1985, she had a cameo
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 in the movie Real Genius
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, appearing in the pool slide scene. In 1986, she had a role as a high-priced prostitute in The Men's Club.

Baker was once interviewed by the author Martin Amis
Martin Amis
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. According to him, "within a minute I had run out of questions."

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