Becky Ann Baker

Becky Ann Baker (née Gelke; born February 17, 1953) is an American actress. She is best known for her roles as Jean Weir on the NBC comedy-drama series Freaks and Geeks (1999–2000) and as Loreen Horvath on the HBO comedy-drama series Girls (2012–2017); she earned two Critics’ Choice Television Award nominations and a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for the latter.

Baker’s film credits include Jacob’s Ladder (1990), In & Out (1997), A Simple Plan (1998), Stay (2005), Nights in Rodanthe (2008), Hope Springs (2012), Table 19 (2017), The Half of It (2020), and Holler (2020). Baker has been married to actor Dylan Baker since 1990. They have a daughter.

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Known For

Spider-Man 3 Not in library

Spider-Man 3

2007

Men in Black Not in library

Men in Black

1997

War of the Worlds Not in library

War of the Worlds

2005

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Not in library

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Not in library

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999

Gotham Not in library

Gotham

2014

The Blacklist Not in library

The Blacklist

2013

Ted Lasso Not in library

Ted Lasso

2020

Two Weeks Notice Not in library

Two Weeks Notice

2002

Only Murders in the Building Not in library

Only Murders in the Building

2021

Acting

2026 Starbright as Teresa In Library
2026 Our Hero, Balthazar as Elaine
2026 Tow as Debbie
2026 CIA as Mrs. Goodman (1 episode) In Library
2025 Ella McCay as Ryan's Mom
2025 Crutch as Kathy (1 episode)
2025 The Beast in Me as FBI Supervisor (1 episode)
2025 Only Murders in the Building Official Podcast as Self (1 episode)
2024 Jackpot! as Sweet Irene
2024 All Happy Families as Sue Landry
2024 Elsbeth as Judith (1 episode)
2023 Outpost as Bertha
2022 Alone Together as Jan
2022 Would I Lie to You? as Self (1 episode)
2022 The Resort as Jan (2 episodes)
2021 Holler as Linda
2021 Off Broadway as Betty Rytting
2021 The Equalizer
2021 Only Murders in the Building as Linda (1 episode)
2020 Nightfire as Diane Rogers
2020 The Half of It as Mrs. Geselschap
2020 Ted Lasso as Dottie Lasso (1 episode)
2020 Hunters as Juanita Kreps (4 episodes)
2020 Little Voice as Elaine (2 episodes)
2020 Little America as Mrs. Wren (1 episode)
2020 Social Distance as Carolyn Currier (1 episode)
2019 On Our Way as Mom
2019 After Class as Mary
2019 The Chaperone as Lois
2018 Freaks and Geeks: The Documentary as Self
2018 New Amsterdam as Gwen Bennett (5 episodes)
2018 Cultureshock as Self (1 episode)
2017 Table 19 as Carol Millner
2017 Brockmire as Jean Brockmire Glasscock (4 episodes)
2017 The Good Fight as Alma Hoff (3 episodes)
2017 Big Little Lies as Judge Marylin Cipriani (3 episodes)
2016 Billions as Brenda (2 episodes)
2015 The End of the Tour as Bookstore Manager
2015 Younger as Bronwyn Madigan (2 episodes)
2015 Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt as Stacey (1 episode)
2014 23 Blast as Patty Wheatley
2014 The Discoverers as Mary
2014 Last Week Tonight with John Oliver as Voice Over (voice) (1 episode)
2014 Last Week Tonight with John Oliver as Deborah (1 episode)
2014 Gotham as Marge (1 episode)
2014 Madam Secretary as Frieda Schulz (1 episode)
2013 The Blacklist as Judge Roberta Wilkins (6 episodes)
2012 Hope Springs as Cora, The Waitress
2012 Elementary as Pam (1 episode)
2012 Girls as Loreen Horvath (13 episodes)
2012 Smash as Mrs. Cartwright (2 episodes)
2011 Person of Interest as Erica Schmidt (1 episode)
2009 Spinning Into Butter as Ruby
2009 Kings as Jessie Shepherd (8 episodes)
2009 The Good Wife as Alma Hoff (3 episodes)
2008 Nights in Rodanthe as Dot
2007 Spider-Man 3 as Mrs. Stacy
2006 Death of a President as Eleanor Drake
2006 The Night Listener as Waitress
2006 The Exonerated as Defense Attorney
2006 Gretchen as Lori Finkle
2006 Conviction as Deborah Cole (1 episode)
2005 Stay as Paramedic #1 / Butch Cook
2005 War of the Worlds as Disaster Relief Volunteer
2005 Stealing Martin Lane as Winifred Jones
2004 Life As We Know It as Amanda Connor (4 episodes)
2002 Two Weeks Notice as RV Woman
2000 Wonderland as Dr. Reeples (1 episode)
1999 The Confession as Nurse Jeanine Carrounbois
1999 Freaks and Geeks as Jean Weir (18 episodes)
1999 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Mrs. Brice (1 episode)
1999 Storm of the Century as Ursula Godsoe (3 episodes)
1999 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Vivienne Patton (1 episode)
1998 Celebrity as Glenwood High Alumna - Doris
1998 A Simple Plan as Nancy Chambers
1998 Sex and the City as Betsy (1 episode)
1997 In & Out as Darlene
1997 Men in Black as Mrs. Redgick
1996 I'm Not Rappaport as Nurse
1996 The Siege at Ruby Ridge as Elizabeth
1996 White Squall as Ms. Boyde
1995 Sabrina as Linda
1995 Unstrung Heroes as Mrs. Harris
1995 Star Trek: Voyager as Ritual Guide (1 episode)
1993 Frasier as Marge (1 episode)
1992 Lorenzo's Oil as Pellerman's Secretary
1992 That Night as Mrs. Bell
1990 She Said No as Gail
1990 Blue Steel as Nurse #1
1990 Jacob's Ladder as Nurse
1990 Come See the Paradise as Marge McGurn
1990 Law & Order as Susan Simels (1 episode)
1990 Law & Order as Carolyn Walters (1 episode)
1988 Full Moon in Blue Water as Dorothy
1988 In the Line of Duty: The F.B.I. Murders as Carol Ann Matix
1986 Agent on Ice as Mrs. Donnelli
1986 L.A. Law as Melinda Garrett (1 episode)
1985 The Protector as Samantha Alexander
1970 All My Children
There She Goes
New England Toys