Blanche Baker Blanche Baker (Ozzie Ann in The Vietnamization of New Jersey) recently resumed her acting career after taking a break to raise a family. The Vietnamization Of New Jersey is her return to the New York Off Broadway stage, where she had previously won acclaim for her roles in the original productions of Steel Magnolias and Poor Little Lambs among others. On Broadway she played the title role in Edward Albee's Lolita. Ms. Baker began her stage career with the Yale Repertory Theatre, where she starred in The Wild Duck
directed by Robert Brustein and White Marriage directed by Andrzej Wajda. Her film credits include Sixteen Candles, The Handmaid's Tale, Shakedown, Raw Deal, Living Large, French Postcards and The Seduction Of Joe Tynan. She recently played lead roles in two independent films Jack Ketchum's The Girl Next Door and Jersey Justice and is looking forward to her role in Jackrabbit Sky this February. In television, her numerous credits eventually earned her an Emmy Award for her work in the mini-series Holocaust.
Alchemy Theatre Company of Manhattan This page updated January 8, 2007
