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"Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actress" for Baby Doll (1956)

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"Carroll Baker" (born May 28, 1931) is an People of the United States/American film, stage and television actress, author, and former dancer. Throughout her career, Baker enjoyed popularity as both a serious dramatic actress and as a movie sex symbol. Cast in a wide range of roles during her heyday in the 1960s, Baker was especially memorable playing brash, flamboyant women, due to her beautiful features, striking blonde hair, and distinctive drawl.

A native of Pennsylvania, Baker moved to New York City in her twenties where she studied acting with Lee Strasberg at the Actors Studio. She initially began performing on Broadway theatre/Broadway, where she was discovered by director Elia Kazan, who cast her as the lead in his wildly controversial film Baby Doll (1956), written by Tennessee Williams. The role lent Baker overnight notoriety and earned her an Academy Award/Oscar nomination and a Golden Globe.