Daughter of Quakers, she started acting at 10. Although she stopped her theatre studies, she did receive a diploma from the University of California, Berkeley in French. Baker then took up cooking, but was still drawn to the stage. She gave an acclaimed performance in Sam Shepard's Fool for Love and had an increasing success in films, notably Best Supporting Actress by the National Society of Film Critics for her role in Street Smart (1987). She talked to our reporters about her role as Rose in the Certain Regard film Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her. Tell us about your character Rose?