Cathy Baker (actress)
Cathy Baker | |
|---|---|
| Born | Catherine Graves Baker January 21, 1947 |
| Other names | "Miss Hee Haw" |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, painter |
| Years active | 1969–1988 |
| Known for | Hee Haw emcee |
Cathy Baker (born January 21, 1947)[1] is an American actress, best known for her work on the American television variety show Hee Haw.
Life and career
[edit]Catherine Graves Baker was born in Edinburg, Texas.[1] She graduated from Edinburg High School, and from the University of Texas at Austin with a major in radio and TV.[2]
She was cast to be on Hee Haw in 1969 while working as a painter at the WLAC-TV studios where the show was being filmed in Nashville.[3][2] Unlike most of the women (aptly named the ‘’Hee Haw Honeys’’) who dressed in sexy and provocative outfits on-screen, Baker donned either tom boy overalls or a plain unassuming dress.[citation needed] Originally slated to be a regular weekly member, Baker became the show's emcee. She became one of the show's longest-running cast members,[3] titled "Miss Hee Haw". Baker ended each show with her signature sign-off: "That’s All!"[4][5] During full cast sing-a-longs, Baker was sometimes paired with the show's mascot, Beauregard, a lovable, long-eared bloodhound.[6]
In 1970, she appeared in the television special Swing Out, Sweet Land. In 1975, she appeared in the film W.W. and the Dixie Dancekings.
Baker lives in Orange, Virginia with her husband, who is a lawyer. They have two sons.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c “'Hee Haw’ Actress Cathy Baker“. Beck, Ken. April 28, 2012. American Profile.
- ^ a b Rissy’s Treasures. Cathy Baker. Hee Haw.
- ^ a b Cowboys & Indians. Hofstede, David. August 28, 2019. ‘’An anniversary “sa-loot” to the music, the jokes, and the Honeys of Kornfield Kounty.’’
- ^ The Tennessean. May 15, 1969. Hurst, Jack. “Set Girl Given Shot at Stardom”. On the Hee-Haw Wagon.
- ^ Entertainment Weekly. February 7, 1992. Cagle, Jess. “Hee Haw at 23”.
- ^ The Ledger. Ghianni, Tim. June 7, 2019. “Before CMA Fest, ‘Nashville,’ the Titans or Preds, there was Hee Haw”.
External links
[edit]- Cathy Baker at IMDb