Amanda Baker (born December 22, 1979) is an American

actress An actor or actress is a person who portrays a Character (arts), character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek ...

. She is best known for portraying

Jolene Crowell The following notable characters originated on '' General Hospital: Night Shift'', which is a prime time spin-off of the American ABC Daytime soap opera '' General Hospital''.

on '' General Hospital: Night Shift'' in 2007 and Babe Carey Chandler on ''

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'' from 2007 to 2008. Baker reappeared on June 4 and 29, 2009 as a ghost on ''

'' as Babe Chandler.

Biography

Born as Laura Amanda Baker in

Mount Pleasant, South Carolina Mount Pleasant is a large suburban town in Charleston County, South Carolina, United States. In the Low Country, it is the fourth largest municipality and largest town in South Carolina, and for several years was one of the state's fastest-growin ...

and originally from

Charleston, South Carolina Charleston is the largest city in the U.S. state of South Carolina, the county seat of Charleston County, and the principal city in the Charleston–North Charleston metropolitan area. The city lies just south of the geographical midpoint o ...

, Baker received her degree in business marketing (with a minor in

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) at the University of South Carolina before breaking into a television career. She is the daughter of D. F. Keels Baker and Laura Baker.

Career

Baker starred as

Jolene Crowell The following notable characters originated on '' General Hospital: Night Shift'', which is a prime time spin-off of the American ABC Daytime soap opera '' General Hospital''.

on '' General Hospital: Night Shift.'' She joined the cast of ''

'' as the new Babe Carey Chandler on October 8, 2007. In an odd move, she debuted on the same day that actress

Alexa Havins Alexa Carole Havins (born November 16, 1980) is an American actress. She first came to prominence in 2003, when she became the originating actress in the role of Babe Carey Chandler on the soap opera ''All My Children''. Her role as the flawed b ...

exited the role. When Babe hugged

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(the character's mother), it was Havins, but when the hug ceased, Amanda Baker was present. She departed from the role in October 2008.Amanda Baker out as Babe Carey
/ref> Baker reappeared on June 4 and 29, 2009 on ''All My Children'' as Babe's ghost.

Filmography

* (2004): ''

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'' as Charlotte * (2004): ''The Dead Will Tell'' as Girl in Marsh * (2005): ''

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'' as Callah O'Connell * (2005): ''

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'' as Gina * (2006): '' Hello Sister, Goodbye Life'' as Betsy * (2006): '' The Other Side'' as Waitress * (2006): ''

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'' as Wardrobe Girl * (2007): ''

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'' as Melanie * (2007): '' General Hospital: Night Shift'' as

Jolene Crowell The following notable characters originated on '' General Hospital: Night Shift'', which is a prime time spin-off of the American ABC Daytime soap opera '' General Hospital''.

* (2007–09): ''

'' as Arbella "Babe" Carey – Chandler (October 8, 2007 – October 31, 2008, June 4 and 29, 2009) * (2010): ''

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'' as Meghan * (2014): '' V/H/S: Viral'' as Houdini Girl #2 (segment "Dante the Great")

References

External links

Official Amanda Baker Website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Baker, Amanda 1979 births Actresses from South Carolina American television actresses American soap opera actresses Living people People from Mount Pleasant, South Carolina 21st-century American actresses