Evadne Baker Net Worth
Evadne Baker Net Worth is
$18 Million
Evadne Baker Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Evadne Baker (born August 19, 1937) was a South African actress. She was born in Cape Town, South Africa to parents of French, Dutch, and German heritage. She trained as a ballerina from the age of six, and moved to England when she was nine to continue her training in London. She later studied in Paris and Geneva under several prominent instructors, including Margot Fonteyn. She supported herself by working as a model for Vogue magazine.When she was seventeen, she was rejected by Sadler's Wells Theatre because she was too tall, and she returned to South Africa to study acting and seek work in the theatre. After a year performing with the national theatre, she returned to England to study jazz dancing. In Paris she auditioned for Matt Matlex and won a role in a Las Vegas show, where she was discovered by a talent agent for 20th Century Fox who signed her to a movie contract.Baker appeared in several films, mostly in minor role, including Seven Women from Hell (1961), Shock Treatment (1964), and The Sound of Music (1965), in which she played the role of Sister Bernice. | Date Of Birth | August 19, 1937 |
| Died | January 17, 1995, St. Louis, Missouri, United States |
| Place Of Birth | Cape Town, South Africa |
| Profession | Actress |
| Movies | The Sound of Music, Seven Women from Hell |
| Star Sign | Scorpio |
| # | Fact |
|---|---|
| 1 | Her daughter, with Laurens Van der Post, writer Cari Mostert, was conceived when Baker was on a sea voyage from South Africa to the UK to study ballet. Baker was 14 years old at the time. Mostert was raised by Baker's mother and long believed Baker was her sister. |
| 2 | Trained as ballerina from age 6. At age 17 was rejected by Sadlers Wells as too tall & returned to South Africa to train as an actress. |
Actress
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Sound of Music | 1965 | Sister Bernice | |
| Fate Is the Hunter | 1964 | Secretary (uncredited) | |
| Shock Treatment | 1964 | Intern | |
| Take Her, She's Mine | 1963 | Woman School Board Meeting (uncredited) | |
| The Second Time Around | 1961 | Girl (uncredited) | |
| 7 Women from Hell | 1961 | Regan | |
| Pirates of Tortuga | 1961 | Bawd (uncredited) |
Known for movies
The Sound of Music (1965)
as Sister Bernice
Shock Treatment (1964)
as Intern
7 Women from Hell (1961)
as Regan
Fate Is the Hunter (1964)
as Secretary