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{{short description|American actress|bot=PearBOT 5}}{{distinguish|Kathy Baker}}{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2020}}

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| birth_place = Edinburg, Texas| death_date = | death_place = | nationality = | other_names = "Miss Hee Haw"| occupation = Actress, painter| years_active = 1969–1988| known_for = Hee Haw emcee| notable_works = }}Cathy Baker (born January 21, 1947)“'Hee Haw’ Actress Cathy Baker“. Beck, Ken. April 28, 2012. American Profile. is an American actress, best known for her work on the American television variety show Hee Haw.

Life and career

Catherine Graves Baker was born in Edinburg, Texas. She graduated from Edinburg High School; and the University of Texas at Austin with a major in radio and TV.Rissy’s Treasures. Cathy Baker. Hee Haw.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.Cowboys & Indians. Hofstede, David. August 28, 2019. ‘’An anniversary “sa-loot” to the music, the jokes, and the Honeys of Kornfield Kounty.’’ 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|date=February 2020}} Originally slated to be a regular weekly member, Baker became the show's emcee. She became one of the show's longest cast members; being titled: “Miss Hee Haw”. Baker ended each show with her signature sign-off: “That’s All!”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”. During full cast sing-a-longs, Baker was sometimes paired with the show's mascot, Beauregard: a lovable, long-eared bloodhound.The Ledger. Ghianni, Tim. June 7, 2019. “Before CMA Fest, ‘Nashville,’ the Titans or Preds, there was Hee Haw”.In 1970, she appeared in the television special Swing Out, Sweet Land; and 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.

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External links

• {{IMDb name|0048319|Cathy Baker}}
• Set Girl Given Shot at Stardom: Jack Hurst

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