Blanche Baker Teaching Portfolio
I’m passionate about the fact that ground-breaking work in film and theatre can only come from open-mindedness and a willingness to explore ourselves and our society. I’ve written and directed numerous films with my Musical Theatre and Acting students at New York Film Academy. The projects are all relevant to social issues in the world today.
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Teaching CV
Blanche Baker
tel: (914) 912-1442
email: Blanche@Blanchebaker.com
Website: blanchebaker.com
Education
MFA (honoris causa) / NY Film Academy
B.A. Wellesley College / Suny
The Herbert Berghof Studios / Uta Hagen
Teaching Experience
Academy
Acting
New York Film Academy
Acting For Film, Musical Theater, New Media (2011 – present)
Hamilton College
Acting For Film Workshops
Bronx Middle School 399 – Bronx Arts Ensemble
Drama and Literacy Program
The New Rochelle Public School System
Westchester Arts Council After School Arts Program
The Fieldston Ethical Culture School, NY
Substitute Teacher
The Actors and Directors Lab, NYC
Intro to Acting/Scene Study
Writing/Directing Experience
Girl In A Glass Box
streetwrite
Make America Safe
Tree Hug
Acting Experience (SAG and EQUITY)
Selected Film Roles
pictures
Role Name
Director
coin heist
mrs. cunningham
wishin’ and hopin’
mother filomena
colin theys
chasing yesterday
linda
joe pernice
jersey justice
polly
john charles hunt
classless
principal saunders
nick bernardone
hypothermia
helen pelletier
james mckenney
the girl next door
ruth
gregory wilson
sixteen candles
ginny
john hughes
the handmaid’s tale
ofglen
volker schlondorf
shakedown
gail
jim glickenhaus
raw deal
amy
john irvin
the seduction of joe tynan
janet
jerry schatzberg
living large
kate
michael shultz
Selected Broadway and Off Broadway Roles
broadway/off broadway:
Role Name
Director
lolita
lolita
frank dunlop
steel magnolias
shelby
pamela berlin
hannah
hannah
anna sokolow
poor little lambs
claire
jack hofsiss
the wild duck
hedvig
robert brustein
white marriage
pauline
andrzej wajda
the vietnamization of new jersey
ozzie ann
robert saxner
Selected Television Roles
television
Role Name
Director
holocaust
anna
marvin chomsky (NBC)
Emmy Award (Best Supporting Actress in a Limited Series)
taking chance
chris phelps
ross katz (HBO)
nobody’s child
shari
lee grant (CBS)
the day the bubble burst
jolan
joe hardy (NBC)
in the heat of the night
guest star
reza badiyi (NBC)
the trials of rosie o’neill
guest star
sharon miller (CBS)
law and order
guest star
ed sharon (NBC)
articles, festivals and awards
17 film festivals and 13 New York Public library screenings
Equality Int. FF
Ft. Lauderdale FF
Global Impact FF
Int. NY FF
Kew Gardens FF
LifeArt Media FF
Manhattan FF
Manhattan Shorts FF
NY State FF
Pembroke Taparelli FF
Queens World FF
River Run FF
5 Awards
Grand Jury Prize at the Awareness Film Festival
Best Sound at Kew Gardens Film Festival
Best Director at Atlantic City Cinefest
Finalist Blow Up International Art House Festival
First Place at Chautauqua International Film Festival
CESD Talent
Streetwrite
Make America Safe
Tree Hug
