Penny Baker

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Penny Baker
Playboy centerfold appearance
January 1984
Preceded by Terry Nihen
Succeeded by Justine Greiner
Personal details
Born (1965-10-05) October 5, 1965 (age 56)
Buffalo, New York [1]
Height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) [1]

Penny Baker (born October 5, 1965) [1] is an American model and actress. After being interviewed in Chicago, she was chosen as Playboy 's Playmate of the Month for January 1984, the 30th Anniversary Playmate. Her photos were shot by Arny Freytag in New York City, Buffalo, and Los Angeles when she was 17, with written permission from her parents. [2] Her pictorial was titled "Lucky Penny" and it reported her age as 18.

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In 1985, she had a cameo in the movie Real Genius , appearing in the pool slide scene. In 1986, she had a role as a high-priced prostitute in The Men's Club .

Baker was once interviewed by the author Martin Amis. According to him, "within a minute I had run out of questions." [3]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1977 Valentino LornaUncredited
1985 Real Genius Ick's Girl at Party
1986 The Men's Club Lake
1987 Million Dollar Mystery Charity

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1984 Calendar Girl Murders Calendar GirlTelevision film
1984 Benson DarleneEpisode: "The Inheritance"
1984, 1985 Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer Osgood's Girlfriend / Mink2 episodes
1986 A Masterpiece of Murder Christine ManningTelevision film
1986 The Twilight Zone PamEpisode: "Personal Demons"

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Playmate listing" . Retrieved March 24, 2009.
  2. Scott, Vernon. "Baker hopes centerfold her shortcut to stardom." Syracuse Herald-Journal, December 27, 1983.
  3. Martin Amis (2001-03-17). "A rough trade". The Guardian . Retrieved 2009-04-10.