Jill Baker
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Jill Baker is a British actor. She was born Gillian Mary Baker in the UK.
Baker made a brief appearance in Only Fools and Horses
, in the episode "The Second Time Around
", as Del Boy
(David Jason
)'s ex-fiance, Pauline Harris
from 1982 until his death in 1999; they had three children.
in 1988. She has also been working as an actress in British television since 1975. Along with playing a recurring character in Rides
and Fish
, she has made cameo appearances in individual episodes of New Tricks, Blore M.P, The Professionals
(1980), Only Fools and Horses
(1981
), Prime Suspect (1995), Secret Smile
(2005), Holby City
(2007), Spooks
(2008) and Wallander, Episode 1 in 2008. She has also appeared as Lady de Lesseps in Shakespeare in Love
. In 2009 she appeared in the ITV Drama Whatever It Takes
Baker made a brief appearance in Only Fools and Horses
Only Fools and Horses
Only Fools and Horses is a British sitcom, created and written by John Sullivan. Seven series were originally broadcast on BBC One in the United Kingdom between 1981 and 1991, with sporadic Christmas specials until 2003...
, in the episode "The Second Time Around
The Second Time Around (Only Fools and Horses)
"The Second Time Around" is an episode of the BBC sit-com, Only Fools and Horses. It was the fourth episode of series 1, and was first screened on 29 September, 1981.-Synopsis:...
", as Del Boy
Del Boy
Derek Edward Trotter, better known as "Del Boy", is the fictional lead character in the popular BBC sitcom Only Fools and Horses and one of the main characters of its prequel, Rock & Chips...
(David Jason
David Jason
Sir David John White, OBE , better known by his stage name David Jason, is an English BAFTA award-winning actor. He is best known as the main character Derek "Del Boy" Trotter on the BBC sit-com Only Fools and Horses from 1981, the voice of Mr Toad in The Wind In The Willows and as detective Jack...
)'s ex-fiance, Pauline Harris
Personal life
She was married to Bob PeckBob Peck
Bob Peck was an English stage, television and film actor.-Early life:He went to Leeds Modern School in Lawnswood...
from 1982 until his death in 1999; they had three children.
Career
Her theatre work includes the premiere of The Secret RaptureThe Secret Rapture (play)
The Secret Rapture is a 1988 British play by David Hare. Its premiere in the Lyttelton auditorium of the Royal National Theatre was directed by Howard Davies. British revivals of the play have included one at the Salisbury Playhouse in 2001 and at the Lyric Theatre, London in 2003...
in 1988. She has also been working as an actress in British television since 1975. Along with playing a recurring character in Rides
Rides (TV series)
Rides is a British television series produced by the BBC between 1992 and 1993. It lasted two series of six episodes each and was made by Warner Sisters, a UK based television production company based in Ealing....
and Fish
Fish (BBC TV series)
Fish was a BBC drama series of 2000, starring Paul McGann as an idealistic lawyer who specialised in industrial tribunals. In court, he often came up against a female lawyer, played by Jemma Redgrave. Fish's wife had mysteriously disappeared, leaving him to look after his young son, and he began...
, she has made cameo appearances in individual episodes of New Tricks, Blore M.P, The Professionals
The Professionals (TV series)
The Professionals was a British crime-action television drama series produced by Avengers Mk1 Productions and London Weekend Television that aired on the ITV network from 1977 to 1983. In all, 57 episodes were produced, filmed between 1977 and 1981. It starred Martin Shaw, Lewis Collins and Gordon...
(1980), Only Fools and Horses
Only Fools and Horses
Only Fools and Horses is a British sitcom, created and written by John Sullivan. Seven series were originally broadcast on BBC One in the United Kingdom between 1981 and 1991, with sporadic Christmas specials until 2003...
(1981
The Second Time Around (Only Fools and Horses)
"The Second Time Around" is an episode of the BBC sit-com, Only Fools and Horses. It was the fourth episode of series 1, and was first screened on 29 September, 1981.-Synopsis:...
), Prime Suspect (1995), Secret Smile
Secret Smile
Secret Smile is a drama serial in two parts shown by ITV in December 2005, based on the Nicci French book of the same name, directed by Christopher Menaul and starring David Tennant, Claire Goose and Kate Ashfield.-Overview:...
(2005), Holby City
Holby City
Holby City, stylised as Holby Ci+y, is a British medical drama television series that airs weekly on BBC One.The series was created by Tony McHale and Mal Young as a spin-off from the established BBC medical drama Casualty, and premiered on 12 January 1999...
(2007), Spooks
Spooks
Spooks is a British television drama series that originally aired on BBC One from 13 May 2002 – 23 October 2011, consisting of 10 series. The title is a popular colloquialism for spies, as the series follows the work of a group of MI5 officers based at the service's Thames House headquarters, in a...
(2008) and Wallander, Episode 1 in 2008. She has also appeared as Lady de Lesseps in Shakespeare in Love
Shakespeare in Love
Shakespeare in Love is a 1998 British-American comedy film directed by John Madden and written by Marc Norman and playwright Tom Stoppard....
. In 2009 she appeared in the ITV Drama Whatever It Takes
Whatever It Takes (2009 film)
Whatever it Takes is a 2009 British television drama film directed by Andy Hay and starring Shane Ritchie, Amy Beth Hayes, Eva Alexander, Gary Lucy and Ron Cook...