La Vern Baker(1929-1997)

Actress
Soundtrack

La Vern Baker was born on 11 November 1929 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. She was an actress, known for Angel Heart (1987), The Departed (2006) and Uncle Buck (1989). She was married to Slappy White and Eugene Williams. She died on 10 March 1997 in New York City, New York, USA.

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Known for

Angel Heart

7.2

Soundtrack("Soul On Fire")

1987

The Departed

8.5

Soundtrack("Tweedlee Dee")

2006

Uncle Buck

7.1

Soundtrack("Tweedlee Dee")

1989

La Bamba

6.9

Soundtrack("Tweedlee Dee")

1987

Credits

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Actress

Rock Rock Rock!
5.1
- La Vern Baker
- 1956

Soundtrack

Fallout
8.3
TV Series
- performer: "Tweedle Dee" (uncredited)
- 2024
Killing Eve
8.1
TV Series
- performer: "Bumble Bee"
- writer: "Bumble Bee"
- 2020
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
7.5
TV Series
- performer: "Tweedlee Dee"
- writer: "Tweedlee Dee"
- performer: "Get Up, Get Up (You Sleepy Head)" (uncredited)
- 2015–2017
Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa
6.5
- performer: "Think Twice (Version X)"
- 2013
The Departed
8.5
- performer: "Tweedlee Dee"
- 2006
So You Think You Can Dance
7.0
TV Series
- performer: "Jim Dandy"
- 2005
Dorm Daze
4.6
- performer: "You're The Boss"
- 2003
The Sopranos
9.2
TV Series
- performer: "Jim Dandy" (uncredited)
- 2001
Company Man
5.2
- performer: "Jim Dandy"
- 2000
Just Looking
6.6
- performer: "Tweedle Dee"
- 1999
Robert Zemeckis on Smoking, Drinking and Drugging in the 20th Century: In Pursuit of Happiness
6.9
TV Movie
- performer: "Saved"
- 1999
That Night
6.6
- performer: "See See Rider"
- 1992
Uncle Buck
7.1
- performer: "Tweedlee Dee"
- 1989
Shag
6.4
- performer: "Saved", "I'm Leaving It All Up to You"
- 1988
A Night in the Life of Jimmy Reardon
5.5
- performer: "Saved"
- 1988

Personal details

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Born
- November 11, 1929
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
Died
- March 10, 1997
- New York City, New York, USA(heart complications)
Spouses
Parents
- Anna Evans
Other works
Album: "Woke Up This Mornin'".

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Trivia
Had 19 R&B hits between 1955 and 1965, including "Tweedle Dee", "Bop-Ting-a-Ling", "Play It Fair", "Still", "Jim Dandy", "Jim Dandy Got Married", "I Cried a Tear", "I Waited Too Long", "Saved" and "See See Rider".