Born in Riga, Latvia, Broka began her film career in the 1992 Dzidra Ritenberga-directed drama Valsis mūža garumā (English release title: Waltzing Through Love), for which she won the Lielais Kristaps award, Latvia's highest prize awarded in cinema.
[1] Broka has also had high-profile roles in the 2004 Varis Brasla-directed comedy Waterbomb for the Fat Tomcat, where she plays the lovestruck aunt Una who is forced to look after her two young nieces Marta and Linda.
[2] Baiba Broka is possibly best known internationally for her role as Brigita, in the 1999 Latvian-Swedish co-production of the romantic drama film Svar med foto (English release title: Reply with Photo).
Directed by Una Celma, the film follows the relationship between a young, lonely Latvian woman (Broka) who replies to a personal ad placed by a shy Swedish scientist (played by Samuel Fröler).
Svar med foto was the first co-production equally financed by both Latvian and Swedish film studios.