She then appeared on Australian variety television show In Melbourne Tonight with Graham Kennedy, for a year, performing comedy sketches, hosting and singing.
[2] She played several lead stage roles including Fanny Brice in a Sydney season of Funny Girl, and Madame Rose in the first ever Australian production of Gypsy.
However, this proved to be short-lived, as internal politics prevented the show from continuing, so she took a short hiatus from acting, to travel and work as a secretary in London.
She is best known for her TV soap opera roles including that of hulking husband basher, Monica Ferguson, in early episodes of Prisoner in 1979.
Baker received a call from casting director Jan Russ offering her the guest role of Angie for an initial three week period.