Bobbi Baker
| Bobbi Baker | |
|---|---|
| Born |
8 July 1981 Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2002–present |
| Spouse(s) | Nate James |
Bobbi Baker (born 1981 in Raleigh, North Carolina) is an American actress that is best known for her role as Kiki on the Tyler Perry sitcom House of Payne. She also had a role in the film Madea Goes to Jail.
Baker graduated from Athens Drive High School in 1998.
Baker attended Oxford School of Drama's Summer Intensive program in 2000. She graduated from Western Carolina University in 2001 with a degree in theatre. She also became a member of Delta Sigma Theta sorority at Western Carolina University's Pi Gamma chapter. Next she studied for four years at Juilliard, graduating in Spring 2007. Baker was the first person in the history of the Juilliard Drama Division to graduate with the honor of Scholastic Distinction for her work on a thesis entitled, To What Extent is Black Preaching a Manifestation of Black Culture?
She married Nate James in August 2007. James was a forward on and team captain of the Duke University basketball team when they won the 2001 NCAA championship. He later worked as an assistant coach at the school.
Their son Nathaniel III was born on 26 July 2009.
After graduating from Juilliard she acted as Claudia in Hartford Stage Company/Long Wharf Theatre's stage adaptation of Toni Morrison’s first novel The Bluest Eye. Baker earned a solid review for her part in The Bluest Eye, with The New York Times writing:
In late 2007 an audition tape she submitted to Tyler Perry was selected and she was cast as Kiki on House of Payne.
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