Leigh-Allyn Baker
American actress
Leigh-Allyn Baker (born March 13, 1972) is an American actress. She had recurring roles on Charmed and as Ellen on Will & Grace, and a starring role as mother Amy Duncan on the Disney Channel sitcom Good Luck Charlie. She also provided the voice of Abby on the animated Nickelodeon series Back at the Barnyard. Baker has also extended her career by becoming a political activist and commentator.
Career
Baker has done voice work in video games for the Star Trek and X-Men franchises and guest starred in television shows such as That '70s Show, Early Edition, and Yes, Dear, among other series. She also starred in the short-lived 1996 sitcom The Last Frontier and voiced Lu Zhi in the 2010 game Age of Conan: Rise of the Godslayer.
Baker is also known to television audiences for her recurring roles as Hannah Webster in the first season of Charmed and as Ellen, the long-time friend of Grace Adler (Debra Messing) on Will & Grace, a role she played from the show's first season in 1998 through its last in 2006 (and again in 2018, in the show's revival). She is also known for providing the voice of Abby in the Nickelodeon animated series Back at the Barnyard.
In late 2008, Baker appeared on several episodes of Hannah Montana playing Mickey, a morning show host. She starred as Amy Duncan, the matriarch of the Duncan family on the Disney Channel original sitcom Good Luck Charlie, which ran from 2010 to 2014.
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