Baker was born in
Bakersfield, California, and grew up in
Healdsburg. Prior to becoming a film actress, McCarty was a secretary for actress
Dorothy Lamour. Lamour helped her to obtain a bit part in the film
Chad Hanna (1940). In January 1941, McCarty began working for
Columbia Pictures, but in August of that year, the studio declined to take up the option on her contract. From 1941 through 1946 she was a Hollywood B movie actress and performed bit parts in 23 films. She died on July 7, 1985, in
Honolulu, Hawaii, at the age of 64. ==Filmography==