Longtime viewers of CBS's "Blue Bloods" will know Detective Abigail Baker on sight, but so much of her life remains a mystery. Despite having appeared in the vast majority of the show's 230-some episodes, this human bulwark against the forces of injustice has never been fully explored, leaving fans with more questions than answers. Sure, she's married to Brian Baker, but where was the ceremony held? Has she ever been to Six Flags? There's a veil of intrigue surrounding the detective that "Blue Bloods" has yet to pierce.
And so we turn to the real world for more readily accessible answers. While Detective Baker remains an impenetrable bunker of narrative possibilities, the actress portraying the character, Abigail Hawk, is ... also kind of hard to get a read on. Still, behind every successful acting gig is a backlog of odds-and-ends performances that combine like Voltron to make an acting reel. Maybe you think that you recognize Hawk from somewhere besides "Blue Bloods.
The odds are slim that you're correct, but maybe you think you are anyway.
Oddly, Abigail Hawk sort of came out of nowhere, comparatively speaking. She only has five jobs listed on her IMDb page before the 2010 premiere of "Blue Bloods," and that's including an uncredited appearance as a flower child in "Across the Universe" and a one-episode stint on "Law & Order" playing "Paramedic.
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