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Mrs. Baker
| “ | You ain't shit! You're just like your daddy. You don't do shit and you're never going to amount to shit. | „ |
| ~ Mrs. Baker's first words spoken onscreen to Doughboy as a kid |
Mrs. Baker born July 5th and is the physically and emotionally abusive mother of Doughboy and Ricky in the 1991 film Boyz n the Hood.
She was portrayed by Tyra Ferrell.
Biography[]
Mrs. Baker had Ricky and Doughboy from two different fathers. And she often in the beginning says that Doughboy is like his father, worthless and lazy. All he does, she says, is, "eat, shit and sleep.".
When Doughboy gets locked up, she looks down on him in a nasty, unloving way. When he comes out, she kind of tames down a little. She asks Tre to be of some guidance to him. She even shows a sweet side to Doughboy in one scene when she does not hesitate to introduce him to Ricky's academic adviser, when he comes to talk to Ricky about a scholarship.
However, when Ricky and Doughboy fight she slaps Doughboy, not Ricky, even though Doughboy didn't cause the fight. The end happens when Ricky gets shot, and she blames Doughboy for it, and she beats on him.
Personality[]
Ms. Baker is sympathetic, loving and caring towards her younger son Ricky Baker. She views Ricky as her favorite child due to going to college and thinking he will help her get out of the South Central ghetto's with his potential football career. However, Ms. Baker is not a saint and she is actually a very nasty and a hypocritical parent towards Doughboy. Ms. Baker's main reason why she takes her anger out on Doughboy is because he looks like her absent father and will take her anger out on Doughboy just to benefit herself and make him suffer. Ms. Baker becomes even more aggressive to Doughboy when she blames him for Ricky's death, who was killed in a drive-by shooting. Her reaction to Doughboy's death is left unknown.