 During her career she has received three best actress nominations for her performances; in 1991, as Rita in Henrik Ibsen’s "Little Eyolf" (Off-West End Awards), in 1992, as Maddy in Michael Wall’s "Women Laughing" (Manchester Evening News Awards) and as Marilyn Monroe in Marilyn Bowering’s "Anyone Can See I Love You" (Sony and Prix Italia Awards).Baynes has also appeared on television including in 1981 with Sir John Gielgud in Agatha Christie’s "The Seven Dials Mystery", in 1985, with Pauline Collins and Michael Gambon in "The Tropical Moon Over Dorking", in 1990, as the wife of Stephen Fry in Simon Gray’s "Old Flames", in 1993, as Hilda in Ken Russell’s "Lady Chatterley’s Lover" and with Glenda Jackson in "The Secret Life of Sir Arnold Bax".She appeared as Vera Rowley in the BBC series "The Hour" in 2011 and was also to be seen in BBC1's "The Casual Vacancy" in 2015.