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Morena Baccarin
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Baccarin in 2016
Born
Morena Silva de Vaz Setta Baccarin

(1979-06-02) June 2, 1979 (age 46)
Citizenship
  • United States
  • Brazil
Education Juilliard School (BFA)
Occupation Actress
Years active 2001–present
Spouse(s)
  • Austin Chick
    (m. 2011; div. 2016)
  • (m. 2017)
Children 3
Parent(s)
  • Vera Setta (mother)

Morena Silva de Vaz Setta Baccarin (born June 2, 1979) is an American actress. She is well-known for her roles in many popular TV shows and movies.

You might know her as Inara Serra from the sci-fi series Firefly and its movie Serenity. She also played Vanessa in the superhero comedy films Deadpool, Deadpool 2, and Deadpool & Wolverine. Morena also starred as Jessica Brody in the thriller series Homeland and Leslie Thompkins in the superhero series Gotham. For her work in Homeland, she was nominated for a big award called the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series in 2013.

Morena Baccarin's Early Life

Morena Silva de Vaz Setta Baccarin was born on June 2, 1979. She was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Her mother, Vera Setta, is an actress, and her father, Fernando Baccarin, is a journalist. Her family has some Italian roots from her father's side.

When she was young, Morena went to Public School 41 and the New York City Lab School. Interestingly, her future co-star from Homeland, Claire Danes, was also a classmate there. Later, Morena studied acting at the famous Juilliard School. She was part of their drama program from 1996 to 2000.

Her Acting Journey

Morena Baccarin started her acting career in 2001. Her first movie role was in a comedy film called Perfume. After that, she got a main role in another movie, Way Off Broadway.

She also worked as an understudy for Natalie Portman in a play called The Seagull. Her first TV series was the science-fiction drama Firefly in 2002. She played the character Inara Serra. She later played this role again in the 2005 movie Serenity.

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Morena Baccarin at the 69th Golden Globe Awards in January 2012

In 2005, Morena lent her voice to the character Black Canary. This was for several episodes of the animated series Justice League Unlimited. She also made guest appearances in other TV shows. These included How I Met Your Mother and The O.C. in 2006. In 2006, she also joined the cast of Stargate SG-1. She played the adult version of the villain Adria in the 10th season. She later returned as Adria in the film Stargate: The Ark of Truth.

In 2009, Morena starred as Anna in the ABC series V. This show was a remake of a 1984 series. In 2011, she joined the TV drama Homeland. She played Jessica Brody, the wife of a former prisoner of war. Her performance earned her a nomination for an Emmy Award in 2013.

Morena also appeared in the action-comedy movie Spy in 2015. In 2016, she played Vanessa Carlysle in the superhero movie Deadpool. She played Vanessa again in the sequel, Deadpool 2, in 2018. From 2015 to 2019, Morena had a main role as Dr. Leslie Thompkins in the Fox show Gotham. She also had a recurring role in The Mentalist. In 2019, she acted in a Brazilian TV series called Sessão de Terapia. In 2020, she co-starred in the movie Greenland. She also appeared in the action film Fast Charlie in 2023.

Helping Others: Morena's Activism

Morena Baccarin uses her voice to help others. In 2019, she wrote an article for Newsweek magazine. She shared her experiences working with the International Rescue Committee. This group helps refugees around the world.

She visited Colombia and spoke with refugees from Venezuela. She wanted to bring attention to the challenges they faced. Morena is also a strong supporter of women's and girls' rights. She was inspired by her mother's work for women in Brazil. In 2019, she joined a project called Flores Exhibits. She read aloud the story of a child held at the U.S.-Mexico border. This helped to show the difficulties faced by migrant children.

Morena Baccarin's Family Life

Morena Baccarin has three children. She married film producer and director Austin Chick in 2011. Their son was born in 2013.

Later, Morena began dating her Gotham co-star Ben McKenzie. Their daughter was born in 2016. Morena and Ben McKenzie got married in Brooklyn, New York, on June 2, 2017. This was also Morena's 38th birthday. In March 2021, they welcomed another son.

Movies and TV Shows

Movies She's Been In

Year Title Role Notes
2001 Perfume Monica
Way Off Broadway Rebecca
2002 Roger Dodger Girl in Bar
2005 Serenity Inara Serra
2007 Sands of Oblivion Prof. Alice Carter
2008 Death in Love Beautiful Woman
Stargate: The Ark of Truth Adria
2009 Stolen Rose Montgomery
2011 Look Again Allison
2014 Back in the Day Lori
Son of Batman Talia al Ghul Voice, direct-to-video
2015 Spy Karen Walker
2016 Batman: Bad Blood Talia al Ghul Voice, direct-to-video
Deadpool Vanessa Carlysle
2018 Deadpool 2 Vanessa Carlysle
2019 Framing John DeLorean Cristina Ferrare
Ode to Joy Francesca
2020 Greenland Allison Garrity
To Your Last Death Gamemaster Voice
2021 The Good House Rebecca McAllister
2022 Last Looks Lorena Nascimento
2023 Fast Charlie Marcie Kramer
2024 Deadpool & Wolverine Vanessa Carlysle
Millers in Marriage Tina
Elevation Nina
TBA Greenland: Migration Allison Garrity Post-production
The Wrecking Crew 0TBA Filming

TV Shows She's Been In

Year Title Role Notes
2002–2003 Firefly Inara Serra Main role
2003–2004 Still Life Maggie Jones Main role (season 1)
2005 It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia Carmen Episode: "It's Always Sunny on TV" (unaired pilot)
2005–2006 Justice League Unlimited Dinah Lance / Black Canary Voice, recurring role
2006 O.C., TheThe O.C. Maya Griffin Guest role (season 3)
How I Met Your Mother Chloe Episode: "Swarley"
Justice Lisa Cruz Episode: "Christmas Party"
Kitchen Confidential Gia Episode: "An Affair to Remember"
2006–2007 Stargate SG-1 Adria Guest role (season 10)
2007 Las Vegas Sara Samari Episode: "The Burning Bedouin"
Heartland Nurse Jessica Kivala Guest role (season 1)
Sands of Oblivion Alice Carter Television film
2008 Dirt Claire Leland Episode: "And the Winner Is"
Numb3rs Lynn Potter Episode: "Blowback"
2009 Medium Brooke Hoyt Episode: "All in the Family"
2009–2011 V Anna Main role (seasons 1–2)
2010 Deep End, TheThe Deep End Beth Bancroft Unaired TV pilot
2011 Batman: The Brave and the Bold Cheetah Voice, episode: "Triumvirate of Terror!"
Look Again Allison Television film
2011–2013 Homeland Jessica Brody Main role (seasons 1–3)
2011–2014 Mentalist, TheThe Mentalist Erica Flynn Guest role (seasons 3–4, 7)
2012–2013 Good Wife, TheThe Good Wife Isobel Swift 2 episodes
2014 Warriors Tory Unsold TV pilot
The Red Tent Rachel Miniseries
2014–2023 The Flash Gideon Voice, 34 episodes (uncredited)
2015–2019 Gotham Leslie Thompkins Recurring role (season 1); main role (seasons 2–5)
2019 A Series of Unfortunate Events Beatrice Baudelaire 2 episodes
Sessão de Terapia Dr. Sofia Callas Guest role (season 4), 9 episodes
2020 The Twilight Zone Michelle Weaver / Phineas Lowell Episode: "Downtime"
2021 Home Invasion Casie Main role
2022 Beat Bobby Flay Herself Guest host; episode: "Morena and the Marcona"
The Endgame Elena Federova Main role
2024 Fire Country Mickey Fox Guest role (season 2)

Video Games She's Voiced

Year Title Role Notes
2017 Destiny 2 Sagira Curse of Osiris DLC
2023 Assassin's Creed Nexus VR Dominika Wilk Voice and likeness

Awards and Recognitions

Year Nominated work Association Category Result Ref.
2010 V Saturn Award Best Supporting Actress on Television Nominated
Scream Awards Breakout Performance – Female Nominated
NewNowNext Awards Brink of Fame: Actor Nominated
2011 V Saturn Award Best Supporting Actress on Television Nominated
2013 Homeland Primetime Emmy Award Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Nominated
Screen Actors Guild Award Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Nominated
2016 Deadpool MTV Movie Awards Best Female Performance Nominated
Best Kiss (with Ryan Reynolds) Nominated
Teen Choice Awards Choice Movie Actress: Action Nominated
Imagen Awards Best Actress – Feature Film Nominated

See also

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