Morena Baccarin | |
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.jpg) Baccarin in 2016 | |
| Born | Morena Silva de Vaz Setta Baccarin (1979-06-02)June 2, 1979 (age 46) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
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| Education | Juilliard School (BFA) |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2001–present |
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| Children | 3 |
| Mother | Vera Setta |
Morena Silva de Vaz Setta Baccarin[1] (Brazilian Portuguese:[moˈɾenɐbakaˈɾĩ]ⓘ; born June 2, 1979) is an American actress. She is known for portraying Adria in season 10 of the TV seriesStargate SG-1,Inara Serra in the sci-fi television seriesFirefly (2002–2003) and its follow-up filmSerenity (2005),Vanessa in the superhero comedy filmsDeadpool (2016),Deadpool 2 (2018), andDeadpool & Wolverine (2024),Jessica Brody in the thriller seriesHomeland (2011–2013), andLeslie Thompkins in the superhero seriesGotham (2015–2019). ForHomeland, Baccarin was nominated for thePrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series in 2013. Born in Brazil, she immigrated to the United States as a child.
Baccarin was born on June 2, 1979,[2] inRio de Janeiro, Brazil, the daughter ofVera Setta, an actress, and Fernando Baccarin, a journalist.[3][4] Through her father, she is partially of Italian descent, with roots inVeneto.[5] She moved to New York City with her family at the age of 10.[6] Baccarin attendedPublic School 41 andNew York City Lab School for Collaborative Studies, where she and her futureHomeland co-starClaire Danes were classmates.[7][8] Baccarin later entered the theater program at theJuilliard School,[9] where she was in the drama division'sGroup 29 (1996–2000).[10] She is anaturalized U.S. citizen.[11]
Baccarin landed her first film role in the improvised fashion-world comedyPerfume (2001). This was followed by a lead role inWay Off Broadway (2001).[12]
She served asNatalie Portman's understudy in theCentral Park production ofThe Seagull.[13] The science-fiction dramaFirefly (2002) asInara Serra was Baccarin's first television series,[14] and she reprised her role in the 2005 filmSerenity.[15]
In February 2005, Baccarin provided the voice forBlack Canary in multiple episodes of the animated seriesJustice League Unlimited. She guest-starred in season two, episode seven ofHow I Met Your Mother as Chloe, which aired on November 6, 2006. She also guest-starred in three episodes of the television seriesThe O.C. in 2006. Baccarin appeared in the unaired pilot episode ofIt's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, playing atransgender woman, Carmen.[13] In April 2006 Baccarin was announced to be playing the adult version of recurring villainAdria in the 10th season ofStargate SG-1.[16] She first appeared in season-10 episode "Counterstrike" as adult Adria (the younger versions of Adria were previously played by other actresses). Baccarin reprised her role in the filmStargate: The Ark of Truth.[17]
In May 2009, Baccarin made heroff-Broadway debut inTheresa Rebeck's television satireOur House atPlaywrights Horizons in New York City.[18] She landed the lead role of Anna, the leader of the alienVisitors, in ABC's2009–2011 seriesV,[19] a remake of the1984 series.[20] In May 2011, shortly following the airing of the show's second-season finale, producers announced that the show would not return for a third season. That same month, Baccarin joined the cast of the Showtime television dramaHomeland,[21] for which she received praise for her role as the conflicted wife of a formerprisoner of war.[22] On July 18, 2013, she was nominated forOutstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series at the 2013Primetime Emmy awards for her performance.[23]
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Baccarin appeared in the 2015 action-comedySpy as agent Karen Walker. In 2016, Baccarin appeared in the filmDeadpool asVanessa Carlysle.[24] She reprised her role in the 2018 sequelDeadpool 2.[25] In 2015, Baccarin began a leading role as Dr.Leslie Thompkins in the Fox showGotham.[26] She portrayed the character in all five seasons of the show. She also played a recurring role as Erica Flynn, a woman who murdered her husband, and a romantic interest of Patrick Jane (Simon Baker) fromThe Mentalist, 2013 to 2015. In 2019, she played a psychologist on the Brazilian TV seriesSessão de Terapia (Therapy Session), her first production role in her native country. In 2020, Baccarin co-starred in the apocalyptic thrillerGreenland.[27] In 2023, Baccarin starred in the action filmFast Charlie.[28] Since October 2025, she has appeared as lead Sheriff Mickey Fox in theCBS dramaSheriff Country.[29]
In January 2019, Baccarin wrote an opinion piece[30] inNewsweek magazine describing her experiencesworking with theInternational Rescue Committee on behalf of refugees.[31] She was interviewing refugees from Venezuela during a trip toColombia. She warned of anevolving situation, which could lead to an increase of refugees asking forasylum in the United States. Baccarin became an advocate for women and girls, inspired by her mother's work for women's rights in Brazil.[32][33]
In 2019, together with other artists, lawyers, advocates, and refugees, she took part in the Flores Exhibits project.[34] She read the sworn testimony of a migrant child held in detention at the U.S.-Mexico border.[35][36][37]
In November 2011, Baccarin married American film producer and directorAustin Chick,[38] and they have a son.[39]
In July 2015, Chick filed for divorce, citing irreconcilable differences.[40] Around that time, Baccarin began dating herGotham co-starBen McKenzie,[41] and their daughter was born[42] around the same time that Baccarin's divorce became official.[43] In November 2016, Baccarin and McKenzie announced their engagement,[44] and they were married inBrooklyn, New York, on June 2, 2017, Baccarin's 38th birthday.[2][45] They also have a son.[46]
| † | Denotes works that have not yet been released |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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[47] | ||
| 2015 | Spy | Karen Walker | ||
| 2016 | Batman: Bad Blood | Talia al Ghul | Voice, direct-to-video[47] | |
| Deadpool | Vanessa Carlysle | |||
| 2018 | Deadpool 2 | |||
| 2019 | Framing John DeLorean | Cristina Ferrare | ||
| Ode to Joy | Francesca | [48] | ||
| 2020 | Greenland | Allison Garrity | ||
| To Your Last Death | Gamemaster | Voice | ||
| 2021 | The Good House | Rebecca McAllister | [49] | |
| 2022 | Last Looks | Lorena Nascimento | [50] | |
| 2023 | Fast Charlie | Marcie Kramer | ||
| 2024 | Deadpool & Wolverine | Vanessa Carlysle | [51] | |
| Millers in Marriage | Tina | [52] | ||
| Elevation | Nina | Also executive producer[53][54] | ||
| 2026 | Greenland 2: Migration | Allison Garrity | [55] | |
| The Wrecking Crew | Valentina | [56] | ||
| Masters of the Universe† | The Sorceress of Castle Grayskull | Post-production |
| 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)[13] |
| 2005–2006 | Justice League Unlimited | Dinah Lance / Black Canary | Voice, recurring role[47] |
| 2006 | The 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 | The Deep End | Beth Bancroft | Unaired TV pilot |
| 2011 | Batman: The Brave and the Bold | Cheetah | Voice, episode: "Triumvirate of Terror!"[47] |
| Look Again | Allison | Television film | |
| 2011–2013 | Homeland | Jessica Brody | Main role (seasons 1–3) |
| 2011–2014 | The Mentalist | Erica Flynn | Guest role (seasons 3–4, 7) |
| 2012–2013 | The 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[57] | |
| 2024–2025 | Fire Country | Mickey Fox | Guest role 2 episodes |
| 2025–present | Sheriff Country | Mickey Fox | Main role |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Destiny 2 | Sagira | Curse of Osiris DLC | |
| 2023 | Assassin's Creed Nexus VR | Dominika Wilk | Voice and likeness |
| 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 | [58] | ||
| 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 | [59] |
| Best Kiss (withRyan Reynolds) | Nominated | [59] | |||
| Teen Choice Awards | Choice Movie Actress: Action | Nominated | [60] | ||
| Imagen Awards | Best Actress – Feature Film | Nominated | [61] |
[Morena and Ben McKenzie] got married on June 2, which also happens to be theDeadpool star's birthday. 'I just got hitched,' the actor revealed, showing off his wedding ring. 'We wanted to get married at the Botanic Gardens in Brooklyn.... When we wanted to book it, which was over a year in advance in our defense, the only date available was my wife's birthday.'
Aos 7 anos, Morena saiu do Rio de Janeiro rumo a Nova York com os irmãos, a mãe, a atriz Vera Setta, e o pai, o jornalista Fernando Baccarin, que havia sido transferido para lá. / At age seven, Morena left Rio de Janeiro for New York with her brothers, mother (actress Vera Setta), and father, journalist Fernando Baccarin, who had been transferred there.
Morena Baccarin, attrice brasiliana naturalizzata statunitense ma di origini italiane: suo padre Fernando, infatti, è un giornalista dalle origini venete.
The 1997 Flores Settlement Agreement sets a limit on the length of time a child can be detained, requires that they be held in the least restrictive area possible, and guarantees access to basic hygiene supplies, adequate nutrition, and appropriate clothing ... These sworn testimonies were submitted as exhibits in a motion for a Temporary Restraining Order filed by the National Center for Youth Law.
