Morena Silva de Vaz Setta Baccarin[2] (born June 2, 1979) is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Inara Serra in the sci-fi television series Firefly and the movie Serenity.
Morena Baccarin | |
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![]() Morena Baccarin in 2016 | |
Born | [1] | June 2, 1979
Notable work | Inara in Firefly and Serenity, Adria in Stargate SG-1 |
Height | 171 cm (5 ft 7 in) |
Early life and education
changeBaccarin was born on June 2, 1979[3] in Rio de Janeiro Brazil. Her father is of Italian descent. Her mother is Brazilian stage and television actress Vera Setta.
When she was 10, Baccarin moved with her family to Greenwich Village, New York, in the United States.[4] She later attended the Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts (the High School in the movie Fame) before she studied theater at Juilliard.[5]
Filmography
changeFilm
changeYear | Title | Role | Notes |
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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[6] | |
2015 | Spy | Karen Walker | |
2016 | Batman: Bad Blood | Talia al Ghul | Voice, direct-to-video[6] |
Deadpool | Vanessa Carlysle | ||
2018 | Deadpool 2 | Vanessa Carlysle | |
2019 | Framing John DeLorean | Cristina Ferrare | |
Ode to Joy | Francesca | [7] | |
2020 | Greenland | Allison Garrity | |
To Your Last Death | Gamemaster | Voice | |
2021 | The Good House | Rebecca McAllister | [8] |
2022 | Last Looks | Lorena Nascimento | [9] |
2023 | Fast Charlie | Marcie Kramer | |
2024 | Deadpool & Wolverine | Vanessa Carlysle | [10] |
Millers in Marriage | Tina | [11] | |
Elevation | Nina | Also executive producer[12][13] | |
2026 | Masters of the Universe | The Sorceress of Castle Grayskull | Filming |
TBA | Greenland: Migration | Allison Garrity | Post-production[14] |
The Wrecking Crew | TBA | Filming[15] |
Television
changeYear | Title | Role | Notes |
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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)[16] |
2005–2006 | Justice League Unlimited | Dinah Lance / Black Canary | Voice, recurring role[6] |
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!"[6] |
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[17] | |
2024 | Fire Country | Mickey Fox | Guest role (season 2) |
Video game
changeYear | Title | Role | Notes |
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2017 | Destiny 2 | Sagira | Curse of Osiris DLC |
2023 | Assassin's Creed Nexus VR | Dominika Wilk | Voice and likeness |
Awards and nominations
changeYear | Nominated work | Association | Category | Result | Ref. |
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2010 | V | Saturn Award | Best Supporting Actress on Television | Nominated | |
Scream Awards | Breakout Performance – Female | Nominated | |||
NewNowNext Awards | Brink of Fame: Actor | Nominated | [18] | ||
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 | [19] |
Best Kiss (with Ryan Reynolds) | Nominated | [19] | |||
Teen Choice Awards | Choice Movie Actress: Action | Nominated | [20] | ||
Imagen Awards | Best Actress – Feature Film | Nominated | [21] |
References
change- ↑ Morena Baccarin on IMDb
- ↑ M., C. (January 9, 2018). "Quanto conosci Morena Baccarin, l'attrice brasiliana dal sangue italiano e dallo sguardo magnetico". Elle (in Italian). Milan: Hearst Magazine Italia. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
- ↑ Rodriguez, Karla (September 20, 2017). "Ben McKenzie: Why Morena and I Married on Her Birthday". Us Weekly. Retrieved May 27, 2018.
[Morena and Ben McKenzie] got married on June 2, which also happens to be the Deadpool 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.'
- ↑ Baccarin, Morena (November 8, 2024). "Three Great Things". Talkhouse. Retrieved March 2, 2025.
- ↑ Soloski, Alexis (March 5, 2022). "Actress Morena Baccarin Cooks a Brazilian Stew". The New York Times. Retrieved March 2, 2025.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 "Morena Baccarin (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved October 9, 2023. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.
- ↑ Nolfi, Joey (July 9, 2019). "Martin Freeman suffers bizarre romantic mishaps in exclusive Ode to Joy trailer". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved November 18, 2024.
- ↑ D'Alessandro, Anthony (2019-10-08). "Morena Baccarin, Rob Delaney, Beverly D'Angelo & More Move Into Amblin Partners' The Good House". Deadline. Retrieved 2024-11-18.
- ↑ N'Duka, Amanda (2019-06-20). "Waldo: Morena Baccarin Joins Mel Gibson & Charlie Hunnam In Action Thriller". Deadline. Retrieved 2024-11-18.
- ↑ Kroll, Justin (2023-04-12). "Morena Baccarin And Stefan Kapicic To Return For Deadpool 3 As Vanessa And Colossus". Deadline. Retrieved 2024-11-18.
- ↑ Grobar, Matt (2024-05-30). "Republic Pictures Acquires Edward Burns' Millers In Marriage Starring Julianna Margulies, Gretchen Mol, Minnie Driver & Morena Baccarin". Deadline. Retrieved 2024-11-18.
- ↑ Harvey, Dennis (2024-11-07). "'Elevation' Review: Humanity Is Prey in Brisk Sci-Fi Monster Movie". Variety. Retrieved 2025-02-11.
- ↑ Kroll, Justin (2022-10-13). "Anthony Mackie, Morena Baccarin And Maddie Hasson To Star In George Nolfi's Elevation From Lyrical Media And Producer Brad Fuller". Deadline. Retrieved 2024-11-18.
- ↑ Wiseman, Andreas (2024-02-15). "Greenland Sequel Migration Confirmed To Start Filming In April With Gerard Butler & Morena Baccarin". Deadline. Retrieved 2024-11-18.
- ↑ Kit, Borys (2024-09-04). "Morena Baccarin Joins Dave Bautista, Jason Momoa in Amazon Action Comedy The Wrecking Crew (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2024-11-18.
- ↑ Cite error: The named reference
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was used but no text was provided for refs named (see the help page). - ↑ Turchiano, Danielle (September 21, 2021). "NBC Orders The Endgame Starring Morena Baccarin and Ryan Michelle Bathé to Series". Variety. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
- ↑ "Your Complete Guide To This Year's NewNowNext Awards 'Brink of Fame: Actor' Nominees". NewNowNext.com (Logo TV). Archived from the original on December 31, 2017. Retrieved October 30, 2016.
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 Lovett, Jamie (March 8, 2016). "Deadpool, Avengers, And Star Wars Nominated For MTV Movie Awards". ComicBook.com. Retrieved March 21, 2016.
- ↑ "Teen Choice Awards: Complete List of Nominees". The Hollywood Reporter. July 29, 2016. Retrieved September 27, 2019.
- ↑ "2016 Imagen Awards Winners & Nominees". Imagen Foundation. Archived from the original on February 3, 2021. Retrieved May 17, 2021.
Other websites
change- Media related to Morena Baccarin at Wikimedia Commons
- Morena Baccarin on IMDb