Morena Baccarin
Morena Baccarin | |
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Born | Morena Silva de Vaz Setta Baccarin June 2, 1979 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
Nationality |
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Education | Juilliard School (BFA) |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2001–present |
Spouses | |
Children | 3 |
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Morena Silva de Vaz Setta Baccarin
Early life
Baccarin was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, the daughter of actress Vera Setta and Fernando Baccarin, a journalist.[3][4] Through her father, she is of part Italian descent with roots in Veneto.[5]
Baccarin attended Public School 41 and New York City Lab School for Collaborative Studies, where her future Homeland co-star Claire Danes and she were classmates.[6][7] She later entered the theater program at the Juilliard School, where she was in the drama division's Group 29 (1996–2000).[8]
Career
Baccarin landed her first film role in the improvised fashion-world comedy Perfume (2001). This was followed by a lead role in Way Off Broadway (2001).[9]
She served as
In May 2009, Baccarin made her
Baccarin appeared in the 2015 action-comedy
Political views and activism
In January 2019, she wrote an opinion piece[26] in Newsweek magazine describing her experiences working with the International Rescue Committee on behalf of refugees.[27] She was interviewing refugees from Venezuela during a trip to Colombia. She warned of an evolving situation, which could lead to an increase of refugees asking for asylum in the United States. Baccarin became an advocate for women and girls, inspired by her mother's work for women’s rights in Brazil.[28][29]
In 2019, together with other artists, lawyers, advocates, and refugees, she took part in the Flores Exhibits project.[30] She read the sworn testimony of a migrant child held in detention at the U.S.-Mexico border.[31][32][33]
Personal life
In November 2011, Baccarin married American film producer and director Austin Chick.[34] In October 2013, Baccarin and Chick's son was born.[35] In July 2015, Chick filed for divorce, citing irreconcilable differences.[36] Around that time, Baccarin began dating her Gotham co-star Ben McKenzie.[37] In March 2016, Baccarin and McKenzie's daughter was born.[38] On March 18, 2016, Baccarin and Chick's divorce became official.[39] In November 2016, Baccarin and McKenzie announced their engagement.[40] They were married in Brooklyn, New York, on June 2, 2017, Baccarin's 38th birthday.[2][41] In March 2021, Baccarin and McKenzie announced the birth of their son.[42]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2001 | Perfume | Monica | |
Way Off Broadway | Rebecca | ||
2002 | Roger Dodger | Girl in Bar | |
2005 | Serenity | Inara Serra
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2007 | Sands of Oblivion | Prof. Alice Carter | |
2008 | Death in Love | Beautiful Woman | |
Stargate: The Ark of Truth | Adria | ||
2009 | Stolen
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Rose Montgomery | |
2011 | Look Again | Allison | |
2014 | Back in the Day | Lori | |
Son of Batman | Talia al Ghul | Voice[43] | |
2015 | Spy | Karen Walker | |
2016 | Batman: Bad Blood | Talia al Ghul | Voice[43] |
Deadpool | Vanessa Carlysle
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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 | Post-production[44] |
TBA | Elevation | TBA | Post-production |
TBA | Tropico | Lucia / Olivia | Post-production |
Television
Year | 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)[10] |
2005–2006 | Justice League Unlimited | Dinah Lance / Black Canary | Voice, recurring role[43] |
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
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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!"[43] |
Look Again | Allison | Television film | |
2011–2014 | The Mentalist | Erica Flynn | Guest role (seasons 3–4, 7) |
2011–2013 | Homeland | Jessica Brody
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Main role (seasons 1–3) |
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
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Voice, recurring role; 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" |
2022 | The Endgame | Elena Federova | Main role[45] |
2024 | Fire Country | Mickey Fox | Guest role (season 2) |
Video game
- Curse of OsirisDLC)
- Assassin's Creed Nexus VR (2023), as Dominika Wilk
Awards and nominations
Year | 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 | [46] | ||
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
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Nominated | [47] |
Best Kiss (with Ryan Reynolds) | Nominated | [47] | |||
Teen Choice Awards | Choice Movie Actress: Action | Nominated | [48] | ||
Imagen Awards | Best Actress – Feature Film | Nominated | [49] |
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[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.'
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- ^ Britto, Thaís (January 19, 2013). "No ar em 'Homeland', Morena Baccarin diz que tem orgulho de ser brasileira / On the air in 'Homeland', Morena Baccarin says she is proud to be Brazilian". O Globo. Archived from the original on October 27, 2017. Retrieved February 17, 2016.
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.
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Morena Baccarin, attrice brasiliana naturalizzata statunitense ma di origini italiane: suo padre Fernando, infatti, è un giornalista dalle origini venete.
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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.
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- ^ "2016 Imagen Awards Winners & Nominees". Imagen Foundation. Archived from the original on February 3, 2021. Retrieved May 17, 2021.
Further reading
- "Morena Baccarin interview". TheSciFiWorld.net. April 13, 2007.
External links
- Morena Baccarin at IMDb
- Morena Baccarin on Twitter