Morena Baccarin

Template:Short description Template:Portuguese name Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox person Morena Silva de Vaz Setta Baccarin<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> (Template:IPA; born June 2, 1979) is an American actress. She is known for portraying Adria in season 10 of the TV series Stargate SG-1, Inara Serra in the sci-fi television series Firefly (2002–2003) and its follow-up film Serenity (2005), Vanessa in the superhero comedy films Deadpool (2016), Deadpool 2 (2018), and Deadpool & Wolverine (2024), Jessica Brody in the thriller series Homeland (2011–2013), and Leslie Thompkins in the superhero series Gotham (2015–2019). For Homeland, Baccarin was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series in 2013. Born in Brazil, she immigrated to the United States as a child.

Early life and education

Baccarin was born on June 2, 1979,<ref name="weddingbday">Template:Cite web</ref> in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, the daughter of Vera Setta, an actress, and Fernando Baccarin, a journalist.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="biography.com">Template:Cite web</ref> Through her father, she is partially of Italian descent, with roots in Veneto.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> She moved to New York City with her family at the age of 10.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Baccarin attended Public School 41 and New York City Lab School for Collaborative Studies, where she and her future Homeland co-star Claire Danes were classmates.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> Baccarin later entered the theater program at the Juilliard School,<ref name="Soloski">Template:Cite news</ref> where she was in the drama division's Group 29 (1996–2000).<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> She is a naturalized U.S. citizen.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

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).<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

She served as Natalie Portman's understudy in the Central Park production of The Seagull.<ref name="Bio" /> The science-fiction drama Firefly (2002) as Inara Serra was Baccarin's first television series,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> and she reprised her role in the 2005 film Serenity.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Baccarin at the 69th Golden Globe Awards in January 2012

In February 2005, Baccarin provided the voice for Black Canary in multiple episodes of the animated series Justice League Unlimited. She guest-starred in season two, episode seven of How I Met Your Mother as Chloe, which aired on November 6, 2006. She also guest-starred in three episodes of the television series The O.C. in 2006. Baccarin appeared in the unaired pilot episode of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, playing a transgender woman, Carmen.<ref name="Bio">Template:Cite magazine</ref> In April 2006 Baccarin was announced to be playing the adult version of recurring villain Adria in the 10th season of Stargate SG-1.<ref name="MYTHMAKER">Template:Cite web</ref> 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 film Stargate: The Ark of Truth.<ref name="tvzones74_48">Template:Cite news</ref>

In May 2009, Baccarin made her off-Broadway debut in Theresa Rebeck's television satire Our House at Playwrights Horizons in New York City.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> She landed the lead role of Anna, the leader of the alien Visitors, in ABC's 2009–2011 series V,<ref name="tvg090309">Template:Cite news</ref> a remake of the 1984 series.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 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 drama Homeland,<ref name="joinshomeland">Template:Cite web</ref> for which she received praise for her role as the conflicted wife of a former prisoner of war.<ref>Fretts, Bruce. "Cheers & Jeers". TV Guide. October 17, 2011. page 68.</ref> On July 18, 2013, she was nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series at the 2013 Primetime Emmy awards for her performance.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Baccarin at the 2015 San Diego Comic-Con

Baccarin appeared in the 2015 action-comedy Spy as agent Karen Walker. In 2016, Baccarin appeared in the film Deadpool as Vanessa Carlysle.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> She reprised her role in the 2018 sequel Deadpool 2.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In 2015, Baccarin began a leading role as Dr. Leslie Thompkins in the Fox show Gotham.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 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) from The Mentalist, 2013 to 2015. In 2019, she played a psychologist on the Brazilian TV series Sessão de Terapia (Therapy Session), her first production role in her native country. In 2020, Baccarin co-starred in the apocalyptic thriller Greenland.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In 2023, Bacarrin starred in the action film Fast Charlie.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Since October 2025 she has appeared as lead Sheriff Mickey Fox in the CBS drama Sheriff Country.<ref>Sheriff Country on CBS</ref>

Political views and activism

Baccarin at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival

In January 2019, Baccarin wrote an opinion piece<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> in Newsweek magazine describing her experiences working with the International Rescue Committee on behalf of refugees.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

In 2019, together with other artists, lawyers, advocates, and refugees, she took part in the Flores Exhibits project.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> She read the sworn testimony of a migrant child held in detention at the U.S.-Mexico border.<ref>A4T2_Morena Baccarin Template:Webarchive JPEG</ref><ref>A4T2_Morena Baccarin video</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Personal life

In November 2011, Baccarin married American film producer and director Austin Chick,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> and they have a son.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

In July 2015, Chick filed for divorce, citing irreconcilable differences.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Around that time, Baccarin began dating her Gotham co-star Ben McKenzie,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> and their daughter was born<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> around the same time that Baccarin's divorce became official.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In November 2016, Baccarin and McKenzie announced their engagement,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> and they were married in Brooklyn, New York, on June 2, 2017, Baccarin's 38th birthday.<ref name=weddingbday/><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> They also have a son.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>

Filmography

Film

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<ref name="btva">Template:Cite web 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.</ref>
2015	Spy	Karen Walker
2016	Batman: Bad Blood	Talia al Ghul	Voice, direct-to-video<ref name="btva" />
	Deadpool	Vanessa Carlysle
2018	Deadpool 2	Vanessa Carlysle
2019	Framing John DeLorean	Cristina Ferrare
	Ode to Joy	Francesca	<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
2020	Greenland	Allison Garrity
	To Your Last Death	Gamemaster	Voice
2021	The Good House	Rebecca McAllister	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2022	Last Looks	Lorena Nascimento	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2023	Fast Charlie	Marcie Kramer
2024	Deadpool & Wolverine	Vanessa Carlysle	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
	Millers in Marriage	Tina	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
	Elevation	Nina	Also executive producer<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2026	Greenland: Migration	Allison Garrity	Post-production<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
	Masters of the Universe	The Sorceress of Castle Grayskull	Post-production
Template:TableTBA	The Wrecking Crew	Template:TBA	Post-production<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Television

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)<ref name="Bio" />
2005–2006	Justice League Unlimited	Dinah Lance / Black Canary	Voice, recurring role<ref name="btva" />
2006	Template:Sortname	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	Template:Sortname	Beth Bancroft	Unaired TV pilot
2011	Batman: The Brave and the Bold	Cheetah	Voice, episode: "Triumvirate of Terror!"<ref name="btva" />
	Look Again	Allison	Television film
2011–2013	Homeland	Jessica Brody	Main role (seasons 1–3)
2011–2014	Template:Sortname	Erica Flynn	Guest role (seasons 3–4, 7)
2012–2013	Template:Sortname	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<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2024–2025	Fire Country	Mickey Fox	Guest role 2 episodes
2025	Sheriff Country	Mickey Fox	Current series

Video game

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 nominations

Year	Nominated work	Association	Category	Result	Template:Abbr
2010	V	Saturn Award	Best Supporting Actress on Television	Template:Nom
		Scream Awards	Breakout Performance – Female	Template:Nom
		NewNowNext Awards	Brink of Fame: Actor	Template:Nom	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2011	V	Saturn Award	Best Supporting Actress on Television	Template:Nom
2013	Homeland	Primetime Emmy Award	Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series	Template:Nom
		Screen Actors Guild Award	Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series	Template:Nom
2016	Deadpool	MTV Movie Awards	Best Female Performance	Template:Nom	<ref name="2016-MTVA">Template:Cite web</ref>
			Best Kiss (with Ryan Reynolds)	Template:Nom	<ref name="2016-MTVA" />
		Teen Choice Awards	Choice Movie Actress: Action	Template:Nom	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
		Imagen Awards	Best Actress – Feature Film	Template:Nom	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

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