Morena Baccarin
Known For
Acting
Born
1979-06-02 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Biography
Morena Baccarin (born June 2, 1979) is a Brazilian-born American actress most widely known for roles in several American science fiction television shows: as Inara Serra in the series Firefly; as Adria in the series Stargate SG-1; and as Anna in the 2009 version of the series V. Baccarin was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Her mother is Brazilian stage and TV actress Vera Setta, and her father is Italian journalist Fernando Baccarin. When she was 7, Baccarin moved with her family to Greenwich Village, New York, as her father was transferred to Globo TV's headquarters in the United States, working as editor. Baccarin attended Public School 41 and New York City Lab School for Collaborative Studies, where she and Claire Danes were classmates. She later attended the Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts before she entered the theater program at Juilliard. Baccarin landed her first movie role in the improvised fashion world comedy Perfume (2001).
Most Known For
Greenland 2: Migration
as Allison Garrity
The Wrecking Crew
as Valentina
The Flash
as Gideon (voice) (uncredited)
Stargate SG-1
as Adria
The Mentalist
as Erica Flynn
Homeland
as Jessica Brody
The Good Wife
as Isobel Swift
How I Met Your Mother
as Chloe
Conan
as Self - Guest
Gotham
as Dr. Leslie "Lee" Thompkins
Gotham
as Leslie Thompkins
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
as Self - Guest
Project Runway
as Self - Guest Judge
Medium
as Brooke Hoyt
Firefly
as Inara Serra
Las Vegas
as Sara Samari
The O.C.
as Maya Griffin
Deadpool & Wolverine
as Vanessa
Greenland
as Allison Garrity
Numb3rs
as Lynn Potter