| Morena Baccarin | |
|---|---|
 Morena Baccarin as Anna in V | |
| Vital statistics | |
| Name | Morena Baccarin |
| Aliases | None |
| Place of birth | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Gender | Female |
| Date of birth | June 2nd, 1979 |
| Date of death | |
| First appearance | Firefly Episode: The Train Job |
Morena Baccarin is a Brazilian actress born in Rio de Janeiro on June 2nd, 1979. She moved to the United States with her family when she was ten-years-old and took up residence in Greenwich Village in New York City. Baccarin attended public school at PS 41 and later attended the Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts. Her first role in a science fiction project also happened to be her first television role. In 2002, she was cast to play the role of Inara Serra, a professional escort on the short-lived Fox Network television series Firefly. She appeared in all fourteen episodes of the series. Baccarin reprised the role for the 2005 feature film spin-off Serenity.
In 2006, Morena had a recurring role on season ten of Stargate SG-1 playing a character named Adria. Due to the character's advanced aging process, Baccarin was actually the fourth actress to portray the role. She reprised the part of Adria for the 2008 direct-to-video film Stargate: The Ark of Truth.
In 2009, Morena Baccarin received her first starring role in a sci-fi series. She played a character named Anna, High Commander of a conquering alien race, in the ABC television relaunch of V.
In 2014, Morena took on a recurring role on the FOX Network television series Gotham. She played the role of Doctor Leslie Thompkins, and was introduced midway through season one.
Body of work[]
Film[]
| Film | Year | Character |
|---|---|---|
| Serenity | 2005 | Inara Serra |
| Stargate: The Ark of Truth | 2008 | Adria |
Television[]
Notes & Trivia[]
- Morena Baccarin was one of four actors from Firefly who voiced superheroes on the Warner Bros. animated television series Justice League Unlimited. She provided the voice for the character of Black Canary in three episodes of the program. Firefly co-stars Adam Baldwin voiced Hal Jordan, the Silver Age Green Lantern, Nathan Fillion voiced the Vigilante, and Gina Torres provided the voice for the character of Vixen.
- Was Maid of Honor at her Firefly/Serenity co-star Jewel Staite's wedding in Maui in 2003. [1]
- Morena Baccarin and Firefly co-star Jewel Staite share the same birthday, albeit three years apart.
- Another of Morena's Firefly co-stars, Alan Tudyk, appeared in the first three episodes of V.
External Links[]
- Morena Baccarin at AMG
- Morena Baccarin at IMDB
- Morena Baccarin at Wikipedia
- Morena Baccarin at the V Wiki
- Morena Baccarin at the Firefly Wiki
- Morena Baccarin at the Stargate Wiki
References[]
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