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Morena Silva de Vaz Setta Baccarin (; 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.
She served as Natalie Portman's understudy in the Central Park production of The Seagull. The science-fiction drama Firefly (2002) as Inara Serra was Baccarin's first television series, and she reprised her role in the 2005 film Serenity. in January 2012|left|244x244px]]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. In April 2006 Baccarin was announced to be playing the adult version of recurring villain Adria in the 10th season of Stargate SG-1. 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 .
In May 2009, Baccarin made her off-Broadway debut in Theresa Rebeck's television satire Our House at Playwrights Horizons in New York City. She landed the lead role of Anna, the leader of the alien Visitors, in ABC's 2009–2011 series V, a remake of the 1984 series. 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, for which she received praise for her role as the conflicted wife of a former prisoner of war.Fretts, Bruce. "Cheers & Jeers". TV Guide. October 17, 2011. page 68. On July 18, 2013, she was nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series at the 2013 Primetime Emmy awards for her performance.
Baccarin appeared in the 2015 action-comedy Spy as agent Karen Walker. In 2016, Baccarin appeared in the film Deadpool as Vanessa Carlysle. She reprised her role in the 2018 sequel Deadpool 2. In 2015, Baccarin began a leading role as Dr. Leslie Thompkins in the Fox show Gotham. 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. In 2023, Baccarin starred in the action film Fast Charlie. Since October 2025, she has appeared as lead Sheriff Mickey Fox in the CBS drama Sheriff Country. Sheriff Country on CBS
In 2019, together with other artists, lawyers, advocates, and refugees, she took part in the Flores Exhibits project. She read the sworn testimony of a migrant child held in detention at the U.S.-Mexico border. A4T2_Morena Baccarin JPEG A4T2_Morena Baccarin video
In July 2015, Chick filed for divorce, citing irreconcilable differences. Around that time, Baccarin began dating her Gotham co-star Ben McKenzie, and their daughter was born around the same time that Baccarin's divorce became official. In November 2016, Baccarin and McKenzie announced their engagement, and they were married in Brooklyn, New York, on June 2, 2017, Baccarin's 38th birthday. They also have a son.
| +Key | Denotes works that have not yet been released |
| 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 | ||
| 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 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. | ||
| 2015 | Spy | Karen Walker | ||
| 2016 | Talia al Ghul | Voice, direct-to-video | ||
| Deadpool | Vanessa Carlysle | |||
| 2018 | Deadpool 2 | |||
| 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 | ||
| Millers in Marriage | Tina | |||
| Elevation | Nina | Also executive producer | ||
| 2026 | Allison Garrity | |||
| The Wrecking Crew | Valentina | |||
| The Sorceress of Castle Grayskull | Post-production |
| 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) |
| 2005–2006 | Justice League Unlimited | Black Canary | Voice, recurring role |
| 2006 | 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 | Beth Bancroft | Unaired TV pilot | |
| 2011 | Cheetah | Voice, episode: "Triumvirate of Terror!" | |
| Look Again | Allison | Television film | |
| 2011–2013 | Homeland | Jessica Brody | Main role (seasons 1–3) |
| 2011–2014 | Erica Flynn | Guest role (seasons 3–4, 7) | |
| 2012–2013 | 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 | |
| 2024–2025 | Fire Country | Mickey Fox | Guest role 2 episodes |
| 2025–present | Sheriff Country | Mickey Fox | Main role |
| 2017 | Destiny 2 | Sagira | Curse of Osiris DLC | |
| 2023 | Assassin's Creed Nexus VR | Dominika Wilk | Voice and likeness |
| 2010 | V | Saturn Award | Best Supporting Actress on Television | ||
| Scream Awards | Breakout Performance – Female | ||||
| NewNowNext Awards | Brink of Fame: Actor | ||||
| 2011 | V | Saturn Award | Best Supporting Actress on Television | ||
| 2013 | Homeland | Primetime Emmy Award | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | ||
| Screen Actors Guild Award | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | ||||
| 2016 | Deadpool | MTV Movie Awards | Best Female Performance | ||
| Best Kiss (with Ryan Reynolds) | |||||
| Teen Choice Awards | Choice Movie Actress: Action | ||||
| Imagen Awards | Best Actress – Feature Film |
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