Morena Baccarin | |
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![]() Baccarin in 2016 | |
Born | Morena Silva de Vaz Setta Baccarin June 2, 1979 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
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Education | Juilliard School (BFA) |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2001–present |
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Children | 3 |
Mother | Vera Setta |
Morena Silva de Vaz Setta Baccarin[1] (Portuguese: [moˈɾenɐ bakaˈɾĩ] ; born June 2, 1979[2][3]) is an American actress. She is known for portraying 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, she was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series in 2013.
[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.'