Baccarin, Morena 1979- (Monrena Baccarin)

PERSONAL

Born June 2, 1979, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; raised in New York, NY; daughter of Vera Setta (an actress). Education: Studied at the Juilliard School; also attended Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts, New York City.

Addresses:

Agent—International Creative Management, 10250 Constellation Way, Ninth Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90067. Manager—3 Arts Entertainment, 9460 Wilshire Blvd., Seventh Floor, Beverly Hills, CA 90212.

Career:

Actress. Appeared in advertisements.

Awards, Honors:

Best Actress Award, Wine Country Film Festival, 2001, for Way Off-Broadway.

CREDITS

Television Appearances; Series:

Inara Serra, Firefly (also known as Firefly: The Series and Firefly—Der Aufbruch der Serenity), Fox, 2002-2003.

Maggie Jones, Still Life, Fox, produced c. 2003 but never broadcast.

Adria, Stargate SG-1 (also known as La porte des etoiles and Stargaate SG-1), Sci-Fi Channel, Showtime, and syndicated, beginning 2006.

Nurse Jessica Kivala, Heartland, TNT, beginning 2007.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Alice Carter, Sands of Oblivion, Sci-Fi Channel, 2007.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Herself, Sci Fi Inside: "Serenity," Sci-Fi Channel, 2005.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

"Juilliard," American Masters, PBS, c. 2003.

Voice of the Black Canary, "The Cat and the Canary," Justice League (animated; also known as JL, JLA, Justice League of America, and Justice League Unlimited), Cartoon Network, 2005.

Voice of the Black Canary, "Double Date," Justice League (animated; also known as JL, JLA, Justice League of America, and Justice League Unlimited), Cartoon Network, 2005.

Herself, The Film Programme (also known as Film 2005), BBC, 2005.

Chloe, "Swarley," How I Met Your Mother, CBS, 2006.

Gia, "An Affair to Remember," Kitchen Confidential, Fox, 2006.

Lisa Cruz, "Christmas Party," Justice, Fox, 2006.

Maya Griffin, "The Cliffhanger," The O.C. (also known as California Teens, Newport Beach, O.C., O.C., California, Orange County, A Narancsvidek, O.C.—Um estranho no paraiso, and Zycie na fali), Fox, 2006.

Maya Griffin, "The Heavy Lifting," The O.C. (also known as California Teens, Newport Beach, O.C., O.C., California, Orange County, A Narancsvidek, O.C.-Um estranho no paraiso, and Zycie na fali), Fox, 2006.

Maya Griffin, "The Road Warrior," The O.C. (also known as California Teens, Newport Beach, O.C., O.C., California, Orange County, A Narancsvidek, O.C.—Um estranho no paraiso, and Zycie na fali), Fox, 2006.

Voice of the Black Canary, "Grudge Match," Justice League (animated; also known as JL, JLA, Justice League of America, and Justice League Unlimited), Cartoon Network, 2006.

Sara Samari, "The Burning Bedouin," Las Vegas (also known as Casino Eye), NBC, 2007.

Appeared as an extra in Law & Order: Criminal Intent (also known as Law & Order: CI), NBC.

Television Appearances; Pilots:

Maggie Jones, Still Life, Fox, 2003.

Nurse Jessica Kivala, Heartland, TNT, 2007.

Film Appearances:

(As Monrena Baccarin) Monica, Perfume (also known as Dress to Kill), Imagem, 2001.

Rebecca, Way Off-Broadway, Small Planet Pictures, 2001.

Girl in bar, Roger Dodger, Artisan Entertainment, 2002.

Inara Serra, Serenity (also known as Firefly, Firefly: The Movie, Serenity—A luta pelo amanha, Serenity—Flucht in neue Welten, and Serenity—pogenemine uude maailma), Universal, 2005.

Adria, Stargate: The Ark of Truth, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Home Entertainment, 2008.

Stage Appearances:

Servant and understudy, The Seagull, New York Shakespeare Festival, Public Theater, Delacorte Theater, New York City, 2001.

Appeared in other productions, including The Importance of Being Earnest and Love's Labour's Lost.

RECORDINGS

Videos:

Herself, Here's How It Was: The Making of "Firefly" (short), Twentieth Century-Fox, 2003.

Herself, Serenity: The 10th Character (short), 2003.

Herself, Re-Lighting the Firefly (short), 2005.

Herself, Done the Impossible: The Fans' Tale of "Firefly" and "Serenity," Done the Impossible, 2006.

Herself, A Filmmaker's Journey (short), 2006.