Biography
Although Jacinda Barrett was born in Australia, her all-American good looks and convincing accent have paved the way for numerous acting roles in the states. Tall and slim, with long honey blonde hair and a freckled, fresh-faced appearance that belied her sophisticated poise, Barrett left her home of Brisbane, Queensland at age 17 to pursue a modeling career on an international level. She hit the big time several years later in 1995 when she …
Career Milestones
2010 | Cast opposite Luke Wilson in the crime film "Middle Men" | |
2009 | Appeared in the ensemble film "New York, I Love You" | |
2007 | Cast opposite Kal Penn in director Mira Nair's "The Namesake," an adaptation of Jhumpa Lahiri best selling novel | |
2006 | Portrayed Zach Braff's girlfriend in "The Last Kiss"; directed by Tony Goldwyn and scripted by Paul Haggis | |
2006 | Cast in director Wolfgang Petersen's remake of "The Poseidon Adventure" | |
2004 | Portrayed the wife of Joaquin Phoenix's character in "Ladder 49" | |
2004 | Played Bridget's (Renée Zellweger) nemesis in the comedy "Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason" | |
2003 | Co-starred with Anthony Hopkins and Nicole Kidman in "The Human Stain" | |
2001 | Co-starred in the short lived CBS drama series "Citizen Baines" | |
2000 | Played a lead role in the short-lived WB drama series "D.C." | |
1999 | Cast in a recurring role on the WB series "Zoe, Duncan, Jack & Jane" as a girl who liked both Duncan and Jack | |
1998 | Appeared in an episode of UPN's "Guys Like Us," opposite series star and then boyfriend Chris Hardwick | |
1998 | Starred on the short-lived NBC drama "Wind on Water" | |
1998 | Made film debut in the anthology horror thriller "Campfire Tales" | |
1997 | Featured in People magazine's "50 Most Beautiful People" issue | |
1995 | Cast in the London installment of MTV's "The Real World" | |
1989 | Left Brisbane at age 17 to work as an international model | |
| Raised in Brisbane, Australia | ||