Biography
Like many performers of international heritage, Italian-Brazilian actress Morena Baccarin found herself frequently cast as exotic figures rather than real people; she was an interstellar courtesan on Joss Whedon's "Serenity" (Fox, 2002) and alluring but deadly aliens on "Stargate SG-1" (Showtime/SyFy, 2001-07) and "V" (ABC, 2009-2011). These and other similar roles gave Baccarin a fan base built primarily around her physical appeal, but after …
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Career Milestones
2011 | Played the wife of a former P.O.W. (Damian Lewis) on Showtime's "Homeland" | |
2009 | Cast as Anna, the leader of the Visitors on ABC's remake of "V" | |
2008 | Reprised her role as Adria in "Stargate: The Ark of Truth" (released direct-to-video) | |
2006 | Played the adult version of Adria, a recurring villain on the tenth season of "Stargate SG-1" (Sci Fi Channel) | |
2006 | Guest starred on three episodes of "The O.C." (Fox) | |
2005 | Provided the voice of Black Canary on multiple episodes of the animated series "Justice League Unlimited" (Cartoon Network) | |
2005 | Resumed role as Inara in Joss Whedon's "Serenity," a feature spin-off of "Firefly" series | |
2003 | Played recurring role on "Still Life" (Fox) | |
2002 | First TV role, playing high-class call girl Inara on popular sci-fi series "Firefly" (Fox) | |
2001 | Played struggling actress Rebecca in the ensemble dramedy "Way Off Broadway" | |
2001 | Landed first movie role in director Michael Rymer's largely improvisational "Perfume" | |
| While attending Juilliard, became one of the subjects of PBS American Masters series on the school | ||
Awards
2012 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series in Homeland |