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2->''"The dream as an actor is being able to bounce back and forth between different things."''
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4Morena Silva de Vaz Setta Baccarin (born June 2, 1979 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) is a Brazilian-American film and television actress best known for roles in several American science fiction television series: as [[HookerWithAHeartOfGold Inara Serra]] in the series ''Series/{{Firefly}}'' and the follow-up film ''Film/{{Serenity}}''; as [[DarkMessiah Adria]] in the series ''Series/StargateSG1'' and the follow-up film ''Film/StargateTheArkOfTruth''; as recurring character Erica Flint in Series/TheMentalist and as Anna in the 2009 version of the series ''Series/{{V|2009}}''. She co-starred as Jessica Brody in the Showtime series ''Series/{{Homeland}}''. She has also voiced several DC-Comics characters.
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6She was married to director Austin Chick and they have a son, Julius. However, she became romantically involved with her ''{{Series/Gotham}}'' co-star Creator/BenjaminMcKenzie, causing Chick to file for divorce, and she gave birth to her daughter, Frances, with [=McKenzie=] on March 2, 2016. The pair got engaged in November 2016, and married the following year. The couple welcomed son Arthur in March 2021.
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9!!Filmography:
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11* ''Series/ItsAlwaysSunnyInPhiladelphia'' as Carmen the Tranny in the original {{Pilot}}. [[TheOtherMarty She was replaced with]] Brittany Daniel once FX greenlit it.
12* ''Series/{{Firefly}}'' (2002-2003) as Inara Serra
13* ''Film/{{Serenity}}'' (2005) as Inara Serra
14* ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague'' (2005-2006) as ComicBook/BlackCanary
15* ''Series/TheOC'' (2006) as Maya Griffin
16* ''Series/HowIMetYourMother'' (2006) as Chloe
17* ''Series/StargateSG1'' (2006-2007) as Adria
18* ''Series/LasVegas'' (2007) as Sara Samari
19* ''Series/{{Heartland}}'' (2007) as Nurse Jessica Kivala
20* ''Film/StargateTheArkOfTruth'' (2008) as Adria
21* ''Series/Dirt2007'' (2008) as Claire Leland
22* ''Series/Numb3rs'' (2008) as Lynn Potter
23* ''Series/{{Medium}}'' (2009) as Brooke Hoyte
24* ''Series/{{V|2009}}'' (2009-2011) as Anna
25* ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheBraveAndTheBold'' (2011) as ComicBook/{{Cheetah}}
26* ''Series/{{Homeland}}'' (2011-2013) as Jessica Brody
27* ''Series/TheMentalist'' (2011-2014) as Erica Flynn
28* ''Series/TheGoodWife'' (2012-2013) as Isobel Swift
29* ''WesternAnimation/SonOfBatman'' (2014) as ComicBook/TaliaAlGhul
30* ''Series/{{The Flash|2014}}'' (2014-2021) as Gideon [[note]]Does not reprise the role for ''Series/LegendsOfTomorrow''; Gideon is instead voiced in that series by Creator/AmyPemberton.[[/note]]
31* ''Film/{{Spy}}'' (2015) as Karen Walker
32* ''Series/{{Gotham}}'' (2015-2019) as Dr. Leslie Thompkins
33* ''WesternAnimation/BatmanBadBlood'' (2016)
34* ''Film/{{Deadpool|2016}}'' (2016) as Vanessa Carlysle
35* ''VideoGame/Destiny2'' (2017) as Sagira in the DLC expansion ''Curse Of Osiris''
36* ''Film/Deadpool2'' (2018)
37* ''Series/ASeriesOfUnfortunateEvents'' (2019) as Beatrice
38* ''Film/{{Greenland}}'' (2020) as Allison
39* ''Series/TheTwilightZone2019'' (2020) as Michelle Weaver (episode "Downtime")
40* ''Series/TheEndgame'' (2022) as Elena Federova
41* ''Film/DeadpoolAndWolverine'' (2024)
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44!!Tropes associated with this actress:
45* DamselInDistress: Since she often plays the LoveInterest of a named character, she often winds up captured. This is most notable in ''Gotham'' and ''Deadpool''; she is constantly in distress in both franchises, but does see her be far more proactive than most damsels (the nature of Gotham city, and the fact she's dating Jim for a lot of the show, means she's an easy target for crooks to lure Jim into traps, while in Deadpool, she can throw down a punch when needed, but can very easily be overpowered when unprepared).
46* MsFanservice: She had a ToplessnessFromTheBack scene in ''Series/{{Firefly}}'' and a fairly revealing couple of sex scenes in ''Film/{{Deadpool|2016}}''. She went topless in ''Death In Love'' and multiple times on ''Series/{{Homeland}}'' as well. Lampshaded in ''Deadpool'', where the opening credits list her as "a hot chick".
47* ProductionPosse: Creator/DCComics adaptations just love hiring her.

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