Morena Baccarin (born June 2, 1979) is a Brazilian-born American actress most widely known for roles in several American science fiction television shows: as Inara Serra in the series Firefly; as Adria in the series Stargate SG-1; and as Anna in the 2009 version of the series V. Baccarin was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Her mother is Brazilian stage and TV actress Vera Setta, and her father is Italian journalist Fernando Baccarin. When she was 7, Baccarin moved with her family to Greenwich Village, New York, as her father was transferred to Globo TV's headquarters in the United States, working as editor. Baccarin attended Public School 41 and New York City Lab School for Collaborative Studies, where she and Claire Danes were classmates. She later attended the Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts before she entered the theater program at Juilliard. Baccarin landed her first movie role in the improvised fashion world comedy Perfume (2001).

Filmography

• 2026Greenland 2: Migration — Allison Garrity
• 2026Masters of the Universe — The Sorceress
• 2026The Wrecking Crew — Valentina
• Sheriff Country — Mickey Fox
• 2024Deadpool & Wolverine — Vanessa
• 2024Elevation — Nina, Executive Producer
• 2024Millers in Marriage — Tina
• 2023Fast Charlie — Marcie Kramer
• Fire Country — Mickey Fox
• 2022Last Looks — Lorena
• The Endgame — Elena Federova
• Home Invasion — CASIE
• Slugfest — Jenette Khan
• 2021The Good House — Rebecca McAllister
• 2020Greenland — Allison Garrity
• 2019Framing John DeLorean — Cristina Ferrare
• 2019Ode to Joy — Francesca
• The Twilight Zone — Michelle Weaber
• 2019To Your Last Death — Gamemaster (voice)
• 2018Deadpool 2 — Vanessa
• 2018Elliot: The Littlest Reindeer — Corkie (voice)
• 2018Once Upon a Deadpool — Vanessa
• A Series of Unfortunate Events — Beatrice
• 2016Batman: Bad Blood — Talia al Ghul (voice)
• 2016Deadpool — Vanessa
• 2015Spy — Karen Walker
• 2014Back in the Day — Lori
• Gotham — Dr. Leslie "Lee" Thompkins, Leslie Thompkins
• 2014Son of Batman — Talia al Ghul (voice)
• The Flash — Gideon (voice) (uncredited)
• The Red Tent — Rachel
• Sessão de Terapia — Dra. Sofia Callas
• Homeland — Jessica Brody
• 2011Look Again — Allison Brown
• 2009Stolen — Rose Montgomery
• The Good Wife — Isobel Swift
• V — Anna
• Batman: The Brave and the Bold — Cheetah (voice)
• 2008Death in Love — Beautiful Woman
• 2008Stargate: The Ark of Truth — Adria
• The Mentalist — Erica Flynn
• Dirt — Claire Leland
• Heartland — Jessica Kivala
• 2007Sands of Oblivion — Alice Carter
• Justice — Lisa Cruz
• How I Met Your Mother — Chloe
• Kitchen Confidential — Gia
• Medium — Brooke Hoyt
• Numb3rs — Lynn Potter
• 2005Serenity — Inara Serra
• Justice League Unlimited — Black Canary (voice)
• Las Vegas — Sara Samari
• Still Life — Maggie Morgan
• The O.C. — Maya Griffin
• Firefly — Inara Serra
• 2002Roger Dodger — Girl in Bar
• 2001Perfume — Monica
• 2001Way Off Broadway — Rebecca
• Stargate SG-1 — Adria
• Tropico — Lucia / Lea

Appearances as themselves (11)

• 2026Everyone Is Lying to You for Money — Self
• 2017Here's How It Was: The Making of 'Firefly' — Self
• Match Game — Self - Panelist
• 2012Browncoats Unite: Firefly 10th Anniversary Special — Self
• Conan — Self - Guest
• 2006Done the Impossible — Self
• Made in Hollywood — Self
• The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson — Self - Guest
• Project Runway — Self - Guest Judge
• Entertainment Tonight — Self
• CBS Fall First Look — Self