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 Morena Baccarin was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to actress Vera Setta and journalist Fernando Baccarin. Her uncle was actor Ivan Setta. She is of Italian as well as Lebanese and Portuguese/Brazilian descent. She moved to New York at the age of ten, when her father was transferred there. She attended the LaGuardia High School of Music and Performing Arts and then the Juilliard School.Staying in New York she, worked in the theater - notably in the Central Park production of Anton Chekhov's "The Seagull" where she was also Natalie Portman's understudy - and appeared in several movies. After making Roger Dodger (2002) she moved to Los Angeles where she came to the attention of Joss Whedon who cast her in his short-lived cult sci-fi show Firefly (2002). Since then she has rarely been off our TV screens.
Bio:
Morena Baccarin was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to actress Vera Setta and journalist Fernando Baccarin. Her uncle was actor Ivan Setta. She is of Italian as well as Lebanese and Portuguese/Brazilian descent. She moved to New York at the age of ten, when her father was transferred there. She attended the LaGuardia High School of Music and Performing Arts and then the Juilliard School.Staying in New York she, worked in the theater - notably in the Central Park production of Anton Chekhov's "The Seagull" where she was also Natalie Portman's understudy - and appeared in several movies. After making Roger Dodger (2002) she moved to Los Angeles where she came to the attention of Joss Whedon who cast her in his short-lived cult sci-fi show Firefly (2002). Since then she has rarely been off our TV screens.
Tivia:
(June 2, 2017) Married her boyfriend of 2 years Ben McKenzie at the Brooklyn Botanical Gardens in Brooklyn, New York on her 38th birthday. They have a 15-month-old daughter Frances together.Her first name - Morena - means "brunette" in her native Portuguese.Was Maid of Honor at her Firefly/Serenity co-star Jewel Staite's wedding in Maui in 2003.Speaks Portuguese.She attended PS 41 and the 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 where after graduating, she entered the theater program at the Julliard School for the Performing Arts. While at Julliard, she was one of the subjects of the PBS series American Masters which focused on the school and the students.She appeared in a pilot video for the show that became It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (2005) with the 3 show-runners and leading cast members when they were all young, struggling actors in Los Angeles. Her scene consisted of her playing a very attractive, pre-operation transsexual who is propositioned by Rob McElhenney's character. That plot and character, as played by Brittany Daniel, was later re-used in the FX series.Has 3 children - a son Julius Chick (b. October 22, 2013) with her ex-husband Austin Chick and a daughter Frances Laiz Setta Schenkkan (b. March 2, 2016) and Arthur (b. March 9, 2021) with her husband Ben McKenzie. "Setta" and "Schenkkan" come from Baccarin and McKenzie's original surnames, respectively.Her father is of half Italian (from Veneto and Marche) and half Lebanese descent. Her mother is of half Italian (from Basilicata) and half Portuguese/Brazilian ancestry.Her mother, Vera Setta, played a character named "Morena" in the movie O Vampiro de Copacabana (1976) in 1976, three years before her daughter "Morena" was born.One of four actors from Firefly (2002) who voiced superheroes on Justice League (2001). She voiced "Black Canary" while Adam Baldwin voiced "Hal Jordan, the Silver Age Green Lantern", Nathan Fillion voiced "The Vigilante" and Gina Torres voiced "Vixen".Was nine months pregnant with her son Julius when she completed filming the third season of Homeland (2011).Raised in New York CityGave birth to her 1st child at age 34, a son named Julius Chick on October 22, 2013. Child's father is her first husband, Austin Chick.Her husband of 3 years Austin Chick filed for divorce from her. (June 2015)Her actress mother was first to introduce the theatrical show "Os Mon��logos da Vagina" (The Vagina Monologues) to Brazil.Daughter of Vera Setta and journalist Fernando Baccarin.Returned to work five months after giving birth to her son Julius to begin filming Spy (2015).Niece of Ivan Setta. |
| Name: |
Morena Baccarin |
Type: |
Actress,Producer (IMDB) |
| Area: |
All World |
Platform: |
IMDB |
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Business scope: |
Actress,Producer |
| Products for sale: |
Actress,Producer |
| Model rank: |
227 |
| Last update: |
2024-07-01 02:45:27 |
| Height: |
5' 7?' (1.71 m) |
| Biography: |
Morena Baccarin was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to actress Vera Setta and journalist Fernando Baccarin. Her uncle was actor Ivan Setta. She is of Italian as well as Lebanese and Portuguese/Brazilian descent. She moved to New York at the age of te |
| Trivia: |
(June 2, 2017) Married her boyfriend of 2 years Ben McKenzie at the Brooklyn Botanical Gardens in Brooklyn, New York on her 38th birthday. They have a 15-month-old daughter Frances together.Her first name - Morena - means "brunette" in her native Portuguese.Was Maid of Honor at her Firefly/Serenity co-star Jewel Staite's wedding in Maui in 2003.Speaks Portuguese.She attended PS 41 and the 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 where after graduating, she entered the theater program at the Julliard School for the Performing Arts. While at Julliard, she was one of the subjects of the PBS series American Masters which focused on the school and the students.She appeared in a pilot video for the show that became It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (2005) with the 3 show-runners and leading cast members when they were all young, struggling actors in Los Angeles. Her scene consisted of her playing a very attractive, pre-operation transsexual who is propositioned by Rob McElhenney's character. That plot and character, as played by Brittany Daniel, was later re-used in the FX series.Has 3 children - a son Julius Chick (b. October 22, 2013) with her ex-husband Austin Chick and a daughter Frances Laiz Setta Schenkkan (b. March 2, 2016) and Arthur (b. March 9, 2021) with her husband Ben McKenzie. "Setta" and "Schenkkan" come from Baccarin and McKenzie's original surnames, respectively.Her father is of half Italian (from Veneto and Marche) and half Lebanese descent. Her mother is of half Italian (from Basilicata) and half Portuguese/Brazilian ancestry.Her mother, Vera Setta, played a character named "Morena" in the movie O Vampiro de Copacabana (1976) in 1976, three years before her daughter "Morena" was born.One of four actors from Firefly (2002) who voiced superheroes on Justice League (2001). She voiced "Black Canary" while Adam Baldwin voiced "Hal Jordan, the Silver Age Green Lantern", Nathan Fillion voiced "The Vigilante" and Gina Torres voiced "Vixen".Was nine months pregnant with her son Julius when she completed filming the third season of Homeland (2011).Raised in New York CityGave birth to her 1st child at age 34, a son named Julius Chick on October 22, 2013. Child's father is her first husband, Austin Chick.Her husband of 3 years Austin Chick filed for divorce from her. (June 2015)Her actress mother was first to introduce the theatrical show "Os Mon��logos da Vagina" (The Vagina Monologues) to Brazil.Daughter of Vera Setta and journalist Fernando Baccarin.Returned to work five months after giving birth to her son Julius to begin filming Spy (2015).Niece of Ivan Setta. |
| Quotes: |
I would love to be a Bond girl. That is on my bucket list, definitely.
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I love a good road trip. And I have been known to sing cheesy '80s songs at the top of my lungs on a windy road when no one can hear.
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I do think it is possible to be in love with two people at the same time.
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They have a joy for life in Brazil unlike any country I've ever seen.
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I've had long hair, I've had short hair, and I've had in between hair... and its all good. |
| Job title: |
Actress,Producer |
| Others works: |
TV commercial for Secret Anti-Perspirant/Deodorant.
Extra on Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001).
Acted in an unaired pilot episode of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (2005), playing "Carmen", a male-to-female transsexual. The episode w |
| Spouse: |
Ben McKenzie (June 2, 2017 - present) (2 children)Austin Chick (November 18, 2011 - March 18, 2016) (divorced, 1 child) |
| Children: |
Julius ChickFrances Laiz Setta SchenkkanArthur Schenkkan |
| Parents: |
Vera Setta
Fernando Baccarin |
| Relatives: |
Ivan Setta (Aunt or Uncle) |
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