Morena Silva de Vaz Setta Baccarin (; born June 2, 1979) is a Brazilian-American actress. Known for her lead role as Mickey Fox in the CBS television series Sheriff Country since 2025, Baccarin has played multiple television and film roles. She portrayed Adria in season 10 of the TV series Stargate SG-1, Inara Serra in the sci-fi television series Firefly (2002–2003) and its follow-up film Serenity (2005), Vanessa in the superhero comedy films Deadpool (2016), Deadpool 2 (2018), and Deadpool & Wolverine (2024), Jessica Brody in the thriller series Homeland (2011–2013), and Leslie Thompkins in the superhero series Gotham (2015–2019). For Homeland, Baccarin was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series in 2013. Born in Brazil, she immigrated to the United States as a child.
Early life and education Baccarin was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, the daughter of Vera Setta, an actress, and Fernando Baccarin, a journalist. Through her father, she is partially of Italian descent, with roots in Veneto. She moved to New York City with her family at the age of ten. Baccarin attended Public School 41 and New York City Lab School for Collaborative Studies, where she and her future Homeland co-star Claire Danes were classmates. Baccarin later entered the theater program at the Juilliard School, where she was in the drama division's Group 29 (1996–2000). She is a naturalized U.S. citizen.
Career Baccarin landed her first film role in the improvised fashion-world comedy Perfume (2001). This was followed by a lead role in Way Off Broadway (2001).
She served as Natalie Portman's understudy in the Central Park production of The Seagull. The science-fiction drama Firefly (2002) as Inara Serra was Baccarin's first television series, and she reprised her role in the 2005 film Serenity.In February 2005, Baccarin provided the voice for Black Canary in multiple episodes of the animated series Justice League Unlimited. She guest-starred in season two, episode seven of How I Met Your Mother as Chloe, which aired on November 6, 2006. She also guest-starred in three episodes of the television series The O.C. in 2006. Baccarin appeared in the unaired pilot episode of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, playing a transgender woman, Carmen. In April 2006 Baccarin was announced to be playing the adult version of recurring villain Adria in the 10th season of Stargate SG-1. She first appeared in season-10 episode "Counterstrike" as adult Adria (the younger versions of Adria were previously played by other actresses). Baccarin reprised her role in the film Stargate: The Ark of Truth.
In May 2009, Baccarin made her off-Broadway debut in Theresa Rebeck's television satire Our House at Playwrights Horizons in New York City. She landed the lead role of Anna, the leader of the alien Visitors, in ABC's 2009–2011 series V, a remake of the 1984 series. In May 2011, shortly following the airing of the show's second-season finale, producers announced that the show would not return for a third season. That same month, Baccarin joined the cast of the Showtime television drama Homeland, for which she received praise for her role as the conflicted wife of a former prisoner of war.Fretts, Bruce. "Cheers & Jeers". TV Guide. October 17, 2011. page 68. On July 18, 2013, she was nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series at the 2013 Primetime Emmy awards for her performance.
Baccarin appeared in the 2015 action-comedy Spy as agent Karen Walker. In 2016, Baccarin appeared in the film Deadpool as Vanessa Carlysle. She reprised her role in the 2018 sequel Deadpool 2. In 2015, Baccarin began a leading role as Dr. Leslie Thompkins in the Fox show Gotham. She portrayed the character in all five seasons of the show. She also played a recurring role as Erica Flynn, a woman who murdered her husband, and a romantic interest of Patrick Jane (Simon Baker) from The Mentalist, 2013 to 2015. In 2019, she played a psychologist on the Brazilian TV series Sessão de Terapia (Therapy Session), her first production role in her native country. In 2020, Baccarin co-starred in the apocalyptic thriller Greenland. In 2023, Baccarin starred in the action film Fast Charlie. Since October 2025, she has appeared as lead Sheriff Mickey Fox in the CBS drama Sheriff Country.Sheriff Country on CBS
Political views and activism
In January 2019, Baccarin wrote an opinion piece in Newsweek magazine describing her experiences working with the International Rescue Committee on behalf of refugees. She was interviewing refugees from Venezuela during a trip to Colombia. She warned of an evolving situation, which could lead to an increase of refugees asking for asylum in the United States. Baccarin became an advocate for women and girls, inspired by her mother's work for women's rights in Brazil.
In 2019, together with other artists, lawyers, advocates, and refugees, she took part in the Flores Exhibits project, for which she read the sworn testimony of a 17-year-old mother from Honduras who was held in detention with her baby at the Mexico–United States border.
Personal life Baccarin dated classmate and actor Glenn Howerton at Juilliard. She was featured in the unaired pilot of his show It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia as Carmen. The role was later recast with Brittany Daniel.
In November 2011, Baccarin married American film producer and director Austin Chick, and they have a son.
In July 2015, Chick filed for divorce, citing irreconcilable differences. Around that time, Baccarin began dating her Gotham co-star Ben McKenzie, and their daughter was born around the same time that Baccarin's divorce became official. In November 2016, Baccarin and McKenzie announced their engagement, and they were married in Brooklyn, New York, on June 2, 2017, Baccarin's 38th birthday. They also have a son.
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Film YearTitleRoleNotesRef.2001 Perfume Monica Way Off Broadway Rebecca 2002 Roger Dodger Girl in Bar 2005 Serenity Inara Serra2008 Death in Love Beautiful Woman Stargate: The Ark of Truth Adria Direct-to-video 2009 Stolen Rose Montgomery 2011 Look Again Allison2014 Back in the Day Lori Son of Batman Talia al Ghul Voice; direct-to-video A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information. 2015 Spy Karen Walker 2016 Batman: Bad Blood Talia al Ghul Voice; direct-to-video Deadpool Vanessa Carlysle 2018 Deadpool 22019 Framing John DeLorean Cristina Ferrare Ode to Joy Francesca To Your Last Death Gamemaster Voice 2020 Greenland Allison Garrity 2021 The Good House Rebecca McAllister 2022 Last Looks Lorena Nascimento 2023 Fast Charlie Marcie Kramer 2024 Deadpool & Wolverine Vanessa Carlysle Millers in Marriage Tina Elevation Nina Also executive producer 2026 Greenland 2: Migration Allison Garrity The Wrecking Crew ValentinaEveryone Is Lying to You for MoneyHerselfDocumentary; made by her husband Ben McKenzie Masters of the Universe Sorceress of Castle Grayskull
Television YearTitleRoleNotes2002–03FireflyInara SerraMain role2003–04Still LifeMaggie JonesMain role (season 1)2005It's Always Sunny in PhiladelphiaCarmenEpisode: "It's Always Sunny on TV" (unaired pilot)2005–06Justice League UnlimitedDinah Lance / Black CanaryVoice; recurring role2006Maya GriffinGuest role (season 3)How I Met Your MotherChloeEpisode: "Swarley"JusticeLisa CruzEpisode: "Christmas Party"Kitchen ConfidentialGiaEpisode: "An Affair to Remember"2006–07Stargate SG-1AdriaGuest role (season 10)2007Las VegasSara SamariEpisode: "The Burning Bedouin"HeartlandNurse Jessica KivalaGuest role (season 1)Sands of OblivionAlice CarterTelevision film2008DirtClaire LelandEpisode: "And the Winner Is"NumbersLynn PotterEpisode: "Blowback"2009MediumBrooke HoytEpisode: "All in the Family"2009–11VAnnaMain role (seasons 1–2)2010Beth BancroftUnaired pilot2011Batman: The Brave and the BoldCheetahVoice; episode: "Triumvirate of Terror!"Look AgainAllisonTelevision film2011–13HomelandJessica BrodyMain role (seasons 1–3)2011–14Erica FlynnGuest role (seasons 3–4, 7)2012, 2013Isobel Swift2 episodes2014WarriorsToryUnsold pilotThe Red TentRachelMiniseries2014–23The FlashGideonVoice; 34 episodes (uncredited)2015–19GothamLeslie ThompkinsRecurring role (season 1); main role (seasons 2–5)2019A Series of Unfortunate EventsBeatrice Baudelaire2 episodesSessão de TerapiaDr. Sofia CallasGuest role (season 4); 9 episodes2020The Twilight ZoneMichelle Weaver / Phineas LowellEpisode: "Downtime"2021Home InvasionCasieMain role2022Beat Bobby FlayHerselfGuest host; episode: "Morena and the Marcona"The EndgameElena FederovaMain role2024–presentFire CountryMickey FoxGuest role (3 episodes)2025–present Sheriff CountryMain role Firefly: The Animated Series Inara SerraVoice; main role
Video game YearTitleRoleNotesRef. 2017 Destiny 2 Sagira Curse of Osiris DLC 2023 Assassin's Creed Nexus VR Dominika Wilk Voice and likeness
Awards and nominations YearNominated workAssociationCategoryResult2010VSaturn AwardBest Supporting Actress on TelevisionScream AwardsBreakout Performance – FemaleNewNowNext AwardsBrink of Fame: Actor2011Saturn AwardBest Supporting Actress on Television2013HomelandPrimetime Emmy AwardOutstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama SeriesScreen Actors Guild AwardOutstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series2016DeadpoolMTV Movie AwardsBest Female PerformanceBest Kiss (with Ryan Reynolds)Teen Choice AwardsChoice Movie Actress: ActionImagen AwardsBest Actress – Feature Film
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