Morena Baccarin is a sought-after actress of Brazilian descent. She began her career on the theater stage, but quickly switched to films and TV shows. She has many successful works behind her, including Deadpool, Visitors, Medium.
Artist biography
On June 2, 1979, Morena Baccarin, the future star of cinema, was born in Rio de Janeiro. The girl's father, Fernando Baccarin, was engaged in journalism, was a well-known correspondent. Mother - Vera Setta - was known as the star of Brazilian short stories. The girl grew up in a creative environment, she was surrounded by actors and actresses. Mother often took little Morena with her to the shooting. Therefore, Morena Baccarin's interest in cinema and acting appeared very early.
At the age of 7, Morena moved with her family to New York, USA. Her father was offered a good position on one of the major TV channels, so the move to the states was not even discussed. Later, becoming an adult, Morena independently moved to Los Angeles.
To perform on stage, albeit at an amateur level, Morena began in high school. She received a standard education, learned three languages (Brazilian, English, Portuguese), but at the same time she studied acting in a theater studio. Morena also graduated from the prestigious high school of arts, where, in addition to acting, she studied vocals. After that, Morena entered the professional educational institution "Juilliard". There she continued to comprehend the basics of acting, along the way she was engaged in drama. In the process of obtaining her education, Morena actively participated in various theatrical performances. There is one interesting fact in her biography: once at the Shakespeare Festival, Morena was a stunt double for Natalie Portman herself, who was involved in the play The Seagull.
Despite some success on the stage, Morena Baccarin dreamed of television. Therefore, her further creative path and work are closely related to roles in films and TV shows.
Film career
Morena Baccarin currently has more than 25 different roles in films and TV shows. Some roles brought her great success and fame. Other acting jobs went almost unnoticed, but provided valuable experience working with eminent actors and popular, famous directors.
Morena's path in cinema and TV series started with the film "Perfume", which was released in 2001. In the same year, the young talented actress was involved in the dramatic project Far from Broadway.
In 2002, the film "The Favorite of Women" was released, where Morena Baccarin played a very small background role. After the release of the film, she was cast in the series Firefly, which was created by Joss Whedon. Despite its low ratings, the series received many accolades from film critics. The first most successful television series in which Morena starred were such shows as "Las Vegas" and "Lonely Hearts".
In 2005, Morena became part of the cast of the series "Medium". And in 2008, her track record was replenished with a role in the series "Stargate: The Ark of Truth."
In 2009, Baccarin was accepted into the caste of the television series "Visitors". And in 2011, the first season of the successful TV series "The Mentalist" was released, where Morena also played one of the roles. Another successful project for the actress in 2011 was the thriller Motherland.
Among the further significant works of the actress include such TV series as "The Flash" and "Gotham". And in 2016, the film "Deadpool" literally burst onto the screens, where Morena Baccarin played a far from background role. In 2018, the second part of the film was released.
Additional projects
In 2005, Morena Baccarin tried herself as a voice actor. She became the voice of Black Canary in the Justice League cartoon. She later voiced one of the characters in the cartoon Batman. Bad Blood”and joined the cast of the cartoon project“Elliot - Santa's Smallest Deer”.
Morena Baccarin, despite her employment in films and TV shows, did not leave the theater stage either. For example, in 2009 there was a production of Our Home, where the actress performed one of the roles.
Awards and nominations
For her role in the film Far From Broadway, Morena Baccarin was awarded the Best Actress nomination at one of the largest and most prestigious film festivals.
Personal life
The first marriage of the actress was concluded in 2011. Her husband was the director Austin Chick, with whom Morena had been in a relationship since 2007. In 2013, Morena Baccarin became a mother - she had a son. However, the marriage to Austin Chick did not last too long. In 2015, a divorce was filed between the spouses.
The next chosen one of the actress was Ben Mackenzie. Until 2017, the couple lived in a civil marriage. In 2016, they had a common child - a girl named Frances Lise Setta Shankkan.
