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Morena Baccarin: Biography

Birth Place: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 01/02/1979, Capricorn
Profession: Actor

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Morena Baccarin Fast Facts:

The daughter of popular Brazilian actor Vera Setta, Baccarin was born in her mother's home country, but raised in New York's Greenwich Village.
While attending Juilliard, served as Natalie Portman's understudy in a New York Shakespeare Festival production of The Seagull.
First feature-film role came in 2001 with the indie drama Perfume.
Made her TV debut as Inara Serra on Joss Whedon's cult sci-fi series Firefly (2002-03); reprised her role in the franchise's 2005 big-screen outing, Serenity.
Was cast as a transsexual in the unaired pilot of the television series It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia in 2005.
Returned to series-regular work in 2007 with the role of Nurse Jessica Kivala on TNT medical drama Heartland.

Morena Baccarin Relationships:
Vera Setta - Mother
Austin Chick - Husband
Fernando Baccarin - Father
Morena Baccarin Awards:
2012 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series - Nominee
College:
Attended The Juilliard School, New York, NY

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