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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.

She currently co-stars in the Showtime series Homeland.
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.

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Articles Morena Baccarin Serenity (film) Death in Love Stolen (2009 drama film) Firefly (TV series) The O.C. (season 3) Kitchen Confidential (TV series) Swarley Stargate SG-1 Sands of Oblivion Heartland (U.S. TV series) Batman: The Brave and the Bold Stargate: The Ark of Truth Medium (TV series) V (2009 TV series) Homeland (TV series)

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Morena Baccarin

Morena Baccarin

Morena Baccarin

Baccarin at the San Diego Comic-Con International.

Born

Occupation

Years active

June 2, 1979 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Actress

2001–present

[1] [2] 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 seriesFirefly; as Adria in the seriesStargate SG-1; and as Anna in the 2009 version of the seriesV. She currently co-stars in the Showtime seriesHomeland.

Early life 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, [3] [4] 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 [3] Arts before she entered the theater program at Juilliard.

Career Baccarin landed her first movie role in the improvised fashion world comedyPerfume(2001). This was followed by a lead role in the film festival hitWay Off Broadway(2001). Shortly before moving to Los Angeles, Baccarin appeared with Natalie Portman and understudied for her role in the acclaimed Central Park production ofThe Seagull. The science-fiction dramaFireflywas Baccarin's first television series, and she reprised her role of Inara Serra in the 2005 filmSerenity. In February 2005, Baccarin provided the voice for Black Canary in multiple episodes of the animated seriesJustice League Unlimited. She also guest starred in three episodes of the television seriesThe O.C.in 2006. Morena also acted in an unaired pilot episode ofIt's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, playing Carmen, a male-to-female

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transsexual. The scene is available on the Seasons 1 & 2 DVD release of the show. It was announced in April of 2006 that Morena would be playing the adult version of Adria, a recurring villain in the tenth season ofStargate SG-1. She first appeared in season 10 episode "Counterstrike" as adult Adria (the younger versions of Adria were previously played by other actresses). Morena reprised her role as Adria in the movie Stargate: The Ark of Truth.

When asked in a 2006 interview "if she's up for the role ofWonder Woman" in the live action film adaptation of the classic comic book thatFireflycreator Joss Whedon was involved with at the time, Baccarin replied: "I'm not going [5] to say no to a superhero but it's not up to me." In May 2009, Baccarin made her off-Broadway debut in Theresa Rebeck's television satireOur Houseat Playwrights Horizons in New York City where she played a news reporter whose affair with a television executive lands her a job as the host of a hit reality show. [6] Baccarin landed the lead role of Anna, the leader of the alien Visitors, in ABC's 2009–2011 seriesVremake of, a [7] the 1984 series of which Baccarin herself was a fan. In May 2011, shortly following the airing of the show's second season finale, it was announced that the show would not return for a third season. However, the fan letter-writing campaign "Project Alice" are reported to be writing to Warner Bros. with a view to getting the show [8] renewed on a different network. [9] That same month, Baccarin joined the cast of the Showtime television dramaHomeland, for which she won [10] acclaim for her performance as the conflicted wife of a former prisoner of war.

Personal life In a November 2009 report,Peoplemagazine stated that Baccarin had been dating director Austin Chick for two [11] years.

Filmography

Year

2001

2001

2002

2005

2008

2009

Title

Perfume

Film

Role

Monica

Way Off BroadwayRebecca

Roger Dodger

Serenity

Death in Love

Stolen

Girl in Bar

Inara Serra

Beautiful Woman

Rose Montgomery

Notes

2

Video

Adria

Cheetah (voice)

Episode: "And the Winner Is"

Episode: "Unaired Pilot"

22 episodes

Las Vegas

Stargate SG-1

Saturn Award

Year

How I Met Your Mother

Justice

Episode: "All in the Family"

Episode: "Triumvirate of Terror"

Sands of Oblivion

Kitchen Confidential

Black Canary (voice)

Episode: "The Cat and the Canary" Episode: "Double Date"

6 episodes

Still Life

Justice League

Title

Justice League

Brooke Hoyt

Episode: "Blowback"

Beth Bancroft

14 episodes

Inara Serra

Role

Notes

2007

2006

2006

2006

2006-2007

2007

Lynn Potter

Claire Leland

9 episodes

Episode: "Swarley"

Episode: "Grudge Match"

Black Canary (voice)

Chloe

Nominated

Result

Won

2005

Year

Morena Baccarin

2002-2003

2006

2003-2004

Firefly

3

Maggie Jones

Television

Episode: "Every Rose Has Its Thorn"

2006

The O.C.

Anna

Sara Samari

Lisa Cruz

Nurse Jessica Kivala

2007

2008

Heartland

The Deep End

Category

Awards and nominations

Erica Flynn

2011

2010

2008

2009

Best Supporting Actress on Television—V

Nominated

Best Supporting Actress on Television—V

Dirt

Batman: The Brave and the Bold

Numb3rs

Medium

Best Actress—Way Off Broadway

Homeland

Episode: "An Affair to Remember"

Episode: "The Cliffhanger" Episode: "The Heavy Lifting" Episode: "The Road Warrior"

2008

2008

2009–2011V

2011

The Mentalist

2001

2010

2011

Saturn Award

Association

Wine County Film Festival

Main Role 4+ episodes

Adria

Alice

Stargate: The Ark of Truth

Gia

Maya Griffin

Episode: "Christmas Party"

Jessica Brody

Episode: "The Burning Bedouin"

5 episodes

TV movie

Morena Baccarin

References

[1] O GLOBO.Revista da TV. "Morena Baccarin, a Anna de 'V', sonha em trabalhar na TV e no cinema brasileiros" (Portuguese) (http:/ /oglobo. globo.com/cultura/revistadatv/mat/2010/04/27/morena-baccarin-anna-de-sonha-em-trabalhar-na-tv-no-cinema-brasileiros-916441026. asp). April 27, 2010. Retrieved May 21, 2010. [2] "'V' star Morena Baccarin joins the ranks of the hottest stars in the sci-fi universe" (http:/ /www.nydailynews.com/gossip/galleries/ hottest_stars_in_scifi_universe/hottest_stars_in_scifi_universe.html).Daily News(New York). April 6, 2010. . [3] Interview with Morena Baccarin.Programa do Jô. Globo TV. 30 April 2010. [4] Ricco, Fl vio.Bastidores da TVeTLOU.10.0,12il1Aprsao.levi [5] Murray, Rebecca. "Morena Baccarin on 'Serenity', Joss Whedon, and 'Wonder Woman'" (http:/ /movies.about.com/od/serenity/a/ serenmb092605.htm). movies.about.com. . Retrieved August 1, 2006. [6] Mitovich, Matt (March 9, 2009). "Pilot News: V Catches Firefly Star, and More ABC Castings" (http:/ /www.tvguide.com/News/ Pilot-Baccarin-Blanchard-1003805.aspx).TV Guide. . Retrieved March 9, 2009. [7] "Morena Baccarin V Interview" (http:/ /tv.sky.com/v-interview-morena-baccarin). Tv.sky.com. April 22, 2010. . Retrieved August 11, 2010. [8] V Showrunner Scott Rosenbaum talks PROJECT ALICE and saving the show. (http:/ /geek-news.mtv.com/2011/04/08/ v-executive-producer-scott-rosenbaum-talks-project-aliceand-saving-the-show/ ) [9] Andreeva, Nellie (May 31, 2011). "'V' Star Morena Baccarin Joins Showtime Drama Series 'Homeland' As Regular" (http:/ /www.deadline. com/2011/05/v-star-morena-baccarin-joins-showtime-drama-series-homeland-as-regular/ ).Deadline.com. . Retrieved May 31, 2011. [10] Fretts, Bruce. "Cheers & Jeers".TV Guide. October 17, 2011. page 68 [11] Monica Rizzo (November 17, 2009). "Five Things You Didn't Know About Morena Baccarin" (http:/ /www.people.com/people/article/ 0,,20318626,00.html). People. .

External links b Morena Baccarin (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1072555/) at the Internet Movie Database Morena Baccarin interview aboutStargate SG-1(http://www.thescifiworld.net/interviews/ morena_baccarin_02.htm)

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Serenity (film)

Directed by

Produced by

Written by

Starring

Music by

Serenity

Film poster

Cinematography

Editing by

Distributed by

Release date(s)

Running time

Country

Language

Budget

Box office

Joss Whedon

Christopher Buchanan David V. Lester Barry Mendel Alisa Tager

Joss Whedon

Nathan Fillion Gina Torres Alan Tudyk Morena Baccarin Adam Baldwin Jewel Staite Sean Maher Summer Glau Ron Glass Chiwetel Ejiofor David Krumholtz

David Newman

Jack N. Green

Lisa Lassek

Universal Pictures

August 22, 2005 (EIFF) September 30, 2005

119 minutes

United States

English

$39 million

[1] $38,869,464

Serenityis a 2005 space western film written and directed by Joss Whedon. It is a continuation of the short-lived 2002 Fox science fiction television seriesFirefly, taking place after the events of the final episode. Set in 2518, Serenitystory of the captain and crew of a cargo ship. The captain and first mate are veterans of theis the Unification War, having fought on the losing side. Their lives of petty crime are interrupted by a psychic passenger who harbors a dangerous secret.

The film was released in North America on September 30, 2005 by Universal Pictures. It received generally positive reviews and was number two its opening weekend, taking in $10.1 million its first weekend. The movie spent two weeks in the top ten, and its total domestic box office gross was $25.5 million with a foreign box office gross of [1] $13.3 million. However, it did not make back its budget until its release on DVD.Serenitywon film of the year [2] [3] awards fromFilm 2005andFilmFocusalso won IGN Film's Best Sci-Fi, Best Story and Best Trailer awards. It [4] and was runner up for the Overall Best Movie. It also won the Nebula Award for Best Script for 2005, the 7th annual 'User Tomato Awards' for best Sci-Fi movie of 2005 at Rotten Tomatoes, the 2006 viewers choice Spacey

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[5] Award for favorite movie, the 2006 Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form and the 2006 [6] Prometheus Special Award.

Plot In 2518, humanity has moved to another star system. The inner planets are controlled by the Alliance with frontier justice among the outer planets. A young girl, River Tam, is being mentally and physically conditioned by Alliance scientists. She is rescued from them by her brother, Simon and the two seek refuge aboard theFirefly-class transport shipSerenitycaptained by Malcolm "Mal" Reynolds. An Alliance agent, the Operative, is tasked with eliminating River as she has been observed by Alliance politicians and may have learned certain secrets due to her psychic abilities. AboardSerenity, Mal brings River on a bank raid against her brother's wishes. They are attacked by Reavers, animalistic humans who savagely mutilate, rape, and murder their victims. They escape, but Simon decides to leave Serenityat the next port. While Mal meets fences Fanty and Mingo, River becomes entranced by a TV commercial and begins attacking everyone. Before she can attack Mal, Simon arrives and shouts a "safe word" which causes her to fall asleep. Mal reluctantly allows Simon and River back on toSerenity. The crew contacts a reclusive hacker known as Mr. Universe who analyzes the commercial and discovers a subliminal message being broadcast across the Alliance designed to trigger River. He notes that River whispered the name "Miranda" before attacking. Mal receives a call from Inara, a former passenger. Suspecting a trap but realizing that she is in danger, Mal visits Inara and is confronted by the Operative. The Operative offers to let Mal go free if he turns River over, but thanks to Inara's quick thinking she and Mal escape. After another of River's outbursts, the crew learns about Miranda, an outer rim planet thought to have been rendered uninhabitable as the result of a terraforming accident.Serenitytravels to Haven, a mining colony and home of Shepherd Book, a former passenger and friend of the crew. They discover the outpost has been destroyed by Alliance forces. The Operative has ordered the deaths of all of Mal's contacts to deny him a safe haven and promises that he will continue to pursue them until River is turned over. Mal ordersSerenitymodified to resemble a Reaver ship so they can reach Miranda. After sailing through a fleet of Reaver vessels, the crew discovers a normal planet, with its cities empty and laden with corpses. They discover a log recorded by an Alliance survey team explaining that the Alliance administered a chemical designed to suppress aggression, which killed off the populace. However, one tenth of the population instead became hyper-aggressive and unstable. The Alliance is responsible for the creation of the Reavers. Mal contacts Mr. Universe's transmitter to arrange to have the log transmitted throughout theverse, but the Operative is already there.Serenitydeparts Miranda, but as they leave Reaver territory, they open fire on one of the ships. The Reavers pursueSerenityto Mr. Universe's planet where they engage the waiting Alliance fleet. The Operative's ship is destroyed but he survives in an escape pod. In the confusion,Serenitymanages to crash land, but pilot Wash is killed by a pursuing Reaver ship. Finding Mr. Universe dead, Mal learns from a recorded message of a second transmitter. The crew sets up a last stand against the pursuing Reavers, buying Mal the time he needs to send the message. The crew find themselves overwhelmed by the Reavers and retreat behind a set of blast doors, but find they will not close. Zoe and Kaylee are injured, but Simon discovers he has left his medical kit at their prior position. As he rises to retrieve it, he is shot. He apologizes to River for failing her, but she announces that it is her turn to take care of Simon. She charges through the blast doors, triggering the closing mechanism and throws the medical kit to Simon before being dragged away by Reavers. Mal finds the transmitter, but The Operative reveals himself and the two begin fighting. Mal disables The Operative and restrains him next to a railing, forcing him to watch the recording from Miranda. Mal returns to his crew finding them safe. The blast doors open to reveal River has single-handedly defeated the Reavers. The wall behind her explodes and they are surrounded by Alliance troops. The Operative, realizing he has been lied to by the government, gives the order for Alliance operatives to stand down from executing theSerenitycrew.

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After the crew buries their dead friends on Haven, they patch upSerenityin a repair yard on Persephone. Kaylee and Simon consummate their relationship. The Operative tells Mal that the Alliance has been weakened and that Mal and his crew are safe for the moment.Serenityreturns to space with Mal at the helm and River acting as copilot.

Cast b Nathan Fillion as Malcolm "Mal" Reynolds: A former sergeant on the losing side of the Unification War, he struggles to survive free and independent of the Alliance. Captain Malcolm Reynolds was named #18 inTV [7] Guide's "25 Greatest Sci-fi Legends" list in 2004. b Gina Torres as Zoe Washburne (nce Alleyne): A former corporal who fought under Mal in the war, and Wash's wife. She is fiercely loyal to Mal, whom she addresses as "sir". b Alan Tudyk as Hoban "Wash" Washburne: The pilot of the ship, and Zoe's husband. He often acts as a voice of reason on the ship. b Sean Maher as Simon Tam: Simon is River's loving older brother who helped rescue her from the Alliance. He and River are taken in by the crew ofSerenity. A trauma surgeon before the rescue, he serves as a doctor to the [8] crew. His life is defined by his sister's needs. Summer Glau as River Tam: River is a seventeen-year old psychic genius. She and her brother are taken in by the crew ofSerenityafter he rescues her from an Alliance Academy where she was subjected to medical experimentation and brainwashing. The Alliance's pursuit of River acts as the film's motive. However, more [9] abstractly the film is the "story of Mal as told by River". Morena Baccarin as Inara Serra: A Companion who formerly rented one ofSerenity's shuttles. In one of the Operative's traps, Mal is reunited with Inara at her training house, and the two escape back toSerenity. Adam Baldwin as Jayne Cobb: A mercenary skilled with weapons, Jayne is often the "main gun" for jobs and is [10] someone who can be depended on in a fight. Jayne acts and seems dumb most of the time, but may be smarter [8] than he lets on. As Whedon states several times, he is the person that will ask the questions that no one else [11] wants to. [12] [13] Jewel Staite as Kaywinnit Lee "Kaylee" Frye: the ship's mechanic, has an intuitive, almost symbiotic, relationship with machines and is, consequently, something of a mechanical wizard. She is also notable for a persistently bright and sunny disposition, and her crush on Simon Tam. Ron Glass as Shepherd Derrial Book: Ashepherd, or preacher, with a mysterious past, Book was once a passenger onSerenity, but now resides on the planet Haven. Mal and the crew look to him for help. Chiwetel Ejiofor as The Operative: A ruthless, intelligent agent of the Alliance assigned to track down River and Simon. Although Ejiofor was on the top of the casting director's list for the role, the studio wanted someone better [14] known. Whedon, however, was eventually able to cast Ejiofor. David Krumholtz as Mr. Universe: A "techno-geek" with good relations with the crew ofSerenity, especially Wash, Mr. Universe lives with his "love-bot" wife and monitors incoming signals from around the universe.

Production

Development The film is based onFirefly, a television series canceled by Fox television in December 2002, after 11 of its 14 [15] produced episodes had aired. When attempts to have another network acquire the show failed, creator Joss Whedon attempted to sell it as a film. Through a business connection, he was introduced to Mary Parent with [15] Universal Pictures, who immediately signed on after watching the episodes on DVD. By June 2003, actors Nathan Fillion and Adam Baldwin confirmed the deal on the officialFireflyforum, as did Whedon in several [16] [17] [18] interviews.

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Writing After Universal Studios acquired the movie rights toFireflyfrom Fox, Whedon began writing the screenplay. His task was to explain the premise of a television series that few had seen without boring new viewers or longtime fans. [19] He based his story on original story ideas forFirefly's unfilmed second season. Whedon's original script was 190 pages, and attempted to address all major plot points introduced in the series. After presenting the script to Universal under the title "The Kitchen Sink", Whedon was asked to cut down the script to a size filmable under his budget [19] constraints. Universal planned to begin shooting in October 2003, but delays in finishing the script postponed the [15] start of shooting to June 2004. The opening sequence shifts perspectives several times, from a traditional narrative to that of a schoolroom which is later revealed to be River's disjointed memories. Whedon said in the DVD commentary that the approach works thematically as well, since it depicts River's fractured state of mind. Once the narrative reachesSerenityherself, [9] Whedon uses a long tracking shot of several minutes to establish "safety", as well as (re-)introduce every character aboard ship and touch on their personality and motivations.

Filming Universal, while on board with the movie, was not willing to spend the typical $100 million for a story set in space. [20] Whedon convinced them he could do it for less money, and do it in 50 days, instead of the usual 80. On March 3, 2004 the movie was officially given the greenlight to enter production and was revealed to have a budget of under [21] $40 million. Typically, production of a movie would try to save money by not filming in Los Angeles, but Whedon insisted on staying local. Principal photography began on June 3, 2004. Joss Whedon said that the film would be titledSerenity, in order to differentiate it from the TV series. (Whedon also mentions in theSerenityDVD commentary that Fox still owned the [22] rights to the name 'Firefly'). All nine principal cast members from the television series (Adam Baldwin, Alan Tudyk, Gina Torres, Jewel Staite, Morena Baccarin, Nathan Fillion, Ron Glass, Sean Maher, and Summer Glau) returned for the movie. Stunt coordinator Chad Stahelski, a student of Jeet Kune Do under Dan Inosanto, created a customized fighting style for Summer Glau to use in the film's fight scenes. It was a hybrid of Kung Fu, kickboxing [23] and elements of ballet, all combined to create a "balletic" martial art. One cost-cutting item that could not be reused from the television show was the original set of the interior of the [20] spaceshipSerenity, which had to be entirely rebuilt using frozen images from theFireflyDVD set. The set for the [24] failed colony, Miranda, was filmed on location at Diamond Ranch High School in Pomona, California. On September 17, 2004, Whedon announced on the movie's official website that shooting had been completed.

Design Renowned comic book artist Bernie Wrightson, co-creator ofSwamp Thing, contributed concept drawings for the [25] Reavers. Other comic book artists who contributed to the production design include Joshua Middleton and Leinil Francis Yu (Visual Companion). Serenitycostumes are influenced by Wild West style: natural materials such as wool, cotton, and leather in drab earth tones predominate. Some clothing also reflects an east, south, and southeast Asian and Indian fusion of color [26] and beauty as well as influences from the American Civil War, late 19th century as well as the 1930s depression [27] era. Mal's suspenders are strongly influenced by a World War II design. The clothing of the Alliance organization [28] within the series (in reality, reused uniforms fromStarship Troopers) is monolithically monochromatic, similar to the uniforms of the Galactic Empire in theStar Warsfilms.Serenityappears to be influenced by Western genre set design, in particular, entertainment programs set in the West during the 1970s and 1980s such asLittle House on the Prairie. The cramped interior of theSerenityship itself appears to be strongly influenced by the "worn future" [29] precedent set by the famous fictionalStar Warsspaceship theMillennium Falconbut devolved even further. In a

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