Morena Baccarin (born June 2, 1979) is a Brazilian actress of Italian background, best known for her roles as Inara Serra in the short-lived role in the sci-fi television series Firefly, and as Adria in Stargate SG-1. Morena was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Her mother is Brazilian stage and TV actress Vera Setta and her father is the Brazilian Record TV News Coordinator in Rio de Janeiro, Fernando Baccarin.

When she was 10, Baccarin moved with her family to Greenwich Village, New York, in the United States. Baccarin attended Public School 41 and New York City Lab School for Collaborative Studies, where she and Claire Danes were classmates. Read more »