Morena Silva de Vaz Setta Baccarin is a Brazilian and American actress known for portraying Inara Serra in the sci-fi series Firefly and its follow-up film Serenity, Vanessa in the superhero comedy franchise Deadpool, Jessica Brody in the Showtime series Homeland, Dr. Leslie “Lee” Thompkins in the Fox series Gotham, and Elena Federova in the NBC series The Endgame.
In January 2019, she 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 in refugees asking for asylum in the United States.
In 2019, she, together with other artists, lawyers, advocates, and refugees, took part in the Flores Exhibits project.
What is Morena Baccarin doing now?
Morena currently stars on the NBC heist drama as criminal mastermind Elena Federova, with the first season officially hitting the air at the end of February.