Morena Baccarin

format_quote When I went to audition and Joss (Whedon) walked in and we started talking, I just thought, "Wow! This is amazing. This experience is going to be incredible." And that's just how it worked, everything seemed so easy and it just flowed. Believe me when I tell you it's not easy. It's not easy auditioning day after day after day, but when something falls into place like that it's just incredible.

stars  The role of Inara on Firefly was originally given to Rebecca Gayheart. Morena had been asked to audition on the first call but had declined because she was in New York at the time. When she returned to Los Angeles her agent called to tell her the role was open again and she auditioned that same afternoon.

stars  Daughter of Vera Setta.

stars  One of four actors from Firefly (2002) who voiced superheroes on Justice League Unlimited (2001). She voiced Black Canary while Adam Baldwin voiced Hal Jordan, the Silver Age Green Lantern, Nathan Fillion voiced the Vigilante, and Gina Torres voiced Vixen.

stars  Attended The Juilliard School

stars  Was Maid of Honor at her Firefly/Serenity co-star Jewel Staite's wedding in Maui.