Baccarin landed her first film role in the improvised fashion-world comedy Perfume This was followed by a lead role in Way Off Broadway She also guest-starred in three episodes of the television series The O. Baccarin appeared in the unaired pilot episode of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia , playing a transgender woman, Carmen. Baccarin reprised her role in the film Stargate: The Ark of Truth. That same month, Baccarin joined the cast of the Showtime television drama Homeland , [ 18 ] for which she received praise for her role as the conflicted wife of a former prisoner of war.
Baccarin appeared in the action-comedy Spy as agent Karen Walker. In , Baccarin appeared in the film Deadpool as Vanessa Carlysle.
Leslie Thompkins in the Fox show Gotham. She also played a recurring role as Erica Flynn, a woman who murdered her husband, and a romantic interest of Patrick Jane Simon Baker from The Mentalist , to In , Baccarin co-starred in the apocalyptic thriller Greenland. In January , Baccarin wrote an opinion piece [ 26 ] in Newsweek magazine describing her experiences working with the International Rescue Committee on behalf of refugees.
She warned of an evolving situation , which could lead to an increase of refugees asking for asylum in the United States. In , together with other artists, lawyers, advocates, and refugees, she took part in the Flores Exhibits project. In November , Baccarin married American film producer and director Austin Chick , [ 34 ] and in October , their son was born. In July , Chick filed for divorce, citing irreconcilable differences. Contents move to sidebar hide. Article Talk. Read Edit View history.
Tools Tools. Download as PDF Printable version. In other projects. Wikimedia Commons Wikidata item. American actress born In this Portuguese name , the first or maternal family name is Silva de Vaz Setta and the second or paternal family name is Baccarin. Rio de Janeiro , Brazil. Austin Chick. Ben McKenzie.
