Jessica: You punched a reporter. Brody: Oh, he'll live.
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Morena Baccarin
Morena Silva de Vaz Setta Baccarin (Portuguese pronunciation: [moˈɾenɐ ˈbakaɾĩ]; born June 2, 1979) is a Brazilian American actress. She is known for portraying Inara Serra in the series Firefly and the follow-up film Serenity, Adria in the series Stargate SG-1 and the follow-up film Stargate: The Ark of Truth, Anna in the 2009 version of the series V, Vanessa in the superhero comedy film Deadpool, and Jessica Brody in the Showtime series Homeland (for which she received an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series in 2013). She plays the role of Dr. Leslie Thompkins in the Fox television series Gotham. 2Early life Baccarin was born in Rio de Janeiro, the daughter of Vera Setta, an actress, and Fernando Baccarin, a journalist. She is of Italian descent. When she was seven, she moved with her family to Greenwich Village, New York, as her father was transferred to work as an editor at Globo TV's headquarters. Baccarin attended Public School 41 and New York City Lab School for Collaborative Studies, where she and her future Homeland co-star 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 the Juilliard School, where she was in the Drama Division's Group 29 (1996–2000). 2Career Baccarin landed her first film role in the improvised fashion-world comedy Perfume (2001
[after Inara has been doing Kaylee's hair and Mal has ordered her out] Mal: You're servicing crew now. Inara Serra: [snickers] In your lonely, pathetic dreams.
Book: So...how do you think it's going? Inara: The caper? Mal knows what he's doing. Book: How long have you known him? Inara: I've been on the ship eight months now. I'm not certain I'll ever actually know the captain.
Sheriff Bourne: We had some, uh, unrelated trouble. His story had kind of an odor to it. Inara Serra: Yes, it's not the only thing about him that does.
Inara: You have such lovely hair. I'm sure the doctor would agree. Kaylee: Who? Simon? No, he's much too—I mean I'm just—do you think it looks better up? Inara: We can experiment. We might even get wild later and wash your face.
Book: I wish I could help. [Inara turns to face him & he realizes what he said] I mean...I don't wanna help—not help help, but—not with the thieving, but— [Inara smiles, tries not to laugh] Book: I do feel awfully useless. Inara: You could always pray they make it back safely. Book: I don't think…
Inara: Mal, if you're being a gentleman, I may die of shock. Mal: Have you got time to do my hair? Inara: Out!
Inara Serra: A companion chooses her own clients. That's guild law. But physical appearance doesn't matter so terribly. You look for a compatibility of spirit... There's an energy about a person that's difficult to hide. You try to feel that... Mal: [walks in] And then you try to feel the energy of…