Jacinda Barrett
| Jacinda Barrett | |
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 Barrett in March 2009 |
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| Born | 2 August 1972 Brisbane, Australia |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1995–present |
| Spouse | Gabriel Macht (2004–present) (1 child) |
| Partner | Chris Hardwick (1995) |
Jacinda Barrett (born 2 August 1972) is an Australian American model turned actress. She first became known to audiences as a cast member on The Real World: London before appearing in films such as Ladder 49, The Namesake, The Human Stain, and Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason.
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[edit] Early life and career
Born in Brisbane, Queensland, the daughter of a firefighter,[1] Barrett entered and won the annual Dolly Covergirl contest in Australia in 1988, while attending Kenmore State High School, and started modeling at the age of seventeen through Europe. In 1995, she had her first television appearance as a cast member on MTV's The Real World: London; she later attended the British American Drama Academy in Oxford. She made her film debut in 1997 in Campfire Tales.
Barrett appeared in the September 1998 issue of Maxim in an article promoting the new fall television series. Her appearance served to promote her appearance in the NBC primetime soap opera Wind on Water[2] but the show did not last past the first season.
[edit] Personal life
Barrett was previously engaged to American comedian Chris Hardwick, host of MTV's Singled Out. On 29 December 2004, she married American actor Gabriel Macht. The couple had their first child, a girl named Satine Anais Geraldine Macht, on 20 August 2007 in Los Angeles.[3]
Barrett enjoys skydiving, explaining 'it gets scarier the more you do it. After a while you realize you're flinging yourself out of a perfectly good plane for no apparent reason'.[2]
On 28 August 2009, Barrett was naturalized as a US citizen at the Los Angeles Convention Center.[verification needed]
[edit] Filmography
- Campfire Tales (1997) – Heather Wallace
- Immaculate Springs (1998)
- Art House (1998) – Tiffany
- 24-Seven (1999) – Claire
- Urban Legends: Final Cut (2000) – Lisa
- The Human Stain (2003) – Steena Paulsson
- Ladder 49 (2004) – Linda Morrison
- Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (2004) – Rebecca
- Ripley Under Ground (2005) – Heloise
- Poseidon (2006) – Maggie James
- The Last Kiss (2006) – Jenna
- School for Scoundrels (2006) – Amanda
- The Namesake (2007) – Maxine
- New York, I Love You (2008) – Maggie
- Middle Men (2009) – Diana Harris
- Matching Jack (2010) – Marissa
[edit] Television
- The Real World (1995) – Herself
- Night Man (1998) – The Amazing Selene
- Hercules: The Legendary Journeys (1998) – Medea
- Guys Like Us (1998) – Aubrey
- Millennium (1998) – Taylor Watts
- Wind on Water (1998) – Kate Poole
- Zoe, Duncan, Jack & Jane (1999) – Lisa
- Bull (2000) – Holly Cameron
- See You In My Dreams (2000)
- D.C. (2000) – Finley Scott
- Citizen Baines (2001) – Dori Baines
[edit] References
- ^ Biodata per www.findarticles.com
- ^ a b Maxim magazine; September 1998; p. 121
- ^ Orloff, Brian; "Jacinda Barrett Welcomes a Baby Girl"; People.com; 28 August 2007
