Jacinda Barrett

Infobox actor

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birthdate = birth date and age|df=yes|1972|08|02
birthplace = Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
occupation = model, actress
spouse = Gabriel Macht

Jacinda Barrett (born 2 August 1972) is an Australian model turned actress. She first became known to audiences as a cast member on ' before appearing in films such as "Ladder 49", "The Namesake", "The Human Stain", and '.

Early life and career

Born in Brisbane Queensland, Barrett started modeling at the age of seventeen through Europe. In 1995 she had her first television appearance as a cast member on MTV's ""; she later attended the British American Drama Academy in Oxford England. Her first film role came in 1997 when she starred in "Campfire Tales".

Barrett appeared in the September 1998 issue of "Maxim" magazine in an article promoting the new fall TV series for the upcoming TV season. Her appearance served to promote her appearance in the NBC primetime soap opera "Wind on Water""Maxim" magazine; September 1998; Page 121.] but the show did not last past the first season.

Personal life

Barrett was previously engaged to American actor Chris Hardwick, host of MTV's "Singled Out". On 29 December 2004, she married American actor Gabriel Macht. The couple had their first child, baby girl Satine Anais Geraldine Macht, on 20 August 2007 in Los Angeles. [ [http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20053676,00.html Orloff, Brian; "Jacinda Barrett Welcomes a Baby Girl"; People.com; 28 August 2007] ]

Barrett enjoys skydiving, explaining 'it gets scarier the more you do it. After a while you realise you're flinging yourself out of a perfectly good plane for no apparent reason'.

Filmography

* "New York, I Love You" (2008)
* "The Namesake" (2007) - Maxine
* "School for Scoundrels" (2006) - Amanda
* "The Last Kiss" (2006) - Jenna
* "Poseidon" (2006) - Maggie James
* "Ripley Under Ground" (2005) - Heloise
* "" (2004) - Rebecca
* "Ladder 49" (2004) - Linda Morrison
* "The Human Stain" (2003) - Steena Paulsson
* "" (2000) - Lisa
* "24-Seven" (1999) - Claire
* "Art House" (1998) - Tiffany
* "Immaculate Springs" (1998)
* "Campfire Tales" (1997) - Heather Wallace

Television

* "Citizen Baines" (2001) - Dori Baines
* "D.C." (2000) - Finley Scott
* "See You In My Dreams" (2000)
* "Bull" (2000) - Holly Cameron
* "Wind on Water" (1998) -Kate Poole
* "Zoe, Duncan, Jack & Jane" (1999) - Lisa
* "Millennium" (1998) - Taylor Watts
* "Guys Like Us" (1998) - Aubrey
* "" (1998) - Medea
* "Night Man" (1998) - The Amazing Selene
* "The Real World" (1995) - HerselfSchool For Scoundrels 2008

References

External links

* [http://www.lovinggabrielmacht.com/jacinda/ Jacinda Barrett Online] - Fansite