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Baird features at Wondercon on behalf of the movie Alien Trespass
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Born | 29 April 1976 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
Nationality | Australian |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1999–present |
Height | 1.68 Meters |
Jenni Baird (born 29 April 1976) is an Australian actress, Baird earned her education in acting at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts from which she graduated from in 1999 and upon graduation Baird appeared in the Australian short film "I Promise" . Baird has since appeared in several high profile television series that have been nation wide in Australia with these roles listed as "All Saints", "A Place to Call Home" and "The 4400" and in Australian movies "Alien Trespass" and "Backtrack".
Following her debut role in "I Promise" Baird then appeared in several low key television roles and made her first prominent nation wide TV role on the long running multi award winning drama series "All Saints" as Paula Morgan. With Baird making her first appearance in the episode "A Little Death" on 6 November 2001, Baird then made her final appearance in 2004 on 27 April. Whilst on the show Morgan's storylines included her being a nurse at the hospital at which the show is based, getting engaged, being a single mother to her son Max and making the ultimate decision to move to New York. Following her stint on "All Saints" Baird appeared in "Global Frequency", "Amorality Tale" and "Conviction" in 2005. In 2007 Baird made her first appearance in the American Mystery Drama series "The 4400" as Meghan Doyle, Baird appeared in Season 4 of the television series and made her premier appearance in the first episode of the series "The Wrath of Graham" and then made her last appearance in the series at the end of the fourth season. In 2009 Baird appeared in the Australian comedy science fiction movie "Alien Trespass" in which she portrayed Tammy, the film received mixed reviews form critics but was praised for having a "warm tone". The movie gained Baird further recognition due to her appearance in the film building on the fame she had gained from her appearances in "The 4400" and "All Saints". In 2015 Baird appeared din the Australian thriller drama movie "Backtrack" which was written by Michael Petroni, in the film Baird appeared as Carol Bower. "Backtrack" was subsequently praised for being "Masterful" by Filmink and was named "Chilling" by Dread Central.