Jacinda Barrett (born August 2, 1972) is an Australian 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 Human Stain, and Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason.

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 The Real World: London. After the show, she 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,[1] 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 December 29, 2004 she married American actor Gabriel Macht. The couple had their first child, a baby girl, Satine Anais Geraldine Macht, born on August 20, 2007 in Los Angeles.

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.”[1]

Filmography

The Namesake (2007) - Maxine
School for Scoundrels (2006) - Amanda
The Last Kiss (2006) - Jenna
Poseidon (2006) - Maggie James
Ripley Under Ground (2005) - Heloise
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (2004) - Rebecca
Ladder 49 (2004) - Linda Morrison
The Human Stain (2003) - Steena Paulsson
Urban Legends: Final Cut (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
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys (1998) - Medea
Night Man (1998) - The Amazing Selene
The Real World (1995) - Herself