Jacinda Barrett

'Jacinda Barrett' (qv) was born in Australia. Her convincing accent has paved the way for numerous acting roles in the USA. Barrett was first introduced to American audiences via MTV's _The Real World (1992)_ (qv), during its fourth season, which was set in London. 'Jacinda Barrett' (qv) received her first break on the big screen in _The Human Stain (2003)_ (qv), directed by Oscar winner 'Robert Benton' (qv), alongside 'Anthony Hopkins' (qv) and 'Nicole Kidman' (qv), for which she received critical praise.Soon after, she starred in _Ladder 49 (2004)_ (qv), a movie that honored her firefighter father, where she worked with 'Joaquin Phoenix' (qv) and 'John Travolta' (qv). The movie spanned 10 years in the life of a Baltimore firefighting family. Soon after, she was in love with 'Renée Zellweger' (qv)'s Bridget in _Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (2004)_ (qv).She also starred in the action disaster movie, _Poseidon (2006)_ (qv), directed by 'Wolfgang Petersen' (qv), and the comedy, _School for Scoundrels (2006)_ (qv), with 'Billy Bob Thornton' (qv). She again received critical praise for her challenging role in _The Last Kiss (2006)_ (qv). 'A.O. Scott' (qv) said of her performance, "Ms. Barrett is a glowing, lovely presence, giving full voice to the rage, humiliation and hurt". 'Shauna Lyon' (qv) in the New Yorker writes, "'Jacinda Barrett' (qv) steals the show as Michael's beautiful, reasonable life partner, offering a volatile, realistic portrayal of a woman scorned".Jacinda was directed by 'Mira Nair' (qv) in the adaptation of 'Jhumpa Lahiri' (qv)'s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, "The Namesake", and starred alongside her husband, 'Gabriel Macht' (qv), in _Middle Men (2009)_ (qv), a tale of the founding of the Internet porn industry.She has starred in multiple TV series, most recently alongside 'Anthony Edwards' (qv), in _Zero Hour (2013)_ (qv), a show that is no longer on the air.Even though Jacinda grew up in Brisbane, her first Australian role was headlining _Matching Jack (2010)_ (qv), as she left home at 17 to work and travel the world. She is married to 'Gabriel Macht' (qv) and they have one daughter and one son, together.In 1997, she was named one of People Magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People.::Anonymous