Diora Baird
Diora Baird | |
|---|---|
| File:Diora Baird.jpg Baird in 2003 | |
| Born | April 6, 1983 Miami, Florida, U.S. |
| Occupations | Actress, model |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Spouse | |
| Partner | Mav Viola[1] |
| Children | 2 |
Diora Lynn Baird (born April 6, 1983)[2] is an American actress, and former model for clothing brand Guess?.
Early life
[edit | edit source]Baird was born in Miami, Florida on April 6, 1983. She got into acting when her mother, who was also a model, enrolled her in an acting class to help her overcome introversion. Later, she became vice president of her school's Thespian Society.[2]
At 17, she moved to Los Angeles with the hope of pursuing an acting career. To earn money while auditioning, she worked as a salesperson at The Gap, a caterer, a waitress, a pre-school teacher, and a clown at children's parties until breaking into the modeling industry - most notably with Guess?.[2] Her exposure increased considerably with an appearance on the cover of, and a nude photoshoot in the August 2005 issue of Playboy magazine.[3][4] She was signed to Elite Model Management in Miami.[5]
Career
[edit | edit source]In 2004, Baird started earning acting roles on the Drew Carey Show, and in the low budget film Brain Blockers. Her breakthrough appearance in a major film was in Wedding Crashers in 2005, which she followed up with roles in Accepted and Hot Tamale. In 2006, she appeared in four films, most notably a major role in the horror film The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning.
Baird had featured photo spreads in several magazines including Playboy, FHM, Stuff, Maxim (in which she was ranked #76 on the Maxim magazine Hot 100 of 2007 list,[6] #64 on the Maxim magazine Hot 100 of 2008 list,[7] #76 on the Maxim Magazine Hot 100 of 2011 list,[8] the #17 spot on FHM's top 100 2010, and the #40 spot in 2011),[9] Toro and Esquire (UK).[10] She lent her voice to the Scarface video game as one of Tony Montana's possible girlfriends.[11]
Baird has also guest starred in episodes of Big Day, Shark, The Loop, and Two and a Half Men (the 2009 episode "She'll Still Be Dead at Halftime"). She starred in the movie 30 Days of Night: Dark Days, directed by Ben Ketai,[12] which is produced by Columbia Pictures and Ghost House Pictures.[13] Baird stars in the FEARnet webseries Tea Party Macabre, which is part of the series "Women in Horror Month".[14] She also starred in the 2009 comedy Stan Helsing.[15]
She starred in several videos for the Funny or Die website, including one with Garfunkel and Oates called "Go Running with Chicken" and "Sexy Dark Ages" with Robert Englund.[16] She starred in another web video with the comedic duo called "This Party Took a Turn for the Douche". In 2010, she appeared in Night of the Demons. In February 2011, she starred in a short musical film called "Howlin' for You" for the band The Black Keys.[17]
She plays a porn star in her 2014 film Beautiful Girl. Baird was cast in a recurring role in the Amazon Studios pilot Cocked along with costars Brian Dennehy, Jason Lee, Dreama Walker, and Sam Trammell. The show was not picked up for series.[18] Baird guest starred in an episode of the Hulu series Casual.[19]
Personal life
[edit | edit source]Baird was married to actor Jonathan Togo from 2013 to 2016; they have one child.[20][21] In 2017, Baird revealed that she was dating comedian Mav Viola.[22] Baird told The Advocate magazine that after years of assuming herself to be asexual, she identified as lesbian.[23] On December 29, 2017, Baird announced that she and Viola were engaged, though they later split up.[24] In 2019, she filed a restraining order against Viola.[25]In June 2025 she gave birth to her second child.[26]
Filmography
[edit | edit source]Film
[edit | edit source]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Wedding Crashers | Vivian | |
| 2006 | Hot Tamale | Tuesday Blackwell | |
| Bachelor Party Vegas | Penelope | Direct-to-video film | |
| Fifty Pills | Tiffany | ||
| Accepted | Kiki | ||
| The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning | Bailey | ||
| 2007 | Brain Blockers | Suzi Klein | Direct-to-video film |
| Young People Fucking | Jamie | ||
| 2008 | South of Heaven | Lily | |
| My Best Friend's Girl | Rachel | ||
| 2009 | Star Trek (2009 film) | The Wrong Orion | |
| Stan Helsing | Nadine | ||
| Night of the Demons | Lily Thompson | ||
| 2010 | Hot Tub Time Machine | Mrs. Steelman | |
| Let the Game Begin | Kate | ||
| Quit | Danielle | ||
| 30 Days of Night: Dark Days | Amber | Direct-to-video film | |
| Love Shack | LaCienga Torrez | ||
| Dry Run | Laurie | ||
| 2012 | Transit | Arielle | |
| Last Call | Janine | ||
| 2013 | Riddle | Amber Richards | |
| Concrete Blondes | Sammi Lovett | ||
| 2014 | Beautiful Girl | Odessa | |
| 2021 | The Virtuoso | Johnnie's Girl | |
| 2023 | Night Train | Jaylynne Jackson | |
| 2024 | Spread | Xtasy | |
| Witchy Ways | Eve |
Television
[edit | edit source]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | The Drew Carey Show | Valerie | Episode: "Drew Thinks Inside the Box" |
| 2006 | South Beach | Brianna | Unaired TV pilot |
| 2006–2007 | Big Day | Kristin | 3 episodes |
| 2007 | Shark | Nina Lange | Episode: "Fall from Grace" |
| The Loop | Cara | Guest role; 2 episodes | |
| 2009 | Two and a Half Men | Wanda | Episode: "She'll Still Be Dead at Halftime" |
| Robot Chicken | Fantasia / Spanish Woman / Woman / Lady | Voice role; 2 episodes | |
| Gary Unmarried | Redhead | Episode: "Gary Shoots Fish in a Barrel" | |
| Accidentally on Purpose | Andrea | Episode: "The Love Guru" | |
| 2010 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Lainie McCallum | Episode: "Witness" |
| 2011 | Psych | Nicole | Episode: "The Tao of Gus" |
| 2012 | Bent | Natalie | Episode: "Smitten" |
| 2012–2013 | Shameless | Meg | 4 episodes |
| 2014 | Franklin & Bash | Cindy Maloney | Episode: "Dance the Night Away" |
| Newsreaders | Ashley / Jennifer | Episode: "Strip Club Expose; Long Lost Twins" | |
| 2015 | Cocked | Aubrey | Television film |
| Casual | April | Episode: "Animals" | |
| 2016 | Telenovela | Maria Wilson | Episode: "Caught in the Act" |
| Angel from Hell | Brandi | 3 episodes | |
| 2018 | My Daughter Vanished | Melanie | Television film; also known as Hidden Family Secrets |
| 2018–2025 | Cobra Kai | Shannon Keene | Guest role |
| 2019 | The Missing Sister | Collette | Television film; also known as My Sister's Deadly Secret |
| 2020 | Her Secret Family Killer | April | Television film |
| Psycho Sister-In-Law | Callie Hayes | Television film | |
| 2022 | Bound by Blackmail | Diana | Television film |
| 2023 | You're Not Supposed to Be Here | Kennedy | Television film |
Web
[edit | edit source]- Tea Party Macabre (2010), as herself; 5 episodes
Music videos
[edit | edit source]- "Howlin' for You" (2011), by The Black Keys[27][better source needed]
- "This Party Took a Turn for the Douche" (2011), by Garfunkel and Oates[28][better source needed]
- "Out of Goodbyes" (2011), by Maroon 5 featuring Lady Antebellum[29][better source needed]
Video game
[edit | edit source]- Scarface: The World is Yours (2006), as Femme Fatale (voice role)
References
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- ^ Maxim Hot 100 2007 Archived July 9, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. Maxim.com. Retrieved on 2011-07-26.
- ^ Maxim Hot 100 2008 Archived July 16, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. Maxim.com (2007-09-24). Retrieved on 2011-07-26.
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- ^ AdTech Ad FHM's 100 Sexiest Women in the World 2010 Archived July 14, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, Fhm.com; retrieved 2011-07-26.
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- ^ "'30 Days of Night Dark Days' Officially Announced", October 22, 2009 Bloody-discusting.com. Bloody-disgusting.com. Retrieved on 2011-07-26.
- ^ BD's Got Your '30 Days of Night: Dark Days' Casting!. Bloody-disgusting.com; retrieved 2011-07-26.
- ^ Creepy, Uncle. (2010-01-28) You're Invited to a Tea Party Macabre. Dreadcentral.com; retrieved 2011-07-26.
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Diora Baird profile Archived June 24, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, Funnyordie.com; retrieved 2011-07-26.
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External links
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- Diora Baird at IMDb
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