Diora Baird Biography
Summary
"Diora Baird" is an American actress and former model for Guess? who has appeared in films such as "Wedding Crashers" and "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning".
Biography
Early life
Baird was born in Miami, Miami-Dade County, Florida. Her mother was also a model. She got into acting when her mother enrolled her in an acting class to help her overcome introversion. Later, she became vice president of her school's Thespian Society. At the age of 17, she moved to Los Angeles in hope of pursuing an acting career. To earn money while auditioning she worked at The Gap as well as a clown at children's parties, caterer, waitress and pre-school teacher until breaking in to the modeling industry, most notably with "Guess?". Her exposure increased considerably with an appearance on the cover of the August 2005 issue of "Playboy" magazine. She is signed to Elite Model Management in Miami.
Career
In 2004, Baird also started earning acting roles, such as a guest appearance 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 prequel "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 and #64 on the Maxim magazine Hot 100 of 2008 list), "Toro" and "Esquire (UK)". She lent her voice to the "Scarface "video game as one of Tony Montana's possible girlfriends.
Baird guest-starred in episodes of "Big Day" where her character was known for her large breasts (her bust being 32DD), "The Drew Carey Show", "Shark", "The Loop" and "Two and a Half Men" episode 'She'll Still Be Dead At Halftime' (2009).
Filmography
"The Drew Carey Show" (1 episode, 'Drew Thinks Inside the Box', 2004) .... Valerie
"Deep Down in Florida" (2004) .... Maren
"First Kiss" (2005) .... Billie
"Wedding Crashers" (2005) .... Vivian
"Fiasco" (2005) .... Tiffy
"If Love Be Blind" (2005) .... Isabel
"South Beach" (1 episode, 'Unaired Pilot', 2006) .... Brianna
"Hot Tamale" (2006) .... Tuesday Blackwell
"Bachelor Party Vegas" (2006) (V) .... Penelope
"Fifty Pills" (2006) .... Tiffany
"Accepted" (2006) .... Kiki
"The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning" (2006) .... Bailey
"Scarface: The World Is Yours" (2006) (VG) .... (voice)
"Big Day" (3 episodes, 'Boobzilla', 'Last Chance to Marry Jane' and 'The Ceremony', 2006-2007) .... Kristin
"Day 73 with Sarah" (2007) .... Foxy
"Brain Blockers" (2007) (V) .... Suzi Klein
"Shark" (1 episode, 'Fall from Grace', 2007) .... Nina Lange
"The Loop" (2 episodes, 'Windows' and 'The Phantom', 2007) .... Cara
"Young People Fucking" (2007) .... Jamie
"South of Heaven" (2008) .... Lily
"My Best Friend's Girl" (2008) .... Rachel
"Pornstar" (2008) .... Odessa (completed)
"Let the Game Begin" (2009) .... Kate (completed)
"Two and a Half Men" (2009) .... Wanda
"Four Years Running" (2009) .... Laurie Gregg (post-production)
"Quit" (2009) .... Danielle (post-production)
"Night of the Demons" (2009) .... Lily (post-production)
"Star Trek" (2009) .... Orion Slave Girl (post-production)
"Stan Helsing" (2009) .... Nadine (filming)
Credit
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