Maggie Baird

Played “Mother” (Seina Kyle) in Birds of Prey

Born: 28 March

Catwoman must have used up all of her Nine Lives, because she dies at the beginning of the 2002-2003 WB series Birds of Prey.

While Ashley Scott, who played her daughter Helena Kyle/Huntress, was a starring member of the series, Maggie Baird was the one who played Selina Kyle. Ms. Baird actually did not don the Catwoman suit in the show's intro, but her role as "Mother" to Helena Kyle definitely qualifies her for a section on this site!

According to Birds of Prey regular Ian Abercrombie, Ms. Baird’s specialty is stunt work, which explained her fancy legwork and lack of dialogue in the BoP intro.

And it began with music.

Growing up in a small Colorado town, Ms. Baird’s fervor for music led her to a professional actress career. According to Christian Covarrubias of LaFaMos, a marketing, publicity and design firm in California, "Her involvement in the entertainment industry evoked the writing of several musical numbers for productions in the Los Angeles based Groundlings Comedy and Improv Company. Reigniting her passion for original music Maggie recently finished recording her latest album “We Sail”; a blend of soft tones and melodic hopefulness with spirited storytelling and heartfelt melodies.”

Ms. Baird began her film career in 1989, and as of this writing (29 March 2010), her latest credit is in the video game Mass Effect 2 (2010).