Maggie May Baird (born March 29, 1959) is an American actress, activist, and singer-songwriter. She grew up in Colorado performing music, and studied theater and dance at the University of Utah, before moving to New York City, where she performed on Broadway. She made her television debut in 1981 in the soap opera Another World and her film debut in An Innocent Man (1989). Baird continued to act in television and film after moving to Los Angeles in 1991, and became a member and teacher at the Groundlings, a troupe and improvisational theatre school. She acted in 2000s television series, such as Bones, The X-Files and Six Feet Under, and provided the voices of Samara in the video game series Mass Effect, and various characters in the Saints Row game series. In 2009, Baird released her debut studio album, We Sail. Baird married Patrick O'Connell in 1995, with whom she has two children: musicians Finneas O'Connell and Billie Eilish. She wrote and co-starred with her son Finneas in the film Life Inside Out (2013), which garnered Baird critical acclaim for her performance. In 2016, she edited the music video for "Six Feet Under" for her daughter Billie.
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Biography from TMDB.
- March 29, 1959 (67)
- Fruita, Colorado, USA
- Actor, also producer and writer
- 18 on MovieCove · 29 credits in all
Known for
What are Maggie Baird's films like?
Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Self.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 4
A split, not a type: Light 3 · Serious 0 · Dark 1
Grounded 3 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0
A split, not a type: Gentle 2 · Charged 0 · Intense 2
Steady 2 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0
Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 0 · Relentless 0
Casual 3 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0
A split, not a type: Easy watch 1 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 2
Resolved 4 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0
Roles they play
- Heroas Laura in Life Inside Out (2013)
Moods and endings
- Bittersweet4
- Ambiguous1
- Cyclical1
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Maggie Baird's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 15 of their 18 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (6).
Subscription and free streaming for Maggie Baird's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
29 credits, 18 with a MovieCove page; 4 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all filmsBlood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
Where Do We Go? The Livestream (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
Life Inside Out(2013)
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
In Love... Psych (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
The Starter Wife (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Bones(2005)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows
The Brotherhood of Poland, New Hampshire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Manic(2001)
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
Birds of Prey(2002)
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all shows
Everwood(2002)
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows
Six Feet Under(2001)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows
Curb Your Enthusiasm(2000)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows
The Big Split (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
Jack & Jill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
The West Wing(1999)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows
Crashbox(1999)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows
Charmed(1998)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows
L.A. Doctors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
JAG(1995)
Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows
The Naked Truth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)
Siringo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)
Chicago Hope (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)
The X-Files(1993)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows
Walker, Texas Ranger(1993)
Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all shows
An Innocent Man(1989)
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
Roe vs. Wade(1989)
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
L.A. Law(1986)
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all shows
Career shape
Star power in the 51st percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 29 titles from 1986 to 2026; peak year 2002.
Biggest box office
Billie Eilish: Hit Me Hard and Soft (2026)
Highest rated
Billie Eilish: The World's a Little Blurry (2021)
Film career
Peak 2002 · steadily prominent in film for years. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.
- 1989Screen debut· An Innocent Man
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
How do Maggie Baird's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 79th percentile, the median of all 6; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 92nd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up10
- 50th to 74th4
- 25th to 49th2
- Below 25th2
Shape of the crowd
6 of their 18 titles are Universally Loved.
- Universally Loved6
- Crowd Pleaser6
- Mixed6
Reviewers score the acting 83/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 88, detractors 47. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Who does Maggie Baird work with?
People who share at least 2 of Maggie Baird's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Finneas O'Connell shares the most, 3.
Actors
- Finneas O'ConnellShared titles: Billie Eilish: Hit Me Hard and Soft (2026), Billie Eilish: The World's a Little Blurry (2021), Life Inside Out (2013)See all 3 shared titles with Finneas O'Connell
- Billie EilishShared titles: Billie Eilish: Hit Me Hard and Soft (2026), Billie Eilish: The World's a Little Blurry (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Billie Eilish
Producers
- Chelsea DodsonShared titles: Billie Eilish: Hit Me Hard and Soft (2026), Billie Eilish: The World's a Little Blurry (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Chelsea Dodson
- John JanickShared titles: Billie Eilish: Hit Me Hard and Soft (2026), Billie Eilish: The World's a Little Blurry (2021)See all 2 shared titles with John Janick
- Justin LublinerShared titles: Billie Eilish: Hit Me Hard and Soft (2026), Billie Eilish: The World's a Little Blurry (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Justin Lubliner
- Michelle AnShared titles: Billie Eilish: Hit Me Hard and Soft (2026), Billie Eilish: The World's a Little Blurry (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Michelle An