{{short description|American actress and model (born 1983)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2012}} {{Infobox person | name = Diora Baird | image = Diora Baird.jpg | caption = Baird in 2003 | occupation = Actress, model | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1983|4|6}} | birth_place = [[Miami, Florida]], U.S. | years_active = 2004–present | partner = Mav Viola (2017–2019)<ref name="restraining order"/> | spouse = {{ubl|{{marriage|[[Jonathan Togo]]|2013|2016|reason=divorced}}|{{marriage|Ken Nelson|2025 }}}} | children = 2 }} '''Diora Lynn Baird''' (born April 6, 1983)<ref name=maxim>[http://www.maxim.com/amg/GIRLS/Today%27s+Girl/Diora+Baird/ Baird at Maxim.com]. Retrieved on 2011-07-26. {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110817210326/http://www.maxim.com/amg/GIRLS/Today%27s+Girl/Diora+Baird/ |date=August 17, 2011}}</ref> is an American actress, and former model for clothing brand [[Guess?]].
==Early life== Baird was born in [[Miami]], [[Florida]] on April 6, 1983. She began 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.<ref name=maxim/>
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 [[Gap (clothing retailer)|The Gap]], a caterer, a waitress, a pre-school teacher, and a clown at children's parties, until breaking into the [[Model (person)|modeling]] industry (most notably with [[Guess?]]).<ref name=maxim/> Her exposure increased considerably with an appearance on the cover of, and a nude photoshoot in, the August 2005 issue of ''[[Playboy]]'' magazine.<ref name="Askmen">{{cite web|url=http://www.askmen.com/women/models_300/320_diora_baird.html|title=Model of the Week|date=April 2007|publisher=Askmen.com|access-date=February 2, 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080726015937/http://www.askmen.com/women/models_300/320_diora_baird.html|archive-date=July 26, 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="BloodyDisgusting">{{cite news|url=http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/feature/168|title=Texas Chainsaw Massacre Prequel: Star Diora Baird|last=Miska|first=Brad|publisher=Defamer.com|date=October 2005}}</ref> She was signed to [[Elite Model Management]] in Miami.<ref>{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120329173512/https://www.fashionmodeldirectory.com/models/diora_baird/|archive-date=March 29, 2012|url=https://www.fashionmodeldirectory.com/models/diora_baird/|title=Diora Baird|work=Fashion Model Directory|access-date=July 26, 2019}}</ref>
==Career== 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 (film)|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 (magazine)|Stuff]]'', ''[[Maxim (magazine)|Maxim]]'' (in which she was ranked #76 on the Maxim magazine Hot 100 of 2007 list,<ref>[http://www.maxim.com/amg/girls/43960/2007-hot-100.html Maxim Hot 100 2007] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110709184423/http://www.maxim.com/amg/girls/43960/2007-hot-100.html |date=July 9, 2011}}. Maxim.com. Retrieved on 2011-07-26.</ref> #64 on the Maxim magazine Hot 100 of 2008 list,<ref>[http://www.maxim.com/amg/girls/hot-100/77479/2008hot100.html Maxim Hot 100 2008] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716095440/http://www.maxim.com/amg/girls/hot-100/77479/2008hot100.html |date=July 16, 2011}}. Maxim.com (2007-09-24). Retrieved on 2011-07-26.</ref> #76 on the Maxim Magazine Hot 100 of 2011 list,<ref>{{cite web|last=Maxim|title=2011 Hot 100|url=http://www.maxim.com/amg/GIRLS/Articles/2011+Hot+100|access-date=4 August 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110505213558/http://www.maxim.com/amg/GIRLS/Articles/2011+Hot+100|archive-date=May 5, 2011|df=mdy-all}}</ref> the #17 spot on [[FHM's 100 Sexiest Women (UK)|FHM's top 100 2010]], and the #40 spot in 2011),<ref>[http://www.fhm.com/girls/100-sexiest-women/100-sexiest-women-in-the-world-2010--the-top-ten--20100420 AdTech Ad FHM's 100 Sexiest Women in the World 2010] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714043844/http://www.fhm.com/girls/100-sexiest-women/100-sexiest-women-in-the-world-2010--the-top-ten--20100420 |date=July 14, 2011}}, Fhm.com; retrieved 2011-07-26.</ref> ''[[Toro (magazine)|Toro]]'' and ''[[Esquire (magazine)|Esquire (UK)]]''.<ref>{{cite web |last=FHM |title=FHM's 100 Sexiest Women of 2011 |url=http://www.fhm.com/girls/covergirls/diora-baird |access-date=4 August 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110808023320/http://www.fhm.com/girls/covergirls/diora-baird |archive-date=August 8, 2011 |df=mdy}}</ref> She lent her voice to the [[Scarface: The World Is Yours|''Scarface'' video game]] as one of [[Tony Montana]]'s possible girlfriends.<ref name="Softpedia">{{cite news|first=Silviu|last=Stahie|title='Scarface: The World Is Yours' Signs Five Hollywood Beauties|date=May 2006|publisher=Softpedia|url=http://news.softpedia.com/news/Scarface-The-World-Is-Yours-Signs-Five-Hollywood-Beauties-23426.shtml|access-date=December 9, 2006|archive-date=March 28, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200328133313/https://news.softpedia.com/news/Scarface-The-World-Is-Yours-Signs-Five-Hollywood-Beauties-23426.shtml|url-status=dead}}</ref>
Baird has also guest starred in episodes of ''[[Big Day]]'', ''[[Shark (U.S. TV series)|Shark]]'', ''[[The Loop (U.S. TV series)|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]],<ref>[http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/17804 "'30 Days of Night Dark Days' Officially Announced", October 22, 2009 Bloody-discusting.com]. Bloody-disgusting.com. Retrieved on 2011-07-26.</ref> which is produced by [[Columbia Pictures]] and Ghost House Pictures.<ref>[http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/17764 BD's Got Your '30 Days of Night: Dark Days' Casting!]. Bloody-disgusting.com; retrieved 2011-07-26.</ref> Baird stars in the [[FEARnet]] webseries ''Tea Party Macabre'', which is part of the series "Women in Horror Month".<ref>Creepy, Uncle. (2010-01-28) [http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/35572/youre-invited-a-tea-party-macabre You're Invited to a Tea Party Macabre]. Dreadcentral.com; retrieved 2011-07-26.</ref> She also starred in the 2009 comedy ''[[Stan Helsing]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/Stan-Helsing-Steve-Howey/dp/B002UQLVKK|title=Watch Stan Helsing-Amazon Prime|publisher=Amazon.com, Inc.|access-date=September 8, 2020}}</ref>
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]].<ref>[http://www.funnyordie.com/diora_baird Diora Baird profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110624034506/http://www.funnyordie.com/diora_baird |date=June 24, 2011}}, Funnyordie.com; retrieved 2011-07-26.</ref> 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 (2009 film)|Night of the Demons]]''. In February 2011, she starred in a short musical film called "[[Howlin' for You]]" for the band [[The Black Keys]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://kroq.radio.com/2011/02/11/video-the-black-keys-howlin-for-you-featuring-diora-baird-shaun-white-tricia-helfer-sir-todd-bridges|title=Video-The Black Keys "Howlin' For You"|work=KROQ |publisher=Kroq.radio.com |date=2011-02-11 |access-date=2012-11-15}}</ref>
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 (actor)|Jason Lee]], [[Dreama Walker]], and [[Sam Trammell]]. The show was not picked up for series.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiewire.com/article/new-amazon-shows-what-were-expecting-from-its-first-2015-pilots-20150106|title=New Amazon Shows: What We're Expecting From Its First 2015 Pilots|work=Indiewire|date=January 13, 2015}}</ref> Baird guest starred in an episode of the [[Hulu]] series ''[[Casual (TV series)|Casual]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4577466/fullcredits|title=Casual (TV Series 2015-2018)|publisher=IMDB.com|access-date=September 8, 2020}}</ref>
==Personal life== Baird was married to actor [[Jonathan Togo]] from 2013 to 2016; they have one child.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stephanievovas.wordpress.com/2012/12/02/new-work-of-the-beautiful-and-expecting-diora-baird/|title=New work of the beautiful (and expecting!) Diora Baird|work=stephanie vovas blog|date=December 3, 2012 |access-date=April 12, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://twitpic.com/bla9eh|work=Diora Baird official Twitter|title=Someone FINALLY decided to make his grand entrance into the world...|date=December 12, 2012}}</ref>
In 2017, Baird revealed that she was dating comedian Mav Viola.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sbs.com.au/topics/sexuality/fast-lane/article/2017/05/29/shameless-actor-diora-baird-comes-out|title='Shameless' actor Diora Baird comes out|date=May 29, 2017}}</ref> Baird told ''[[The Advocate (LGBT magazine)|The Advocate]]'' magazine that after years of assuming herself to be asexual, she identified as lesbian.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.advocate.com/current-issue/2017/9/08/actress-diora-baird-lucky-love|title=Actress Diora Baird Is Lucky in Love|date=September 8, 2017}}</ref> On December 29, 2017, Baird announced that she and Viola were engaged, but they later split up.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://hollywoodlife.com/2017/12/29/diora-baird-engaged-mav-viola-ring-photos/|title='Cobra Kai' Star Diora Baird Engaged To Partner Mav Viola — See Her Gorgeous Ring|work=Hollywood Life|first=Avery|last=Thompson|date=December 29, 2017|access-date=December 29, 2017}}</ref> In 2019, she filed a restraining order against Viola.<ref name="restraining order">{{cite web|url=https://unicourt.com/case/ca-la23-baird-diora-vs-viola-margaret-anne-mav-441714?init_S=csup_ltst|title=BAIRD, DIORA VS VIOLA, MARGARET ANNE "MAV"|date=April 17, 2020|access-date=December 6, 2025}}</ref>
In June 2025, she gave birth to her second child.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/DLGkphjOiH9/|title=Instagram - Diora Baird|date=June 19, 2025}}</ref> She is married<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/DN1z_W3XPgZ/|title=Instagram - Diora Baird|date=August 26, 2025}}</ref> to Ken Nelson, the owner of clothing brand Kaiju017.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/ghst_pilot/|title=Instagram - Ken Nelson|date=August 26, 2025}}</ref>
==Filmography==
===Film=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- | 2005 | ''[[Wedding Crashers]]'' | Vivian | |- | rowspan="5" | 2006 | ''[[Hot Tamale]]'' | Tuesday Blackwell | |- | ''[[Bachelor Party Vegas]]'' | Penelope | Direct-to-video film |- | ''[[Fifty Pills]]'' | Tiffany | |- | ''[[Accepted (film)|Accepted]]'' | Kiki | |- | ''[[The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning]]'' | Bailey | |- | rowspan="2" | 2007 | ''[[Brain Blockers]]'' | Suzi Klein | Direct-to-video film |- | ''[[Young People Fucking]]'' | Jamie | |- | rowspan="2" | 2008 | ''South of Heaven'' | Lily | |- | ''[[My Best Friend's Girl (2008 film)|My Best Friend's Girl]]'' | Rachel | |- | rowspan="3" |2009 |''[[Star Trek (2009 film)]]'' |The Wrong Orion | |- | ''[[Stan Helsing]]'' | Nadine | |- | ''[[Night of the Demons (2009 film)|Night of the Demons]]'' | Lily Thompson | |- | rowspan="6" | 2010 | ''[[Hot Tub Time Machine]]'' | Mrs. Steelman | |- | ''[[Let the Game Begin (film)|Let the Game Begin]]'' | Kate | |- | ''Quit'' | Danielle | |- | ''[[30 Days of Night: Dark Days]]'' | Amber | Direct-to-video film |- | ''[[Love Shack (film)|Love Shack]]'' | LaCienga Torrez | |- | ''Dry Run'' | Laurie | |- | rowspan="2" | 2012 | ''[[Transit (2012 film)|Transit]]'' | Arielle | |- | ''[[Last Call (2012 film)|Last Call]]'' | Janine | |- | rowspan="2" | 2013 | ''[[Riddle (film)|Riddle]]'' | Amber Richards | |- | ''Concrete Blondes'' | Sammi Lovett | |- | 2014 | ''Beautiful Girl'' | Odessa | |- | 2021 | ''[[The Virtuoso (film)|The Virtuoso]]'' | Johnnie's Girl | |- | 2023 | ''Night Train'' | Jaylynne Jackson | |- | rowspan="2" | 2024 | ''Spread'' | Xtasy | |- | ''Witchy Ways'' | Eve | |}
===Television=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- | 2004 | ''[[The Drew Carey Show]]'' | Valerie | Episode: "Drew Thinks Inside the Box" |- | 2006 | ''[[South Beach (2006 TV series)|South Beach]]'' | Brianna | Unaired TV pilot |- | 2006–2007 | ''[[Big Day]]'' | Kristin | 3 episodes |- | rowspan="2" | 2007 | ''[[Shark (American TV series)|Shark]]'' | Nina Lange | Episode: "Fall from Grace" |- | ''[[The Loop (American TV series)|The Loop]]'' | Cara | Guest role; 2 episodes |- | rowspan="4" | 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 (TV series)|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 (TV series)|Bent]]'' | Natalie | Episode: "Smitten" |- | 2012–2013 | ''[[Shameless (American TV series)|Shameless]]'' | Meg | 4 episodes |- | rowspan="2" | 2014 | ''[[Franklin & Bash]]'' | Cindy Maloney | Episode: "Dance the Night Away" |- | ''[[Newsreaders]]'' | Ashley / Jennifer | Episode: "Strip Club Expose; Long Lost Twins" |- | rowspan="2" | 2015 | ''Cocked'' | Aubrey | Television film |- | ''[[Casual (TV series)|Casual]]'' | April | Episode: "Animals" |- | rowspan="2" | 2016 | ''[[Telenovela (TV series)|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'' |- | rowspan="2" | 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=== * ''Tea Party Macabre'' (2010), as herself; 5 episodes
===Music videos=== * "[[Howlin' for You]]" (2011), by [[The Black Keys]]<ref>{{cite web|title=The Black Keys – Howlin' for You| date=February 10, 2011 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLSpj7q6_mM |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/TLSpj7q6_mM |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|via=[[YouTube]]|access-date=November 5, 2018}}{{cbignore}}</ref>{{better source needed|reason=This is a primary source. A secondary source should be used for this.|date=December 2022}} * "This Party Took a Turn for the Douche" (2011), by [[Garfunkel and Oates]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Garfunkel and Oates – This Party Took a Turn for the Douche| date=February 16, 2011 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pHH3brmhPyw |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/pHH3brmhPyw |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|via=YouTube|access-date=November 5, 2018}}{{cbignore}}</ref>{{better source needed|reason=This is a primary source. A secondary source should be used for this.|date=December 2022}} * "Out of Goodbyes" (2011), by [[Maroon 5]] featuring [[Lady Antebellum]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Maroon 5 – Out of Goodbyes featuring Lady Antebellum| date=May 17, 2011 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umtlAZQ4mmk |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/umtlAZQ4mmk |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|via=YouTube|access-date=November 5, 2018}}{{cbignore}}</ref>{{better source needed|reason=This is a primary source. A secondary source should be used for this.|date=December 2022}}
===Video game=== * ''[[Scarface: The World is Yours]]'' (2006), as Femme Fatale (voice role)
==References== {{reflist|2}}
==External links== {{Wikiquote}} {{Commons category}} * {{IMDb name|id=1401531|name=Diora Baird}}
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