Maggie Baird

Maggie Baird is an American actress, musician and founder of Support + Feed, a non-profit organisation aimed at providing wholesome plant-based food to underserved communities. She is also the mother of Billie Eilish and Finneas O’Connell.

Baird made her television debut in an American sitcom in 1981. She went on to perform on Broadway and a series of television shows during the nineties, including LA Law and Walker, Texas Ranger. Between 1994 and 2000, Baird taught at the Groundlings, a renowned improvisational and sketch comedy troupe and school in LA. During the 2000s, she appeared in some hugely popular television shows including The X Files, Bones and Six Feet Under.

Why Maggie Baird is vegan

Maggie Baird is vegan for the animals, health and the planet.

Baird became a vegetarian when she was 17 years old because of her love for animals.¹Riskin, V. 202x. A Conversation With Maggie Baird, Billie Eilish’s Mom. Bluedotliving. Available: https://bluedotliving.com/bluedot-founder-victoria-riskin-talks-to-maggie-baird/ [Accessed 11 August 2026]. When she moved to New York at the age of 20, she saw an infographic about the connection between animal agriculture and the destruction of the Amazon rainforest, which she described as a “real a-ha moment.”²Overheated. 2022. Maggie Baird: Going strictly vegan is much better for the planet. OVERHEATED. Youtube. Available: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxHGzGXlqHs&t=4s [Accessed 11 August 2026]. After that, she became more aware of the impact of animal agriculture and became vegan due to her concern for the environment, the animals and for her own personal health.

In 2020, Baird founded Support + Feed, a non-profit with the goal of providing nutritious plant-based food to underserved communities, which “worked with hundreds of volunteers, 200+ community organisations, and over 150+ local restaurants to deliver over 2.5 million nourishing and delicious plant-based meals and pantry items alongside educational resources connecting the dots between what we put on our plates and the climate crisis.”³Support + Feed. 2026. Our Mission. Available: https://supportandfeed.org/about-us/ [Accessed 11 August 2026].

Maggie Baird explains why she is vegan