Monica Barbaro
Monica Barbaro | |
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Born | [1][2][3] San Francisco, California | June 17, 1990
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2015–present |
Website | monicabarbaro |
Monica Barbaro (born June 17, 1990) is an American actress. She is best known for her roles as Yael in season 2 of Unreal and as Cora Vasquez in The Good Cop.
Career
Barbaro began her career as a ballet dancer, completing a degree in dance at Tisch School of the Arts while taking electives in acting. Ultimately she decided to pursue acting instead of dance.[3] She portrayed the character of Yael on the second season of the Lifetime television series UnREAL.[4] Yael was also known as "Hot Rachel," a nemesis to the character portrayed by Shiri Appleby.[5][6][7] Following her work on UnREAL, Barbaro joined the cast as a lead of the new NBC legal drama Chicago Justice, an entry in Dick Wolf's Chicago franchise,[8] where she portrayed Anna Valdez, a well-educated, whip-smart, quick-tongued and sharp-witted Assistant State's Attorney.[9] In 2018, Barbaro also played Cora Vasquez, a homicide detective on The Good Cop, alongside Josh Groban and Tony Danza. Between 2018 and 2019, Barbaro played the recurring role of Lisa Apple, Martin's new girlfriend, in the ABC sitcom Splitting Up Together. She had her first lead role in the viral short film It's Not About the Nail.[10][11]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2015 | America Is Still the Place | Peggy | |
2021 | Top Gun: Maverick | Phoenix | [12] |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2015 | Stitchers | Brenda 'Bentley' Miller | Episode: "The Root of All Evil" |
2016 | Hawaii Five-0 | Ella Koha | Episode: "Ke Koa Lokomaika'i" |
2016 | Cooper Barrett's Guide to Surviving Life | Attractive Girl | Episode "How to Survive Working with Friends" |
2016 | Unreal | Yael | Main role (season 2), 10 episodes |
2016 | Notorious | Chloe Edwards | Episode: "Tell Me a Secret" |
2016–2017 | Chicago P.D. | Assistant State's Attorney Anna Valdez | 4 episodes |
2017 | Chicago Justice | Assistant State's Attorney Anna Valdez | Main role |
2017 | Lethal Weapon | Nora Cooper | Episode: "Flight Risk" |
2018 | The Good Cop | Cora Vasquez | Main role |
2018-2019 | Splitting Up Together | Lisa Apple | Recurring role |
2019 | Stumptown | Liz Melero | 4 episodes |
References
- ^ Craig Bierko (2016-06-18). "Birthday wish". Twitter.
Happy fricking @monicabarbaro Exists on Planet Earth Day! Rejoice! Rinse! Repeat! Happy goddamn Birthday! XO
- ^ "Instagram video by Monica Barbaro". Instagram. 2016-06-18.
Thank you for all the wonderful birthday wishes!
- ^ a b "Hot Rachel From "UnREAL" Talks Breaking Into Acting and Playing a Manipulator". Cosmopolitan. 2016-06-20.
- ^ "'UnREAL': Before They Were Stars". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2016-07-30.
- ^ "UnREAL's Monica Barbaro on Hot Rachel's Reveal and the Show's Prescient Police Scene". Elle. 2016-07-26. Retrieved 2016-07-30.
- ^ "Monica Barbaro on Hot Rachel's Shady 'UnREAL' Reveal". Yahoo. Retrieved 2016-07-30.
- ^ Petski, Denise (2016-01-29). "'UnReal': Monica Barbaro, Denée Benton & More Join Season 2 Cast On Lifetime". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 2016-07-30.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (2016-08-25). "Chicago Justice's Monica Barbaro Cast as Series Regular". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 2018-10-17.
- ^ "Chicago Justice's Monica Barbaro Dancing Her Way into Dream Role". Parade. 2017-02-08. Retrieved 2018-10-17.
- ^ "Viral Video: 'It's Not About the Nail' Is a Hilarious Look at Marriage". Babble. 2013-06-06. Retrieved 2016-07-30.
- ^ Saperstein, Pat (2013-06-29). "Variety's Picks: 15 Symptoms of Life in L.A., New Burt Bacharach Book, Goodie Mob Album, More". Variety. Retrieved 2016-07-30.
- ^ Kroll, Justin (2018-08-21). "'Unreal's' Monica Barbaro to Play Miles Teller's Love Interest in 'Top Gun: Maverick' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2018-08-22.