Monica Barbaro

Monica Barbaro
Born (1990-06-17) June 17, 1990
Occupation Actress
Years active 2015–present
Website monicabarbaro.com

Monica Barbaro (born June 17, 1990[1][2][3]) is an American actress. She began her career as a ballet dancer, ultimately giving it up to pursue acting.[3] She is known for portraying the character of Yael on the second season of the critically acclaimed 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, she joined the cast as a lead of the new NBC legal drama Chicago Justice which joins Dick Wolf's Chicago franchise.[8] Barbaro portrays Anna Valdez, a well-educated, whip-smart, quick-tongued and sharp-witted Assistant State’s Attorney.[9] She had a recurring Guest Starring role in Splitting Up Together as Lisa Apple, Martin's new girlfriend. She had her first lead role in the viral short film It's not about the Nail.[10][11]

Filmography

Television roles
Title Role Notes
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
2018 Splitting Up Together Lisa Apple Recurring
Movie roles
Title Role Notes
2015 America Is Still the Place Peggy [12]
2020 Top Gun: MaverickFilms that have not yet been released unknown Bradley’s love interest[13]
Key
Films that have not yet been released Denotes films that have not yet been released

References

  1. ↑ Craig Bierko (2016-06-18). "Birthday wish". Twitter. Happy fricking @monicabarbaro Exists on Planet Earth Day! Rejoice! Rinse! Repeat! Happy goddamn Birthday! XO
  2. ↑ "Instagram video by Monica Barbaro". Instagram. 2016-06-18. Thank you for all the wonderful birthday wishes!
  3. 1 2 "Hot Rachel From "UnREAL" Talks Breaking Into Acting and Playing a Manipulator". Cosmopolitan. 2016-06-20.
  4. ↑ "'UnREAL': Before They Were Stars". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2016-07-30.
  5. ↑ "UnREAL's Monica Barbaro on Hot Rachel's Reveal and the Show's Prescient Police Scene". Elle. 2016-07-26. Retrieved 2016-07-30.
  6. ↑ "Monica Barbaro on Hot Rachel's Shady 'UnREAL' Reveal". Yahoo. Retrieved 2016-07-30.
  7. ↑ Petski, Denise (2016-01-29). "'UnReal': Monica Barbaro, Denée Benton & More Join Season 2 Cast On Lifetime". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 2016-07-30.
  8. ↑ . "Chicago Justice's Monica Barbaro Cast as Series Regular, Deadline.com". Retrieved, March 10, 2017.
  9. ↑ . "Chicago Justice's Monica Barbaro Dancing Her Way into Dream Role, Parade.com". Retrieved, March 10, 2017.
  10. ↑ "Viral Video: 'It's Not About the Nail' Is a Hilarious Look at Marriage". Babble. 2013-06-06. Retrieved 2016-07-30.
  11. ↑ 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.
  12. ↑ "America is Still the Place". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
  13. ↑ Kroll, Justin (21 August 2018). "'Unreal's' Monica Barbaro to Play Miles Teller's Love Interest in 'Top Gun: Maverick' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
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