Ariela Barer | |
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 Photo by Sylvia Rittner, 2022 | |
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| Years active | 2007–present |
| Relatives | Libe Barer (sister) |
Ariela Barer is an American actress, best known for playing the role of Gert Yorkes in the Hulu series Runaways , Ziggy in the ABC series Rebel , and Xochitl in the 2022 film How to Blow Up a Pipeline . Barer portrays Mel in the HBO series The Last of Us .
Both of Ariela Barer's parents are Mexican-born Jews. [1]
Her older sister Libe Barer [2] [3] is also an actress.
Ariela Barer started acting at the age of three and started professionally at nine. She has since starred in a variety of projects and performed as part of an indie rock band called The Love-Inns. [4] She was cast as Gert Yorkes on Runaways , which aired its first season on Hulu, as part of its original programming, from November 21, 2017 to January 9, 2018. [5] She also portrayed Carmen on One Day at a Time and Bailey Bennett on Atypical .
In March 2024, Barer was cast as Mel in the second season of The Last of Us . [6]
In 2016, Barer publicly came out on Twitter with the Tweet: “Literally everything I do is to get back at the people who called me ugly & gay n middle school. They were right, but it was mean spirited!”. [7] [8]
She also Tweeted: "“For everyone asking: my sexual orientation is that part in Funeral by @phoebe_bridgers where the violin swells on the second verse.” [7]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2009 | An American Girl: Chrissa Stands Strong | Sonali Matthews | Direct-to-video |
| Stellina Blue | Kamand | ||
| 2011 | All Kids Count | Maria | |
| 2017 | A Place I'd Like To Be | Short film | |
| 2018 | Ladyworld | Olivia | |
| 2021 | The Ultimate Playlist of Noise | Sarah | |
| Disfluency | Lacy | ||
| 2022 | How to Blow Up a Pipeline | Xochitl | Also co-writer and producer |
| 2023 | Oddities | Laila | Short film |
| TBA | See You When I See You | Filming |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2007 | Yo Gabba Gabba! | Super Martian Robot Girl (voice) | Recurring role |
| 2008 | ER | Jasmine Escalante | Episode: "Life After Death" |
| 90210 | Rana Shirazi | Episode: "Games People Play" | |
| 2009 | Valentine | Young Wendy | Episode: "She's Gone" |
| Weeds | Scout | Episode: "Perro Insano" | |
| 2011 | Keenan's Crush | Samantha | 4 episodes |
| 2012 | New Girl | Young Cece | 2 episodes |
| 2013 | King John | Sofie | Television film |
| 2014 | Modern Family | Sophie | Episode: "And One to Grow On" |
| I Didn't Do It | Megan | Episode: "Ball or Nothing" | |
| Gortimer Gibbon's Life on Normal Street | Esther Pendragon | Episode: "Ranger and the Legend of Pendragon's Gavel" | |
| 2015 | Liv and Maddie | Shayna | Episode: "Muffler-A-Rooney" |
| The Thundermans | Kylie | Episode: "Exit Stage Theft" | |
| 2016 | K.C. Undercover | Alexis McCreery | Episode: "Undercover Mother" |
| 2017 | One Day at a Time | Carmen | 4 episodes |
| 2017–2018 | Atypical | Bailey Bennett | 7 episodes |
| 2017–2019 | Runaways | Gertrude "Gert" Yorkes | Main cast |
| 2020 | Grey's Anatomy | Paula | Episode: "Life on Mars?" |
| 2021 | Rebel | Ziggie | Main role |
| 2021 | Saved by the Bell | Chloe | 5 episodes |
| 2025–present | The Last of Us | Mel | 3 episodes (Season 2) |
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