Britt Baron

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Britt Baron
Born
Brittany Noelle Uomoleale

(1991-10-16) October 16, 1991 (age 32)
Alma mater University of Michigan
OccupationActress
Years active2014–present
Political party Democratic [1]
Spouse
Taber Onthank
(m. 2022)
[2]

Britt Baron (born October 16, 1991) [1] [3] is an American actress, best known for her role as Justine in GLOW , an American comedy-drama streaming television wrestling series on Netflix [4] [5] [6] [7] and as Tifa Lockhart in the Final Fantasy VII Remake trilogy.

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Early life

Britt Baron was born Brittany Noelle Uomoleale [8] in White Plains, New York [3] and grew up in Westport, Connecticut. [9] She graduated in Performance Arts at the University of Michigan in 2013. [8] [10]

Career

Baron has worked as a voice over, film, and theatre actress. She starred in East of Eden and Grand Concourse at Steppenwolf Theatre in Chicago. [6] [7]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2015Meshes of DuskLiv
2018Bushwick BeatsSadie
2021 Aftermath Dani

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2014 Jennifer Falls SophieEpisode: "Triangle"
2014 Awkward Sex Crazed StudentEpisode: "The New Sex Deal"
2015 Halo: The Fall of Reach Linda (Adult)3 episodes
2015 Chicago P.D. Party GirlEpisode: "Forget My Name'
2016–2017 Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders Josie Garrett2 episodes
2017 Grey's Anatomy Mary ParkmanEpisode: "Don't Stop Me Now"
2017–2019 GLOW Justine Biagi Recurring role (season 1)
Main role (seasons 2–3)
2017 Lucifer Maggie ColeEpisode: "The Sin Bin"
2018–present Rob Riggle's Ski Master Academy Brit Brit Hamsteak8 episodes
2019 Young Justice Livewire Voice, 2 episodes
2020 Into The Dark Valentine FawkesEpisode “My Valentine”
2020 The Thing About Harry StasiaTelevision film

Video games

YearTitleRoleNotes
2015 Halo 5: Guardians Linda-058, additional voicesCredited as Brittany Uomoleale
2016 Skylanders: Imaginators Aurora / Imaginators
Dishonored 2 Witch
2017 Agents of Mayhem Pride Trooper
Dishonored: Death of the Outsider Witches
2018 Destiny 2: Forsaken Ada-1
2020 Final Fantasy VII Remake Tifa Lockhart
Fallout 76: Wastelanders Tessa Crews, Settlers, additional voices
2022 Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion Tifa Lockhart
2023 Star Wars Jedi: Survivor Gabs
2024 Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Tifa Lockhart

Audio books

YearTitleRoleNotes
2015 Rain of the Ghosts Rain CaciqueCredited as "Brittany Uomoleale"

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