Libe Barer

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Libe Barer
Born
Libe Alexandra Barer

(1991-12-19) December 19, 1991 (age 34)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Education University of California, Los Angeles (B.A.)
Alma mater Los Angeles County High School for the Arts
OccupationActress
Years active2007–present
Relatives Ariela Barer (sister)

Libe Alexandra Barer (born December 19, 1991) is an American actress. She is best known for playing Carly Bowman in the Amazon Prime Video original series Sneaky Pete (2015-2019). [1] [2] She has also had recurring roles on the NBC drama series Parenthood (2014-2015), the USA science fiction series Colony (2016), and the truTV sitcom Those Who Can't (2016-2019). Her film work includes roles in the horror films I See You (2019) and Slapface (2021), the indie drama Disfluency (2021), the romantic comedy Beautiful Disaster (2023), and it's sequel Beautiful Wedding (2024). [3]

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In animation, Barer has voiced numerous characters including Sage in Disney's Star Darlings (2015-2016), Violet Sabrewing in DuckTales (2019-2021), Jen in Rugrats (2021-2023), and Casey Calderón in Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur (2023-2025). For her performance in the latter, Barer was nominated for the Imagen Award for Best Voice-Over Actor. [4] Her younger sister is actress Ariela Barer. [5]

Early life and education

Barer was born on December 19, 1991 in Los Angeles, California to Mexican-born Jewish parents. [6] Her father is a pianist and classical composer, while her mother is a visual artist and writer who previously worked for a comedy radio program in Mexico. [7] [8] Her younger sister is actress and filmmaker Ariela Barer. [9]

Barer attended the Los Angeles County High School for the Arts, where she received a Moondance Film Festival Award for her student screenplay On Top of the World. [10] She later matriculated to the University of California, Los Angeles, earning a B.A. from the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television. [11]

Career

2007-2014: Child acting

Barer began her career as a child actor in 2007, appearing as a guest star on the Nickelodeon sitcom Unfabulous . [12] Later that year she played the recurring role of Tareen on season one of iCarly , also on Nickelodeon. In 2010, she appeared as Fatima Vences in the pilot episode of the ABC legal drama The Whole Truth . In 2014 she had guest role as teen patient Monica McKeever on season 11 of the ABC medical drama Grey's Anatomy . She later appeared in a recurring role on seasons 5 and 6 of the NBC family drama series Parenthood as the teenage daughter of Tina Holmes character.

2015-present: Sneaky Pete and feature film roles

In 2015 Barer was cast as a series regular on the Amazon Prime Video original series Sneaky Pete . The series received critical acclaim and ran for three seasons, concluding it's run in 2019. In 2016 Barer had a recurring arc as high-school student Pia on season one of the USA science fiction series Colony . That same year, she began portraying teacher Beth on the truTV sitcom Those Who Can't , which ran for three seasons until 2019. Later that year Barer made her feature film debut opposite Helen Hunt and Jon Tenney in the horror films I See You . The film premiered at the SXSW Film Festival to generally positive reviews from critics.

In 2021 Barer starred in the independent feature film Disfluency , a coming-of-age drama about sexual assault. The film was well received on the festival circuit with Barer winning Best Actress prizes at the Newport Beach Film Festival and Film Club's The Lost Weekend. Additionally, she was nominated in the Best Actress category by the Indiana Film Journalists Association. Clint Worthington, in a review for RogerEbert.com noted "Barer’s a beautifully brittle nerve effortlessly captures the anxiety that comes from not just facing the trauma of what’s happened to you, but questioning whether it even happened the way you remember." [13] Later that same year Barer starred in the horror film Slapface . [14] The film premiered at the Cinequest Film Festival where it won the Audience Award and received distribution through Shudder. [15] Slapface received critical praise and currently holds a score 91% "Fresh" on the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes. [16] In 2022 Barer was a featured vocalist in Baz Luhrmann's music biopic Elvis . The following year she co-starred as America Mason in Roger Kumble's romantic-comedy Beautiful Disaster , based on the Jamie McGuire novel of the same name. [17] She would later reprise her role in the 2024 sequel Beautiful Wedding . [18]

Voice acting

In addition to her work on screen, Barer is also a prolific voice actress. From 2015-2016 she voiced Sage in the Disney animated series Star Darlings . From 2019 to 2021 she voiced the recurring character Violet Sabrewing on the reboot of the Disney animated series Ducktales . [19] From 2021-2023 she voiced the recurring character of Jen Z in the reboot of the Nickelodeon animated series Rugrats . From 2023-2025 Barer voiced the character Casey Calderón on the Marvel animated series Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur , which aired on Disney+. For her work on the series Barer was nominated for the Imagen Award for Best Voice-Over Actor. [20] Since 2024 Barer has voiced the character Seven in the English dub of the anime series Beastars on Netflix. [21]

Personal life

Barer lives in New York City. She identifies as Latina and Jewish. [22]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2019 I See You Mindy [3] [23]
2019The Lost WeekendPenelopeShort film [3]
2021 Disfluency Jane [3]
Slapface Anna [3]
2022 Elvis Singer [3]
2023 Among the Beasts Lola [3]
Beautiful Disaster America Mason [3]
2024 Beautiful Wedding [3]

Television

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2007 Unfabulous MarieEpisode: "The New Best Friend" [4]
2007–2008 iCarly Tareen2 episodes [4]
2010 The Whole Truth Fatima VencesEpisode: "Pilot" [4]
2014 Grey's Anatomy Monica McKeeverEpisode: "I Must Have Lost It On My Wind" [4]
2014–2015 Parenthood Kiara5 episodes [4]
2015–2019 Sneaky Pete Carly BowmanMain role,
30 episodes		 [4]
2015–2016 Star Darlings Sage (voice)Main role,
13 episodes		 [4]
2016 Colony Pia3 episodes [4]
2016–2019 Those Who Can't Beth6 episodes [4]
2019–2021 DuckTales Violet Sabrewing (voice)8 episodes [4]
2019–2021 Rugrats Jen (voice)2 episodes [4]
2023–2025 Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur Casey Calderón (voice)Main role,
40 episodes		 [4]
2024–present Beastars Seven (voice)2 episodes [4]
2025 Wildemount Wildlings Jessep Nimblethorp3 episodes [24]

Theatre

YearTitleRolePlaywrightVenueRef.
2019Here I LieMarisCourtney Baron 59E59 Theaters, Off-Broadway [25]
2025The American DreamCorinaJuan Ramirez Jr.Urban Stages, Off-Broadway [26]

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryWorkResultRef.
2019 Northeast Film Festival Best Supporting ActressThe Lost WeekendWon [27]
2021 Indiana Film Journalists Association Best Actress Disfluency Nominated [28]
Newport Beach Film Festival Best ActressWon [29]
Film Club's The Lost Weekend Best ActressWon [30]
2024 Imagen Awards Best Voice-Over Actor Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur Nominated [31]

References

  1. ↑ "Quickly Rising Star Libe Barer Shares That 'Sneaky Pete' Is Renewed For A Second Season". HuffPost. 2017-02-16. Retrieved April 28, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Giovanni Ribisi To Play The Lead In Bryan Cranston-David Shore Pilot 'Sneaky Pete'". Deadline Hollywood . 2015-03-04. Retrieved April 28, 2018.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Rotten Tomatoes: Libe Barer". www.rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved April 28, 2018.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 "Libe Barer – Credits". TV Guide. TV Guide (Fandom). Retrieved 4 January 2026.
  5. ↑ "'The Beautiful Barer Sisters Compare Beauty Notes'". April 16, 2018. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
  6. ↑ "'One Day at a Time's Goth Carmen Is Now a Superhero on Marvel's 'Runaways'". 15 November 2017.
  7. ↑ Bonnet, Alexandra. "Ariela Barer". BELLO Mag. BELLO Media Group. Retrieved 2 January 2026.
  8. ↑ Family research
  9. ↑ Hopson, Travis (13 January 2025). "'Disfluency' Interview: Libe Barer Talks PTSD Recovery, Working with Her Sister Ariela, and Learning Sign Language". Punch Drunk Critics. PDC Entertainment. Retrieved 5 January 2026.
  10. ↑ "LACHSA MOONDANCE FILM FESTIVAL 2009 - PRESENT". /www.lachsa.net. Retrieved April 28, 2018.
  11. ↑ "Libe Barer". Disney Branded Television Press. Disney Branded Television / Disney. Retrieved 5 January 2026.
  12. ↑ "The New Best Friend". Apple TV. Apple Inc. Retrieved 5 January 2026.
  13. ↑ "Disfluency movie review & film summary (2025)". RogerEbert.com. Ebert Digital LLC. 10 January 2025. Retrieved 4 January 2026.
  14. ↑ Ramos, Dino-Ray (November 11, 2019). "Ryder Allen Joins Justin Timberlake's Palmer; Sneaky Pete's Libe Barer Set For Slapface". Deadline. Retrieved December 19, 2024.
  15. ↑ "Shudder Acquires Chilling Horror Films Slapface and The Advent Calendar". AMC Networks. AMC Networks Inc. 24 August 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2026.
  16. ↑ "Slapface". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved 5 January 2026.
  17. ↑ D'Alessandro, Anthony (October 25, 2021). "Roger Kumble Movie Beautiful Disaster Sets Dylan Sprouse, Virginia Gardner & More". Deadline. Retrieved December 19, 2024.
  18. ↑ Paz, Maggie Dela (December 19, 2023). "Beautiful Wedding Trailer Previews Dylan Sprouse & Virginia Gardner's Chaotic Honeymoon". ComingSoon.net. Retrieved December 19, 2024.
  19. ↑ Hemmert, Kylie (September 21, 2018). "DuckTales Renewed for Season 3 Ahead of Season 2 Premiere". ComingSoon.net.
  20. ↑ Dinh, Christine (February 10, 2021). "Disney Channel Announces Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur Cast". Marvel. Retrieved December 19, 2024.
  21. ↑ Thompson, David (December 6, 2024). "Beastars Season 3 Cast: Every Main Voice Actor & Who They Play (Photos)". The Direct. Retrieved December 19, 2024.
  22. ↑ "Libe Barer [Sneaky Pete]". A Book Of Magazine. A Book Of Magazine. 13 April 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2026.
  23. ↑ Miska, Brad (May 14, 2018). "Helen Hunt Shoots Off An Intense Look In First Shot From I See You". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved December 19, 2024.
  24. ↑ "Wildemount Wildlings". Critical Role. Critical Role. Retrieved 5 January 2026.
  25. ↑ Meyer, Dan (July 12, 2019). "Cast Set for 2019 Summer Shorts at 59E59". Playbill. Retrieved January 31, 2026.
  26. ↑ Time Out (March 4, 2025). "The Audit + The American Dream". Time Out New York. Retrieved January 31, 2026.
  27. ↑ "2019 Winners". Northeast Film Festival. Northeast Film Festival. Retrieved 4 January 2026.
  28. ↑ "Nominations Announced for the 2021 Indiana Film Journalists Association Awards". Midwest Film Journal. Midwest Film Journal. 14 December 2021. Retrieved 4 January 2026.
  29. ↑ "2022 Awards". Newport Beach Film Festival. Newport Beach Film Festival. Retrieved 4 January 2026.
  30. ↑ "Libe Barer Biography". TV Guide. TV Guide (Fandom). Retrieved 5 January 2026.
  31. ↑ Pedersen, Erik (25 July 2024). "'Acapulco' & 'A Million Miles Away' Lead Field As Streamers Dominate 2024 Imagen Awards Nominations". Deadline. Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved 5 January 2026.
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