Monica Barbaro

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Monica Barbaro
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Barbaro in 2022
Born (1990-06-17) June 17, 1990 (age 33)
San Francisco, California, U.S.
OccupationActress
Years active2013–present

Monica Barbaro (born June 17, 1990) is an American actress. She is known for her film roles in The Cathedral (2021), Top Gun: Maverick (2022), and At Midnight (2023). She has also appeared in leading roles in the television series UnREAL (2016), Chicago Justice (2017), The Good Cop (2018), and FUBAR (2023), and had a recurring role as Lisa Apple in Splitting Up Together (2018-2019).

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Early life

Barbaro was born on June 17, 1990, [1] [2] in San Francisco. She grew up in Mill Valley, California, where she graduated from Tamalpais High School in 2007. [2] [3] Her parents divorced when she was a child. [3] Barbaro started dancing at an early age and went on to study ballet. While taking electives in acting, she completed a degree in dance at New York University Tisch School of the Arts in New York City. [4] After graduating in 2010, she decided to pursue acting and returned to San Francisco. [5] There, she booked a commercial, [5] a short film, [5] connected with an agent, [5] and attended the Beverly Hills Playhouse acting school. [3]

Career

Barbaro gained attention in 2013 for her lead role in It's Not About the Nail, a viral comedy short about communication in a marriage. [6] [7] Her first major television role was portraying the character of Yael on the second season of the Lifetime television series UnREAL . [8] Following UnREAL, Barbaro joined the cast of NBC legal drama Chicago Justice , an entry in Dick Wolf's Chicago franchise, [9] in which she portrayed Anna Valdez. [10] In 2018, Barbaro also played Cora Vasquez on Netflix's The Good Cop, alongside Josh Groban and Tony Danza. Between 2018 and 2019, Barbaro had a recurring part in the ABC sitcom Splitting Up Together . [11] In the 2022 blockbuster Top Gun: Maverick , Barbaro portrayed Lieutenant Natasha "Phoenix" Trace, a naval aviator. [12]

The following year, Barbaro starred in the romantic comedy At Midnight (2023). The film received mixed reviews for its story but Barbaro earned acclaim for her performance. San Francisco Chronicle declared "Barbaro...proves with seemingly effortless charm that she can carry a rom-com". [13] Barbaro, a professional dancer, was able to lend her talents in a scene that involved the two leads dancing a combination of salsa and the tango. [14]

In 2023, it was announced that she would play activist and folk singer Joan Baez in the James Mangold directed Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown, starring Timothee Chalamet. [15]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2013BullishEva
2021 The Cathedral Lydia Damrosch
2022 Top Gun: Maverick Natasha "Phoenix" Trace
I'm Charlie Walker Peggy
2023 At Midnight Sophie Wilder
TBA A Complete Unknown Joan Baez Filming

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2015 Stitchers Brenda 'Bentley' MillerEpisode: "The Root of All Evil"
2016 Hawaii Five-0 Ella KohaEpisode: "Ke Koa Lokomaika'i"
2016 Cooper Barrett's Guide to Surviving Life Attractive GirlEpisode "How to Survive Working with Friends"
2016 Unreal YaelMain role (season 2), 10 episodes
2016 Notorious Chloe EdwardsEpisode: "Tell Me a Secret"
2016–2017 Chicago P.D. Assistant State's Attorney Anna Valdez4 episodes
2017 Chicago Justice Assistant State's Attorney Anna ValdezMain role
2017 Lethal Weapon Nora CooperEpisode: "Flight Risk"
2018 The Good Cop Cora VasquezMain role
2018–2019 Splitting Up Together Lisa AppleRecurring role
2019 Stumptown Liz Melero4 episodes
2023 FUBAR Emma BrunnerMain role

Video games

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2023 Forspoken Auden KeenVoice role [16]

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