Monica Barbaro
Barbaro began her career as a ballet dancer, ultimately giving it up to pursue acting. She portrayed the character of Yael on the second season of the Lifetime television series UnREAL. Yael was also known as "Hot Rachel," a nemesis to the character portrayed by Shiri Appleby. Following her work on UnREAL, Barbaro joined the cast as a lead of the new NBC legal drama Chicago Justice, an entry in Dick Wolf's Chicago franchise, where she portrayed Anna Valdez, a well-educated, whip-smart, quick-tongued and sharp-witted Assistant State’s Attorney. Barbaro plays the recurring role of Lisa Apple, Martin's new girlfriend, in the ABC sitcom Splitting Up Together. She had her first lead role in the viral short film It's not about the Nail.
Known For
Credits
- 2024 · A Complete Unknown as Joan Baez
- 2023 · FUBAR as Emma Brunner
- 2023 · At Midnight as Sophie Wilder
- 2022 · The Cathedral as Lydia Damrosch
- 2022 · I'm Charlie Walker as Peggy
- 2022 · Top Gun: Maverick as Lt. Natasha 'Phoenix' Trace
- 2019 · Stumptown as Liz Melero
- 2018 · The Head Thieves as Aerobics Video Girl #2
- 2018 · The Good Cop as Cora Vasquez
- 2018 · Splitting Up Together as Lisa Apple
- 2017 · Chicago Justice as Anna Valdez
- 2016 · Notorious as Chloe Edwards
- 2016 · Lethal Weapon as Nora Cooper
- 2016 · Cooper Barrett's Guide to Surviving Life as
- 2016 · Cooper Barrett's Guide to Surviving Life as Attractive Girl
- 2015 · Crazy Ex-Girlfriend as Brandy
- 2015 · Stitchers as Brenda 'Bentley' Miller
- 2015 · UnREAL as Yael
- 2014 · Chicago P.D. as Anna Valdez
- 2013 · Bullish as Eva
- 2013 · It's Not About the Nail as
- 2012 · Hemingway & Gellhorn as Tropicana Dancer (uncredited)
- 2010 · Hawaii Five-0 as Ella Koha
- Future · Crime 101 as