Monica Barbaro

TV Actress

Birthday June 18, 1990

Birth Sign Gemini

Birthplace California

Age 34 years old

#20,101 Most Popular

About

Film and television actress who rocketed to fame in 2016 portraying Yael in the second season of Lifetime's UnREAL. She also starred as Eva in the 2013 comedy Bullish and as Cara Vasquez in the Netflix drama The Good Cop in 2018. In 2019, she was cast in Top Gun: Maverick. She gained fame when the film was eventually released in 2022.

Before Fame

Originally a dancer and ballerina, she quit after years of study at NYU's Tisch School of the Arts to pursue acting.

Trivia

Some of her guest-starring credits include roles in the shows Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, Hawaii Five-0, and Stitchers. She has earned over 650,000 followers on Instagram where she posts lifestyle and behind-the-scenes content. 

Family Life

She has two older siblings, an older brother and an older sister named Eva.

Associated With

As a member of the cast of UnREAL, she stars alongside make-believe bachelor BJ Britt.