Ariela Barer

Ariela Barer is an American actress and filmmaker who began working as a child actor in 2007, playing Super Martian Robot Girl on the Nickelodeon series Yo Gabba Gabba! and going on to guest roles on ER and 90210, later recurring on the Fox sitcom New Girl. She made her feature debut in An American Girl: Chrissa Stands Strong (2009). In 2017 she gained attention as Carmen on One Day at a Time and Bailey Bennett on Atypical, and she played Gert Yorkes in the Hulu series Marvel's Runaways across three seasons. She co-wrote, produced and starred in the ecological thriller How to Blow Up a Pipeline (2023), adapted from Andreas Malm's nonfiction book, which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2022 and drew wide critical praise. Her other films include Ladyworld and The Ultimate Playlist of Noise (2021), and she plays Mel in the HBO drama The Last of Us.