Maria Canals-Barrera
Biography
Maria Canals-Barrera is an American actress who studied drama in junior high school and won a scholarship to study theater at the University of Miami. She worked extensively in theater in Miami and Los Angeles, starring in productions of The Glass Menagerie and A Cradle of Sparrows before beginning the Telemundo telenovela Marielena. In 1997 she landed her first regular television part, on The Tony Danza Show. She gained recognition among comic book fans as the voice of Hawkgirl in Justice League and Justice League Unlimited, and she voiced Sunset Boulevardez in The Proud Family and Paulina in Danny Phantom. From 2007 to 2012 she played Theresa Russo on Wizards of Waverly Place, reprising the role in Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie (2009) and later Wizards Beyond Waverly Place. She also played Connie Torres in Camp Rock (2008) and in its sequel, Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam (2010), and appeared in Cristela.
60years old
Turns 61 on September 28in 349 days
- Born Miami
- Star sign: LibraThe sign runs September 23 to October 22
- Maria Pilar Canals (birth name)Also credited as Maria Canals
Movie Career
- Films
- 22
- Career span
- 25 years2001 to 2026
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Early training
Canals-Barrera attended Hialeah-Miami Lakes Senior High School, and after she graduated from there she earned a theatrical scholarship that let her study at the University of Miami.
First role
In 1997, Canals-Barrera landed her first regular role, appearing on the NBC sitcom The Tony Danza Show, which was short-lived.
A role that slipped away
In 2014, Canals-Barrera landed the role of Hilda in Members Only, an ABC soap opera from Susannah Grant. The network canceled the show before it ever premiered.
Maria Canals-Barrera movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
- Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie2009 Adventure, Comedy, Dramaas Theresa Russo
IMDb rating 6.223K votes
Most often with
Jay Oliva directed two of these films, Butch Lukic two and Dan Riba two. Seven actors appear in three of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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All films by Jay Oliva
Butch LukicDirector, 2 films, 2001 to 2004
All films by Butch Lukic
Dan RibaDirector, 2 films, 2001 to 2004
All films by Dan Riba
Also three films together1 more actor
- Kevin JonasCamp Rock 3 (2026), Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam (2010) and Camp Rock (2008)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.