Monica Barbaro

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1. Early training

   Barbaro studied ballet and earned a degree in dance from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, then decided to pursue acting after graduating in 2010.

2. Early training

   Barbaro chose acting after her 2010 graduation and went back to San Francisco. There she landed a commercial and a short film, found an agent, and studied at the Beverly Hills Playhouse acting school.

3. First role

   Barbaro landed her first major television part as Yael, a character on the second season of the Lifetime series UnREAL.

4. First role

   In 2026, Barbaro acted in a West End revival of Les Liaisons dangereuses at the National Theatre, which Marianne Elliott directed, and she made her stage debut there.

5. 

   Own stunts

   Barbaro, a professional dancer, starred in the romantic comedy At Midnight in 2023, and she lent her talents to a scene where the two leads danced a mix of salsa and the tango.