Monica Barbaro
Monica Maria Barbaro is an American actress. She began training in ballet early, earning a Bachelor of Fine Arts in dance from New York University. She began acting soon after college, taking on minor roles in film and television in the 2010s, before her first significant role in the second season of Unreal (2016), followed by further television roles in Chicago P.D. (2016–2017), Chicago Justice (2017), The Good Cop (2018), and Splitting Up Together (2018–2019). Her feature film debut was in the independent film The Cathedral (2021).
Barbaro's breakthrough came with a supporting role in the action film Top Gun: Maverick (2022), which she followed with starring roles in the Netflix action comedy series FUBAR (2023–present) and as Joan Baez in the biopic A Complete Unknown (2024). For the latter, she was nominated for the SAG Award and Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.
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Credits
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Crime 101 2026★ NR
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Self★ NR
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A Complete Unknown 2024Joan Baez★ 7.2
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FUBAR 2023Emma Brunner★ 6.7
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At Midnight 2023Sophie Wilder★ 5.8
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The Cathedral 2022Lydia Damrosch★ 5.8
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I'm Charlie Walker 2022Peggy★ 4.8
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Top Gun: Maverick 2022Lt. Natasha 'Phoenix' Trace★ 8.2
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Stumptown 2019Liz Melero★ 7.2
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The Head Thieves 2018Aerobics Video Girl #2★ NR
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The Good Cop 2018Cora Vasquez★ 6.2
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Lisa Apple★ 6.1
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Chicago Justice 2017Anna Valdez★ 6.7
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Notorious 2016Chloe Edwards★ 6.2
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Lethal Weapon 2016Nora Cooper★ 7.3
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★ 5.4
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Crazy Ex-Girlfriend 2015Brandy★ 6.8
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Stitchers 2015Brenda 'Bentley' Miller★ 6.9
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UnREAL 2015Yael★ 6.6
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Chicago P.D. 2014Anna Valdez★ 8.4
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Bullish 2013Eva★ 10
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★ 5.8
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Hemingway & Gellhorn 2012Tropicana Dancer (uncredited)★ 6.1
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Hawaii Five-0 2010Ella Koha★ 7.8
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The Oscars 1953Self★ 6.9