Ariela Bareris an American actress, best known for playing the role ofGert Yorkesin theHuluoriginal seriesRunaways.
Ariela Barer | |
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 Photo by Sylvia Rittner, 2022 | |
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| Years active | 2007–present |
| Relatives | Libe Barer(sister) |
Early life
editBoth her parents are Mexican-born Jews.[1]
Her older sisterLibe Barer[2][3]is also an actress.
Career
editAriela Barer started acting at the age of three and started professionally at nine. She has since starred in a variety of projects and performed as part of an indie rock band called The Love-Inns.[4]She was cast asGert YorkesonRunaways,which aired its first season onHulu,as part of its original programming, from November 21, 2017 to January 9, 2018.[5]She also portrayed Carmen onOne Day at a Timeand Bailey Bennett onAtypical.
Personal life
editOn November 3, 2016, Barer publiclycame outas lesbian with a status update on Twitter.[6][7]
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | An American Girl: Chrissa Stands Strong | Sonali Matthews | Direct-to-video |
| Stellina Blue | Kamand | ||
| 2011 | All Kids Count | Maria | |
| 2017 | A Place I'd Like To Be | Short film | |
| 2018 | Ladyworld | Olivia | |
| 2021 | The Ultimate Playlist of Noise | Sarah | |
| Disfluency | Lacy | ||
| 2022 | How to Blow Up a Pipeline | Xochitl | Also co-writer and producer |
| 2023 | Oddities | Laila | Short film |
| TBA | See You When I See You | Filming |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Yo Gabba Gabba! | Super Martian Robot Girl (voice) | Recurring role |
| 2008 | ER | Jasmine Escalante | Episode: "Life After Death" |
| 90210 | Rana Shirazi | Episode: "Games People Play" | |
| 2009 | Valentine | Young Wendy | Episode: "She's Gone" |
| Weeds | Scout | Episode: "Perro Insano" | |
| 2011 | Keenan's Crush | Samantha | 4 episodes |
| 2012 | New Girl | Young Cece | 2 episodes |
| 2013 | King John | Sofie | Television film |
| 2014 | Modern Family | Sophie | Episode: "And One to Grow On" |
| I Didn't Do It | Megan | Episode: "Ball or Nothing" | |
| Gortimer Gibbon's Life on Normal Street | Esther Pendragon | Episode: "Ranger and the Legend of Pendragon's Gavel" | |
| 2015 | Liv and Maddie | Shayna | Episode: "Muffler-A-Rooney" |
| The Thundermans | Kylie | Episode: "Exit Stage Theft" | |
| 2016 | K.C. Undercover | Alexis McCreery | Episode: "Undercover Mother" |
| 2017 | One Day at a Time | Carmen | 4 episodes |
| 2017–2018 | Atypical | Bailey Bennett | 7 episodes |
| 2017–2019 | Runaways | Gertrude "Gert" Yorkes | Main cast |
| 2020 | Grey's Anatomy | Paula | Episode: "Life on Mars?" |
| 2021 | Rebel | Ziggie | Main role |
| 2021 | Saved by the Bell | Chloe | 5 episodes |
| 2025 | The Last of Us | Mel |
References
edit- ^"'One Day at a Time's Goth Carmen Is Now a Superhero on Marvel'sRunaways".remezcla.
- ^"'The Beautiful Barer Sisters Compare Beauty Notes'".April 16, 2018.RetrievedJanuary 21,2022.
- ^"'One Day at a Time's Goth Carmen is Now a Superhero on Marvel's 'Runaways'".
- ^"The Love-Inns".Bandcamp.RetrievedJuly 28,2017.
- ^Strom, Marc (February 2, 2017)."Marvel's RunawaysFinds Its Cast ".Marvel.Archived fromthe originalon February 3, 2017.RetrievedFebruary 2,2017.
- ^Mey (December 24, 2017)."Ariela Barer is Gay:" One Day at a Time "and" Runaways "Star Comes Out on Twitter, Happy Holigays Everybody".Autostraddle.RetrievedMay 8,2018.
- ^Barer, Ariela [@ArielaBarer] (November 3, 2016)."Literally everything I do is to get back at the people who called me ugly & gay in middle school. They were right, but it was mean spirited!"(Tweet) – viaTwitter.
