American actress
Shakira Barrera
Born (1990-03-07 ) March 7, 1990 (age 34) Occupation Actress Years active 2008–present
Shakira Barrera (born 1990) is an American actress. She joined the cast of the Netflix series GLOW [ 1]
Biography
Barrera was born in Englewood, New Jersey , to Nicaraguan-American parents and attended the Bergen County Academies .[ 2] Bachelor of Fine Arts at Rutgers University , where she studied dance.[ 2]
In 2018, Barrera was added to the cast of the television series GLOW [ 3] stripper who joins the cast when an original wrestler leaves.[ 1] [ 4] [ 5] [ 6]
Barrera makes monthly donations to, and has organized fund-raising events for, a charity that helps disabled people in Nicaragua .[ 7]
Filmography
Film
Film roles
Year
Title
Role
Notes
2013
New Prey
Coco
Short film
2015
Superfast! Sofia
2017
Wack: The Misadventures of an Awkward Teenage Boy
Chelsea
Short film
2017
Blood Heist
Guady
2017
Electric Room
Shakira
Short film
2018
Abuela's Luck
Yesenia
Short film
2018
Armed
KC
2018
A Boxer's Fight
Marissa Perez
Short film
2019
Kaya
Kaya
Short film
2019
Deb
Gabby
Short film
2020
Remember When
Elisa
Short film
2021
Collection Christina
Television
Television roles
Year
Title
Role
Notes
2014
Sketch Juice
Shakira
Episode: "Slipped Up"
2014
Grey's Anatomy Young Mom
Episode: "We Gotta Get Out of This Place"
2014-2015
Freak Out Herself
Main cast
2014-2016
Faking It Vashti Nadira
Recurring
2016
Rosewood Ananda 'Andi' Singh
Episode: "Paralytics and Priorities"
2016
East Los High Kris
2 episodes
2016
Bizaardvark Britt Pickles
Episode: "Puff and Frankie"
2016
Those Who Can't Inze
Episode: "8 Mile High"
2017
uncool
Duke
Episode: "Free Pizza"
2017
High & Mighty
Angie
6 episodes
2018
Lethal Weapon Nina Delillo
Episode: "Leo Gets Hitched"
2018
Queen of the South Young Camila
Episode: "Diez de Copas"
2018
Three Rivers
Lucy
TV Pilot
2018-2019
GLOW Yolanda "Junkchain" Rivas
Recurring
2019–present
It's Bruno! Lulu
Main cast
2020
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. [ 8] Agent King
Episode: "Adapt or Die "[ 9]
2021
Animal Kingdom
Cassandra
Season 5 episode 7: Splinter
2021
Shameless Heidi
2 Episodes
2022
Sprung Gloria
9 Episodes
2023
Ahsoka First Officer Jensen Corbyt
Episode: "Part One: Master and Apprentice"
2024
Hacks Meena Elahi
Episode: "Yes, And"
2025
Ironheart TBA
Post-production[ 10]
References
^ a b " . New Jersey Record Archived from the original on August 12, 2019. Retrieved August 11, 2019 .^ a b Laura Adams Stiansen (August 8, 2018). "Shakira Barrera fights her way onto the hit Netflix show 'Glow' . North Jersey Record Archived from the original on July 27, 2019. Retrieved August 11, 2019 . ^ Ray Monell (July 19, 2019). "Shakira Barrera is all a-'GLOW' with new role on Netflix wrestling series" . New York Daily News Archived from the original on August 12, 2019. Retrieved August 11, 2019 . ^ Sydney Bucksbaum (August 8, 2019). "Everything you need to remember about GLOW before watching season 3" . Entertainment Weekly Archived from the original on August 12, 2019. Retrieved August 11, 2019 . ^ Scott Fishman (June 27, 2018). "New 'GLOW' Actress Shakira Barrera on Bringing Latino & LGBTQ Representation to the Series" . TV Insider Archived from the original on August 12, 2019. Retrieved August 11, 2019 . ^ Genevieve van Voorhis (June 29, 2018). "Is Yolanda From 'Glow' Based On A Real Person? The Netflix Series' Newest Wrestler Is Poised To Shake Things Up" . Bustle Archived from the original on August 12, 2019. Retrieved August 11, 2019 . ^ Jennifer Kline (January 27, 2019). "2019 SAG Awards: 'GLOW' actress Shakira Barrera makes a statement in 'Free Nicaragua' dress" . AOL News Archived from the original on June 4, 2019. Retrieved August 11, 2019 . ^ Del Rosario, Alexandra (March 22, 2021). " . Deadline . Penske Media. Archived from the original on March 24, 2021. ^ "Agent of SHIELD: New Clip Shows the Zephyr in Danger" . Comicbook.com . July 1, 2020. Retrieved July 2, 2020 .^ Cordero, Rosy (September 7, 2022). " . Deadline . Retrieved September 7, 2022 .
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