Ariela Barer | |
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 Photo by Sylvia Rittner, 2022 | |
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| Years active | 2007–present |
| Relatives | Libe Barer (sister) |
Ariela Barer is an American actress, best known for playing the role of Gert Yorkes in the Hulu original series Runaways .
Ariela Barer | |
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| Photo by Sylvia Rittner, 2022 | |
| Occupation |
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| Years active | 2007–present |
| Relatives | Libe Barer (sister) |
Ariela Barer is an American actress, best known for playing the role of Gert Yorkes in the Hulu original series Runaways .
Barer's parents are Mexican Jews. [1] Her older sister Libe Barer [2] [3] is also an actress.
Ariela 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 as Gert Yorkes on Runaways , which aired its first season on Hulu, as part of its original programming, from November 21, 2017 to January 9, 2018. [5] She also portrayed Carmen on One Day at a Time and Bailey Bennett on Atypical . [6]
On November 3, 2016, Barer publicly came out as lesbian with a status update on Twitter. [7] [8] Barer uses she/her and they/them pronouns. [9]
| 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 |
| 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 |
Runaways is a superhero comic book series published by Marvel Comics. The series features a group of teenagers who discover that their parents are part of an evil crime organization known as "the Pride". Created by Brian Vaughan and Adrian Alphona, the series debuted in July 2003 as part of Marvel Comics' "Tsunami" imprint. The series was canceled in September 2004 at issue #18, but due to high numbers of trade collection sales, Marvel revived the series in February 2005.
Pride, is a supervillain team appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The characters are depicted as a criminal organization that controlled the Los Angeles area of the Marvel Universe. They are the parents and the initial and most prominent foes the Runaways have faced and are the team's greatest enemy to date. The Pride consists of six married couples who are secretly supervillains. They possess a wide range of abilities, skills, and resources. Each member of The Pride has their own unique powers or expertise, often related to their criminal or mystical backgrounds. The mafia-controlling Wilders, the time-traveling Yorkeses, the telepathic mutant Hayeses, the alien invader Deans, the mad scientist Steins, and the dark wizard Minorus.
Nico Minoru, is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created in 2003 by writer Brian K. Vaughan and artist Adrian Alphona, the character debuted in Runaways #1. Like every member of the original Runaways, Nico is the daughter of the super-powered villains calling themselves "the Pride"; in her case, she is the daughter of dark wizards. Upon finding out, Nico runs away with the rest of the runaways but later discovers that she inherited her parents' magical aptitude. Whenever Nico bleeds, a powerful staff emerges from her chest, called the Staff of One, allowing Nico to bend magic.
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Ryan Sands is an American actor from Washington, D.C. He is known for his portrayal of Geoffrey Wilder in Marvel's Runaways.
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Libe Alexandra Barer is an American actress, best known for playing the role of Carly Bowman in the Amazon Prime original series Sneaky Pete.
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