Monica Barbaro is preparing for her National debut…
The 34-year-old part-Mexican American Oscar-nominated actress will soon make her debut at the National Theatre, regarded by many as Britain’s top cultural institution.
Barbaro will join Lesley Manville, fresh from her best actress Olivier Award win two weeks ago for Oedipus, and Aidan Turner in a major revival of Pierre Choderlos de Laclos’ Les Liaisons Dangereuses.
The production will be directed by multiple Tony– and Olivier-winning Marianne Elliott.
The adaptation is by Christopher Hampton.
Barbaro began training in ballet at an early age, and earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in dance from New York University.
She began acting soon after college, taking on small roles in film and television in the 2010s, before her first major role in the second season of Unreal (2016), followed by further television roles.
Barbaro earned an Academy Awards nomination for her portrayal of Joan Baez in James Mangold’s Bob Dylan film, A Complete Unknown.
Her other credits include Top Gun: Maverick and At Midnight.
