Katie Barberi (born January 22, 1972) is a Mexican actress and director best known for her roles in Doña Bárbara, Beautiful But Unlucky, and Grachi.
She played the Cancer Support Group Leader in Saw X.
Career
Katie Barberi was born in Coahuila, Mexico, on January 22, 1972, and aspired to become an actress and singer from an early age. By the age of nine, she had appeared in Macbeth and La Boheme in the Children's Chorus of The Nevada Opera Company. At age 10, she began acting professionally in Los Angeles in television, film, and stage plays.
In her teenage years, Barberi starred in three Disney films: Spooner, Appearances, and Not Quite Human II, opposite Robert Urich, Ernest Borgnine, and Alan Thicke. She played Maria DeLucci in a recurring role in the NBC series The Bronx Zoo. At age 15, she starred opposite Anthony Newley and Mackenzie Astin in The Garbage Pail Kids Movie.
Barberi moved to Mexico City in 1994 and starred in numerous telenovelas, including Alguna Vez Tendremos Alas, El Privilegio de Amar, Por Tu Amor, and Salomé.
She has starred in several premiere stage productions in the United States and Mexico, including the rock opera Dracula, Equus, I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change, and the critically acclaimed comedy Sweet Fifteen at the San Diego Repertory Theatre. In 2018, she performed in Hundreds and Hundreds of Stars at the Goodman Theatre in Chicago. The following year, Barberi starred in the world premiere of The Abuelas at Victory Gardens. In 2022, she fulfilled a dream of starring in Lin Manuel Miranda's In the Heights as the feisty and loving matriarch of the Rosario family, Camila.
Barberi was a member of the SAG-AFTRA negotiating committee for the first Spanish-speaking television contract in United States history. She is represented by Newman/Thomas Management in Los Angeles and BluTalent in Mexico.
Filmography
Films
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Ferris Bueller's Day Off | Economics Student |
| 1987 | The Garbage Pail Kids Movie | Tangerine |
| 1995 | Yaqui indomable | Nancy |
| 1997 | Perdita Durango | Azafata |
| 2014 | Reaching the Sea | Julia |
| 2022 | Power Day | President Alegria |
| 2023 | Saw X | Cancer Support Group Leader |
Television Series
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Kids Incorporated | Princess |
| 1985 | It's Your Move | Michelle |
| Silver Spoons | Wanda O. Biddle | |
| 1986 | All Is Forgiven | Cassie |
| Divorce Court | Patty Getz | |
| The Judge | Amy Walsh | |
| Superior | ||
| 1988 | Beverly Hills Buntz | Toni |
| Freddy's Nightmares | Connie | |
| The Bronx Zoo | Maria DeLucci | |
| 1989 | Days of Our Lives | Teen Girl |
| 1992 | FBI: The Untold Stories | Tricia |
| 1995 | Alondra | Rebecca Montes de Oca |
| 1996 | Te sigo amando | Andrea |
| 1997 | Alguna vez tendremos alas | Isabel Ontiveros de Lamas |
| Conan the Adventurer | High Priestess | |
| 1995-1997 | Acapulco Bay | Maura |
| 1997-1998 | Mi pequeña traviesa | Pamela Fernández |
| 1998-1999 | El privilegio de amar | Paula |
| 1999 | For Your Love | Miranda Narváez de Durán |
| 2000 | The Beach House | Florencia Uribe |
| Carita de ángel | Noelia | |
| 2001-2002 | Salomé | Laura |
| 2002 | ¡Vivan los niños! | |
| 1997-2002 | Mujer, casos de la vida real | Miriam |
| 2003 | Rebeca | Regina Montalbán de Santander |
| 2004-2005 | Inocente de ti | Mayte Dalmacci / Mayte Dalmacci Rionda |
| 2005 | El amor no tiene precio | Engracia Alexander 'La Chacala' |
| 2007 | La Marca del deseo | Digna de Santibáñez |
| 2008-2009 | Doña Bárbara | Cecilia Vergel |
| 2010 | Beautiful But Unlucky | Silvana Barbosa de Cardona |
| 2010-2011 | El Fantasma de Elena | Rebeca Santander de Girón |
| 2011 | My Heart Beats for Lola Volcán | Victoria 'Vicky' de Noriega |
| 2012 | Fearless Heart | Perla Navarro |
| Burn Notice | Ms. Arnold | |
| 2011-2013 | Grachi | Úrsula |
| 2014-2015 | Every Witch Way: Spellbound | Ursula Van Pelt |
| 2016 | Eva La Trailera | Cinthia Monteverde |
| 2018 | The Blexicans | Lydia |
| 2020 | Chicago Fire | Brenda McKinney |
Television Films
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Not Quite Human II | Roberta |
| Spooner | Caroline | |
| 1990 | Appearances | Deanne Kinsella |
| 1991 | Us | Barb |
| 2013 | The Arrangement | Supervisor |
| 2014 | Every Witch Way: Spellbound | Ursula Van Pelt |
Gallery
External Links
Katie Barberi on Wikipedia
Katie Barberi at the Internet Movie Database
Katie Barberi on Facebook
Katie Barberi on Instagram