| Shakira Barrera | |
| Birth Date: | 7 March 1990 |
| Birth Place: | Englewood, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Years Active: | 2008–present |
| Occupation: | Actress |
Shakira Barrera (born 1990) is an American actress. She joined the cast of the Netflix series GLOW in its second season.
Barrera was born in Englewood, New Jersey, to Nicaraguan-American parents and attended the Bergen County Academies. Barrera earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts at Rutgers University, where she studied dance.
In 2018, Barrera was added to the cast of the television series GLOW. Her character, Yolanda, is a stripper and a lesbian, who joins the cast when an original wrestler leaves.[1]
Barrera makes monthly donations to, and has organized fund-raising events for, a charity that helps disabled people in Nicaragua.
| 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 |
| 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.[2] | Agent King | Episode: "Adapt or Die"[3] | |
| 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" | |
| 2023 | Ironheart | Filming[4] | ||
| 2024 | Hacks | Meena Elahi | Episode: "Yes, And" |