Shelby Rabara | |
Birth Name: | Shelby Ann Narito Rabara |
Birth Date: | 5 October 1983 |
Birth Place: | Orange County, California, U.S. |
Alma Mater: | University of California, Los Angeles |
Occupation: | Actress, dancer |
Years Active: | 2004–present |
Children: | 1 |
Shelby Ann Narito Rabara Shum (née Rabara; born October 5, 1983) is an American actress and dancer who has appeared in a number of films, television series and commercials as both an actress and a dancer.[1] Rabara is known for providing the voice of Peridot for the Steven Universe franchise on Cartoon Network.
Rabara was born in Orange County, California.[2] She was raised by her mother in a single-parent household, along with her two siblings. She graduated with a degree in world arts and cultures from the University of California, Los Angeles in 2003.
Rabara initially began her career as a dancer and was a member of the Laker Girls, the cheerleading squad of the Los Angeles Lakers basketball team.[3] [4] In 2005 she won a role at her very first audition, which was for the sitcom Grounded for Life.[5] She said, in response to autistic fans of Peridot, the character she voices in Steven Universe and Steven Universe Future, that she was "happy that I can voice a character that gives people on the spectrum somebody to identify with."[6]
Rabara is of Filipino descent.[7] [8]
Rabara began a relationship with actor and dancer Harry Shum Jr. in 2007. The two became engaged in October 2013 while on vacation in Hawaii[9] and were married on November 22, 2015, in Costa Rica.[10] The birth of their daughter was announced on March 28, 2019.[11]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2009 | Spring Breakdown | Sorority Girl | |
17 Again | Cheerleader (1989) | ||
Dance Flick | Ballet Dancer | ||
Fame | Dancer | ||
A Fuchsia Elephant | Shelby | Short film | |
2010 | The LXD: The Uprising Begins | The Dark Nurse | |
2011 | The LXD: Rise of the Drifts | Bella / Dark Nurse | |
2014 | Ballon | Marin | Short film |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
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2005 | Grounded for Life | Jessica | Episode: "Crazy"; replacing Miranda Cosgrove | |
The Bold and the Beautiful | Cheerleader | Episode: "Episode #1.4482" | ||
2007 | Cold Case | 80s Female Teen Dancer | Episode: "Shuffle, Ball Change" | |
Greek | Zeta Beta Sorority Girl | Episode: "The Rusty Nail" | ||
Viva Laughlin | Casino Dancer | Episode: "Pilot" | ||
2008 | My Name Is Earl | Jenny | Episode: "Quit Your Snitchin'" | |
2009 | House M.D. | Corps Dancer | Episode: "Under My Skin" | |
Community | Randi | Episode: "Home Economics" | ||
2009–10 | Glee | Shoshandra | 2 episodes | |
2010–11 | The Legion of Extraordinary Dancers | Bella / Dark Nurse | 5 episodes | |
2011 | Dancer #7 | Episode: "All That Cremains" | ||
2013 | Bunheads | Dancer #2 | Episode: "Next" | |
2015 | Dr. Ken | Dancer #1 | Episode: "Pilot" | |
2016 | 2 Broke Girls | Girlfriend | Episode: "And the Sax Problem" | |
Awkward. | Mia | Recurring | ||
2016–19 | Goliath | Sumi Sen | Recurring; 11 episodes | |
2017 | Me and My Grandma | Heidi | Main role; 6 episodes | |
2022 | Dollface | Lucy | S02E02 "Right-Hand Woman" | |
2023 | Tabitha | S04E013 "open" |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2015–19 | Steven Universe | Peridot (voice) | Recurring role; 36 episodes |
2019–20 | Steven Universe Future | 5 episodes | |
2022 | Kitsune (voice) | Main role | |
TBA | Sam Witch | Sam (voice) | Main role[12] [13] [14] [15] [16] |