Maria Canals-Barrera

Quick Facts

Full Name	Maria Canals-Barrera
Occupation	Actor
Date Of Birth	Sep 28, 1966(1966-09-28)
Age	58
Birthplace	Miami
Country	United States
Birth City	Florida
Horoscope	Virgo

Maria Canals-Barrera Biography

Maria Canals-Barrera is one of the most popular and richest Actor who was born on September 28, 1966 in Miami, Florida, United States. Maria Pilar Canals Barrera (nee Canals) is an American actress. Canals-Barrera starred in several short-lived sitcoms, and appeared in many films.

From 2007 to 2012 Canals-Barrera starred as Theresa Russo in Wizards of Waverly Place, the role she played as the mother of Alex Russo (Selena Gomez). She was also a star in Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie (2009), a Disney Channel Original movie that is based on series. Canals-Barrera was also a part of the Disney Channel Original Movies Camp Rock (2008), and Camp Rock 2 : The Final Jam (2010). Demi Lovato played the role as her mother, Connie Torres. She starred opposite Julia Roberts and Tom Hanks in Larry Crowne, a romantic comedy film about love.

In 2014, Canals-Barrera was cast as Hilda, the house manager of the country club where most of the action takes place, in the ABC soapy comedy-drama series Members Only created by Susannah Grant. However, it got cancelled by the network before its premiere. Later in that year she joined the cast of ABC comedy series Cristela, as Cristela Alonzo’s character sister.

On August 27, 2018, it was revealed by TVLine that Canals-Barrera was cast as the mother of Fernando Hernandez-Guerrero-Fernandez-Guerrero on the Netflix series Fuller House.

Canals-Barrera played supporting roles in the films America’s Sweethearts and The Master of Disguise. In recent years, she has been well-known for her role in the comic book series Justice League Unlimited (2005-06), and Hawkgirl/Shayera Ho on Bruce Timm’s Justice League (2001-04). She was also a regular in Static shock as Shelly Sandoval (news reporter) and Danny Phantom as Danny Fenton/Phantom’s high school crush, Paulina. In 1998’s video game Grim Fandango, she also acted as Mercedes “Meche” Colomar’s voice. Canals- Barrera also appeared as an incidental character in two episodes of The Boondocks (“Grandad’s Fight”) and “Home Alone”.

Maria Canals-Barrera Net Worth

Maria Canals-Barrera is one of the richest Actor from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Maria Canals-Barrera 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Canals-Barrera was a theater performer in Los Angeles and Miami in her early years. She began her career as a Telemundo Spanish-language Telenovela Marielena star in 1992. Later, she starred in the Fox comedy-drama series Key West. During the 1990s, Canals Barrera guest starred in a variety of television series, including 21 Jump Street, Murder, She Wrote, Almost Perfect, Caroline in the City, and Murder, She Wrote. In 1997, her first regular role was on NBC’s short-lived sitcom The Tony Danza Show.

Barrera is married to actor David Barrera, with whom she has two children.

She is best known for her role as Theresa Russo in the Disney Channel family sitcom Wizards of Waverly Place (2007–2013). She also played the role of Connie Torres in Camp Rock (2008) and Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam (2010) and co-starred as Lala Pinedo in Larry Crowne (2011). From 2014–15, Canals-Barrera starred as Daniela in the ABC comedy series Cristela.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Maria Canals-Barrera Dating?

According to our records, Maria Canals-Barrera married to David Barrera. As of December 1, 2023, Maria Canals-Barrera’s is not dating anyone.

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Facts & Trivia

Maria Ranked on the list of most popular Actor. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Maria Canals-Barrera celebrates birthday on September 28 of every year.

Top Facts about Maria Canals-Barrera

1. Maria Canals-Barrera is an American actress.
2. She is known for roles in Wizards of Wavely Place, Camp Rock, and Cristela.
3. She is of Cuban-Catalan descent and speaks Spanish fluently.
4. She studied drama in junior high school.
5. She won a theatrical scholarship to the University of Miami.
6. In early 2000s, she had roles in America’s Sweethearts, The Master of Disguise, and Imagining Argentina.
7. She is a voice actor of Shayera Hol/Hawkgirl in the DC Animated Universe.
8. She played incidental characters in 2 episodes of The Boondocks.
9. She co-starred in the Disney Channel family sitcom Wizards of Waverly Place (2007-2012).
10. She also co-starred in the Disney Channel Original Movies Camp Rock (2008) and Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam (2010).
11. She appeared alongside Tom Hanks and Julia Roberts in the 2011 film Larry Crowne.
12. She was cast as Hilda, the house manager, in the ABC soapy comedy-drama series Members Only.
13. She joined the cast of Cristela as Cristela Alonzo’s sister.
14. She is currently voicing a character on the Netflix series Fuller House.
15. She has been married to actor David Barrera since 1999 and they have two daughters.

Is Maria Canals-Barrera Cuban?

Canals-Barrera was born and raised in Miami, Florida, to Cuban parents of Catalan descent. Canals-Barrera also speaks Spanish and took drama classes in junior high.

What age is Maria Canals-Barrera?

55 years (September 28, 1966)

Where is Maria Canals-Barrera from?

Miami, FL

What high school did Maria Canals-Barrera go to?

Education

Does Maria Canals-Barrera have an accent?

When casting the Hawkgirl character on Justice League (2001), the casting department looked for an actress with an accent, in order to make Hawkgirl sound more unique since she was an alien. Therefore Maria was chosen in part for her Hispanic accent. Is of Cuban descent.