Barbie Ferreira

Barbara Linhares Ferreira (Portuguese: [ˈbaɾbaɾɐ lĩ'ɲaɾis fe'hejɾɐ]; born December 14, 1996) is an American model and actress. She is best known for her role as Kat Hernandez in the HBO series Euphoria (2019–2022).

Personal life

Barbie Ferreira was born in the New York City borough of Queens and later moved to Maywood, New Jersey. She attended Hackensack High School. Ferreira is of Brazilian descent, and was raised by her mother, aunt and grandmother. Her mother and maternal grandmother work as chefs.

She is queer and, as of 2019, is in a relationship with Elle Puckett.

Career

Modeling

As a teenager, Ferreira began her career by sending modeling photos to an American Apparel open casting call. She has since modeled for brands including Aerie, Adidas, Asos, Forever 21, H&M, Missguided, and Target. Unretouched photos and a video interview from Ferreira's Aerie campaign went viral in 2016. Later that year, Time named her among its 2016 "30 Most Influential Teens" list.

Directing

Ferreira directed the music video for "So Cool" by Dounia. The video, released in March, 2018, was shot that winter in Connecticut.

Acting

Ferreira starred in How to Behave, the 10-episode Vice series about etiquette. For this she won a Webby Award for Best Web Personality/Host. She also starred in the Teen Vogue web series Body Party, about body positivity.

In addition, Ferreira played Ella in two episodes of the HBO series Divorce, and is among the ensemble stars of the HBO series Euphoria, playing high-schooler Kat. She made her film debut in Unpregnant (2020) opposite Haley Lu Richardson for HBO Max and had a small role in Jordan Peele’s Nope (2022).

Filmography

Film

Television

Music videos

Guest appearances

Director