Age: 36
female
Melissa Barrera Martínez (born 4 July 1990) is a Mexican actress, stage actress, singer-songwriter, producer, executive producer and activist. She began her career as the lead characters of Azteca's Mexican telenovelas as the humble and kind village girl Olvido Pérez in Siempre tuya Acapulco (2014) and as struggling hard working woman Mía González in Tanto amor (2015), then joining in as socialite Isabel Cantú in the third season of the Netflix original series Club de Cuervos (2017). Barrera transitioned to Hollywood in 2018, earning recognition playing the sexually liberated and free spirited vegan woman Lyn Hernandez in the Starz comedy-drama series Vida (2018–2020). For playing Sam Carpenter in the slasher films Scream (2022) and Scream VI (2023), as well as leading the horror-comedies as the former millitary nurse and drug addict Joey in Abigail and aspiring breast cancer survivor stage actress Laura Franco in Your Monster (both 2024), she established herself as a scream queen. She is a 3-time Imagen Award nominee, and her accolades include a Satellite Award nomination for playing hairstylist Vanessa Morales in the 2021 movie adaption of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s musical In the Heights. Description above from the Wikipedia article Melissa Barrera, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Melissa Barrera
Evelyn Hugo
for Evelyn Hugo in The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
Suggested by mihaialex
The novel follows the life of Evelyn Hugo, a reclusive, aging Hollywood star, who decides to tell her story to an unknown journalist named Monique Grant. Evelyn is famous for her seven marriages, her stunning beauty, and the scandals surrounding her life. The story spans several decades, from the 1950s to the present day, and Evelyn opens up about her complicated life, the relationships she had with her seven husbands, and her enduring love for Celia St. James, a fellow actress. As Evelyn recounts her life to Monique, the journalist gradually uncovers the hidden truths of Evelyn’s journey, including the choices she made to survive in a patriarchal, cutthroat world. The novel explores the complexity of Evelyn's personality, her struggles with fame, and the price she paid for success. Evelyn's story also intersects with Monique’s own life in surprising ways, leading to an emotional and poignant conclusion.
