Biography - Barbie Ferreira

Who is Barbie Ferreira?

Barbie Ferreira is a model, actress by profession, and American by nationality. She is well known for starring in the TV series Euphoria as Kat Hernandez.

Barbie Ferreira – Age, Parents, Siblings

Barbie Ferreira’s birth took place on December 14, 1996, in New York City, USA. Her full name is Barbara Linhares Ferreira. Her mother’s name is Janna Seppe while there are no mentions of her father. There is no information about her siblings if she has any.

She was raised by her mother and grandmother who both worked as chefs. Her aunt also helped raise her in Queens and later in Maywood, New Jersey.

Education, Ethnicity

For education, Barbie Ferreira attended Hackensack High School.

Her ethnicity is Brazilian.

Barbie Ferreira – Girlfriend, Boyfriend, Relationship

Ferreira has identified as queer by sexuality. In 2019 she was in a relationship with her girlfriend Elle Puckett, who is a musician.

Barbie Ferreira – Career

Early Days

Ferreira began her career as a plus-size model in her teens. She sent modeling photos to online-only retailer company American Apparel Inc.’s open casting call. Since then she has worked with world-renowned brands such as H&M, Asos, Aerie, Adidas, Target, Missguided, Forever 21, etc. She was named among “30 Most Influential Teens” by Time in the year 2016.

Films, TV Series

Since turning to the acting profession in 2018, Barbie Ferreira has starred in several films as well as TV series. She played the role of Ella in two episodes of the TV series Divorce (2018) and plays the main role of Katherine "Kat" Hernandez in the HBO TV series Euphoria (2019-present).

Moreover, she has starred in the films Unpregnant (2020) as Bailey Butler and Nope (2022). She also starred in Body Party, Teen Vogue’s web series about body positivity.

Co-stars

On the set of Euphoria, Barbie Ferreira has starred alongside Nika King, Angus Cloud, Algee Smith, Javon Walton, and Austin Abrams.

Barbie Ferreira – Awards, Nominations

For her work in How to Behave, she was awarded a Webby Award for Best Web Personality/Host.

Barbie Ferreira – Controversy

Ferreira was involved in controversy back in 2016 after her unretouched photos and a video interview which had been in collaboration with Ferreira's Aerie campaign went viral.

Barbie Ferreira – Net Worth, Salary

The figure on the annual salary of Barbie Ferreira is under review and will be updated. Her net worth is around $2 million.

Barbie Ferreira – Instagram, Twitter, Facebook

On social media handles Instagram, Ferreira is followed by over 3 million followers and counting. She seems to be absent from Twitter and Facebook.