Variety has been celebratinng up-and-coming performers with their annual 10 Actors to Watch list. Past recipients have included Oscar winners and nominees like Timothée Chalamet, Viola Davis, Adam Driver and Lupita Nyong’o.
This year’s recipients will be feted at a brunch on Oct. 20 at the Newport Beach Film Festival Honors and will participate in a Q&A about their careers.
In the last few years, Barbaro has had to learn patience. “It’s funny, because it’s never been a strength of mine,” the actor admits with a laugh.
After booking the role of Lt. Trace, the sole female pilot in “Top Gun: Maverick” in 2018, she watched the film go through several delays before its release in 2022.
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