Barbara Mariposa
Experienced versatile actor with striking presence on stage and screen who brings nuance and depth to all her roles.
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Barbara's self-penned largely autobiographical play, "I'm Not Little, I'm Barbara will be staged in April 2027.
Graduating from the Academy of Creative Training, Brighton, in her fifties, Barbara had previously scratched her performer itch as Josephine in HMS Pinafore in Singapore, and lead singer in a punk band whilst at medical school in London in the '70's. After drama school, she founded The Vogueabonds close harmony act who performed in Glastonbury's cabaret tent three years in a row and played the lead in Bryony Lavery's "A Wedding Story".
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In 2025, she co-wrote, produced and acted in "Stitched Up", a medical dramedy based on her real life experiences as a medical doctor and now available on YouTube.
Her role as main antagonist Ursula Kemp, in feature horror film, "The Caged"released in USA in 2026, saw her face on a poster in Hollywood.
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