{{short description|American actress}} {{Use mdy dates|date=October 2021}} {{Infobox person | name = Yvette Monreal | image = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | height = | occupation = Actress | years_active = 2013–present | education = }}
'''Yvette Monreal''' is an American actress. Her television appearances have included roles in ''[[Matador (U.S. TV series)|Matador]]'' (2014), [[Faking It (2014 TV series)|''Faking It'']] (2014), and as [[Wildcat (Yolanda Montez)|Yolanda Montez / Wildcat]] in ''[[Stargirl (TV series)|Stargirl]]'' (2020).<ref>{{cite news|title=Boris Kodjoe Joins ABC's 'The Club'; Yvette Monreal In El Rey's 'Matador'|url=https://deadline.com/2014/03/boris-kodjoe-joins-abcs-the-club-yvette-monreal-in-el-reys-matador-705639/|access-date=17 November 2014|work=Deadline|date=27 March 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Goldberg|first1=Lesley|title=MTV's 'Faking It' Adds Duo for Season 2 (Exclusive) |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/mtvs-faking-adds-duo-season-728656|access-date=17 November 2014|work=Hollywood Reporter|date=2 September 2014}}</ref> She also appears in the action film ''[[Rambo: Last Blood]]'' as [[John Rambo]]'s caretaker's granddaughter.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/rambo-5-release-date-trailer/ |title = Rambo 5 Release Date, Trailer and Everything to Know| date=August 29, 2019 }}</ref>
==Early life== Monreal grew up in [[Lawndale, California]]. She became interested in acting after taking drama classes in high school. She feels that her mother inspired her to make this decision.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=KGxzHW8BKDw|website=American Latino|title=Yvette Monreal Break Out Star on CW's Stargirl|date=2021-09-30|access-date=2021-11-03}}</ref> Monreal is of half [[Chilean Americans|Chilean]] and half [[Mexican Americans|Mexican]] descent. As a child, she had enjoyed [[Halle Berry]] playing ''[[Catwoman (film)|Catwoman]]'' and wanted to be like her.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://remezcla.com/film/yvette-monreal-wildcat-dcs-stargirl-interview/?amp|website=Remezcla|title=Yvette Monreal Talks About Creating Her Own Wildcat For DC's Stargirl|date=2021-08-24|access-date=2021-11-03}}</ref> She has said her upbringing was "very Catholic".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bImvICAE-CM|website=CW Network|title=Yvette Monreal - The Power Of Positivity|date=2021-10-08|access-date=2021-11-03}}</ref>
==Filmography== ===Film=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- | 2014 | ''Casey'' | Casey | Short |- | 2016 |''[[Lowriders (film)|Lowriders]]''<ref name=stargirl/> | Claudia | |- | rowspan="2" | 2018 | ''Once Upon a Superhero'' | Frankie | |- | ''Monsoon'' | Caitlyn | |- | 2019 | ''[[Rambo: Last Blood]]''<ref name=stargirl/> | Gabriela Beltran | |}
===Television=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable"| Notes |- | rowspan="2" | 2013 | ''Harpies'' | Temperance | 2 ep. |- | ''Chutes & Ladders'' | Olivia | 9 episodes |- | 2014 | ''[[Awkward (TV series)|Awkward]]'' | Girl | 1 episode |- | 2014–15 | ''[[Faking It (2014 TV series)|Faking It]]'' | Reagan | 10 episodes |- | 2014 | ''[[Matador (American TV series)|Matador]]''<ref name=stargirl/> | Senna Galan | 8 episodes |- | 2015-2017 | ''[[The Fosters (2013 TV series)|The Fosters]]'' | Adriana | 4 episodes |- | 2018 | ''[[NCIS (TV series)|NCIS]]'' |Maya Guzman |1 ep. |- | 2020 | ''[[Legends of Tomorrow]]'' |rowspan=2| [[Wildcat (Yolanda Montez)|Yolanda Montez / Wildcat]] | Cameo, "[[Crisis on Infinite Earths (Arrowverse)|Crisis on Infinite Earths, Part 5]]" |- | 2020–2022 | ''[[Stargirl (TV series)|Stargirl]]'' | Main cast<ref name=stargirl/> |}
==Accolades== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Award ! Category ! Work ! Result ! Ref. |- | 2019 | National Film & TV Awards | Best Supporting Actress | ''[[Rambo: Last Blood]]'' | {{won}} | <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nationalfilmandtvawards.com/2019/12/jennifer-lopez-sharon-stone-toy-story-4-quentin-tarantino-and-once-upon-a-time-in-hollywood-win-big-at-the-2nd-annual-national-film-tv-awards-2019/|title=Jennifer Lopez, Sharon Stone, Toy Story 4, Quentin Tarantino and Once Upon A Time in Hollywood win big at the 2nd annual National Film & TV Awards 2019.|date=2019-12-04|publisher=National Film & TV Awards|access-date=2020-04-25|archive-date=December 4, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191204204301/https://www.nationalfilmandtvawards.com/2019/12/jennifer-lopez-sharon-stone-toy-story-4-quentin-tarantino-and-once-upon-a-time-in-hollywood-win-big-at-the-2nd-annual-national-film-tv-awards-2019/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://thatgrapejuice.net/entertainment/2019/12/beyonce-wins-big-2019-national-film-awards-full-winners-list/|title=Beyonce Wins Big At 2019 National Film & TV Awards [Full Winners List]|first=Sam|last=A.|date=2019-12-04|publisher=That Grape Juice|access-date=2020-04-25}}</ref> |}
==References== {{Reflist| <ref name=stargirl>{{Cite web |author=Denise Petski| url=https://deadline.com/2018/11/stargirl-yvette-monreal-christopher-james-baker-set-as-regulars-in-dc-universe-series-1202510976/ |title = 'Stargirl': Yvette Monreal & Christopher James Baker Set As Regulars In DC Universe Series|date=2018-11-29 |access-date=2020-11-11 }}</ref> }}
==External links== *{{IMDb name|6060991}}
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