Biography

Barbra Herr is an actress/writer/LGBTQ human rights and animal activist with more than 40 years of performance to her credit. TV: HABLA: Men (HBO; 2015) Transmission Streaming 2020). Stage: We Love The Movies:A Cabaret(Lehman Center 2921) I'm Still Herr (Duplex/BAAD/FuerzaFest; 2014-2016), Suddenly Last Summer (IFC Center; 2015), Fabulous Fakes (Apollo Theater;1990), La Casa De Bernarda Alba(San Juan,PR),La Jaula De las Locas(1988 San Juan, PR) Los Nutcrackers:A Christmas Carajo ( BAAD 2016-17-20)Simply Herr (BAAD 2017), TransMission (Teatro Círculo, 2017, Bklyn College 2018, BAAD 2019, LGBTQ CENTER 2019)The Riot (Fuerzafest 2019)Clubs: Sabor Latino at Monster NYC, Escuelita NYC, Bachelor's Disco PR, Club Evolution NYC, Yerba Buena PR, El Yunque Rainforest PR, and many Resort Residencies throughout the Caribbean. Film: Mirror, Mirror (1996); Portrait of a Lady (2008);HERR(2016)Lesson #6 (Short film 2017) Leo Dan (short/2018),Awards: Honorary Proclamation by the City Of NY for outstanding contributions to the LGBTQ Community; HOLA(Hispanic Organization For Latino Actors)Best Solo Performance for TransMission 2017, LATA Award for Transmission 2017. "Without her realizing it, Barbra was an inspiration for a generation of artists," says Luis Caballero, her friend and director, who first encountered Herr's stage persona when he was a teen in Puerto Rico.
- IMDb mini biography by: Barbara Herr