This week, The Good, The Bad, and The Sequel is joined by actress Katie Barberi for a conversation that takes us through an incredible Hollywood journey — from growing up between Mexico and the United States to becoming a working actress across film, television, theater, and some of the biggest telenovelas in the world.
And, of course, we're talking about the movie that brings us here: Not Quite Human II, where Katie plays Roberta, a female android who finds herself at the center of Chip's college adventures.
But Not Quite Human II is just one stop on a career that includes Garbage Pail Kids, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Kids Incorporated, Disney projects, telenovelas, theater, and so much more.
We get into everything, including:
๐ฌ Katie's unique journey to Hollywood and growing up between Mexico and the United States
๐ฉ๐ค Her mother being a singer and how Katie eventually realized acting was truly the career she wanted
๐บ Kids Incorporated, her first credited project, and the fascinating story behind her controversial episode
๐ญ Her experience navigating Hollywood as a young Mexican-American actress and the challenges of being typecast
๐ซ Working on Ferris Bueller's Day Off and being part of that incredible '80s/early '90s Hollywood community
๐น Garbage Pail Kids and how the movie's unexpected cult following has stayed with her decades later
๐โ๏ธ The legendary Tangerine hair — and how much of the character Katie connected with personally
๐ฒ๐ฝ Making the transition into telenovelas and discovering a completely different television industry
๐บ The difference between American soap operas and Mexican telenovelas — including the incredible pace of producing roughly 120 episodes in about six months
๐ฌ Working with Disney and how Spooner eventually led to Not Quite Human II
๐ค Playing Roberta in Not Quite Human II, working with Alan Thicke, Jay Underwood, and Robin Lively
โ๏ธ The hilarious story of Katie actually passing out from the Arizona heat while filming Not Quite Human II — which accidentally worked perfectly for her robot character
โค๏ธ Why she still has such fond memories of making Not Quite Human II and remains in contact with people from the film
๐ฅ Her continued work in film and television and the importance of reinventing yourself throughout a career
๐ Plenty of stories, laughs, Hollywood memories, and a few things we definitely didn't expect to hear!
Katie's story is a great reminder that Hollywood careers rarely follow a straight line. From cult movies to international television, Disney, theater, and everything in between, she's continued to find new ways to reinvent herself.
Katie on Silver Spoons!
