| Intro | American actress | ||
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Actor Dancer Voice actor Film actor |
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| From | United States of America | ||
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Dancing Film, TV, Stage & Radio |
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| Gender | female | ||
| Birth | 5 October 1983, Orange County, California, USA | ||
| Age: | 36 years | ||
| Star sign | Libra | ||
| Residence | Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, USA | ||
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Shelby Ann Narito Rabara (born October 5, 1983) is an American actress and dancer who has appeared in a number of films, television series and commercials as both an actress and a dancer. Rabara is known for providing the voice of Peridot on the Cartoon Network series Steven Universe and Steven Universe Future.
Early life
Rabara was born in Orange County, California. She was raised by her mother in a single-parent household, along with her two siblings. She graduated with a degree in world arts and cultures from the University of California, Los Angeles in 2003.
Career
Rabara initially began her career as a dancer and was a member of the Laker Girls, the cheerleading squad of basketball team the Los Angeles Lakers. In 2005 she won a role at her very first audition, which was for the sitcom Grounded for Life.
Personal life
Rabara is of Filipino descent.
Rabara began a relationship with Costa Rican-born Chinese-American actor and dancer Harry Shum Jr. in 2007. The two became engaged in October 2013 while on vacation in Hawaii and were married on November 22, 2015 in Costa Rica. The birth of their daughter, Xia, was announced on March 28, 2019.