Biography
María Canals Barrera (born September 28, 1966) is an American actress, voice actress and singer. She is best known for her roles on Wizards of Waverly Place, Justice League and Justice League Unlimited as well as in Camp Rock and Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam.
Known For
Complete Filmography
The Merry Gentlemen
2024
as Denise
To save her parents' small-town nightclub, a Broadway dancer stages an all-male, Christmas-themed revue — and meets a guy with all the right moves.
Seven Cemeteries
2024
as Bruja
A recent parolee gets a Mexican witch to resurrect his old posse so that they can help him save a woman's ranch from a ruthless drug lord.
Dance Rivals
2024
as Rachel
An unexpected turn of events introduces her to the intense LA dance scene and in no time she is teaching dance and competing against the pros - but ca...
Identity Crisis
2023
as Professor Dr. Angela Harris
A college science whiz figures out how to clone herself.
Strong Fathers, Strong Daughters
2022
as Bella
When a wealthy businessman learns of his daughter's sudden engagement to a missionary, he embarks on a quest to keep her closer to home, but when his ...
#FBF
2022
Teenage Annie inadvertently takes her mother's laptop instead of her own to visit her father in New Jersey. She quickly realizes that the laptop allow...
Sweet Inspirations
2019
as Bonnie
After finding out that an abused women’s shelter is losing funding, a group of determined ladies form a bakery in hopes to raise the money before it’s...
The Wedding Do Over
2018
as Irene Anderson
Wedding planner Abby (Nicole Gale Anderson) specializes in fixing weddings that went wrong, but when she is forced to work with her ex-fiancé (Parker ...
Vixen: The Movie
2017
as Dr. Vargas (voice)
Originally from Africa, Mari McCabe grew up an orphan after her parents were killed by local greed, corruption and wanton violence. But Mari refuses t...
God's Not Dead 2
2016
as Catherine Thawley
When a high school teacher is asked a question in class about Jesus, her reasoned response lands her in deep trouble and could expel God from the publ...
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
2013
as Commissioner Ellen Yindel (voice)
Batman has not been seen for ten years. A new breed of criminal ravages Gotham City, forcing fifty-five-year-old Bruce Wayne back into the cape and co...
The Wizards Return: Alex vs. Alex
2013
as Theresa Russo
While trying to prove to her family she can be mature and responsible, teen wizard Alex Russo conjures up a spell to rid herself of her bad qualities,...
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 2
2013
as Ellen Yindel (voice)
Batman has stopped the reign of terror that The Mutants had cast upon his city. Now an old foe wants a reunion and the government wants The Man of St...
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1
2012
as Yindel (voice)
Batman has not been seen for ten years. A new breed of criminal ravages Gotham City, forcing 55-year-old Bruce Wayne back into the cape and cowl. But,...
Larry Crowne
2011
as Lala Pinedo
When he suddenly finds himself without his long-standing blue-collar job, Larry Crowne enrolls at his local college to start over. There, he becomes p...
Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam
2010
as Connie Torres
Mitchie can't wait to go back to Camp Rock and spend the summer making new music with her friends and superstar Shane Gray. But the slick new camp acr...
Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie
2009
as Theresa Russo
A young wizard accidentally conjures a spell that puts her family in jeopardy.
Wizards on Deck with Hannah Montana
2009
as Theresa Russo
The S.S. TIPTON embarks on a triple-length comedy crossover event when Justin wins a Teen Cruise to Hawaii – and a chance to meet London. Both Justin ...
Camp Rock
2008
as Connie Torres
When Mitchie gets a chance to attend Camp Rock, her life takes an unpredictable twist, and she learns just how important it is to be true to yourself.
Wizards of Waverly Place: Wizard School
2008
as Teresa Russo
When Alex is caught using magic to clean her room she is forced to go to wizard school with Justin. Max and Jerry camp out on the terrace to prove the...
Danny Phantom: Reality Trip
2006
as Paulina (voice)
Danny, Tucker, and Sam are getting ready for summer vacation, but when Freakshow arrives and kidnaps their parents, they must find the Reality Gems fo...
The Proud Family Movie
2005
as Sunset / Newscaster Peanut (voice)
Penny and her family are lured on an all expenses paid vacation where a mad scientist captures them, refusing to let them go because Oscar won't revea...
Justice League: Starcrossed - The Movie
2004
as Hawkgirl (voice)
When the Thanagarians visit Earth, Hawkgirl is forced to choose between loyalty to her people and love for her friends on her adopted planet Earth.
Scooby-Doo! and the Monster of Mexico
2003
as Sofia Otero / Old Woman #2 (voice)
A friend of Fred's, Alejo Otero, invites the Scooby gang to Veracruz, Mexico. There they find a monster, El Chupacabra, terrorizing the town.
Imagining Argentina
2003
as Esme Palomares
Set during the unsettling disappearances in Buenos Aires during the dictatorship of the 1970s, the film involves theater director Carlos Rueda and his...
Justice League: The Savage Time
2002
as Hawkgirl
The 3 episodes of the Justice League titled "The Savage Time I,II and II" and also just The Savage Time presented as a movie like Secret Origins and T...
The Master of Disguise
2002
as Sophia (as Maria Canals)
After the patriarch of the Disguisey family is kidnapped by Devlin Bowman in an attempt to steal the most precious treasures from around the world, It...
Dawg
2002
as Woman at Bar
To inherit a million dollars, an egotistical womanizer must find the women he's betrayed and convince them to forgive him.
Justice League: Secret Origins
2001
as Hawkgirl (voice)
When global catastrophe strikes, the World's Greatest Super Heroes answer the call to join Justice League. Justice League works together as a team to ...
America's Sweethearts
2001
as Adinah
In the midst of a nasty public breakup of married movie stars, a studio publicist scrambles to put a cap on the escalating situation as the couple's l...
Little Angelita
1999
as (voice)
A little girl finds out her big voice can come in handy in an emergency.