Shelby Ann Rabara[1], born on October 5 1983[2], is an American dancer and actress. She is known for her role in The LXD: The Legion of Extraordinary Dancers, Steven Universe and she guest starred on Glee.
Personal life[]
Rabara is a native of Orange County, California and graduated from UCLA with a World Arts and Cultures degree.[1]
She has been in a relationship with Harry Shum Jr. since 2007 and the couple married in November 2015.[3][4] The couple have a daughter, Xia.[5]
Career[]
Rabara made her debut on Ground for Life and appeared in an episode on Bold and the Beautiful in 2005, and an uncredited role on Cold Case and Greek in 2007.
She was in 17 Again and on Community in 2009, appeared in two episodes on Glee between 2009 and 2010. She also had a recurring role for five episodes on The LXD: The Legion of Extraordinary Dancers between 2010 and 2011, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation in 2011 and Bunheads in 2013.
Filmography[]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
2005 | Grounded for Life | Jessica | ("Crazy") |
The Bold and the Beautiful | Cheerleader | ("Episode #1.4482") | |
2007 | Viva Laughlin | Casino Dancer | ("Pilot") |
Greek | Zeta Beta Sorority Girl | uncredited ("The Rusty Nail") | |
Cold Case | 80s Female Teen Dancer #8 | uncredited ("Shuffle, Ball Change") | |
2008 | My Name Is Earl | Jenny | ("Quit Your Snitchin'") |
2009 | Glee | Shoshandra | 2009 - 2010 ("Acafellas" and "Journey") |
A Fuchsia Elephant | Shelby | short | |
Community | Randi | ("Home Economics") | |
Fame | Dancer | ||
Dance Flick | Ballet Dancer | ||
House M.D. | Corps Dancer #1 | ("Under My Skin") | |
17 Again | Cheerleader (1989) | ||
Spring Breakdown | Sorority Girl | ||
2010 | The LXD: The Uprising Begins | The Dark Nurse | |
The LXD: The Legion of Extraordinary Dancers | Dark Nurse/Bella | 2010 - 2011 (5 episodes) | |
2011 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Dancer #7 | uncredited ("All That Cremains") |
2012 | The Last | Who | short |
2013 | Bunheads | Dancer #2 | ("Next") |
2014 | Ballon | Marin | short |
2015 | Dr. Ken | Dancer #1 | ("Pilot") |
The Mindy Project | Maddie | ("Later, Baby") | |
Steven Universe | Peridot | 2015 - 2020, voice (42 episodes) | |
2016 | Goliath | Sumi Sen | 2016 - 2019, voice (11 episodes) |
Awkward. | Mia | (4 episodes) | |
2 Broke Girls | Girlfriend | ("And the Sax Problem") | |
2017 | Wally's Opening Day | Tessie | voice and TV Movie |
Me and My Grandma | Heidi | (6 episodes) | |
2019 | Steven Universe: The Movie | Peridot | voice |
Steven Universe Future | 2019 - 2020, voice (5 episodes) |
Trivia[]
- She is of Filipino descent.