Melissa Barrera Mexican Actress Known for Scream VI

Melissa Barrera (4 July 1990, Monterrey) is a Mexican actress. She is recognised as Samantha Carpenter in Scream (2022).

Records list Vida (2018) as her earliest screen credit. In the 2020s, she appeared in In the Heights (2021, as Vanessa) and Abigail (2024).

In all, 7 films and 3 TV series appear in her credits from 2018 to 2025. Comedy horror is the most frequent genre among her listed titles (2), followed by drama (2) and musical (2). The newest title on record is The Copenhagen Test, from 2025. Scream (2022) is recorded with a worldwide box office of $140 million.

Courteney Cox appears in two of her listed titles. Another co-star who recurs in her credits is Jenna Ortega (two titles). Matt Bettinelli-Olpin directed three of her titles on record. Tyler Gillett is credited as director on three of them.