Barbie Ferreira mom Jana Seppe is a Brazilian private chef based in New York City. Jana and Barbie hosted a video series for Teen Vogue in October 2016.

Barbie is an American model and actress. She made headlines in 2016 after #AerieREAL went viral, she was a plus-size model for American Eagle. Barbie whose real name is Barbara was in London, far from her connections and her mother when things hit off for her, according to W Magazine.

Since her explosive start in the fashion apparel and showbiz industry, Barbie has come a long way. She made her acting debut in the television series New York Moment in 2017 and has since amassed 11 acting credits on her IMDb profile.

Barbie appeared as Kat Hernandez in the television series Euphoria in 16 episodes between 2019 and 2022. She appeared alongside other renowned actors including Quintessa Swindell, Storm Reid, and Demetrius Flenory Jr, among several others.

The 26-year-old actress was born on December 14, 1996, in Queens, New York City, United States of America. She was raised by her mother and her maternal grandmother.

Barbie Ferreira Family Has Brazilian Descent

Barbie Ferreira mom Jana Seppe is Brazilian. Jana and the maternal grandmother of Barbie came to the United States of America in the mid-1990s.

Barbie was born in Queens, New York City but later moved to Maywood, New Jersey with her family. She was raised by Jana, her maternal grandmother, and her aunt according to Barbie's Instagram post.

According to her interview with Latina, Jana immigrated from Brazil with the rest of the family members and worked very hard to give Barbie all the opportunities she had, Jana had to start everything from scratch just a few years before Barbie was born in the United States of America.

Growing up in an immigrant family, Barbie had an opportunity to get close to her culture and ethnicity. She revealed her grandmother was a wild one. The Unpregnant actress also revealed her father has been out of the picture as she was born and raised by a single mother. 

Barbie is closely knit with her family, she spent the Christmas holidays in 2021 with her grandmother and the rest of the family members in Los Angeles. Jana shared glimpses of the get-together on her Instagram profile. 

Jana Seppe Is A Private Professional Chef

Jana Seppe is a professional chef currently based in New York City. Jana works as a private chef for celebrities and well-known figures.

The private chef is found on Instagram with her username @chefjanaseppe where she has 6.5k followers and has shared 880 posts. Jana is seen bombarding her Instagram profile with posts of delicious foods and beverages. 

She also appeared alongside her daughter Barbie in a video series for Teen Vogue. Jana and Barbie joined forces to create traditional Brazilian delicacies and shut the mouth of the haters accusing the plus-size model of only eating tacos.

Speaking during the episode Jana said, Barbie comes from a family where they do not serve cookies and mostly eat healthily, according to Cafemom. Seppe further added that looks do not matter and people should concentrate on healthy food habits. 

While Jana appears to have honed her cooking skills from Barbie's maternal grandma, she did not forward it to Barbie. According to Teen Vogue, Barbie herself is not much of a cook.

Nevertheless, Jana is doing an excellent job as a parent as Barbie shared an emotional caption on her Instagram thanking Jana for all the hard work and lessons. 

Does Barbie Ferreira Have Any Siblings?

Barbie Ferreira does not have any biological siblings. Barbie Ferreira and America Ferrera are not related to one another.

Barbie and America share quite a few things among them, starting from their last name and profession. However, they do not have any connection between them and are not related to one another.

While Barbie has a Brazillian descent and was born in New York City, America has Lenca ancestry, according to her Wikipedia profile. America was born as the youngest of six children to her parents América Griselda Ayes and Carlos Gregorio Ferrera.

Barbie Ferreira's sister Avalon Lurks got a shoutout from the plus-size model for her contribution to celebrating her birthday in 2018. However, to make things clear, Barbie does not have any sisters. 

Furthermore, Barbie also shares her last name with another American actress Sky Ferreira. The two do not have any other connections apart from having the same last name and working in the same industry.