In 2009, Rivera was cast as Cheerios cheerleading squad member Santana Lopez on Fox's musical comedy series Glee, about a high school glee club. Jamaal Al-Din's Hoops 227 (227's YouTube Chili'-GLEE - 10 Things You Didn't Know About Naya Rivera - ESPN NBA Mix) She was later featured in single episodes of 8 Simple Rules and CSI: Miami.

She was hired for a single-episode guest appearance on The Bernie Mac Show in 2002, but was brought back to work on a further five episodes. In 2002 she also appeared in the music video for B2K's 'Why I Love You'. Between 19, she had small roles in The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Family Matters, Live Shot, Baywatch, Smart Guy, House Blend, Even Stevens and The Master of Disguise. She took up songwriting at the age of 15.ĬareerAs a baby, Rivera appeared in commercials for Kmart, but her first significant acting job was at the age of four when she starred as Hillary Winston in the Eddie Murphy produced sitcom The Royal Family in 1991. At eight or nine months old, she began to be represented by the same talent agent as her mother, who had moved to Los Angeles to pursue modeling. Naya Rivera (pronounced N-eye-ah Rivera) (born January 12, 1987) is an American actress and singer known for her role in the musical comedy television series Glee, as cheerleader Santana Lopez.Įarly life Rivera was raised in Valencia, Santa Clarita, California and has lived in or around Los Angeles for most of her life. Valencia, Santa Clarita, California, U.S. Rivera at the San Diego Comic-Con International in July 2010. 4, 2011 - PRLog - Naya Rivera From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search

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