“Getting to sing in this trio with her was such a special moment.”
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Naya Rivera
Naya Marie Rivera was an American actress, singer, and model recognized for her work on the popular musical comedy-drama series Glee. She began her career as a child actress and model, first appearing in national television commercials. At the age of four, she landed the role of Hillary Winston on the short-lived CBS sitcom The Royal Family (1991–1992), earning a nomination for a Young Artist Awar…
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entertainment · American actress and singer (1987–2020) · singer · actor · model · television actor · film actor · child actor · also Naya Rivera, Rivera
Born 12 January 1987 · Died 8 July 2020 · Q229364
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2026· 9 entries
“Love and peace to your family.”
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“at the same time as the rest of the world”
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“immigration shows how beautiful America is as a country, how diverse it is [...] it”
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“all the guys wanted to visit the set”
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“were intergenerational BFFs from the moment [they] met”
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Public attention spiked: 10,394 Wikipedia readers in one day, 4× the usual 2,597, with 0 article edits.
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Public attention spiked: 9,839 Wikipedia readers in one day, 3.8× the usual 2,597, with 2 article edits. Editors noted: Reverted 1 pending edit by ~2026-37317-60 to revision 1355628529 by HarvardJock: There is a missing comment not to remove the quote. You could also infer that y
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Reported net worth: $5M.
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2023· 1 entry
Rivera's vocals were featured on a single called "You and I" by
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2021· 1 entry
And is dedicated in her memory; the second part was released a month later
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2020· 10 entries
The Ventura County medical examiner released an autopsy report stating that the cause of death was an accidental drowning and that there was no evidence of injury or intoxication
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It was announced that a body had been found by divers in Lake Piru when the search resumed in the morning; the body was confirmed to be Rivera's at a press conference held later that day
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After Rivera was declared missing, Mowry wrote that he never stopped loving Rivera
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Rivera was declared a missing person after her four-year-old son was found alone in a boat that Rivera had rented at Lake Piru, a reservoir in the Los Padres National Forest in Ventura County, California
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Died 2020-07-08.
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Rivera drowned at Lake Piru, near Santa Clarita, California, while saving her four-year-old son when their boating trip went awry
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Rivera attended a Black Lives Matter protest, on what would have been Breonna Taylor's birthday
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Santana appeared on the Thrillist list of the 100 Greatest TV Characters of the 21st Century, ranking at number 85 and the only Glee character included
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Shows with prominent Afro-Latinx performers – with the exception of Pose – are mostly canceled after one season, and that other queer Latinx characters exist as "one extremely restrictive vision" in which they "are all f
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Looked at the impact of Rivera's role as Santana in providing important representation, internationally, for young queer women and the idea of being out in the music industry
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2019· 2 entries
Rivera described her high school experience as "terrible", indicating at other times that part of this was her attitude towards education (compared to her career), the lack of coffee served there, and racism
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It had been reported that the comic Batman: The Long Halloween was being adapted into a two-part animated film for DC Universe Animated Original Movies, with Rivera voicing Catwoman
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2018· 2 entries
Rivera and Dorsey finalized their divorce, sharing joint custody, with both waiving rights to child support
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Auditioned for the role of Anita in the 2021 remake of West Side Story with the song "America", a song and role that she had performed on Glee
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2017· 3 entries
Big Sean released another diss track about Rivera, "No More Interviews", which In Touch Weekly said "really takes aim at Naya's neck"
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Was invited to write for Billboard, composing "Love Letter to the LGBTQ Community", thanking fans for embracing her character and reiterating her active support for the community
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Taking the leading role of school administrator and dance instructor Collette Jones, alongside Ne-Yo and Faizon Love
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2016· 3 entries
To promote voter participation and took part in a Funny or Die celebrity campaign song ("Holy Shit (You've Got to Vote)") that supported Hillary Clinton
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Published a memoir titled Sorry Not Sorry: Dreams, Mistakes, and Growing Up
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Discussed how she still faced racism in casting at this point in her career, using the example of an audition where she was told that the part was instead cast to a white woman because "the size of [her] lips [was] d
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2015· 5 entries
Published video “NAYA's Pregnancy Photoshoot”.
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Published video “NAYA x MyDomaine Photoshoot”.
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For possessing child pornography; in her book (written before Salling's subsequent suicide), Rivera expressed that she was not "totally shocked" at this, but it still took her by surprise
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Rivera portrayed the recurring role of Blanca Alvarez in the third season of Lifetime's drama series Devious Maids, and from 2014 to 2015 was a recurring guest host of The View
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But had asked for her role to be reduced so that she could focus on other work
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2014· 6 entries
And theatrically released on September 12, 2014
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Published video “NAYA x Galore Magazine Cover Shoot”.
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It was reported that Columbia had dismissed Rivera because her debut single had underperformed, but Rivera's representative released a statement to news outlets stating that such claims were false, and they may pursue le
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Published video “NAYA RIVERA x Prestige Cover Shoot”.
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Published video “NAYA RIVERA x Cosmo For Latinas Cover Shoot”.
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When she was receiving negative media attention after it was rumored that she had been fired from Glee in the same week Big Sean broke up with her, saying that to move on she "had to just be with [herself], and with God"
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2013· 10 entries
Published video “Naya Rivera - "SORRY" Super Fan Video”.
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Published video “NAYA RIVERA x Women's Health Magazine Shoot”.
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Published video “Naya Rivera - Fan Friday "Thank You"”.
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Published video “NAYA RIVERA x Latina Mag Cover Shoot”.
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Published video “NAYA RIVERA x Complex Mag Cover Shoot”.
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Awarded Giffoni Film Festival (2013).
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As the girlfriend of the anthropomorphic "Red" M&M character, and voiced a rebellious reindeer character called Sparkle in the 2013 Christmas movie The Naughty List, for which she won a voice acting award
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Complex described her as "the rarest of Hollywood types: a young starlet who's genuinely down-to-earth
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“in a landscape starved of representation, Santana was an oasis. A bold, well-rounded, hilarious woman of colour who was openly and unapologetically gay”
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Santana's second season coming-out scene was described as "one of the hallmarks of the entire series"
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2012· 8 entries
Awarded NewNowNext Awards (2012).
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Hosted the event again, this time in New York City as a co-host with Glee co-star Cory Monteith
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Collider said that Rivera was "arguably the only bright spot" of the season
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The musical duo 2Cellos released the second single to their second album, a cover of Muse's "Supermassive Black Hole" featuring vocals by Rivera
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Was selected by People en Español for their 50 Most Beautiful list, and was listed on FHM's 100 Sexiest Women list, coming in at number 39
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Nor in her career, with the media generally considering this a snub; The Daily Beast argued that she and other actors were overlooked because of their characters being young, while in 2020, Television Academy received cr
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Rivera was featured on a single by the music duo 2Cellos, performing a cover of the Muse song "Supermassive Black Hole"
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Rivera was listed by many critics and media outlets as deserving of a nomination; The Hollywood Reporter included her in their "Emmys 2012: Supporting Players" photoshoot, the annual class photo of the 25 top contenders
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2011· 4 entries
And 2012, she was ranked at number one on AfterEllen
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And – despite never releasing a studio album – released a single, "Sorry", in 2013
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The president of GLAAD said that Rivera's storyline as Santana was "one that hasn't been told on a prime-time network television show at that level, particularly by an LGBT teen of color"
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Rivera won her first ALMA Award for Favorite Female Music Artist; she won two more in 2012, in the categories of Favorite TV Actress – Leading Role in a Comedy and Female Music Artist
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2010· 5 entries
Awarded TV Land Award (2010).
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Awarded Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series for Glee (2010).
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Awarded American Music Award for Top Soundtrack for Glee: The Music, Volume 3 Showstoppers (2010).
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Shortly after splitting from Dorsey, due to the fact that her career was taking off with the success of Glee; she did not tell Dorsey about the abortion until they got back together in 2014, and said that he was supporti
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2011, and 2012, being ranked number 27 in 2012
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2009· 3 entries
And performed with Amber Riley at the 10th Annual Celebration of Dreams Event for the Dream Foundation in November 2011
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As Santana Lopez on the Fox television series Glee
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Rivera was cast as Santana Lopez, a high school cheerleader, on Fox's musical comedy series Glee, about a high school glee club
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2006· 1 entry
And 2007, she took part in a production of Mark E
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2002· 2 entries
Before returning to the show for ten episodes throughout its five-season run
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Also appeared in the music video for B2K's "Why I Love You"
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1987· 1 entry
Born 1987-01-12.
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1986· 1 entry
But divorced in 1996, and her mother was remarried to Charles Previtire in 1999; Rivera was close with her stepfather, but did not really know her grandparents
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