Naya Rivera

Naya Marie Rivera ( born January 12, 1987 in Valencia, California) is an American actress, best known for her role as Santana Lopez from the television series Glee.

Life and career

Your ethnic background describes Rivera himself as follows: "I am half Puerto Rican, a quarter German and a quarter African-American ." Her mother named her after a mermaid from the U.S. television series Fantasy Iceland. Rivera has a younger brother, who plays in the NFL and a younger sister, who has been working as a model. At a young age she began her career in show business since her mother worked as a model and actress herself. Since then, Rivera has modeled for K -Mart, among others, appeared in music videos for various artists, and she regularly performed in the U.S. television series. Her breakthrough achieved Rivera in the U.S. and in Germany with the television series Glee, where she plays the lesbian cheerleader Santana Lopez.

In May 2011 it was announced that Rivera has signed a deal with Columbia Records to produce a solo album. It is also to hear from the 2Cellos to Muse - Supermassive Black Hole Cover to see as well as in the music video. The song was released as the second single from the second studio album of cello duos in December 2012.

On September 17, 2013, it released its first single, "Sorry" featuring Big Sean, with whom she is also romantically involved. The end of 2013 gave the couple his engagement known.

Rivera has worked for various charitable organizations. So it supports, for example, cancer research and campaigns against animal cruelty.

Filmography (selection)

Awards and nominations

  • 2010: Screen Actors Guild Award - Best Acting Ensemble - Comedy for Glee
  • 2011: ALMA Award - Best Singer
  • 2012: ALMA Award - Best Singer
  • 2012: ALMA Award - Best Performance in a TV Series - Actress for Glee
  • 2014: People's Choice Awards - Favorite TV Gal Pals for Glee ( with Lea Michele )

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