Naya Rivera
Naya Marie Rivera (January 12, 1987) is an American actress and singer best known for her role as Santana Lopez on the FOX show Glee. Naya grew up in and around Los Angeles and has spent most of her years appearing in numerous television shows, including bit parts on Fresh Prince of Bel Air and Family Matters. Naya is half Puerto Rican, quarter African, and quarter German descent, giving her a unique look.
Naya is also the newest celebrity to advocate for Proactiv and her commercial has been seen on E! and MTV.
When not on set, Rivera donates her time and talent to raising money for cancer research and for HIV/AIDS education, awareness and prevention; and helping young women and girls overcome self-esteem issues and reach their full potential.
Naya is also the newest celebrity to advocate for Proactiv and her commercial has been seen on E! and MTV.
When not on set, Rivera donates her time and talent to raising money for cancer research and for HIV/AIDS education, awareness and prevention; and helping young women and girls overcome self-esteem issues and reach their full potential.
Filmography (some uncredited roles are not listed)
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Glee (TV series) 2009-2012
Santana Lopez (currently airing third season)
Frankenhood 2009
Hottie
CSI: Miami (TV series) 2008
Rachel Calvado (1 episode)
The Bernie Mac Show (TV series) 2002-2006
Donna (10 episodes)
8 Simple Rules (TV series) 2004
Nice Girl (1 episode)
Soul Food (TV series) 2003
Lauryn (2 episodes)
The Master of Disguise 2002
Captain America Kid
Even Stevens (TV series) 2002
Charlene (1 episode)
House Blend (TV movie) 2002
Chloe
Smart Guy (TV series) 1997-1999
Kelly / Tanya (2 episodes)
1996 Baywatch (TV series) 1996
Willa (1 episode)
Live Shot (TV series) 1995
Ann (1 episode)
Family Matters (TV series) 1992-1993
Gwendolyn (3 episodes)
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (TV series) 1993
Cindy (1 episode)
The Royal Family (TV series) 1991-1992
Hillary Winston (15 episodes)
Santana Lopez (currently airing third season)
Frankenhood 2009
Hottie
CSI: Miami (TV series) 2008
Rachel Calvado (1 episode)
The Bernie Mac Show (TV series) 2002-2006
Donna (10 episodes)
8 Simple Rules (TV series) 2004
Nice Girl (1 episode)
Soul Food (TV series) 2003
Lauryn (2 episodes)
The Master of Disguise 2002
Captain America Kid
Even Stevens (TV series) 2002
Charlene (1 episode)
House Blend (TV movie) 2002
Chloe
Smart Guy (TV series) 1997-1999
Kelly / Tanya (2 episodes)
1996 Baywatch (TV series) 1996
Willa (1 episode)
Live Shot (TV series) 1995
Ann (1 episode)
Family Matters (TV series) 1992-1993
Gwendolyn (3 episodes)
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (TV series) 1993
Cindy (1 episode)
The Royal Family (TV series) 1991-1992
Hillary Winston (15 episodes)
Photos of Naya
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Awards and Special Honors
AfterEllen, a popular lesbian site, listed Naya in their Hot 100 list in 2010, coming in at number 62. She jumped to number 1 in 2011!
Naya Rivera hosted the 22nd GLAAD Media Awards in San Francisco in 2011 and the 24th GLAAD Media Awards in NYC with Cory Monteith in 2012.
In July 2011, Rivera was nominated for two ALMA awards, in the categories of "Favorite Female Music Artist" and "Favorite TV Actress - Leading Role in a Comedy". She won "Favorite Female Music Artist," beating out J.Lo and other high-profile music stars without even having an album released (besides singles from Glee).
BuddyTV ranked her #3 on its "TV's 100 Sexiest Women of 2011" list.
She received a great amount of critical praise for both her acting and her singing performances in the latter part of Season Two and the beginning of Season Three. As 2011 ended, she or her character were on many "Best Of" lists, including HitFix.com's 25 Breakout Stars of 2011, TV Guide's Best Performances of 2011, MTV's Best TV Characters of 2011, Yahoo!'s Television Without Pity 2011 TV's Most Valuable Performers, as well as others.
Naya was on the Cover of 2011 November issue of FHM magazine in US, UK, and Australia.
She is now the spokesperson of Proactiv Solution.
Is on the May 2012 cover of Latina Magazine.
Naya Rivera is nominated for a 2012 NewNowNext Award. She is in the category "'Cause You"re Hot" with Jessica Lange, Novak Djokovic, Henry Cavill, Paula Patton, and Channing Tatum.
10 Things about Naya Rivera
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Naya Trivia
Has 5 tattoos; A small bow on the back of her neck, the word "Love" written in Hebrew on the inside of her right wrist, a large cross on her lower back, a small peace sign on the inside of her left ankle, and a shooting star on the top of her right foot.She took up songwriting at the age of 15.
Naya is left-handed.
Has been to Michael Jackson's Neverland Ranch twice. She was invited by Jackson's niece, who she met while auditioning when she was younger.
Naya's brother, Mychal, plays football for the University of Tennessee and her sister, Nickayla, was recently featured modeling in Vogue magazine.
Is often seen doing "the Naya Dance" in background moments of Glee.
Her best friend is Heather Morris, who plays Brittany in Glee.
Has previously worked at Abercrombie and Fitch, Hooters, and a golf resort.
Her first concert was No Doubt.
Nuthin' but a Glee Thing
Heather Morris, who plays Brittany on Glee, made a video on FunnyorDie with her roommate, Ashley Lendzion. Naya was featured.
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Proactiv Commercial
A LQ version of the commercial. Whenever a higher quality one is put on Youtube, I will change the link.
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Google News
- Naya Rivera and Cory Monteith Sign Up as 'Glee Project' Mentors
- Glee star Lea Michele will serve as the guest mentor for the premiere, and now The Hollywood Reporter has learned that Cory Monteith and Naya Rivera will also show up to guide the aspiring Glee stars. Monteith will show up in the show's third episode ...
- Naya Rivera de stripper y bailando en tubo antes de ser famosa (VIDEO)
- Naya Rivera interpreta a Santana, la abiertamente lesbiana chica ruda de 'Glee'. Pero antes de que se volviera famosa, la actriz de 25 años, quien es mitad puertorriqueña, también tuvo que empezar su carrera con papeles un tanto... dudosos.
- Cory Monteith, Naya Rivera and Winner Samuel Larsen Join Second Season of The ...
- Glee graduates Cory Monteith (Finn Hudson) and Naya Rivera (Santana Lopez) as well as Glee Project winner Samuel Larsen will join the second season of The Glee Project, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Monteith, Rivera and Larsen will all appear as ...
- Tyler Posey, 'Teen Wolf' Star, Is All Grown Up: 'Then & Now' (PHOTO)
- Half-Puerto Rican actress Naya Rivera is a fan favorite on FOX's hit show, "Glee." As Santana Lopez, a bitchy former cheerio turned Glee club member, Naya has the best lines of any character on the show. Our favorite? "Only straight I am is straight-up ...
Naya on Royal Family
Royal Family was Naya's first regular role on television. Unfortunately, in the fall of 1991, series star Redd Foxx collapsed and died after the show had completed only seven episodes. After a brief hiatus, the show returned in May 1992 with Jackee added to the cast as Ruth but the show never regained the original ratings.
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Naya on The Fresh Prince of Bel Air
Naya was featured in Hilary's fantasy in an one-time appearance.
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Naya in Family Matters
Naya was in three episodes of Family Matters as Gwendolyn. This is her first appearance.
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Naya in Even Stevens
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Naya in Girlfriends
Naya was uncredited in this television show from 2008. Her first line is hilarious!
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Naya in Glee
Naya plays Santana Lopez, a lesbian from Lima Heights Adjacent who is in love with her best friend, Brittany. Naya started out as a background character in the first half of season one and has now become one of the core characters and has confirmed that she will be appearing in season four. This clip shows the most popular performance from season three, "Rumour Has It/Someone Like You" from the episode Mash-Off.
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iTunes
Some songs in which Naya appears.
| Track | Artist | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Science Fiction Double Feature (Glee Cast Version) | Glee Cast | Glee: The Music - The Rocky Horror Glee Show | |
| Rumour Has It / Someone Like You (Glee Cast Version) | Glee Cast | Glee: The Music, Vol. 7 | |
| We Are Young (Glee Cast Version) | Glee Cast | We Are Young (Glee Cast Version) - Single | |
| Like a Virgin (Glee Cast Version) [feat. Jonathan Groff] | Glee Cast | Glee: The Music, The Complete Season One | |
| The Boy Is Mine (Glee Cast Version) | Glee Cast | Glee: The Music, The Complete Season One | |
| Me Against the Music (Glee Cast Version) | Glee Cast | Glee: The Music, Vol. 4 | |
| Toxic (Glee Cast Version) | Glee Cast | Glee: The Music, Vol. 4 | |
| River Deep, Mountain High (Glee Cast Version) | Glee Cast | Glee: The Music, Vol. 4 | |
| Valerie (Glee Cast Version) | Glee Cast | Glee: The Music, Vol. 4 | |
| Thriller / Heads Will Roll (Glee Cast Version) | Glee Cast | Glee: The Music, Vol. 5 | |
| Landslide (Glee Cast Version) [feat. Gwyneth Paltrow] | Glee Cast | Glee: The Music, Vol. 5 | |
| Trouty Mouth (Glee Cast Version) | Glee Cast | Trouty Mouth (Glee Cast Version) - Single | |
| Back to Black (Glee Cast Version) | Glee Cast | Back to Black (Glee Cast Version) - Single | |
| Songbird (Glee Cast Version) | Glee Cast | Glee: The Music, Vol. 6 | |
| Dancing Queen (Glee Cast Version) | Glee Cast | Glee: The Music, Vol. 6 | |
| We Got the Beat (Glee Cast Version) | Glee Cast | We Got the Beat (Glee Cast Version) - Single | |
| Candyman (Glee Cast Version) | Glee Cast | Candyman (Glee Cast Version) - Single | |
| It's All Over (Glee Cast Version) | Glee Cast | It's All Over (Glee Cast Version) - Single | |
| A Boy Like That (Glee Cast Version) | Glee Cast | A Boy Like That (Glee Cast Version) - Single | |
| America (Glee Cast Version) | Glee Cast | America (Glee Cast Version) - Single | |
| Hit Me With Your Best Shot / One Way or Another (Glee Cast Version) | Glee Cast | Hit Me With Your Best Shot / One Way or Another (Glee Cast Version) - Single | |
| I Kissed a Girl (Glee Cast Version) | Glee Cast | I Kissed a Girl (Glee Cast Version) - Single | |
| Constant Craving (Glee Cast Version) | Glee Cast | Glee: The Music, Vol. 7 | |
| Survivor / I Will Survive (Glee Cast Version) | Glee Cast | Survivor / I Will Survive (Glee Cast Version) - Single | |
| Santa Baby (Glee Cast Version) | Glee Cast | Glee: The Music, The Christmas Album, Vol. 2 | |
| The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face (Glee Cast Version) | Glee Cast | The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face (Glee Cast Version) - Single | |
| We Found Love (Glee Cast Version) | Glee Cast | We Found Love (Glee Cast Version) - Single | |
| Bad (Glee Cast Version) | Glee Cast | Bad (Glee Cast Version) - Single | |
| Smooth Criminal (Glee Cast Version) [feat. 2CELLOS (Sulic & Hauser)] | Glee Cast | Smooth Criminal (Glee Cast Version) [feat. 2CELLOS (Sulic & Hauser)] - Single |
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