Naya Rivera is one of the most popular and richest TV Actress who was born on January 12, 1987 in Valencia, California, United States. Television audiences first became familiar with her role as Santana Lopez, on Fox’s hit show Glee. In 2010, she was awarded a Screen Actors Guild Award. Multiple times, she was awarded the American Latino Media Arts Award.
She was seen with She appeared with Omarion in the 2002 music video for B2K‘s song “Why I Love You.” during the 2002 music video of B2K’s song, “Why I Love You”.
Rivera appeared in commercials for Kmart as a baby, but her first significant acting job was at age 4 when she appeared as Hillary Winston in The Royal Family sitcom in 1991. The show received positive reviews and high ratings initially, but it was canceled soon after star Redd Foxx suffered a sudden heart attack on set. Rivera received a Young Artist Award nomination for her performance in the series.
Between 1992 and 2002, she had small roles in The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Family Matters, Live Shot, Baywatch, Smart Guy, The Jersey, House Blend, Even Stevens and The Master of Disguise. In 2002, she also appeared in the music video for B2K’s “Why I Love You”. She was hired for a single episode guest appearance on The Bernie Mac Show in 2002, but she was brought back to work on a further ten episodes throughout all five seasons. She was later featured in episodes of 8 Simple Rules and CSI: Miami. In between auditions and roles, Rivera worked jobs as a telemarketer, a nanny and a greeter at an Abercrombie & Fitch store. In 2006 and 2007, Rivera took part in a production of Mark E. Swinton’s play, U Don’t Know Me: The Musical, both in Los Angeles and when the production was taken on national tour. Rivera auditioned for an unspecified season of American Idol during the San Francisco auditions, she was cut in the first round.
She was raised in a family with one sister, She was raised with one sister, Nickayla, who became a model and her brother, Mychal, played in the NFL. She was engaged to rapper Big Sean before they called off the marriage in April 2014. She then married actor Ryan Dorsey in July 2014 and a year later they welcomed their first child, a son named Josey. The couple divorced in late 2017. who went on to become a model, and her brother, Mychal played in the NFL. After being engaged to rapper Big Sean, they ended their marriage in April 2014. In July 2014, she married actor Ryan Dorsey and one year later they had their first child, Josey. In late 2017, the couple split.
