Kathleen Herles (born November 13, 1990) is a former American voice actress, best known for being the original voice of Dora on Dora the Explorer for the first four seasons from 2000–2007 and Go, Diego, Go!.
Kathleen Herles | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 13, 1990 New York City, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Voice actress |
| Years active | 1997–present |
| Known for | Original voice of Dora the Explorer from 2000-2008 |
Herles was born in the Queens borough of New York City. Her parents are from Lima, Peru. She has studied ballet, tap, jazz, drama, and voice.[1] She takes piano lessons. She was discovered by talent manager Shirley Grant of Shirley Grant Management at a talent and modeling convention when she was 4 years old.[2] She graduated from Pace University in 2012.
She is a 2008 graduate of Deer Park High School, where she appeared in school productions of The Wiz and Footloose.
In 2007-2008, Herles was asked to stop doing the voice for Dora The Explorer by Nickelodeon and was replaced by Caitlin Sanchez.
Herles' final time providing the voice of Dora the Explorer, along with the original cast of Go, Diego, Go! (like Jake T. Austin), was in the feature-length TV special, Diego's Great Polar Bear Rescue, which aired on September 18, 2009. [3][4]
Awards and nominations
In 2007, Herles was nominated for an Imagen Award for Best Television Actress.[5]
She was nominated in 2007[6] and 2008[7] for a NAACP Image Award for NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Performance in a Youth/Children's Series or Special.
References
- ^ Parents from Lima, studied ballet, tap, etc. Archived February 11, 2009, at the Wayback Machine Accessed December 1, 2008,
- ^ http://blogs.voices.com/voxdaily/2009/03/kathleen_herles_original_voice.html
- ^ 2008 graduate of Deer Park High School, appeared in school productions... Archived February 11, 2009, at the Wayback Machine Accessed December 1, 2008,
- ^ Deer Park High School 2008 Senior Class Archived June 26, 2008, at the Wayback Machine Accessed June 24, 2008,
- ^ http://www.buddytv.com/articles/ugly-betty/ugly-betty-tops-22nd-annual-im-9134.aspx
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved August 28, 2012.
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