Naya Marie Rivera was born and raised in Valencia, California. Her brother is NFL player Mychal Rivera, and her younger sister is runway model Nickayla Rivera. At 8 or 9 months old, Rivera began to be represented by the same talent agent as her mother. Naya Rivera Dorsey is an American actress and singer who gained critical acclaim for her role as Santana Lopez on movie Glee. Additionally, she landed her first role as the young Hillary Winston on The Royal Family at the age of 4, for which she received a Young Artist Award nomination. Her first solo single “Sorry”, featuring American rapper Big Sean, was released on September 17, 2013, which is unperformed due to the trouble with politics.
Body Stats:
Height: 5 ft 5 in /165 cm
Weight: 53 kg /117 pounds
Shoe size: 9
Dress size: 8
Bra size: 32C
Measurements: 35-25-34 in /89-63.5-87 cm
Ethnicity: Mixed. Naya is ½ Puerto Rican, ¼ African American and ¼ German.
Hair Color: Black
Eye Color: Dark Brown
Bio:
Name: Naya Marie Rivera
Nickname: The Veiled Fairy, N’Nay, Bee
Date of Birth: January 12, 1987
Place of Birth: Valencia, California, USA
Place of Residence: Valencia, California, USA
Zodiac Sign: Capricorn
Education: Valencia High School
Social Networks:
- Twitter: NayaRivera
- Facebook: Naya
- Instagram: nayarivera
Fun Facts:
Relationships:
- Mark Salling (2010)
- Douglas Booth (2011)
- Chord Overstreet (2011)
- Matthew Hodgson (2011-2013)
- Big Sean (2013-2014)
- Ryan Dorsey (2014-Present)
Children: –
Awards and Honors:
- 2014 Nominated Teen Choice Award, Choice TV: Female Scene Stealer
- 2014 Won People’s Choice Award, Favorite TV Gal Pals
- 2014 Won BTVA Special/DVD Voice Acting Award, Best Female Vocal Performance in a TV Special/Direct-to-DVD Title or Theatrical Short
- 2012 Won NewNowNext Award
- 2012 Won ALMA Award, Favorite TV Actress – Leading Role In A Comedy
Hobbies and Interests: read
Favorite Color: Pink
Favorite Food: Sushi and Mexican food
Favorite Music: Coldplay
Favorite Perfume: Coco Chanel
Favorite Book: The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Favorite Sports: Football
Favorite Movie: Chaws
Favorite TV Show: Boy Meets World
Interesting Facts:
- She took up songwriting at the age of 15.
- In 2002, she appeared in the music video for B2K’s “Why I Love You”.
- She signs her autograph as a heart with her first name followed.
- She is real – life best friends with her on screen best friend, Heather Morris (Brittany S. Pierce)
- She has a signature dance, known as the “Naya Dance”She is connected to various organizations such as GLAAD, Stand Up to Cancer, The Elephant Project, The Trevor Project, and The Sunshine Foundation.
- She is left-handed.
- She likes to listen Lady Gaga(Lady Gaga Height and Weight Stats)
- She hates koi fish.
- Reality Tv is her biggest guilty pleasure.
- As of late 2010, the most expensive thing, she has ever bought is a purse worth $600.
- When she was 17 in high school, Naya worked as a greeter at Abercrombie & Fitch but quit to take a job selling memberships at Lake Elizabeth GoLf & Ranch Club.
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- Jessica Lowndes Height and Weight Stats
- Jessica Chastain Height and Weight Stats
- Lady Gaga Height and Weight Stats
