Naya Rivera

Naya Rivera

Naya Rivera

Performer
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Naya Rivera

Performer

January 12, 1987

Santa Clarita, California

July 8, 2020

Naya Rivera was an American actress, singer, and model.

Best known for her role as Santana Lopez on the television show Glee, Rivera’s career began in commercials when she was a baby. Her first true acting effort came at the age of four, in the television series The Royal Family.

Rivera’s other television guest starring appearances include Step Up: High Water, American Dad, Devious Maids, The Naughty List, Girlfriends, CSI: Miami, The Bernie Mac Show, 8 Simple Rules, Soul Food, Even Stevens, Baywatch, Family Matters, and The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.

She also appeared on the silver screen in The Master of Disguise (2002), Frankenhood (2009), Glee: 3D Concert Movie (2011), At The Devil’s Door (2014), and Mad Families (2017).

Rivera died July 8, 2020, in Piru, California. She was 33.

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