Naya Rivera has been acting in television roles since the early 1990s, but she’s best known for the role of Santana Lopez on Fox’s musical series “Glee,” on which she starred from 2009 to 2015. Here is a list of 11 of Rivera’s most memorable roles throughout her career, from her beginnings as a child actress in the early up through her most recent role in “Step Up: High Water.”
“The Royal Family” – Hilary Winston
Rivera’s first television role was as Hilary Winston in the CBS sitcom “The Royal Family” when she was just four years old.
“Family Matters” – Gwendolyn
In 1992, she played another little girl named Gwendolyn in three episodes of “Family Matters.” In one scene in the episode “Heart Strings,” she asks Steve Urkel for love advice.
“Bay Watch” – Willa
She also appeared in one 1996 episode of “Baywatch” called “Scorcher” as a girl named Willa who gets lost on the beach.
“The Royal Family” – Hilary Winston
Rivera’s first television role was as Hilary Winston in the CBS sitcom “The Royal Family” when she was just four years old.
“Family Matters” – Gwendolyn
In 1992, she played another little girl named Gwendolyn in three episodes of “Family Matters.” In one scene in the episode “Heart Strings,” she asks Steve Urkel for love advice.
“Bay Watch” – Willa
She also appeared in one 1996 episode of “Baywatch” called “Scorcher” as a girl named Willa who gets lost on the beach.
- 7/9/2020
- by Margeaux Sippell
- The Wrap
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