Kathleen Herles (born November 13, 1990) is an American voice actress best known for being the original voice of Dora on Dora the Explorer for the first four seasons.
Career Herles was born in the Queens borough of New York City to Peruvian parents. She has studied ballet, tap, jazz, drama, and voice acting.2008 graduate of Deer Park High School, appeared in school productions... Accessed December 1, 2008 Herles was discovered by talent manager Shirley Grant of Shirley Grant Management at a talent and modeling convention when she was four years old.
In 2007, Herles retired from voicing Dora to attend college at Pace University and was replaced by Caitlin Sanchez and Fatima Ptacek. However, her voice for the character was used in various media until 2009.Deer Park High School 2008 Senior Class Accessed June 24, 2008,
Herles graduated from Pace University in 2012.
Awards and nominations In 2007, Herles was nominated for an Imagen Award for Best Television Actress.
She was nominated in 2007 and 2008 for an NAACP Image Award for NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Performance in a Youth/Children's Series or Special.
Filmography
Television Year Title Role Notes2000–07;2019Dora the ExplorerDora Márquez, additional voices102 episodes A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.2005–07;2009Go, Diego, Go!7 episodes2016Dora and Friends: Into the City!Camp CounselorEpisode: "Kate and Quackers"2024–DoraMami
Video games Year Title Role2002Dora the Explorer 3D Driving AdventureDoraDora the Explorer 3D Backpack AdventureDora the Explorer: Backpack AdventureDora the Explorer: Lost City Adventure2005Dora the Explorer: Dance to the RescueDora the Explorer: Journey to the Purple Planet2006Dora the Explorer: Dora's World Adventure2007Dora the Explorer: Dora Saves the Mermaids
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