Kathleen Herles
Encyclopedia
Kathleen Herles is an American
voice actress, best known for being the original voice of Dora in Dora the Explorer
.
Herles was born in Queens
, New York City
. Her parents are from Lima, Peru. She has studied ballet, tap, jazz, drama, hip-hop and voice. As of writing 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, and is currently attending Pace University
.
She is a 2008 graduate of Deer Park High School
, where she appeared in school productions like "The Wiz," and "Footloose."
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voice actress, best known for being the original voice of Dora in Dora the Explorer
Dora the Explorer
Dora the Explorer is an American animated television series created by Chris Gifford, Valerie Walsh, and Eric Weiner. Dora the Explorer became a regular series in 2000. The show is carried on the Nickelodeon cable television network, including the associated Nick Jr. channel. It aired on CBS until...
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Herles was born in Queens
Queens
Queens is the easternmost of the five boroughs of New York City. The largest borough in area and the second-largest in population, it is coextensive with Queens County, an administrative division of New York state, in the United States....
, New York City
New York City
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. Her parents are from Lima, Peru. She has studied ballet, tap, jazz, drama, hip-hop and voice. As of writing 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, and is currently attending Pace University
Pace University
Pace University is an American private, co-educational, and comprehensive multi-campus university in the New York metropolitan area with campuses in New York City and Westchester County, New York.-Programs:...
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She is a 2008 graduate of Deer Park High School
Deer Park High School (New York)
Deer Park High School is a public high school in the town of Deer Park in suburban Long Island, New York. It is the only high school in the Deer Park School Union Free School District and serves students in grades 9–12.-Academics:...
, where she appeared in school productions like "The Wiz," and "Footloose."