Naya Rivera

  American singer, actress and media personality Naya Rivera was a multi-millionaire worth in excess of $5 million at the time of her death in July 2020. Naya Rivera became famous for her performance in the character of Santana Lopez, a vicious and cold-hearted cheerleader on "Glee". "She was born on the 12th of January 1987, in Valencia, California. Rivera is one-quarter African One quarter German and half Puerto Rican. Her mother relocated to Los Angeles in order to pursue a career as a model. Yolanda Previtire was her mother and a former model. George Rivera worked in various IT positions. The year her parents got married was prior to when Rivera was born in 1986. They were married until 1996 and then divorced. Charles Previtire was her mother's second husband. After having graduated from Valencia High School, she went to Santa Clarita's Valencia High School. She was a newborn when she began performing in advertisements for Kmart however, she did not get her first significant acting job until she was four when she began acting as Hillary Winston in the sitcom "The Royal Family," which was produced by Eddie Murphy from 1991 to 1992. Naya was in fifteen episodes.