Kathleen Herles Explained

Kathleen Herles
Birth Date:	13 November 1990
Birth Place:	Queens, New York, U.S.
Occupation:	Voice actress
Years Active:	1997–present
Known For:	Original voice of Dora the Explorer

Kathleen Herles (born November 13, 1990^[1]) 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. Her parents are from Lima, Peru. She has studied ballet, tap, jazz, drama, and voice.^[2] 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.^[3]

In 2007, Herles retired from providing the voice for Dora in order to attend college. She was replaced by Caitlin Sanchez. However, her voice for the character would still be used in various media for another two years. Herles' final time providing the voice of Dora was in the episode, Diego and Dora Help Baby Monarch Get to the Festival from season 4 of Go, Diego, Go!, which aired on November 25, 2009.^{[4] [5]}

She graduated from Pace University in 2012.

Awards and nominations

In 2007, Herles was nominated for an Imagen Award for Best Television Actress.^[6]

She was nominated in 2007^[7] and 2008^[8] 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	Notes
2000–07; 2019	Dora the Explorer		102 episodes
2005–07; 2009	Go, Diego, Go!	Dora, Turtles, Flowers,	7 episodes
2016		Camp Counselor	Episode: "Kate and Quackers"
2024	Dora	Mami^[10]

Notes and References

1. Kathleen Herles. kathleenherles. Ck9f9rqsdBg. I was 31 in this photo, but now I'm 32. #Birthday #November13. August 22, 2023. November 14, 2022.
2. http://newsday.p2ionline.com/LIItHappened/popup/index.aspx?webstoryid=15716291 Parents from Lima, studied ballet, tap, etc.
3. Web site: Interview with Kathleen Herles, Voice of Dora the Explorer Voices.com. March 2, 2009 .
4. http://newsday.p2ionline.com/LIItHappened/popup/index.aspx?webstoryid=15716291 2008 graduate of Deer Park High School, appeared in school productions...
5. http://longisland.newsday.com/schools/seniors.php?id=773075 Deer Park High School 2008 Senior Class
6. Web site: 'Ugly Betty' Tops 22nd Annual Imagen Awards - BuddyTV. August 7, 2007 .
7. Web site: Lipstick Alley . August 28, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150402163912/http://www.lipstickalley.com/f15/2008-naacp-image-awards-nominees-114684/ . April 2, 2015 .
8. Web site: 39th NAACP Image Awards Show 2008 - Yahoo Voices - voices.yahoo.com . August 28, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140729003717/http://voices.yahoo.com/39th-naacp-image-awards-show-2008-906733.html . July 29, 2014 .
9. Web site: Kathleen Herles (visual voices guide). behindthevoiceactors.com. February 28, 2024. . 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..
10. Web site: Paramount+ | Dora | About|website=paramountpressexpress.com|access-date=February 29, 2024}} |||-| 2024 || Pinocchio] || Pinocchio, Young Geppetto || 1 episode|}

    Video games

    Year	Title	Role	Notes
    2002	Dora the Explorer 3D Driving Adventure	Dora
    	Dora the Explorer 3D Backpack Adventure
    	Dora the Explorer: Backpack Adventure	Dora
    	Dora the Explorer: Lost City Adventure
    2005	Dora the Explorer: Dance to the Rescue
    2006	Dora the Explorer: Dora's World Adventure
    2008	Dora the Explorer: Dora Saves the Mermaids	Dora, Silly Sea Creatures

    External links

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