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Kathleen Herles

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Kathleen Herles
Herles at GalaxyCon Columbus in 2023
Born (1990-11-13) November 13, 1990 (age 34)
Queens, New York, U.S.
OccupationVoice actress
Years active1997–present
Known forOriginal 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

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Herles was born in the Queens borough of New York City to Peruvian parents. She has studied ballet, tap, jazz, drama, and voice.[2] Herles was discovered by talent manager Shirley Grant of Shirley Grant Management at a talent and modeling convention when she was four years old.[3]

In 2007, Herles retired from voicing Dora to attend college at Pace University and was replaced by Caitlin Sanchez. However, her voice for the character was used in various media until 2009.[4][5]

Herles graduated from Pace University in 2012.

Awards and nominations

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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

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Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2000–07;
2019		 Dora the Explorer Dora, additional voices 102 episodes[9]
2005–07;
2009		 Go, Diego, Go! 7 episodes
2016 Dora and Friends: Into the City! Camp Counselor Episode: "Kate and Quackers"
2024 Dora Mami[10]
2024 Pinocchio Pinocchio, young Geppetto 1 episode

Video games

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Year Title Role Notes
2002 Dora the Explorer 3D Driving Adventure Dora[9]
Dora the Explorer 3D Backpack Adventure
Dora the Explorer: Backpack Adventure
Dora the Explorer: Lost City Adventure
2005 Dora the Explorer: Dance to the Rescue
Dora the Explorer: Journey to the Purple Planet
2006 Dora the Explorer: Dora's World Adventure
2008 Dora the Explorer: Dora Saves the Mermaids

References

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  1. ^ Kathleen Herles [@kathleenherles] (November 14, 2022). "I was 31 in this photo, but now I'm 32. #Birthday #November13". Retrieved August 22, 2023 – via Instagram.
  2. ^ Parents from Lima, studied ballet, tap, etc. Archived February 11, 2009, at the Wayback Machine Accessed December 1, 2008,
  3. ^ "Interview with Kathleen Herles, Voice of Dora the Explorer | Voices.com". March 2, 2009.
  4. ^ 2008 graduate of Deer Park High School, appeared in school productions... Archived February 11, 2009, at the Wayback Machine Accessed December 1, 2008,
  5. ^ Deer Park High School 2008 Senior Class Archived June 26, 2008, at the Wayback Machine Accessed June 24, 2008,
  6. ^ "'Ugly Betty' Tops 22nd Annual Imagen Awards - BuddyTV". August 7, 2007.
  7. ^ "Lipstick Alley". Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved August 28, 2012.
  8. ^ "39th NAACP Image Awards Show 2008 - Yahoo Voices - voices.yahoo.com". Archived from the original on July 29, 2014. Retrieved August 28, 2012.
  9. ^ a b "Kathleen Herles (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved 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. ^ "Paramount+ | Dora | About". paramountpressexpress.com. Retrieved February 29, 2024.
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