Kathleen Herles
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Kathleen Herles (born November 13, 1990) 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, and voice.[1] 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.[2]
She is a 2008 graduate of Deer Park High School, where she appeared in school productions like "The Wiz," and "Footloose."[3][4] Ms. Herles is also a self-proclaimed Pentecostal who performed at the UPCI North American Youth Congress 2007 in Charlotte, North Carolina.
[edit] References
- ^ Parents from Lima, studied ballet, tap, etc. Accessed December 1, 2008,
- ^ http://blogs.voices.com/voxdaily/2009/03/kathleen_herles_original_voice.html
- ^ 2008 graduate of Deer Park High School, appeared in school productions... Accessed December 1, 2008,
- ^ Deer Park High School 2008 Senior Class Accessed June 24, 2008,

