Naya Rivera

Early life

Naya Marie Rivera was born in Valencia, California, on January 12, 1987. She was raised in Valencia and lived in or around Los Angeles for most of her life. She was of African-American, German, and Puerto Rican descent.{{efn|Rivera self-described her race as "one-quarter African-American, one-quarter German and one-half Puerto Rican". Her father is Puerto Rican, while her mother is of African-American and German descent. Her mother, Yolanda Previtire (née White), is a real estate agent and former model, while her father, George Rivera, worked various IT jobs including positions at Disney and Universal Music. and who organized protests with and was represented by activist and lawyer Lloyd Barbee.

Rivera did not grow up speaking Spanish at home, and later learned to speak it. and her younger sister is runway model Nickayla Rivera (b. 1994). During the time her parents were married, the family's income would fluctuate dramatically, sometimes allowing them to live lavishly, and other times leaving them struggling;

At 8 or 9 months old, Rivera began to be represented by the same talent agent as her mother, who had moved to Los Angeles to pursue modeling. Rivera was a fan of Michael Jackson from a young age and became friends with one of Jackson's nieces as a child actress on the audition circuit, visiting Neverland Ranch twice (though not with Jackson present). She also met Tupac Shakur as a child; he was a fan of her acting and went over to introduce himself after spotting her family at LAX. and racism.

Career

1991–2008: ''The Royal Family'' and early career

Rivera appeared in commercials for Kmart as a baby, but her first significant acting job was at the age of four when she appeared as Hillary Winston on the CBS sitcom The Royal Family in 1991. As she could not read the scripts, she would learn her lines through recitation and memorize them. This skill stayed with her, as she was known for learning lines quickly and always performed them perfectly on set. which Rivera witnessed; the series was retooled after Foxx's death, but was eventually canceled.

As a child and teen actor between 1992 and 2002, Rivera was part of the golden age of black sitcoms, Growing up mixed-race in the entertainment industry, she found that her ethnicity could both help and stifle her opportunities; sometimes she found that she could not be typecast by casting directors because she "wasn't Black enough, or Latina enough" and struggled to get roles as either ethnicity, but has also said that she "could play a lot of different ethnicities, from just plain old dark-skinned white girl, to Latino, to African-American", broadening the roles she could audition for. This also concerned her, feeling that she may have been chosen for modeling jobs to be the "ethnic girl". In 2016, she discussed how she still faced racism in casting at this point in her career, using the example of an audition where she was told that the part was instead cast to a white woman because "the size of [her] lips [was] distracting to male execs", saying: "does she know that's racist? I'm Hispanic and black; you can't say that".

As she was getting older, she was featured in episodes of 8 Simple Rules and CSI: Miami. She also recorded music as a teenager, with her father sneaking her into his workplace, By this point, she was working less frequently. In between auditions and roles, Rivera worked jobs as a telemarketer, a nanny, and a greeter at an Abercrombie & Fitch store. In 2006 and 2007, she took part in a production of Mark E. Swinton's play, U Don't Know Me: The Musical, both in Los Angeles and when the production was taken on national tour. In March 2008, Rivera began studying screenwriting at New York Film Academy, graduating the same year.

2009–2011: Breakthrough with ''Glee''

In 2009, Rivera was cast as Santana Lopez, a high school cheerleader, on Fox's musical comedy series Glee, about a high school glee club. She auditioned for the opportunity "to sing, dance and act all in the same show", and because she was a fan of co-creator Ryan Murphy's previous work on Nip/Tuck. She drew on her own high school experience of unpopularity to prepare for the role, as well as watching films including Mean Girls to "really get in the zone and feel like a bitchy sophomore". Rivera described her character Santana as "a bit of a bad girl" The LA Times wrote that Rivera was "woefully underused for much of Glee first season", though Santana played a more prominent part in the last nine episodes of it; Rivera said at the time that "Santana's been wreaking havoc with people's boyfriends and people's babies and teachers – she's the high school terror, and she's going to continue to be the villain". Rivera continued as a nanny while working on the first three episodes of Glee, not knowing if they would bring her back; Murphy was so impressed by her that he "convinced the network" to contract her at this point.

After having her screen time and musical involvement increased in the second half of the first season, Rivera was promoted to series regular as of the beginning of the second season, something said to be earned because her "magnetism on screen was undeniable". and is celebrated for the representation that Santana and her portrayal of the character provide, one feature on Rivera's legacy said that "in a landscape starved of representation, Santana was an oasis. A bold, well-rounded, hilarious woman of colour who was openly and unapologetically gay". Rivera and Morris played girlfriends and ultimately wives on the show; Rivera said that the pair were comfortable filming intimate scenes, but that these became awkward because "all the guys wanted to visit the set".

In 2011, Rivera won her first ALMA Award for Favorite Female Music Artist; TV Guide Best Performances of 2011, and MTV's Best TV Characters of 2011. In 2020, Santana appeared on the Thrillist list of the 100 Greatest TV Characters of the 21st Century, ranking at number 85 and the only Glee character included. In the third season, Rivera's character Santana was outed and began to publicly accept her sexuality, giving Rivera more complex and emotional storylines. and worked with Gloria Estefan, who was cast as Santana's mother. Estefan said that she studied Rivera's performance as inspiration for her own character, explaining: "I already knew [Santana] was very sarcastic, but [she] also has a heart, [...] So her mother had to be tough as nails, but with that little sarcastic edge", while also being supportive. Discussing Emmy nominations in 2012, Collider said that Rivera was "arguably the only bright spot" of the season. Study Breaks highlighted that while Santana had impactful storylines about her sexuality, she strayed from the "popular trope" of queer characters being defined by their queerness, as "she also stars in many other storylines in the show. The writers of Glee make it abundantly clear that Santana is a lesbian, but she is also a fierce, motivated dreamer who loves and loses like everyone else", with the article adding that her "firm sense of self goes beyond her race and sexuality".

As the 64th Primetime Emmy Awards approached in 2012, Rivera was listed by many critics and media outlets as deserving of a nomination; The Hollywood Reporter included her in their "Emmys 2012: Supporting Players" photoshoot, the annual class photo of the 25 top contenders across the various Supporting performance categories, and she was honored by media outlets like E!, HitFix, and TV Guide. She was chosen by the Television Academy to host the "Countdown to the Emmys" video for the then-upcoming awards ceremony, a video introduction to each year's ceremony that is watched by an estimated 25 million people. For the awards, Rivera submitted the Glee episode "Mash Off" for consideration in the Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series category (an episode that had generated much Emmy attention) because it "was so well rounded. [Glee is] a comedy but [she] also got to show off some dramatic aspects of the character" in it. The Daily Beast argued that she and other actors were overlooked because of their characters being young, while in 2020, Television Academy received criticism for years of Latin under-representation at the Emmys.

2012–2014: Musical solo debut and film debut

Rivera remained in a principal role on Glee in its fourth and fifth seasons from 2012 to 2014. While working on the later seasons of Glee, Rivera undertook other projects. In May 2011, it was announced that she had signed a deal with Columbia Records to produce a solo album; she said she had "been waiting for this day ever since [she] was a little girl" and that "it's always been [her] dream to release [her] own music". In 2012, the musical duo 2Cellos released the second single to their second album, a cover of Muse's "Supermassive Black Hole" featuring vocals by Rivera. She also starred in the music video for the song. Rivera and 2Cellos had first met and worked together with Grant Gustin for a song featured on Glee, with the cellists thinking that Rivera's "sexy voice" would be perfect for their Muse cover. At a point in the early production of the 2012 movie adaptation of The Hunger Games, Rivera had been considered for the role of Katniss Everdeen, a part she did not get, and was later a favorite to be cast as Johanna Mason in the sequel Catching Fire, a role she said she "would love to play".

When the fourth season of Glee went into production, Rivera expressed a desire for more of her character's family to be shown and for her to have more Spanish dialogue to "really celebrate the culture", saying that there should be more Latin characters; Vulture said that Rivera was "the best part of [the fourth season], even if she hasn't been in every episode"; Santana's stories included separating with Morris' character Brittany and moving to New York City. In the summer of 2013, Complex described her as "the biggest star on the [show]" with her own "cult-like fan base". Production of the fifth season of Glee was briefly postponed following the death of actor Cory Monteith as it was due to begin filming in July 2013; Rivera was close to Monteith and provided a statement that said he "always will be a part of [her] own family", as well as leading a moment of silence for him at the Giffoni Film Festival on July 24, 2013. In the fifth season, Santana embarks on a new relationship with Demi Lovato's character Dani before returning to Brittany, though Rivera did not appear in the season finale.

Rivera's debut single "Sorry", featuring rapper Big Sean, was released as a digital download on September 17, 2013. While her most popular performances on Glee were softer ballads, she chose to write "something a little more glossy and soulful" for her own music and worked with her own team, including Glee drummer John Lock, rather than go with Columbia's suggestions; she said she told the label: "This is what I'm doing. Get on or get off. I think ["Sorry"] is a summer song, and I want it on the radio by the end of the summer". The single quickly reached the top 40 on the Billboard Rhythmic chart and the top 10 of the iTunes download chart. However, production on the album "kind of halted" due to "so many things going on". Rivera said: "Politics got involved so I've been putting it on the back burner". During this period she starred in an M&M's commercial titled "Love Ballad" that aired during Super Bowl XLVII on February 3, 2013, as the girlfriend of the anthropomorphic "Red" M&M character, and voiced a rebellious reindeer character called Sparkle in the 2013 Christmas movie The Naughty List, for which she won a voice acting award.

At the Devil's Door, Rivera's debut feature film, in which she played the lead role of Vera, premiered at the South by Southwest Film Festival in Austin, Texas, on March 9, 2014. The film has been described by its director, Nicholas McCarthy, as "a unique kind of genre film I think, almost like a Rubik's Cube of a horror movie". Rivera explained that "there wasn't much screaming. It's not a jumpy film." It continued to play at festivals, receiving mixed reviews. Rivera's acting, however, received praise. Edgar Chaput of Sound on Sight called Rivera "the standout [and] the most natural performance in the film", and Marsha McCreadie of Film Journal wrote that the film "doesn't pick up steam until late in the story, when Rivera carries the narrative". Diabolique magazine's Jeremy Kibler wrote: "Coming primarily from a TV background and fun to watch [...] the eye-grabbing Naya Rivera adjusts to the big screen with ease in front of the camera. Her Vera is headstrong and rigid but cut with just the right amount of vulnerability".

On May 1, 2014, it was reported that Columbia had dismissed Rivera because her debut single had underperformed, but Rivera's representative released a statement to news outlets stating that such claims were false, and they may pursue legal action to ensure Rivera's creditability. Rivera subsequently worked on a project with Guillermo Díaz, directing a short film PSA about the effect of immigration on children and their parents. Díaz's part of the project focuses on telling the stories of young DREAMers and the fear they have of their mothers being deported, and Rivera's part explores the culture of immigrants in the United States. The film is visually very stylized, and incorporates 360-degree shots. Rivera told Buzzfeed at the time that "immigration shows how beautiful America is as a country, how diverse it is [...] it's what you get when you have different cultures in one place. If everybody thought that way, [immigration] would be more of a no-brainer".

2015–2020: Return to television

In 2015, Rivera portrayed the recurring role of Blanca Alvarez in the third season of Lifetime's drama series Devious Maids, and from 2014 to 2015 was a recurring guest host of The View. Rivera was the first person considered for the role of Blanca on Devious Maids, as the producers were "very interested in having a name actress play the role"; they initially did not really think that Rivera would be interested. Mitchel Broussard for We Got This Covered said that she was "maybe [the] most interesting" part of the season, and that her storyline "oozed the show's telenovela origins". Rivera was also working on music with Gloria Estefan around this time after having met on Glee; Rivera's pregnancy "sidetracked" this partnership and they did not produce anything.

Rivera wrote a memoir called Sorry Not Sorry: Dreams, Mistakes, and Growing Up, published in September 2016, which was something she had decided to do while hosting The View and being suddenly struck when an audience member asked her what it was like to be a role model, feeling that she was in Santana's shadow. She decided to reveal more about her life and choices so that she could better feel like she deserved the title. Jarett Wieselman of BuzzFeed News wrote at the time of its release that the book was important to Rivera because "she was very pregnant when Glee ended, so it was basically impossible to capitalize on the show's momentum", but she could still write. After the birth of her son, Josey, in September 2015, Rivera chose to take some time off acting to spend with him because of the disruptive lifestyle that comes with filming for television. She returned with a secondary character role in another film, Mad Families, in 2017. The film focuses on three families (one white, one Latino, and one African-American) being forced together on a camping trip, with Rivera's "peacemaker" character Felipa being involved with both the Latino and Black families. In 2018, she auditioned for the role of Anita in the 2021 remake of West Side Story with the song "America", a song and role that she had performed on Glee.

Rivera was announced as part of the cast for the YouTube Red series Step Up: High Water in 2017, taking the leading role of school administrator and dance instructor Collette Jones, alongside Ne-Yo and Faizon Love. The show's executive producer, Adam Shankman, had directed Rivera in the Glee episode "The Rocky Horror Glee Show" and helped her prepare for her first solo in it. He said that Rivera took the leading role in Step Up as "a favor" to him before becoming "the mother of [the] whole cast" and the show's "North Star". Showrunner Holly Sorensen recalled that Collette was one of the last characters to be cast; Shankman called Rivera as soon as she was discussed for the role and Rivera was immediately enthusiastic. Rivera said during the second season that the show felt like home in the way making Glee did. The series moved to Starz in May 2020, and Rivera was announced to be continuing her role; at the time, the third season was in production, but no timetable for its release was given. Sorensen said Rivera was "more excited than she's ever been for a season of TV". After Rivera's death, Deadline reported that the third season would be rewritten, but "not right away" as the series took a production hiatus to allow the cast and crew to process Rivera's death.

In 2019, it had been reported that the comic Batman: The Long Halloween was being adapted into a two-part animated film for DC Universe Animated Original Movies, with Rivera voicing Catwoman. The first part was released on June 22, 2021, and is dedicated in her memory; the second part was released a month later.

Public image

During her career, Rivera appeared on the covers of several magazines, including Cosmopolitan, Maxim, Rolling Stone, FHM, Complex, Glow, Prestige, The Hollywood Reporter, Cosmo for Latinas, Latina, Fit Pregnancy and Baby and Galore. She was highly ranked on various magazines' most attractive lists. She made the Maxim Hot 100 list in 2010, 2011, and 2012, being ranked number 27 in 2012. For two years, in 2011 and 2012, she was ranked at number one on AfterEllen.com's "Hot 100" list, ranking at number three in 2013. In 2012 she was selected by People en Español for their 50 Most Beautiful list, and was listed on *FHM'''s 100 Sexiest Women list, coming in at number 39. In May 2013, she posed nude in an issue of *Allure'' magazine.

Rivera was named one of The Hollywood Reporter's 35 under 35 Latinos in Entertainment in September 2012, and in October 2012 she was featured in the third episode of MTV's series This Is How I Made It. In the episode, Rivera recounted her childhood career as an actress and a model, as well as the lean times that came between the age of 16 and 21, leading up to her big break when cast on Glee. In 2013, Complex described her as "the rarest of Hollywood types: a young starlet who's genuinely down-to-earth." and became a brand ambassador for hair loss solution brand NIOXIN in March 2017, after experiencing hair loss after giving birth.

Representation and legacy

With her diverse acting roles, Rivera is seen as having been one of the earliest, most prominent, and most profound examples of both Afro-Latino representation and queer Latinx (as Santana in Glee) representation on prime time television. Rivera has been described as a gay icon In 2011, the president of GLAAD said that Rivera's storyline as Santana was "one that hasn't been told on a prime-time network television show at that level, particularly by an LGBT teen of color". Latinos and Narrative Media: Participation and Portrayal ed. Aldama; The Palgrave Handbook of Sexuality Education eds. Allen, Rasmussen; Queer in the Choir Room: Essays on Gender and Sexuality in Glee ed. Parke; and Glee and new directions for social change eds. Johnson, Faill. Journal coverage includes Sexuality & Culture (2013; vol. 17, issue 3).}} In her 2013 chapter of one such work, Isabel Molina-Guzmán added that Rivera played "the first lesbian Latina on primetime television [and thus was] honored for her compassionate and complex representation".

In industry tributes after her death, NBC wrote that Rivera "[redefined] queer and Afro-Latino representation on TV"; Lionsgate wrote that her "remarkable contributions to our industry created a lasting memory"; Erika Abad, a professor of Gender and sexuality studies and scholar of Latinx studies, wrote that "Naya Rivera's characters provided solidarity and visibility, [her] career [and] diverse roles [showcase] the demand to support and build upon Afro-Latinx storylines". Similarly, Esquire wrote that "in such a short time, Rivera managed to shape a landscape and be part of measurable change".

Various journalists and television creatives wrote that Rivera merely appearing on-screen as an Afro-Latina was impactful, before the representation grew as her character Santana developed. Refinery29's Ariana Romero elaborated on the impact of Rivera appearing on television with her darker skin tone, noting that, even in 2020, shows with prominent Afro-Latinx performers – with the exception of Pose – are mostly canceled after one season, and that other queer Latinx characters exist as "one extremely restrictive vision" in which they "are all fairer-skinned" and have personalities that fit a stereotypical mold, while "Santana looks nothing like these [other characters]. She acts like them even less". Ms. noted that though there was much more queer representation by 2020, Rivera's push for Santana's relationship to be handled well marks the character as "one of the few lesbian characters to ultimately have a happy ending". A BBC retrospective in 2020 looked at the impact of Rivera's role as Santana in providing important representation, internationally, for young queer women and the idea of being out in the music industry. The article did note that casting a straight actress for the role may have been frowned upon in later years, but that having the representation was revolutionary at the time and it was positive that Rivera openly embraced playing the lesbian character.

Queer media journalist Dana Piccoli wrote a tribute feature on the actress's legacy for NBC, saying: "I don't use the word "legacy" lightly. But Rivera and her beloved Glee character, Santana Lopez, helped change queer television history". and the executive editor of them., Whembley Sewell, said when interviewed on the subject by NPR that "what [LGBTQ people of color] are going to create and put out into the world because [Rivera] gave us what she did is going to be so, so incredible". Steven Canals – a co-creator of the 2018 show Pose, which is set in queer African-American and Latinx culture – wrote that he will "never be able to articulate the importance of seeing Naya [Rivera], a Black Puerto Rican, portraying a queer Afro-Latina on prime-time TV" at the time.

Personal life

Relationships and family

Rivera dated actor Tahj Mowry between 2000 and 2004, and appearing on Tia Mowry at Home in 2017. In an Instagram tribute post on July 12, 2020, after Rivera was declared missing, Mowry wrote that he never stopped loving Rivera. Between 2008 and 2010, Rivera dated Glee co-star Mark Salling. The two had a rocky relationship and ultimately split at the request of Salling's publicist; she later said that Salling breaking up with her felt like "the worst thing ever" at the time. Salling was arrested in 2015 for possessing child pornography; in her book (written before Salling's subsequent suicide), Rivera expressed that she was not "totally shocked" at this, but it still took her by surprise. She then briefly dated actor Ryan Dorsey, whom she would later marry. In her memoir, Rivera revealed that she had an abortion in 2010, shortly after splitting from Dorsey, due to the fact that her career was taking off with the success of Glee; she did not tell Dorsey about the abortion until they got back together in 2014, and said that he was supportive and respectful when she did. She wrote about the abortion in her book "[to use] her platform [to] tackle the stigma".

In April 2013 she began dating recording artist Big Sean, and the couple announced their engagement in October 2013 but split up in April 2014. While they were together, Big Sean rapped about her in his featured part on the track "All Me" by Drake. In her memoir, Rivera wrote that she found out their relationship was over "at the same time as the rest of the world" when Big Sean published the news on the internet. After they broke up, she asked Big Sean not to write a song about her; this instead encouraged him to do so, and he added verses about Rivera to a song he was writing called "I Don't Fuck with You", which became the lead single from his 2015 album Dark Sky Paradise. The song peaked at number 1 on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and at number 11 on the US Billboard Hot 100. Rivera performed the song on a 2018 episode of Lip Sync Battle, seen as shading him. In 2017, Big Sean released another diss track about Rivera, "No More Interviews", which In Touch Weekly said "really takes aim at Naya's neck".

Soon after her split from Big Sean, Rivera rekindled her relationship with Ryan Dorsey and they were married in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, on July 19, 2014; they did not announce the engagement or wedding until July 23. In February 2015, Rivera announced that she and Dorsey were expecting their first child, and their son, Josey Hollis, was born on September 17, 2015. Rivera was raising Josey as bilingual in Spanish and English, but called off the separation in October 2017. During this separation she was linked with actor David Spade. In late November 2017, Rivera was arrested and charged in Kanawha County, West Virginia, with misdemeanor domestic battery against Dorsey after she allegedly hit him in the head during an altercation over their child; she was released and picked up from the courthouse by her father-in-law. She subsequently refiled for divorce in December 2017, and in January 2018 the domestic battery charge was dismissed at the request of Dorsey, who "notified both the prosecution and the defense counsel that he was no longer seeking prosecution and has confirmed he was never at any time injured by the conduct of Ms. Rivera". On June 14, 2018, Rivera and Dorsey finalized their divorce, sharing joint custody of Josey, with both waiving rights to child support. The joint custody agreement was modified in March 2020, giving Rivera primary custody while stipulating Dorsey "be afforded frequent and meaningful custodial contact"; after Rivera's death, Dorsey took sole custody. Rivera was in a relationship with retired soccer player Jermaine Jones in 2020.

In January 2015, during an appearance as a guest host on The View, Rivera suggested "that she might be bisexual". Esquire wrote after her death that "Rivera never disclosed her real-life sexuality",

Philanthropy and advocacy

Rivera notably supported various charities, particularly for the LGBTQ+ community and immigrants. I Am an Immigrant, Alliance of Moms, Point Foundation, the Thirst Project, FEED, Los Angeles Mission, In 2009 she said: "I feel like [...] participating in charity events or giving back to the community [...] is really important to do because I feel like I am so blessed with my job and my life right now that I would love to take time to bowl for a cause. I hope to raise money to help some other people that are in a really tough situation." Her publicist from her time on Glee described Rivera as "ahead of her time" in terms of being an advocate, saying that she "really wanted to use her platform and her voice for good, whether it was for anti-bullying, for equal rights, for women of color, she wanted to use this role to help talk about a bigger message".

Best known for lesbian character Santana, Rivera also championed LGBTQ+ rights off-screen. In May 2011, she hosted the San Francisco GLAAD Media Awards, and on March 24, 2012, she hosted the event again, this time in New York City as a co-host with Glee co-star Cory Monteith. Along with John Stamos, a guest star on the show, both hosts auctioned off kisses to the crowd, raising $15,000. In December 2012 she attended the annual Trevor Live! event, where she performed a cover of the song "Silent Night", and for Pride Month in 2017 she was invited to write for Billboard, composing "Love Letter to the LGBTQ Community", thanking fans for embracing her character and reiterating her active support for the community.

In other charitable endeavors, Rivera volunteered at Los Angeles area food banks and homeless shelters In October 2012, along with other members of the Glee cast, Rivera took part in "The Biggest Show", a performance of young writers' scripts for the literacy non-profit Young Storytellers.

Rivera's favorite charity was Alexandria House, a women's shelter in Los Angeles, which she organized fundraisers for and volunteered at during 2019 and 2020. After her death, a GoFundMe drive she had started for Alexandria House saw an influx of donations in her memory. On June 5, 2020, Rivera attended a Black Lives Matter protest, on what would have been Breonna Taylor's birthday.

A lifelong Democrat, as well as with Amber Riley and Darren Criss at his second inauguration. She campaigned with Everyone Votes and Rock the Vote in 2016 to promote voter participation and took part in a Funny or Die celebrity campaign song ("Holy Shit (You've Got to Vote)") that supported Hillary Clinton.

Religion

Rivera wrote on her religion in her memoir, and was a lifelong Christian. Her mother became very religious for a period during Rivera's childhood, and from the age of seven until her teens she recalls that she and her brother were only allowed to listen to Christian music; in junior high school talent shows she would perform Christian songs, which "didn't really bring the house down". There was no apprehension from Rivera or her family about her lesbian storyline on Glee, with Rivera saying that her mother is "the most nonjudgmental, cool person".

Disappearance and death

Main article: Death of Naya Rivera

On July 8, 2020, Rivera was declared a missing person after her four-year-old son, Josey, was found alone in a boat that Rivera had rented at Lake Piru, a reservoir in the Los Padres National Forest in Ventura County, California. Rivera had been visiting the lake for years, and was considered a strong swimmer. The search for both Rivera and Josey had begun at 4:00 p.m. PDT, three hours after they left the dock, when their rental was over and they had not returned. Josey was found alone, asleep on the boat with his life jacket on, around 5:00 p.m. Police reports state that he recalled that she helped him climb back into the boat but was unable to climb back onboard herself and then disappeared underwater, he searched for a rope on the boat to help while she was struggling. He also stated that his mother was not wearing a life jacket.

The next day, the Ventura County Sheriff's Office confirmed to NBC that Rivera was presumed dead and that rescue efforts would shift to recovery efforts. On July 11 and 12, 2020, Rivera's parents and stepfather, brother, ex-husband Ryan Dorsey and close friend and co-star Heather Morris joined the search team at the lake, and the sheriff's office dissuaded more civilians from trying to search because of dangerous terrain. On July 13, 2020, it was announced that a body had been found by divers in Lake Piru when the search resumed in the morning; the body was confirmed to be Rivera's at a press conference held later that day. The sheriff suggested that Rivera and Josey may have found themselves caught in a rip current and struggled to get back to the boat, saying that she likely "mustered enough energy to save her son, but not enough to save herself". On July 14, 2020, the Ventura County medical examiner released an autopsy report stating that the cause of death was an accidental drowning and that there was no evidence of injury or intoxication. Rivera was interred at the Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Hollywood Hills following a private service on July 24, 2020.

Reactions

Fans of Rivera posted messages of support during the time of her disappearance, and tributes after she was found dead. Her family thanked them for the "outpouring of love" in a message shared on July 15, 2020. Rivera's ex-husband Dorsey made no public statement until after Rivera's funeral, when he posted on Instagram to say that he was still finding her death hard to believe, but that having their son makes coping easier; her boyfriend Jones had made an Instagram post on the day her body was found, expressing his grief while focusing on Rivera's love for her son. A memorial to Rivera was constructed under the Lake Piru sign in the days after her death. Lake Piru remained closed to the public for over a month after Rivera's death, and swimming became prohibited.

Rivera's Glee co-stars also paid tribute, Heather Morris posted photos of their sons together, calling her a "consistent and loving friend" who was the "strongest and most resilient human being [she knew]". Amber Riley performed a tribute to Rivera on the August 27, 2020, episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live!. The media noted that Rivera's body was found on the anniversary of the death of her Glee co-star Cory Monteith seven years earlier; a tribute she had sung for him, the song "If I Die Young", saw a surge in views, and other cast members of the show made social media posts commemorating both actors. Monteith's mother, Ann McGregor, also posted a tribute, writing how much Rivera's friendship had meant to her son and their family and saying, "We'll carry you in our hearts forever. We miss you. Friends reunited for eternity".

Filmography

Stage

Discography

In 2012, Rivera was featured on a single by the music duo 2Cellos, performing a cover of the Muse song "Supermassive Black Hole". and dropping to number 81 the week after. The Japanese collector's edition of In2ition also included the Glee cast feat. 2Cellos version of "Smooth Criminal", on which Rivera sang. This version of the album went to number 1 in Japan and won a Japan Gold Disc Award. In her own musical career, she released her debut single "Sorry", featuring then-boyfriend Big Sean, in 2013. The planned album had been stuck in development before being canceled entirely. containing the tracks "Seven Days", "Prayer for the Broken", "My Heart", "Think You Slick", "Beautiful Boy", and "Radio Silence". She also contributed to the original soundtrack for Step Up: High Water, singing a piano version of "Amazing Grace". In 2023, Rivera's vocals were featured on a single called "You and I" by Jaffa Moore, son of James Bond actor, Roger. At the beginning of February 2023, the single had climbed to number 21 on Rockefella TV's/Talking Pictures TV's Heritage Chart show.

Singles

With ''Glee''

Main article: Santana Lopez#Discography

As a featured singer in the cast of Glee, Rivera and her castmates released many singles and held numerous accolades; in 2011 they were collectively nominated for a Grammy Award for their version of "Don't Stop Believin'", – a record held until March 2020. Rivera's first Glee single as a lead vocalist was a duet cover of "The Boy Is Mine" performed with Amber Riley (as Mercedes Jones). The last Glee single to chart during the show's run was Rivera's cover of "If I Die Young". Besides her charting singles, several other performances by Rivera have been particularly highlighted, including "Girl on Fire" in season 4; "Don't Rain on My Parade" and "Doo Wop (That Thing)" in season 5; and "Science Fiction Double Feature" and the original song "Trouty Mouth" in season 2. She was a featured singer on the original song "Loser like Me", which is certified Gold; it and five other songs she performed charted in the World top 40. "Landslide", "Rumour Has It / Someone Like You", and "Smooth Criminal".}}

Awards and nominations

Rivera was first nominated for an award at the age of 5, in 1992, but did not win one until 2010, eighteen years later. After this she was consistently nominated for – and won – awards for acting, singing, and her public image, including various audience awards. For her work on Glee, she won 9 awards from 24 nominations. Her last award, given in 2018, 26 years after her first nomination, was for the cast and production of Step Up: High Water providing equal female representation.

References

References

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64. "Glee's Naya Rivera Scores Solo Record Deal". Zap2it.
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68. (July 16, 2020). "Naya Rivera Could Have Played Katniss In The Hunger Games If One Marvel Director Got His Wish".
69. "INTERVIEW: Glee's Naya Rivera says she'd love to play Johanna in The Hunger Games: Catching Fire".
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75. (July 25, 2013). "Rivera holds moment of silence for Monteith".
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78. (May 14, 2014). "How Did 'Glee' Write Naya Rivera's Santana Out Of The Season 5 Finale? In The Lamest Way Ever, Apparently".
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83. "Naya Rivera Gets Her Flirt On in M&M's Super Bowl Commercial!".
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99. Carrasquillo, Adrian. (June 24, 2014). "'Glee' Star Naya Rivera Welcomes Immigrants To America In Directorial Debut".
100. Swift, Andy. (May 29, 2015). "Devious Maids First Look: Naya Rivera Makes a Horrifying Discovery".
101. Andreeva, Nellie. (February 4, 2015). "Naya Rivera To Join 'Devious Maids', Return To 'The View' As Guest Co-Host".
102. (June 2015). "New 'Devious Maids' Boss Talks Sexier, More Mysterious Season 3".
103. (May 31, 2015). "Devious Maids Season 3 Review".
104. (August 13, 2020). "Gloria Estefan Hopes Glee Daughter Naya Rivera Is Remembered as a "Wonderful Triple Threat"".
105. "Book Deals: Week of June 8, 2015". PublishersWeekly.com.
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107. "EXCLUSIVE: Naya Rivera Talks New Show 'Step Up: High Water'".
108. "EXCLUSIVE: Naya Rivera Talks 'Mad Families,' Raising Her Son Josey and Growing Up in a Crazy Family".
109. "Mad Families DVD Review".
110. (March 18, 2018). "Naya Rivera Posts West Side Story Audition Video".
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112. Petski, Denise. (June 28, 2017). "'Step Up: High Water': Ne-Yo, Naya Rivera & Faizon Love To Topline YouTube Red Drama Series".
113. "Adam Shankman Shares Sweet Throwback Video of Naya Rivera and Son Josey Singing Together".
114. Andreeva, Nellie. (July 17, 2020). "'Step Up' Creator Holly Sorensen Mourns Naya Rivera, Shares Stories Of "One Of The Coolest And Most Beautiful People We Will Ever Know"".
115. (March 20, 2019). "Why Naya Rivera Says Working on Step Up: High Water Reminds Her of Glee".
116. Iannucci, Rebecca. (May 28, 2020). "Step Up Series Revived at Starz for Season 3 After YouTube Cancellation".
117. "'Step Up' series creator shares touching stories of Naya Rivera on set: 'We will never, ever forget'".
118. Andreeva, Nellie. (July 13, 2020). "'Step Up' On Starz: The Series the Late Naya Rivera Left Behind".
119. (January 4, 2019). "REPORT: DC Working on Standalone Batman: The Long Halloween Animated Film".
120. (January 4, 2019). "Batman: The Long Halloween Is Getting A Two-Part Animated Movie".
121. Truitt, Brian. "Exclusive: Watch Naya Rivera's final role as Catwoman in new animated 'Batman' movie".
122. Lane, Carly. (May 19, 2021). "'Batman: The Long Halloween, Part Two' Trailer Reveals Release Date for R-Rated Conclusion".
123. (April 18, 2016). "Naya Rivera's Son Makes His Magazine Cover Debut".
124. (April 2, 2012). "Naya Rivera's May 2012 Latina Magazine Cover". [[Latina (magazine).
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126. (May 22, 2012). "Bar Refaeli, Naya Rivera and Stephen Colbert make Maxim's 'Hot 100' list". [[The Washington Post]].
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130. "PEOPLE en Espanol Names The 50 Most Beautiful Hispanic Celebrities".
131. (May 2, 2012). "FHM's 100 Sexiest Women In The World 2012: The full list!". FHM.
132. (April 2, 2012). "Naya Rivera Talks Spanx, Hooters Uniforms, and Her Locker-Room Attitude on the Set of Her Allure Nudes Shoot". [[Allure (magazine).
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135. "EXCLUSIVE: Naya Rivera Opens Up About Her Confidence-Shattering Hair Loss Experience".
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151. "Late Greats: Tributes to stars we lost in 2020".
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153. (August 23, 2020). "Naya Rivera: How 'Glee' Helped Femme Lesbians Feel Seen".
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156. (December 30, 2020). "These Latinos made a mark in our communities and nation. We lost them in 2020.".
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159. (July 13, 2020). "Tamera Mowry-Housley Leaving 'The Real' After 6 Seasons".
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163. Gariano, Francesca. (July 11, 2020). "Tahj Mowry says Naya Rivera was his 1st love in heartbreaking tribute". [[Today (American TV program).
164. "Inside Mark Salling's Time on Glee — and His 'Stormy' Relationship with Naya Rivera". People.
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166. Harris, Hunter. "Naya Rivera's Husband Had The Perfect Response To Her Abortion".
167. (August 24, 2016). "Glee actress discusses her decision to have an abortion".
168. Nessif, Bruna. (October 3, 2013). "Naya Rivera and Big Sean Are Engaged!". E! Online.
169. Lee, Esther. (April 9, 2014). "Naya Rivera, Big Sean's Engagement Is Off; Rapper Releases Statement". Us Weekly.
170. (August 10, 2013). "Naya Rivera of 'Glee' debuts 'Sorry,' first single from solo album".
171. Nesvig, Kara. (September 14, 2016). "You Need to Read What Naya Rivera Is Saying About Ariana Grande".
172. (September 13, 2016). "Naya Rivera Makes Shocking Confessions in New Memoir 'Sorry Not Sorry'".
173. Alexander, Brenda. (July 21, 2020). "How Naya Rivera Really Felt About Her Ex Big Sean's Alleged Diss Record About Her".
174. "iTunes – Music – I Don't F**k With You (feat. E-40) – Single by Big Sean". [[iTunes Store]].
175. "Big Sean Chart History: Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs".
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177. (July 25, 2018). "Naya Rivera Shades Big Sean With ''I Don't F--k With You'' Performance on Lip Sync Battle".
178. (November 1, 2016). "Big Sean Disses Naya Rivera in New Song, Accuses His Ex of Having Multiple Plastic Surgeries!".
179. Jordan, Julie. (July 23, 2014). "Naya Rivera Marries Ryan Dorsey". People.
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181. (September 30, 2015). "Ryan Dorsey and Naya Rivera Welcome Son Josey Hollis". [[People (magazine).
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183. Zimmerman, Amy. (April 4, 2017). "The Tao of David Spade: Hollywood's Unlikeliest Pickup Artist". The Daily Beast.
184. (November 26, 2017). "Naya Rivera Arrested for Domestic Battery in West Virginia". E! Online.
185. (November 26, 2017). "Glee star Naya Rivera charged with domestic violence against her husband". [[BBC News]].
186. (December 5, 2017). "Naya Rivera Refiles for Divorce From Ryan Dorsey After Arrest". Us Weekly.
187. "Naya Rivera's Domestic Battery Charge Has Been Dismissed". [[People (magazine).
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189. (June 14, 2018). "Naya Rivera and Ryan Dorsey Finalize Their Divorce". E! News.
190. "Naya Rivera finalizes divorce from Ryan Dorsey".
191. "Naya Rivera & Ryan Dorsey Agreed to Joint Custody of Son Josey 3 Months Before She Disappeared". People.
192. (August 12, 2020). "How Naya Rivera's Son Josey Is Coping One Month After His Mom's Death".
193. (July 13, 2020). "Exfutbolista de Estados Unidos escribe emotivo mensaje a Naya Rivera".
194. Vultaggio, Maria. (January 14, 2015). "Naya Rivera Coming Out? Watch Actress Respond To Bisexual Comment On 'The View'". International Business Times.
195. (January 11, 2022). "32 beloved LGBTQ+ characters who were actually played by LGBTQ+ actors".
196. (July 17, 2020). "How Naya Rivera Championed Equality, Self-Acceptance and LGBTQ Rights".
197. (October 9, 2017). "Wanda Sykes, Jill Soloway Honored for LGBTQ Impact, Pledge to Fight Against Trump".
198. (May 20, 2016). "Ansel Elgort, Catherine Hardwicke Tapped as Thirst Gala Honorees (Exclusive)".
199. Hinojosa, Stacy. (December 3, 2009). "Naya Rivera From 'Glee' Talks Santana, Singing and Spencer Pratt". JSYK.com.
200. "Naya Rivera 'Gets Schooled' in South Los Angeles".
201. "Naya Rivera: Charity Work & Causes".
202. (July 14, 2020). "Naya Rivera Wanted to 'Use Her Platform' for Good, Former Publicist Says".
203. (July 16, 2020). "Feeling represented means a lot".
204. (July 20, 2020). "Brittana Forever: Celebrating Naya Rivera's Immeasurable Impact on the Queer Community".
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207. Donnelly, Matt. (December 3, 2012). "Katy Perry honored at 'Trevor Live' (but it's Amy Poehler's show)". Los Angeles Times.
208. (November 10, 2011). "Dream Foundation Honors Donna Karan at 10th Annual Celebration of Dreams". The Santa Barbara Independent.
209. Gioia, Michael. (October 12, 2012). "'Glee' Cast, Including Darren Criss, Naya Rivera and Dean Geyer, Will Take Part in Young Storytellers' Biggest Show".
210. (July 14, 2020). "Inside Naya Rivera's Incredibly Full Life and the Legacy She Leaves Behind".
211. "Naya Rivera, Pioneering 'Glee' Star, Found Dead at 33".
212. Naya Rivera. "In honor of Black History Month, let's raise some money for my favorite organization!".
213. "Following Naya Rivera's tragic death, fans are coming together to support a fundraiser she started for her favorite nonprofit". GoFundMe.
214. (December 4, 2020). "Glee Cast Launches Holiday Fundraiser in Honor of Late Friend Naya Rivera".
215. Lee, Janet W.. (December 5, 2020). "'Glee' Cast Launches Holiday Fundraiser to Honor Naya Rivera".
216. (January 20, 2013). "2013 Presidential Inauguration Concerts and Parties".
217. Roiz, Jessica. (October 18, 2016). "Naya Rivera's Super Sarcastic Video Might Just Change The Minds Of Hard-Headed People".
218. (November 4, 2016). "HOLY SH*T (You've Got To Vote)".
219. Bloom, Rachel. (November 3, 2016). "HOLY SH*T (You've Got To Vote)".
220. Martinelli, Marissa. (November 4, 2016). "Rachel Bloom, Elizabeth Banks, and Others Sing a Profane Anti-Trump Anthem à la "We Are the World"". Slate.
221. Ngo, Sheiresa. (August 9, 2020). "Naya Rivera Turned to God After Her Relationship With Big Sean and 'Glee' Ended".
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223. (July 10, 2020). "Glee star 'likely drowned in tragic accident'". [[BBC News]].
224. "Naya Rivera and Son Counted '1,2,3' and Jumped in Lake Together Before She Yelled 'Help' and Drowned".
225. (July 13, 2020). "Jane Lynch, Chris Colfer and More Hollywood Stars Pay Tribute to Naya Rivera".
226. "Naya Rivera: Son says he watched his mother disappear beneath water of Lake Piru".
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228. (November 18, 2020). "Naya Rivera's ex-husband and estate file wrongful-death suit on behalf of the actress' son".
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232. "Naya Rivera's Dad Joins Mom, Brother in Lake Piru Search, Emotional Visit".
233. Yang, Rachel. (July 12, 2020). "Amber Riley asks fans to 'focus' on Naya Rivera, other ''Glee'' alumni 'don't matter right now'".
234. (July 14, 2020). "Heather Morris Called Sheriff 'Several Times' During Search for Naya Rivera".
235. Saperstein, Pat. (July 12, 2020). "Naya Rivera Search Continues; Surrounding Area Is Part of Effort".
236. (July 13, 2020). "Body found during search for 'Glee' actress Naya Rivera at Lake Piru". Los Angeles Times.
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239. Aiello, McKenna. (July 13, 2020). "Naya Rivera Dead at 33: Actress' Body Recovered 5 Days After Boating Accident".
240. Yeates, Cydney. (July 13, 2020). "Naya Rivera dead: Glee star 'mustered energy to save her son, not herself'".
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242. "Naya Rivera Laid to Rest 2 Weeks After Drowning as Death Certificate Reveals She Died Within Minutes". People.
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246. (July 15, 2020). "Glee star Naya Rivera's family say 'heaven gained our sassy angel'".
247. Woodward, Ellie. (July 31, 2020). "Naya Rivera's Death Certificate Revealed She Drowned "Within Minutes"".
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250. (August 28, 2020). "Tia Mowry, More Stars Celebrate Naya Rivera".
251. (July 14, 2020). "Viola Davis and Lili Reinhart pay tribute as Naya Rivera dies aged 33".
252. "Glee's Iqbal Theba and Dot-Marie Jones Visit Naya Rivera's Memorial at Lake Piru".
253. (August 22, 2020). "Lake Piru reopens weeks after Naya Rivera's death - but swimming banned".
254. Kennedy, Mark. (July 14, 2020). "Nya Rivera, wh rose to fame on TV show 'Glee', dies at 33".
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257. (July 14, 2020). "Glee creators start a college fund for son Josey". Evening Standard.
258. Alter, Rebecca. (July 15, 2020). "Heather Morris Shares Tribute to Naya Rivera: 'I Know You're Still With Me'".
259. Jackson, Angelique. (August 28, 2020). "Amber Riley Performs Tribute to Late 'Glee' Co-Star Naya Rivera on 'Jimmy Kimmel Live'".
260. (August 28, 2020). "Amber Riley Pays Tribute to Naya Rivera in Emotional Performance".
261. (July 13, 2020). "Glee stars gather with Naya Rivera's family at Lake Piru".
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