Kathleen Herles is a Queens, New York-born American actress and voice actress best known for being the original voice of Dora on the show “Dora the Explorer”. Born on 13 November 1990, to parents who emigrated from Lima, Peru, Kathleen holds Peruvian ethnicity. A well-known voice actress with wide success, Kathleen has been actively entertaining us since 1994.
One of the most successful voice-over actresses in the USA, how rich is Kathleen? As of early 2016, she has been counting her net worth at $3 million. Needless to say, her involvement in showbiz as an actress and a voice-over actress has been very significant in adding to her net worth. Notably, her performance in the animated children’s show “Dora The Explorer” has added more to her net worth over the years. Apart from this, she has also appeared in other shows like “Go, Diego, Go!” and several more which have obviously added to her wealth.
Kathleen Herles Net Worth $3 Million
Raised in Queens, Kathleen was discovered by talent manager, Shirley Grant when she was only four years old. Having a very curious bent of mind for arts and music, Kathleen subsequently trained in ballet, hip-hop and tap dancing skills. She has also taken jazz music, drama, piano and voice lessons. From the age of four, Kathleen has been active in showbiz of America in different roles, but her breakthrough role came as she got the opportunity to do voice acting as Dora in the show “Dora The Explorer” in 2000. This show brought popularity and fame to Kathleen as the show went on to become very successful. This was the most important and pivotal time in Kathleen’s career as a voice actress and also the time her net worth began to rise significantly.
While she was still working as an actress, she attended Deer Park High School and graduated in 2008. During her high school, Kathleen was also active in acting and appeared in school productions of “Footloose” and “The Wiz”. After high school, Kathleen stopped giving voice to Dora, as her retainer altered her voice. During her career, Kathleen has been rewarded with two nominations for NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Performance in a Youth/Children’s Series or Special. In addition to this, she was also nominated for an Imagen Award for Best Television Actress in 2007. Needless to say, all of these projects and rewards have not only helped her in polishing her skills but have also encouraged her in her acting career.
Kathleen has not been active in entertainment business since 2008 and as of now, she has been attending college at Pace University. Currently, Kathleen has been focusing her time in college and further studies by taking a break from her eight years-long acting career which has managed to make her a multi-millionaire at the present. For now, Kathleen has been enjoying her life being a college student while her present net worth of $3 million has been catering to her daily needs.
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