Naya Marie Rivera (/ ˈ n aɪ ə r ɪ ˈ v ɛər ə / NY-ə riv-AIR-ə; [5] [6] January 12, 1987 – July 8, 2020) was an American actress, singer, and model.

On July 8, 2020, American actress and singer Naya Rivera was declared missing after she failed to return from a boating excursion on Lake Piru near her home in California. Shortly afterwards, her rented boat with her 4-year-old son, Josey Dorsey, was located.

Jul 14, 2020 · Naya Rivera, who found fame playing Santana Lopez on the hit series “Glee,” has died after going missing during a boat ride with her 4-year-old son, Ventura County Sheriff William Ayub announced...

4 days ago · Actor Ryan Dorsey, the ex-husband of the late actress Naya Rivera, is speaking out about Rivera’s death, keeping her memory alive and raising their son Josey. Dorsey opened up to "Good Morning Americas's" Matt Gutman in an interview airing Wednesday morning, nearly five years after her death.

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Naya Rivera was an Afro-Latina American actress, model and singer known for playing Santana Lopez from Glee and Hillary Winston from The Royal Family. She also was in The Master of Disguise, Baywatch, CSI: Miami, American Dad, Batman: The Long Halloween Parts 1 and 2, Even Stevens and The Bernie Mac Show.

Feb 12, 2025 · Naya Rivera's ex Ryan Dorsey is speaking out for the first time about the 'Glee' star's tragic death early five years ago, and how he's raising their son Josey as a single dad.

Jul 13, 2020 · Rivera, 33, was presumed dead after she went missing Wednesday. Her body was found floating in the northeast area of the lake where the water is between 35 and 60 feet deep...

Jul 15, 2020 · Actress Naya Rivera died of accidental drowning, officials in California have said after a post-mortem examination. "The cause of death is drowning, and the manner of death is accident,"...

Jul 30, 2020 · Naya Rivera has been laid to rest. The Glee star was buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Los Angeles on July 24, according to her death certificate, which was obtained by PEOPLE.