Kristin Herrera
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Career
Herrera was born on February 21, 1989, in Los Angeles, California.[1] She has two older brothers and a sister, named Ryan, Justin, and Ashley respectively. She is of Mexican and Puerto Rican descent and speaks fluent Spanish. She attended Hillcrest Christian School in Granada Hills, Los Angeles.[2]
Herrera has been acting in commercials ever since she was six. Her first TV role was in a phone service commercial. Other roles include Eleena on NYPD Blue, Aimee Varga on The Division, Sophie on The Bernie Mac Show, Katie on 7th Heaven and Frederika in ER.
In 2004, at age 15, Herrera was cast as Dana Cruz in Zoey 101,[3] the roommate of Zoey Brooks (Jamie Lynn Spears) and Nicole Bristow (Alexa Nikolas).[4][5] Following the first season, Herrera's character was written out of the series Template:Sfn because she kept forgetting her lines, and had personal issues. According to Nikolas, who was allegedly being bullied on set, Herrera was also let go after pushing and harassing Nikolas while filming the final episode of season one (Herrera denied this).[6][7] Herrera's character was then replaced by Lola Martinez (Victoria Justice) for the rest of the series.Template:Sfn Despite only appearing in Season 1, Kristin is present for all 13 episodes. Her character is mentioned once by Nicole in Season 2 "Back to PCA" and appeared in flashbacks in season 4's episode 13 "PCA Confidential". She does not appear in any of the Zoey 101 TV Movies.
Herrera also co-starred in feature film Freedom Writers opposite Hilary Swank.[8][9] In 2008, she stopped taking acting roles.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Her last role was on the soap opera General Hospital.
In 2020, Herrera reunited with the Zoey 101 main cast on the television show All That.[10] Nikolas, Justice, and Austin Butler were not present.
Personal life
On July 15, 2016, Herrera announced via Instagram that she was engaged to her longtime boyfriend Daniel Novak. Their engagement ended shortly afterward. However, on February 14, 2020, she announced that she was engaged to Novak again.[11] They got married on October 26, 2022.[12]
On November 17, 2021, she announced on Instagram that she was pregnant with her and Novak's first child.[13] She gave birth to their son on May 23, 2022.[14]
Filmography
Film roles
| Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Freedom Writers | Gloria Munez | [8][9] |
| Resurrection Mary | Karen | ||
| 2021 | The Legend of Resurrection Mary | Karen |
Television roles
| Year | Title | Role | Episode |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | NYPD Blue | Elena Rodriguez | Episode: "Oh Golly Goth"[1] |
| 2002 | 7th Heaven | Katie | Episode: "Letting Go" |
| 2002 | Template:Sortname | Aimee Varga | Episode: "Remembrance" |
| 2002 | Template:Sortname | Sophia | Episode: "Bernie Mac Dance Party" |
| 2004 | ER | Frederika Meehan | Episode: "The Student"[1] |
| 2004–08 | General Hospital | Lourdes Del Torro | Recurring role |
| 2005 | Zoey 101 | Dana Cruz | Main role (season 1)[3][4][5] |
| 2006 | Without a Trace | Rose Martinez | Episode: "White Balance" |
| 2020 | All That | Herself | Season 11 episode[15] |
References
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External links
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- 1989 births
- Actresses from Los Angeles
- American child actresses
- American film actresses
- American actresses of Mexican descent
- American actresses of Puerto Rican descent
- American people of Spanish descent
- American soap opera actresses
- American television actresses
- Hispanic and Latino American actresses
- Living people
- 20th-century American actresses
- 21st-century American actresses