Kathleen Herles

Kathleen Herles
Herles at GalaxyCon Columbus in 2023
Born (1990-11-13) November 13, 1990 (age 33)
Queens, New York, U.S.
OccupationVoice actress
Years active1997–present
Known forOriginal voice of Dora the Explorer

Kathleen Herles (born November 13, 1990[1]) is an American voice actress best known for being the original voice of Dora on Dora the Explorer for the first four seasons.

Herles was born in the Queens borough of New York City. Her parents are from Lima, Peru. She has studied ballet, tap, jazz, drama, and voice.[2] 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.[3] She graduated from Pace University in 2012.

In 2007, Herles retired from providing the voice for Dora and was replaced by Caitlin Sanchez. However, she continued to voice the character for another two years.

Herles' final time providing the voice of Dora was in the episode, Diego and Dora Help Baby Monarch Get to the Festival from season 4 of Go, Diego, Go!, which aired on November 25, 2009.[4][5]

  1. ^ Kathleen Herles [@kathleenherles] (November 14, 2022). "I was 31 in this photo, but now I'm 32. #Birthday #November13". Retrieved August 22, 2023 – via Instagram.
  2. ^ Parents from Lima, studied ballet, tap, etc. Archived February 11, 2009, at the Wayback Machine Accessed December 1, 2008,
  3. ^ "Interview with Kathleen Herles, Voice of Dora the Explorer | Voices.com". March 2, 2009.
  4. ^ 2008 graduate of Deer Park High School, appeared in school productions... Archived February 11, 2009, at the Wayback Machine Accessed December 1, 2008,
  5. ^ Deer Park High School 2008 Senior Class Archived June 26, 2008, at the Wayback Machine Accessed June 24, 2008,