Who are Naya Rivera’s parents?
Naya Rivera went missing on July 8, 2020, after taking her son out on a pontoon boat in Lake Piru, California.
Her distraught parents helped with the search for their daughter, who was ultimately found dead from drowning on July 13, 2020.
Who are Naya Rivera's parents?
Naya Rivera's parents are Yolanda Rivera and George Rivera.
The couple had three children in the ten years they were married, between 1986 and 1996.
They had Mychal, Naya's brother, and her younger sister, Nickayla.
Naya was born on January 12, 1987, and was 33 years old when she died.
She shared her son, who was four then, with her ex-husband Ryan Dorsey.
Mother - Yolanda Rivera
Yolanda Rivera is a former model of Puerto Rican and African American ancestry.
In a 2009 interview with Nice Girls TV, Naya said her mom got her into acting: “My mom actually had moved [to Los Angeles] to pursue modeling, and so when she had me then, she just decided that I should go ahead and try my hand at it."
She said the pair shared the same agent when she was eight months old.
Yolanda also helped Naya get cast in an advertisement for Kmart when she was a baby.
Naya posted on her Instagram for her mother's birthday in February 2020.
She wrote: “You are the epitome of beauty, the pinnacle of grace, the apple of my eye and the most incredible woman I will ever know.
"You are the center of the universe, a true spartan who blesses everyone you cross paths with. I love and admire you with all my heart and with every new year around the sun, I am grateful for you,”
Dad - George Rivera
Yolanda was married to George Rivera for 10 years, from 1986 until 1996.
Not much is known about Naya's father.
George helped to coordinate the hunt for his missing daughter after police confirmed "nothing came" of their search of cabins along Lake Piru.