Kristin Herrera | |
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 Herrera as Dana Cruz on Zoey 101 in 2005 | |
| Born | Kristin Lisa Herrera February 21, 1989 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2000–2008 2019–present |
| Spouse | Daniel Novak (m. 2022) |
| Children | 1 |
Kristin Lisa Herrera (born February 21, 1989) is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Dana Cruz on the first season of the Nickelodeon series Zoey 101 and as Lourdes Del Torro on General Hospital .
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 [6] 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). [7] [8] Herrera's character was then replaced by Lola Martinez (Victoria Justice) for the rest of the series. [9] Despite only appearing in Season 1, Kristin is present for all 13 episodes. Her character is mentioned once by Chase in Season 2 "Back to PCA" and appeared in flashbacks during Season 3 "PCA Confidential." She does not appear in any of the Zoey 101 TV Movies.
She also co-starred in feature film Freedom Writers opposite Hilary Swank. [10] [11] In 2008, Herrera stopped taking acting roles.[ citation needed ] Her last acting role was on the soap opera General Hospital .
In 2020, she reunited with the Zoey 101 cast on the television show All That . [12]
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. [13] They got married on October 26, 2022. [14]
On November 17, 2021, she announced on Instagram that she was pregnant with her and Novak's first child. [15] She gave birth to their son on May 23, 2022. [16]
| Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
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| 2007 | Freedom Writers | Gloria Munez | [10] [11] |
| Resurrection Mary | Karen | ||
| 2021 | The Legend of Resurrection Mary | Karen |
| Year | Title | Role | Episode |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | NYPD Blue | Elena Rodriguez | Episode: "Oh Golly Goth" [1] |
| 2002 | 7th Heaven | Katie | Episode: "Letting Go" |
| 2002 | The Division | Aimee Varga | Episode: "Remembrance" |
| 2002 | The Bernie Mac Show | 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 [17] |
Jamie Lynn Spears is an American actress and singer. She played Zoey Brooks on the Nickelodeon teen sitcom Zoey 101 (2005–2008) and its sequel film Zoey 102 (2023), and Noreen Fitzgibbons on the Netflix romantic drama series Sweet Magnolias (2020–present). She is the younger sister of singer Britney Spears.
Nancy Hower is an American actress, director, screenwriter and producer.
Zoey 101 is an American comedy drama television series created by Dan Schneider for Nickelodeon. It aired from January 9, 2005, to May 2, 2008, spanning a total of 61 episodes across four seasons.
Lynne Irene Spears is an American author and teacher. She is the mother of Bryan Spears, Britney Spears and Jamie Lynn Spears.
Alexa Nikolas is an American YouTuber and former actress. Nikolas began acting as a child and is best known for her role as Nicole Bristow on the Nickelodeon television series Zoey 101. She also appeared on various other television series, including That's Life, Hidden Hills, Revelations, and The Walking Dead.
Christopher Michael Massey is an American rapper and actor, best known for his role as Michael Barret on the Nickelodeon television series Zoey 101 (2005–2008).
Thomas Patrick Lennon is an American actor, comedian, screenwriter, producer, director, and novelist. He plays Lieutenant Jim Dangle on the series Reno 911!
Erin Zariah Sanders is an American actress. She is known for her roles as Quinn Pensky on Zoey 101, Camille Roberts on Big Time Rush, and for portraying Eden Baldwin on The Young and the Restless in 2008. She appeared as Chris on ABC Family's Melissa and Joey and starred in the film Guilty at 17, which premiered on Lifetime.
Daniel James Schneider is an American television producer, screenwriter, and actor. He created and produced a string of children's shows on Nickelodeon from 1994 to 2019. In the years since 2018, he has faced significant media coverage and controversy regarding allegations of inappropriate behavior.
Paul Matthew Hawke Butcher is an American actor. He is known for portraying Dustin Brooks in Zoey 101 (2005–2008).
Jack Salvatore Jr. is an American actor and writer. He is best known for his role as Mark Del Figgalo on Zoey 101.
Bryan James Spears is an American film and television producer. He is the older brother of singer Britney Spears and actress Jamie Lynn Spears, and was co-manager of Britney's conservatorship. He was also a co-producer of Nickelodeon's teen sitcom Zoey 101, which starred Jamie Lynn.
Abigail Miriam Dauermann, known professionally by her stage name Abby Wilde, is an American actress and singer best known for portraying Stacey Dillsen in Zoey 101, iCarly, and Sam & Cat.
All That is an American sketch comedy children's television series created by Brian Robbins and Mike Tollin. The series originally aired on Nickelodeon from April 16, 1994, to October 22, 2005, lasting ten seasons, and was produced by Tollin/Robbins Productions and by Schneider's Bakery in season ten. The pilot episode was originally shown as a special "sneak peek" on April 16, 1994, with the show officially debuting as a regular series on January 21, 1995.
During the off-season, Nickelodeon advertised and broadcast a competition called "R U All That?: Nickelodeon's Search for the Funniest Kid in America," a nationwide search to find the series a new cast member. The judges happened to be former cast members Amanda Bynes and Nick Cannon; Josh Peck was also a judge. After it ended in early 2003, said competition was broadcast on TV in a four-week special, with the finals airing on July 26, 2003. The contest picked five finalists, and all of them performed a sketch with some of the cast members. The winner was Christina Kirkman, who joined the show in the season opener and replaced Bryan Hearne. Ryan Coleman, the runner up in the contest, joined mid-season.
James Parnell Spears is a retired construction business owner. He is the father of Bryan Spears, Britney Spears, and Jamie Lynn Spears.
Zoey 102 is a 2023 American romantic comedy film directed by Nancy Hower from a screenplay written by the writing team of Monica Sherer and Madeline Whitby. It is a sequel film to the Nickelodeon series Zoey 101 (2005–2008), and features many of its cast members reprising their roles, including Jamie Lynn Spears, Erin Sanders, Sean Flynn, Christopher Massey, Matthew Underwood, Abby Wilde, and Jack Salvatore Jr., with Owen Thiele, Thomas Lennon, Dean Geyer, and Katelynn Bennett joining the cast as new characters.
"Follow Me " is an unreleased song that served as the theme song for Zoey 101. With Jamie Lynn Spears on vocals, she and her older sister Britney Spears wrote and recorded the song in 2004. Spears and American DJ Chantel Jeffries re-recorded and remixed the theme song, releasing it on October 22, 2020. A Gigi Gorgeous-directed music video for the re-recorded theme song was released a few days later on October 27, 2020, and featured JoJo Siwa, Dixie D'Amelio, Noah Beck, and Sofia Reyes.
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