Kathleen Herles is an American actress, born in New York, to immigrant parents from Lima, Peru. She began her career as a child actress, starring as the original voice of ‘Dora’, on Dora the Explorer (1997-2008). She continued her role as ‘Dora’ on Go, Diego Go! (2005). In lending her voice as the original Dora worldwide for over a decade, she can be seen and heard in Academy Award nominated films such as Room starring Brie Larsen and has made several appearances, as herself, on Sesame Street and Reading Rainbow.

Kathleen’s voice has been recognized as one of the most captivating and iconic bilingual voices on television. She has been recognized and nominated for several awards by the NAACP and many more.

Herles is married, lives in NY and is represented by Edge Entertainment & Stewart Talent.