[84], As the 64th Primetime Emmy Awards approached in 2012, Rivera was listed by many critics and media outlets as deserving of a nomination; The Hollywood Reporter included her in their "Emmys 2012: Supporting Players" photoshoot,[85] the annual class photo of the 25 top contenders across the various Supporting performance categories,[86] and she was honored by media outlets like E!,[87] HitFix,[88] and TV Guide. Friends reunited for eternity". The character was written specifically with Pinkett Smith in mind. She made her feature film debut in Menace II Society (1993). [161], With her diverse acting roles, Rivera is seen as having been one of the earliest, most prominent, and most profound examples of both Afro-Latino representation and queer Latinx (as Santana in Glee) representation on prime time television. When the information is available to the people, systemic change will be inevitable and unavoidable. [134], She wrote a memoir titled Sorry Not Sorry: Dreams, Mistakes, and Growing Up, published in September 2016,[135] which was something she had decided to do while hosting The View and being suddenly struck when an audience member asked her what it was like to be a role model, feeling that she was in Santana's shadow. [26] Instead of high school activities, Rivera spent her free time at acting auditions. [25], Rivera did not grow up speaking Spanish at home,[26] but understood it[27] and later learned to speak it. "[65], Together with Will, Pinkett Smith has created the Will and Jada Smith Family Foundation in Baltimore, Maryland, a charity which focuses on youth in urban inner cities and family support. The film made more than $100 million at the North American box office. [334][335][336] She was a featured singer on the original song "Loser like Me", which is certified Gold;[337][338] it and five other songs she performed charted in the World top 40.[333][f]. [236], Rivera's favorite charity was Alexandria House, a women's shelter in Los Angeles, which she organized fundraisers for and volunteered at during 2019 and 2020. She decided to reveal more about her life and choices so that she could better feel like she deserved the title. [66] In 2013, Santana's second season coming-out scene was described as "one of the hallmarks of the entire series". [195], In April 2013 she began dating recording artist Big Sean,[196] and the couple announced their engagement in October 2013[196] but split up in April 2014. [110][125] Rivera's next and last release was a six-track EP titled My Heart in April 2019,[319] containing the tracks "Seven Days", "Prayer for the Broken", "My Heart", "Think You Slick", "Beautiful Boy", and "Radio Silence". We have been fighting this same fight for centuries. [83] Study Breaks highlighted that while Santana had impactful storylines about her sexuality, she strayed from the "popular trope" of queer characters being defined by their queerness, as "she also stars in many other storylines in the show. [79] The pair produce films through their joint production company, Overbrook Entertainment. [144][145] On August 22, 2020, during a DC FanDome panel, Warner Bros. [80] In the third season, Rivera's character Santana was outed and began to publicly accept her sexuality, giving Rivera more complex and emotional storylines. 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She received guest roles in television shows such as Doogie Howser, M.D. Steal Yo' Girl | Kevin Hart: Lyft Legend", "Naya Rivera To Appear On 'Sugar Rush'; Netflix Dedicates Episode To Late Actress Following Her Tragic Death", "Naya Rivera makes one of her final appearances in 'Sugar Rush, "London calling! [132] Showrunner Brian Tanen described the character as "pivotal". [130] In an Instagram tribute post on July 12, 2020, after Rivera was declared missing, Mowry professed his love for his ex-girlfriend, writing: "You were my first experience with everything; love, intimacy, heartbreak. [116] Rivera explained that "there wasn't much screaming. Her breakthrough came opposite Eddie Murphy in The Nutty Professor (1996), and she has since starred in more than 20 feature films, including Set It Off (1996), Scream 2 (1997), Ali (2001), The Matrix Reloaded (2003), The Matrix Revolutions (2003), Collateral (2004), the Madagascar films (2005â2012), Magic Mike XXL (2015), Bad Moms (2016), Girls Trip (2017), and Angel Has Fallen (2019). Dissertations from 2014. Jada Koren Pinkett Smith (/ËdÊeɪdÉ ËpɪÅkɪt/) (née Pinkett; born September 18, 1971)[1] is an American actress, screenwriter, producer, talk show host, businesswoman, and an occasional singer-songwriter. This just solves it all". After a series of recurring television roles and then guest spots as a teenager, Rivera got her breakthrough role in 2009 as lesbian cheerleader Santana Lopez on the Fox television series Glee (2009–2015). It's not a jumpy film. [12] They remained close friends for the rest of Rivera's life. Although the film met with mediocre reviews, it won the Freedom of Expression Award by the National Board of Review. Sure! [39][237][162][238] After her death, a GoFundMe drive she had started for Alexandria House saw an influx of donations in her memory. Along with her husband Will Smith, she has a production company, and has had producing credits in films, documentaries, and television series. It debuted at the Cannes Film Festival in May 2008. The band opened for Spears for eight dates in April and May 2004, during the European leg of the tour. [142] After Rivera's death, Deadline reported that the third season would be rewritten, but "not right away" as the cast and crew took time away to process the loss. [52], Beginning in May 2018, Pinkett Smith has hosted the Facebook Watch talk show Red Table Talk, which features her mom and her daughter and focuses on a wide range of topics, with these being watched from three different perspectives. The New York Times noted, "Ms. Pinkett, whose performance is as sassy and sizzling as a Salt-N-Pepa recording, walks away with the movie. [58] In March 2008, Rivera began studying screenwriting at New York Film Academy, graduating the same year. [8] At the time, Valencia was one of four unincorporated communities that would be merged to form the city of Santa Clarita, Los Angeles County, in December 1987. [27] Directly after she filmed her scenes for Ali, Pinkett Smith flew to Australia to work on the Matrix sequels. We miss you. Aware of the questions about the band's addition to Ozzfest, Pinkett Smith said, "I'm not here asking for any favors. [93] She was initially set to only host a few episodes of The View, but her appearances all produced "soundbites that have gone viral" and gave the show a boost on social media; it was reported that the producers were considering "bigger plans" for Rivera before she was made a more regular guest host. This skill stayed with her, as she was known for learning lines quickly and never messing up on set. At the time of her death, she was between seasons of the television series Step Up, in which she played the female lead, Collette Jones. [186][190] Between 2008 and 2010, Rivera dated Glee co-star Mark Salling. While she loved the final product, she initially did not think she was the right person for the role: "I felt like because we were a couple off screen, for people to see us together on the screen in a movie like this, would take people out of the movie, that people would see Will and Jada there â they wouldn't see Ali and Sonji". [214][215] On June 14, 2018, Rivera and Dorsey finalized their divorce,[216] sharing joint custody of Josey, with both waiving rights to child support. 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[37] Though a commercial success, The Women was panned by critics, with Pinkett Smith earning a nomination for the Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actress for her performance. [111] Rivera said: "Politics got involved so I've been putting it on the back burner". [53] Rivera described her character Santana as "a bit of a bad girl"[61] and "your typical high school cheerleader, for the most part",[53] saying that she enjoyed playing Santana because she "always has these really witty one-liners she throws out there". Sure! [32] Despite a mixed response from critics,[33] the film was a commercial success, earning US$532 million worldwide,[34] making it one of the biggest hits of 2005. Her Vera is headstrong and rigid but cut with just the right amount of vulnerability". [131] Rivera was the first person considered for the role of Blanca on Devious Maids, as the producers were "very interested in having a name actress play the role"; they initially did not really think that Rivera would be interested. The charity was awarded the David Angell Humanitarian Award by The American Screenwriters Association (ASA) in 2006. [198] In her memoir, Rivera wrote that she found out their relationship was over "at the same time as the rest of the world" when Big Sean published the news on the internet. [44] Rivera wrote that she and Foxx "were intergenerational BFFs from the moment [they] met", and that she considered him like a grandfather. [20][247], On July 8, 2020, Rivera was declared a missing person after her four-year-old son, Josey, was found alone in Rivera's rented boat at Lake Piru, a man-made reservoir in the Los Padres National Forest in Ventura County, California. 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Roger Ebert, in his review for the former film, praised the chemistry between Payne and Pinkett Smith, writing: "[He] has powerful chemistry with the enigmatic, teasing, tender character played by Pinkett; they really seem to like one another, which is not a feeling you always pick up in screen romances". [30] She voiced Gloria, a strong, confident, but sweet hippopotamus, in the computer animated film Madagascar (2005). [152] For two years, in 2011 and 2012, she was ranked at number one on AfterEllen.com's "Hot 100" list, ranking at number three in 2013.
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