| Kristin Herrera | |
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| Born | Kristin Lisa Herrera February 21, 1989 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2000–present |
Kristin Lisa Herrera (born February 21, 1989) is an American actress, best known for portraying the role of Dana Cruz on the first season of the Nickelodeon series Zoey 101.
She was born in Los Angeles, California and has two older brothers, named Ryan and Justin. She is of Mexican and Puerto Rican descent and speaks fluent Spanish. She attended Hillcrest Christian School in Granada Hills, California. Herrera has been acting in commercials 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.
She played Dana Cruz for all of episodes Season 1 of Nickelodeon's TV show Zoey 101. As Dana Cruz, she was Zoey (Jamie Lynn Spears) and Nicole's (Alexa Nikolas) roommate. After the first season, she departed from the show for personal reasons and was replaced by Victoria Justice. Her character was originally planned to end up as Logan's girlfriend, but was replaced by Quinn Pensky. She also co-starred in feature film Freedom Writers opposite Hilary Swank.
| Film | |||
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| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2007 | Freedom Writers | Gloria | Supporting Role |
| Resurrection Mary | Karen | ||
| Television | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2000–2008 | General Hospital | Lourdes Del Torro | (15 episodes) |
| 2005 | Zoey 101 | Dana Cruz | Main Cast; Season 1, 13 episodes |
| 2010–present | Days of Our Lives | Kimi Brady | 144 episodes |
| Guest Appearances | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2001 | NYPD Blue | Elena Rodriguez | |
| 2002 | 7th Heaven | Katie | |
| The Division | Aimee Vargai | ||
| The Bernie Mac Show | Sophia | ||
| 2004 | ER | Frederika Meehan | |
| 2006 | Without a Trace | Rose Martinez | |
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