Fatima Ptacek Biography

Fast Facts

• Won a 2014 Imagen Award for Best Young Actress in the Television category for "Dora the Explorer․"
• Was nominated for a 2014 Image Award for her outstanding performance in the children's program "Dora the Explorer․"
• In 2014, she won a Young Artist Award for her performance in the feature film "Tio Papi․"
• Launched her acting career in 2006, and soon racked up appearances in over 70 television commercials
• A fashion model, she has been on magazine covers and billboards and walked the runway at New York's annual Fashion Week
• Best known for voicing the title character in "Dora the Explorer," a role she took over in 2010
• Made her stage debut in 2010 playing a deeply disturbed girl in "Love Divided By / Times Three," for which she received critical acclaim
• Enjoys reading, culture, international travel and participating in charitable causes
• An accomplished equestrian and gymnast, she has competed in the latter at USAG Level 7
• Started studying Mandarin Chinese when she was already fluent in English and Spanish