A look back at the life and career of actress Naya Rivera, whose body was discovered in a California lake Monday.
Rivera, a singer and actor who played a gay cheerleader on the hit TV musical comedy “Glee,” was 33.
Naya Rivera, 2009
Naya Rivera arrives at Padres Contra El Cancer's Ninth Annual "El Sueno de Esperanza" benefit gala in Los Angeles, Thursday, Sept. 10, 2009. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
Naya Rivera, 2010
Naya Rivera, a cast member in the television series "Glee," arrives at the "Glee" Spring Premiere Soiree in Los Angeles, Monday, April 12, 2010. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
Naya Rivera, 2010
From right to left, Amber Riley, Lea Michele, Jenna Ushkowitz, Dianna Agron, Naya Rivera, and Heather Morris, cast members of the television show "Glee" perform during a concert to kickoff a national "Glee" tour at the Dodge Theatre Saturday, May 15, 2010, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
Naya Rivera, 2010
Naya Rivera arrives at the Teen Choice Awards on Sunday, Aug. 8, 2010 in Universal City, Calif. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
Naya Rivera, 2010
Naya Rivera arrives for the 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards Sunday, Aug. 29, 2010, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles)
Naya Rivera, 2011
Naya Rivera arrives at the 53rd annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 13, 2011, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
Naya Rivera, 2011
Actress and singer Naya Rivera accepts the award for Favorite Music Artist at the ALMA Awards in Santa Monica, Calif., Saturday, Sept. 10, 2011. The 2011 NCLR ALMA Awards are held to honor those who promote "fair, accurate and balanced" portrayals of Latinos in the entertainment industry. (AP Photo/Jason Redmond)
Naya Rivera, 2011
Actors Naya Rivera, Amber Riley, and Heather Morris on set for the GLEE taping of the 300th musical performance at Paramount Studios on Wednesday, October 26, 2011 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frank Micelotta/Invision/AP)
Naya Rivera, 2011
Naya Rivera, Jenna Ushkowitz, and Diana Agron on set for the GLEE taping of the 300th musical performance at Paramount Studios on Wednesday, October 26, 2011 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frank Micelotta/Invision/AP)
Naya Rivera, 2011
Actresses Naya Rivera, left, and Amber Riley, from the television show Glee, perform at the 10th Annual Celebration of Dreams, in Santa Barbara, Calif., Friday, Nov. 18, 2011. (AP Photo/Michael A. Mariant)
Naya Rivera, 2012
Naya Rivera, a cast member in the television series "Glee," poses at a screening and Q&A for the show, at the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences in Los Angeles, Tuesday, May 1, 2012. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
Naya Rivera, 2012
Naya Rivera accepts the award for favorite TV actress: comedy at the ALMA Awards on Sunday, Sept. 16, 2012, in Pasadena, Calif. (Photo by John Shearer/Invision/AP)
Naya Rivera, 2013
Actress Naya Rivera poses as her boyfriend, rapper Big Sean, looks on at the Los Angeles premiere of "42" at the TCL Chinese Theater on Tuesday, April 9, 2013 in Los Angeles. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)
Naya Rivera, 2014
Naya Rivera arrives with the award for Favorite TV Gal Pal at the 40th annual People's Choice Awards at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2014, in Los Angeles. (Photo by John Shearer/Invision/AP)
Naya Rivera, 2016
In this Feb. 23, 2016, file photo, actress Naya Rivera attends Vanity Fair and FIAT Celebration of Young Hollywood in West Hollywood, Calif. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)
Naya Rivera, 2017
Naya Rivera arrives at the Teen Choice Awards at the Galen Center on Sunday, Aug. 13, 2017, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
Naya Rivera, 2018
Naya Rivera participates in the 'Step Up: High Water' panel during the YouTube Television Critics Association Winter Press Tour on Saturday, Jan. 13, 2018, in Pasadena, Calif. (Photo by Willy Sanjuan/Invision/AP)
