On the television series GLEE, Naya Rivera portrays the devious cheerleader Santana Lopez. She began wowing audiences before she had taken her first steps and landed her first series regular role on The Royal Family at four years old. Other shows she’s been on include The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Family Matters, Smart Guy, Even Stevens, 8 Simple Rules, The Bernie Mac Show and CSI: Miami. When she’s not acting, Naya donates her time and talent for cancer research, HIV/AIDS education, awareness and prevention, as well as helping young women and girls overcome self-esteem issues.

Last year, Vanessa first appeared as Eden Gerick on The Young and the Restless. She began her career acting in the theater when she was six years old. Her professional career began when she landed several national commercials. Vanessa has had recurring roles on several television shows such as Trust Me, Without a Trace, Gilmore Girls and Six Feet Under. Guest starring roles include Ghost Whisperer, The Closer, Party Down, Malcolm in the Middle and Grounded for Life. Her first film role came as the voice of the sea turtle in Finding Nemo. Vanessa is fluent in both Spanish and Italian.

General Hospital fans will recognize John for his role as family patriarch Edward Quartermaine. Ten years ago, John received the award for Outstanding Scene Stealer at the Soap Opera Awards. He founded the performing arts departments at both Hollywood and Beverly Hills High Schools, having taught nine years at Hollywood High and 21 years at Beverly Hills High. In 1985, he retired from teaching and began his acting career. Some of John’s acting credits include the feature films Batman and Robin, Death Becomes Her, Robocop II, Heathers and Senseless. Television credits include Beverly Hills, 90210, Cheers, Dallas, Doogie Howser, M.D., Night Court and others.

Laverne & Shirley fans recognize Cindy Williams as the fun-loving brewery worker Shirley Feeney, a role she played for six years.  Her first roles in television were on Room 222, Nanny and the Professor and Love American Style.  Early in Cindy’s career she landed important film roles such as Ron Howard’s high school sweetheart in American Graffiti.  She moved from in front of the camera to behind it as executive producer of the successful Steve Martin film Father of the Bride and its sequel.  On stage, Cindy has performed in national tours of Grease, Deathtrap and Moon Over Buffalo.  She made her Broadway debut as daffy Mrs. Tottendale in the award-winning musical The Drowsy Chaperone.

Originating the role of Jabot Cosmetics executive, Ashley Abbott, on The Young and the Restless, Eileen began on the show in 1982. She departed in 1989 and returned in 1999. From 2007-2008, she played the role on The Bold and the Beautiful before rejoining The Young and the Restless last year. In 1998, Eileen made daytime television history for portraying five characters at one time on Days of Our Lives. Her feature film credits include starring in Eternity, Easy Wheels and the horror film, House on Sorority Row. Eileen enjoys writing and her first novel, Death in Daytime, debuted last year, followed by her second novel, Dial Emmy for Murder. Her third novel is due out in early 2010.

Widely known as The Most Interesting Man in the World, Jonathan has become a pop-culture icon. Similar to his alter-ego on the Dos Equis advertising campaign, he is an actor, a businessman and a capable outdoorsman. While pursuing acting, he picked up odd jobs which provided the experience he would later need to become the president and part-owner of Eviro-Tech International. Jonathan starred in over 300 television shows including Charlie’s Angels, Knight Rider and MacGyver. In 1978, he starred alongside Burt Lancaster in Go Tell The Spartans. In his spare time, he works to save endangered Siberian tigers.

Yvonne just joined the cast of The Young and the Restless last month as high school student Daisy Tompkins. Yvonne was most recently seen in the independent feature Love Hurts and she played Anthony Edwards daughter on ER for six years. She earned a SAG Award nominee for Best Young Artist in a Feature Film for The Long Kiss Goodnight. Other credits for Yvonne include Heat and Love and Sex. When she’s not acting, she enjoys playing guitar, singing and writing poetry. She completed her first novel, The Rise and Fall of a Deliberate Weirdo, when she was sixteen.