Fátima Ptacek (/pəˈtÉ'Ë tʃɛk/; born August 20, 2000) is an
American film and television actress and model, and a human rights
activist working with UN Women's #HeForShe campaign for gender
equality. She is best known as the lead actor in the 2012 Academy
Award winning film Curfew and its 2014 full-length feature film
version Before I Disappear. She has lent her voice as the lead role of
"Dora" in Nickelodeon's animated television series Dora the Explorer
since 2010 and Dora and Friends: Into the City! since 2014.Ptacek was
born and resides in New York City with her parents. Her mother is
Ecuadorian. Her father has Colombian, Czech, Irish and Norwegian
roots.She is a gymnast, competing at United States of America
Gymnastics Level 7, and takes part in English equestrian riding; as of
2010, she noted that she was hoping to qualify for the Olympic Games.
In 2010, she noted that she was aiming for a scholarship to Harvard or
Yale, and was enrolled in an academy for intellectually gifted
children; that year, she suggested she may be too old to act by that
point. In 2013, she was inducted into the National Junior Honor
Society. She has expressed interest in transitioning from acting to a
career in law someday. Her childhood dream was to be elected President
of the United States; and her remarks led to her being invited to view
the New York State Assembly and New York State Senate debate in
person. She was acknowledged by Assemblyman Francisco Moya on the
floor of the Assembly and recognized for her contributions to the
arts. In 2013, Ptacek was recognized for her academic, professional,
and philanthropic success by the New York City Council with a
Proclamation from then Council Speaker Christine Quinn and Council
Member Daniel Dromm. In addition to being fluent in English and
Spanish, Ptacek has been studying Mandarin Chinese since childhood. In
2018 she started attending Stanford University.
American film and television actress and model, and a human rights
activist working with UN Women's #HeForShe campaign for gender
equality. She is best known as the lead actor in the 2012 Academy
Award winning film Curfew and its 2014 full-length feature film
version Before I Disappear. She has lent her voice as the lead role of
"Dora" in Nickelodeon's animated television series Dora the Explorer
since 2010 and Dora and Friends: Into the City! since 2014.Ptacek was
born and resides in New York City with her parents. Her mother is
Ecuadorian. Her father has Colombian, Czech, Irish and Norwegian
roots.She is a gymnast, competing at United States of America
Gymnastics Level 7, and takes part in English equestrian riding; as of
2010, she noted that she was hoping to qualify for the Olympic Games.
In 2010, she noted that she was aiming for a scholarship to Harvard or
Yale, and was enrolled in an academy for intellectually gifted
children; that year, she suggested she may be too old to act by that
point. In 2013, she was inducted into the National Junior Honor
Society. She has expressed interest in transitioning from acting to a
career in law someday. Her childhood dream was to be elected President
of the United States; and her remarks led to her being invited to view
the New York State Assembly and New York State Senate debate in
person. She was acknowledged by Assemblyman Francisco Moya on the
floor of the Assembly and recognized for her contributions to the
arts. In 2013, Ptacek was recognized for her academic, professional,
and philanthropic success by the New York City Council with a
Proclamation from then Council Speaker Christine Quinn and Council
Member Daniel Dromm. In addition to being fluent in English and
Spanish, Ptacek has been studying Mandarin Chinese since childhood. In
2018 she started attending Stanford University.
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