Kyndra Sanchez

Sanchez was born in The Bronx to Puerto Rican parents. She moved to Long Island at the age of 5. At the age of 8 while shopping with her mother she saw a poster of a Latina woman that looked like her but older. After asking her mother how she could be like her she registered her in a local acting program. She attended a regular public school in her local Long Island area.^[1]

Sanchez made her acting debut at 8 years old in a Verizon commercial. Early on in her career she made appearances in Sesame Street, Dora and Friends: Into the City and Butterbean's Café^[2] Her first big role came voicing Bonnie Bones in the animated series Santiago of the Seas.^[3] Her biggest role so far has been playing Dawn Schafer in the comedy drama series The Baby-Sitters Club. She took over the role from Xochitl Gomez.^[4][5]

In her spare time she likes to help out people in need. She has held lemonade stands for the Pediatric Cancer Research Foundations, as well as visiting senior centers every Christmas to sing carols and play the guitar.^[6]