Hillary Hawkins facts for kids

Hillary Hawkins is an American actress. She is well-known for being a host on Nick Jr., where she introduced popular shows like Dora the Explorer and Bob the Builder. Hillary also worked as a host for Radio Disney.

Hillary Hawkins' Career

Early Acting Roles

When Hillary Hawkins was a child, she started acting. She played a character named Kate on an episode of Nickelodeon's show Are You Afraid of the Dark?. She was also the singing voice for Vanessa on another Nickelodeon show called Gullah Gullah Island. Hillary also appeared as Jennifer in some English learning videos for Berlitz in Japan.

Hosting and Voice Acting in the 2000s

In the 2000s, Hillary Hawkins became a familiar face to many kids. She was the host of the Nick Jr. Channel. As Robyn, she introduced shows like Dora the Explorer, Bob the Builder, and Little Bill every day. After her time at Nick Jr., Hillary also became a host for Radio Disney, where she connected with young listeners.

Creative Work and Voice Awards in the 2010s

In the 2010s, Hillary Hawkins expanded her career. She became an actress, writer, and producer for a film called Stuck For a Reason. This film was shown on major TV channels like ABC, CBS, NBC, and FOX. She also worked on another film, A Pill for Two, and won an award for Best Actress in a Drama for her role.

Hillary is also a talented voice actress. She was nominated for three Voice Arts Awards, which are like Oscars for voice acting. She narrated over 100 audiobooks, including many inspiring self-help books. In 2017, she voiced a character named Annia Antoninus on a music album. She also sang on the soundtrack for the video game Awesomenauts.

Hillary has done voiceovers for many famous companies and organizations. These include Lego, Disney, Make-A-Wish Foundation, Scholastic, American Red Cross, and UNICEF.

Besides acting, Hillary Hawkins is also a martial artist. She has a black belt in Karate. You might have even seen her in a 2017 Star Wars commercial for Target, where she showed off her karate skills. In 2018, she worked on the film Acrimony, directed by Tyler Perry, helping with voice matching for the movie.

In 2019, Hillary Hawkins released an animated series called The Case Files. She created, wrote, directed, produced, animated, and voiced characters for this show. She calls it a "Child Protective Series" because it's inspired by her past work in Child Protective Services. Also in 2019, she released Heart2Heart, an animated series and music group that sings songs for kids, jazz, and love songs. Hillary is the creator, singer, songwriter, and voice actress for this musical cartoon.

Music and Voice Acting in the 2020s

Since 2020, Hillary Hawkins has continued her work as an international voice actor. She narrates many spiritual and self-development audiobooks. She also started releasing new music and music videos.

In April 2020, she released a Christian music video called "Focus on the Good Things." Later that month, she released another music video, "Protect." In April 2020, Hillary also released an album called Sweet Dreams. This album includes songs like "Protect" and "Good Sleep Tonight," and people have described it as "easy listening" and "soothing."

In May 2020, she released music videos for her songs "I Picked You" and "Through The River." She also released a rap single called "Where Are The True Christians?” and a music video and single for "Black Lives Matter" in June 2020. In September 2020, she released the Christian Hip Hop song "Love Back In Your Heart" and a full album called Love Lessons 101. She wrote and performed all the songs on this album.

Education

Hillary Hawkins went to the Professional Children's School. She earned two bachelor's degrees from Smith College, one in Spanish and one in creative writing.

Film and TV Roles

Hillary Hawkins has been involved in many films and TV shows, often as a voice actress or in acting roles.

Film Work

Television Work

Video Games

Musical Theater

Hillary Hawkins has performed in national tours of popular musicals.

• Seussical The Musical – She played Sour Kangaroo and Young Kangaroo.
• If You Give A Mouse A Cookie & Other Story Books – She played Grace and Borreguita.

Audiobooks Narrated

Hillary Hawkins has narrated many audiobooks, especially in the self-development and spirituality categories. She has also narrated books for kids.

Self-Development Books

• As a Woman Thinketh
• At Your Command
• Creative Mind
• The Game of Life and How to Play It
• Your Word Is Your Wand

Religion and Spirituality Books

• 31 Daily Affirmations Based On The Word of God
• The Book of Proverbs – King James Version
• The Book of Psalms – King James Version

Kids' Books

• Craig Meets Dave: And Learns About Autism, Bullying and Friendship
• If I Were Oprah Winfrey: Little Nia's Dream
• June Peters, You Will Change The World One Day
• Special Ed Series Book 1 Meet Special Ed

Awards and Nominations

Hillary Hawkins has received awards and nominations for her work.