Rivera showed up in ads for Kmart as a child, yet her first critical acting occupation was at age 4 when she showed up as Hillary Winston in The Royal Family sitcom in 1991.[7] The show got positive surveys and high evaluations at first, yet it was crossed out not long after star Redd Foxx endured a sudden heart assault on set.[8] Rivera got a Young Artist Award assignment for her execution in the arrangement.
In the vicinity of 1992 and 2002, she had little parts in The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Family Matters, Live Shot, Baywatch, Smart Guy, The Jersey, House Blend, Even Stevens and The Master of Disguise. In 2002, she additionally showed up in the music video for B2K's "The reason I Love You". She was enlisted for a solitary scene visitor appearance on The Bernie Mac Show in 2002, yet she was taken back to take a shot at a further ten scenes all through every one of the five seasons.[9] She was later included in scenes of 8 Simple Rules and CSI: Miami.[7][10] in the middle of tryouts and parts, Rivera worked occupations as a telemarketer, a caretaker and a greeter at an Abercrombie and Fitch store.[11] In 2006 and 2007, Rivera participated in a creation of Mark E. Swinton's play, U Don't Know Me: The Musical, both in Los Angeles and when the creation was gone up against national tour.[12] Rivera tried out for an unspecified period of American Idol amid the San Francisco tryouts, she was cut in the first round.
