Mayteana Morales is an American Actress and stage performer. Born October 30, 1981, she is best known for her role as Gabriella "Gaby" Fernández on the PBS kids's show, Ghostwriter

Ghostwriter (TV series)

Ghostwriter is an American television program created by Liz Nelson and produced by the Children's Television Workshop and BBC One. It began airing on PBS on October 4, 1992, and the final episode aired on February 13, 1995...

. She was raised in Hempstead, New York

Hempstead (village), New York

Hempstead is a village located in the town of Hempstead, Nassau County, New York, United States. The population was 53,891 at the 2010 census.Hofstra University is located on the border between Hempstead and Uniondale.-Foundation:...

. Growing up, she took ballet and jazz every Saturday. Currently she is involved with the theatre, and graduated from New York University

New York University

New York University is a private, nonsectarian research university based in New York City. NYU's main campus is situated in the Greenwich Village section of Manhattan...

in 2003 with a major in drama. According to her MySpace profile, she was part of the singing group, known as 7 & Counting and is now part of the funk group "The Pimps of Joytime". Mayteana showed off her rapping and singing skills on "Ghostwriter".