America Ferrera

America Ferrera

1984-04-18

Biography

America Georgina Ferrera (born April 18, 1984) is an American actress. She has received numerous accolades, including a Primetime Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Award, in addition to an Academy Award nomination. In 2007, Time named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world. Born in Los Angeles to Honduran parents, Ferrera developed an interest in acting at a young age, performing in several stage productions at her school. She made her feature film debut in 2002 with the comedy-drama Real Women Have Curves, earning praise for her performance. She achieved modest success early in her career with roles in films such as the comedy-dramas Gotta Kick It Up! (2002) and The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (2005); the latter earned her the Imagen Award for Best Actress and her first nomination for the ALMA Award for Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture. She garnered further critical acclaim and recognition for her starring role as Betty Suarez in the ABC comedy-drama series Ugly Betty (2006–2010). For her performance, she won a Golden Globe Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series, the first for a Latina woman in the category. Ferrera's other notable film roles include the drama The Dry Land (2010), the romantic comedy Our Family Wedding (2010), the crime drama End of Watch (2012), and the fantasy comedy Barbie (2023). She provided the voice of Astrid Hofferson in the How to Train Your Dragon franchise, including the three films and the television series Dreamworks Dragons. She co-produced and starred as Amy Sosa in the NBC workplace comedy series Superstore (2015–2021). Description above from the Wikipedia article America Ferrera, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Also appears in

Barbie

Barbie

7.0

How to Train Your Dragon

How to Train Your Dragon

7.8

How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World

How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World

7.8

How to Train Your Dragon 2

How to Train Your Dragon 2

7.7

How to Train Your Dragon: Homecoming

How to Train Your Dragon: Homecoming

8.1

Legend of the BoneKnapper Dragon

Legend of the BoneKnapper Dragon

6.9

Tinker Bell

Tinker Bell

6.9

Dragons: Gift of the Night Fury

Dragons: Gift of the Night Fury

7.2

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants

6.5

Book of Dragons

Book of Dragons

6.7

Under the Same Moon

Under the Same Moon

7.7

End of Watch

End of Watch

7.3

Dragons: Dawn of the Dragon Racers

Dragons: Dawn of the Dragon Racers

7.3

Dumb Money

Dumb Money

6.7

Lords of Dogtown

Lords of Dogtown

7.1

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2

6.3

Real Women Have Curves

Real Women Have Curves

6.1

Special Correspondents

Special Correspondents

5.8

It’s a Disaster

It’s a Disaster

6.3

Our Family Wedding

Our Family Wedding

5.7