America Ferrera
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- April 18, 1984 (age 42)
- Birthplace
- Los Angeles, California, USA
Biography
America Georgina Ferrera (/fəˈrɛərə/; born April 18, 1984) is an American actress, director and television producer. She has received numerous accolades, including a Primetime Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Award, in addition to a nomination for an Academy Award. In 2007 and 2024, Time named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world and in 2023, she was named in BBC's 100 Women list. 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). 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 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), which earned her a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. She also voiced Astrid Hofferson in the How to Train Your Dragon franchise (2010–2019) and co-produced and starred 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.
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Filmography
Army of Shadows
TV · 6 eps
The Cat in the Hat
Movie · as Mom (Carmen) (voice)
The Lost Bus
Movie · as Mary Ludwig
Phoning It In
TV · as Self (voice) · 1 ep
Barbie
Movie · as Gloria
Dumb Money
Movie · as Jenny Campbell
Angel City
TV · as Self · 2 eps
WeCrashed
TV · as Elishia Kennedy · 2 eps
Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
What If...?
TV · as Ranger Morales (voice) · 1 ep
Every Vote Counts: A Celebration of Democracy
Movie · as Self - Host
Gentefied
TV · as Andy Cruz · 1 ep
History 101
TV · as Self (archive footage) · 1 ep
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
Movie · as Astrid (voice)
How to Train Your Dragon: Homecoming
Movie · as Astrid (voice)
The Kelly Clarkson Show
TV · as Self · 2 eps
A Little Late with Lilly Singh
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Family Feud
Movie · as Foremother
Shine On with Reese
TV · as Self · 1 ep
100 Years
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
The Words That Built America
Movie · as Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence
Katy Perry: Will You Be My Witness?
Movie · as Self
Special Correspondents
Movie · as Brigida
The 4%: Film's Gender Problem
Movie · as Self
America Divided
TV · as Self · 8 eps
Superstore
TV · as Amy Dubanowski · 102 eps
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV · as Self - Guest · 3 eps
Dragons: Race to the Edge
TV · as Astrid (voice) · 77 eps
Lip Sync Battle
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Late Late Show with James Corden
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
TV · as Self · 1 ep
How to Train Your Dragon 2
Movie · as Astrid (voice)
Cesar Chavez
Movie · as Helen Chavez
X/Y
Movie · as Silvia
Dragons: Dawn of the Dragon Racers
Movie · as Astrid (voice)
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV · as Self, Self - Guest · 3 eps
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
TV · as Maternity · 1 ep
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV · as Self · 1 ep
It's a Disaster
Movie · as Hedy Galili
Six by Sondheim
Movie · as Self / Mary
Sid the Science Kid: The Movie
Movie · as Dr. Cordova (voice)
End of Watch
Movie · as Officer Orozco
DreamWorks Dragons
TV · as Astrid (voice) · 40 eps
Half the Sky
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Dragons: Gift of the Night Fury
Movie · as Astrid Hofferson (voice)
Book of Dragons
Movie · as Astrid (voice)
The Latino List
Movie · as Self
Me Facing Life: Cyntoia's Story
Movie · as Self - Narrator
How to Train Your Dragon
Movie · as Astrid (voice)
Our Family Wedding
Movie · as Lucia Ramirez
The Dry Land
Movie · as Sarah
Legend of the BoneKnapper Dragon
Movie · as Astrid Hofferson (voice)
How to Train Your Dragon: Legends
Movie · as Astrid (voice)
Who Do You Think You Are?
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Conan
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Good Wife
TV · as Natalie Flores · 4 eps
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2
Movie · as Carmen Lowell
Tinker Bell
Movie · as Fawn (voice)
Sid the Science Kid
TV · as Dr. Rosalinda (voice) · 67 eps
Towards Darkness
Movie · as Luiza
La Lupe: Queen of Latin Soul
Movie · as Self
Under the Same Moon
Movie · as Martha
Muertas
Movie · as Rebecca
Steel City
Movie · as Amy Barnes
Ugly Betty
TV · as Betty Suarez · 85 eps
How the Garcia Girls Spent Their Summer
Movie · as Blanca
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
Movie · as Carmen Lowell
Lords of Dogtown
Movie · as Thunder Monkey
3:52
Movie · as Kate
Plainsong
Movie · as Victoria Roubideaux
Darkness Minus Twelve
Movie · as Luiza
Get the Fire!
Movie · as Narrator
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV · as Self, Self - Guest · 3 eps
Real Time with Bill Maher
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Real Women Have Curves
Movie · as Ana Garcia
Gotta Kick It Up!
Movie · as Yolanda
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
TV · as April Perez · 1 ep
Curb Your Enthusiasm
TV · as Lin's Wife · 1 ep
The Early Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Independent Lens
TV · 542 eps
The View
TV · as Self, Self - Guest · 4 eps
Touched by an Angel
TV · as Charlee Wells · 1 ep
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
TV · 3 eps
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
TV · as Self - Guest · 5 eps
Entertainment Tonight
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Oscars
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Hallmark Hall of Fame
TV · as Victoria Roubideaux · 1 ep
The Emmy Awards
TV · as Self - Presenter · 1 ep