America Ferrera
Born: 1984-04-18 in Los Angeles, California, USA
Known For: Acting
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 Travelling 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.
Filmography
2026
- The Cat in the Hat as The Mother (voice)
2025
- The Lost Bus as Mary Ludwig
2024
- Phoning it In as Self (voice)
2023
- Barbie as Gloria
- Dumb Money as Jenny Campbell
- Angel City as Self
2022
- WeCrashed as Elishia Kennedy
2021
- What If...? as Ranger Morales (voice)
- Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It as Self (archive footage)
2020
- History 101 as Self (archive footage)
- Every Vote Counts: A Celebration of Democracy as Self - Host
- Gentefied as Andy Cruz
2019
- The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self
- How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World as Astrid (voice)
- How to Train Your Dragon: Homecoming as Astrid (voice)
- A Little Late with Lilly Singh as Self
2018
- Family Feud as Foremother
- Shine On with Reese as Self
2017
- 100 Years as Narrator (voice)
- The Words That Built America as Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence
- Katy Perry: Will You Be My Witness? as Self
2016
- Special Correspondents as Brigida
- The 4%: Film's Gender Problem as Self
- America Divided as Self
2015
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self
- The Late Late Show with James Corden as Self - Guest
- Superstore as Amy Dubanowski
- Dragons: Race to the Edge as Astrid (voice)
- Lip Sync Battle as Self
- Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter as Self
2014
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
- Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
- Last Week Tonight with John Oliver as Maternity
- How to Train Your Dragon 2 as Astrid (voice)
- Cesar Chavez as Helen Chavez
- Dragons: Dawn of the Dragon Racers as Astrid (voice)
- X/Y as Silvia
2013
- It's a Disaster as Hedy Galili
- Six by Sondheim as Self / Mary
- Sid the Science Kid: The Movie as Dr. Cordova (voice)
2012
- DreamWorks Dragons as Astrid (voice)
- End of Watch as Officer Orozco
- Half the Sky: Turning Oppression Into Opportunity for Women Worldwide as Self
2011
- Dragons: Gift of the Night Fury as Astrid Hofferson (voice)
- Book of Dragons as Astrid (voice)
- The Latino List as Self
- Me Facing Life: Cyntoia's Story as Self - Narrator
2010
- Conan as Self
- How to Train Your Dragon as Astrid (voice)
- Legend of the BoneKnapper Dragon as Astrid Hofferson (voice)
- Who Do You Think You Are? as Self
- The Dry Land as Sarah
- Our Family Wedding as Lucia Ramirez
- How to Train Your Dragon: Legends as Astrid (voice)
2009
- The Good Wife as Natalie Flores
- Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest
2008
- Tinker Bell as Fawn (voice)
- The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 as Carmen Lowell
2007
- Under the Same Moon as Martha
- Towards Darkness as Luiza
- Muertas as Rebecca
- La Lupe: Queen of Latin Soul as Self
2006
- Ugly Betty as Betty Suarez
- Steel City as Amy Barnes
2005
- Lords of Dogtown as Thunder Monkey
- How the Garcia Girls Spent Their Summer as Blanca
- The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants as Carmen Lowell
- 3:52 as Kate
2004
- Plainsong as Victoria Roubideaux
- Darkness Minus Twelve as Luiza
2003
- Real Time with Bill Maher as Self
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show as Self
- Get the Fire! as Narrator
2002
- Real Women Have Curves as Ana Garcia
- Gotta Kick It Up! as Yolanda
2000
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as April Perez
- Curb Your Enthusiasm as Lin's Wife
1999
- Independent Lens
- The Early Show as Self
1997
- The View as Self
1994
- Touched by an Angel as Charlee Wells
1993
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest
1988
- LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self - Guest
1981
- Entertainment Tonight as Self
1953
- The Oscars as Self
1951
- Hallmark Hall of Fame as Victoria Roubideaux
1949
- The Emmy Awards as Self - Presenter