America Ferrera
Actor, Producer, Director
April 18, 1984 (41 years)
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).
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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).
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Filmography
| 2026 | The Cat in the Hat · as The Mother (voice) |
| 2025 | The Lost Bus · as Mary Ludwig |
| 2023 | Dumb Money · as Jenny Campbell |
| 2023 | Barbie · as Gloria |
| 2022 | WeCrashed · as Elishia Kennedy |
| 2021 | What If…? · as Ranger Morales (voice) |
| 2021 | Spidey and His Amazing Friends · as Woman |
| 2020 | Gentefied · as Andy Cruz |
| 2019 | How to Train Your Dragon: Homecoming · as Astrid (voice) |
| 2019 | How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World · as Astrid (voice) |
| 2017 | Who Is? · as Cast |
| 2016 | Special Correspondents · as Brigida |
| 2015 | Superstore · as Amy Dubanowski |
| 2015 | Dragons: Race to the Edge · as Astrid (voice) |
| 2014 | Dragons: Dawn of the Dragon Racers · as Astrid (voice) |
| 2014 | How to Train Your Dragon 2 · as Astrid (voice) |
| 2014 | Last Week Tonight with John Oliver · as Maternity |
| 2014 | X/Y · as Silvia |
| 2014 | Cesar Chavez · as Helen ChavezOn Plex |
| 2013 | Inside Amy Schumer · as Mena |
| 2013 | Sid the Science Kid: The Movie · as Dr. Cordova (voice) |
| 2012 | It's a Disaster · as Hedy GaliliOn Plex |
| 2012 | End of Watch · as Officer OrozcoOn Plex |
| 2012 | Dragons · as Astrid (voice) |
| 2011 | Book of Dragons · as Astrid (voice) |
| 2011 | Dragons: Gift of the Night Fury · as Astrid Hofferson (voice) |
| 2010 | Dreamworks How to Train Your Dragon Legends · as Astrid (voice) |
| 2010 | Legend of the Boneknapper Dragon · as Astrid Hofferson (voice) |
| 2010 | The Dry Land · as Sarah |
| 2010 | How to Train Your Dragon · as Astrid (voice) |
| 2010 | Our Family Wedding · as Lucia Ramirez |
| 2010 | Funny or Die Presents · as Emmy Presenter (segment: Paco Dances) |
| 2009 | The Good Wife · as Natalie Flores |
| 2008 | Tinker Bell · as Fawn (voice) |
| 2008 | Sid the Science Kid · as Dr. Cordova |
| 2008 | The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 · as Carmen Lowell |
| 2007 | Under the Same Moon · as Martha |
| 2007 | Towards Darkness · as LuizaOn Plex |
| 2007 | The Beautiful World of Ugly Betty · as Betty Suarez |
| 2006 | Ugly Betty · as Betty Suarez |
| 2006 | Steel City · as Amy Barnes |
| 2005 | 3:52 · as Kate |
| 2005 | Lords of Dogtown · as Thunder Monkey |
| 2005 | The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants · as Carmen Lowell |
| 2005 | How the Garcia Girls Spent Their Summer · as Blanca |
| 2004 | $5.15/Hr. · as Cast |
| 2004 | Plainsong · as Victoria Roubideaux |
| 2002 | Real Women Have Curves · as Ana Garcia |
| 2002 | Gotta Kick It Up! · as Yolanda |
| 2002 | American Family · as Cast |
| 2000 | Curb Your Enthusiasm · as Lin's Wife |
| 2000 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation · as April Perez |
| 1999 | |
| 1994 | Touched by an Angel · as Charlee Wells |
| 1992 | |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fame · as Victoria Roubideaux |
| 2020 | Gentefied · as Executive Producer |
| 2015 | Superstore · as Executive Producer |
| 2014 | |
| 2010 | The Dry Land · as Executive Producer |
| 2007 | Towards Darkness · as Executive ProducerOn Plex |
| 2020 | |
| 2015 |