America Ferrera
- Teen actor
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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Acted in
Dumb Money
2023
as Jenny Campbell
Barbie
2023
as Gloria
Angel City
2023
as Self
WeCrashed
2022
as Elishia Kennedy
What If...?
2021
as Ranger Morales (voice)
Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It
2021
as Self (archive footage)
Every Vote Counts: A Celebration of Democracy
2020
as Self - Host
History 101
2020
as Self (archive footage)
Gentefied
2020
as Andy Cruz
How to Train Your Dragon: Homecoming
2019
as Astrid Hofferson (voice)
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
2019
as Astrid (voice)
Family Feud
2018
as Foremother
Katy Perry: Will You Be My Witness?
2017
as Self
The Words That Built America
2017
as Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence
100 Years
2017
as Narrator (voice)
America Divided
2016
as Self
Special Correspondents
2016
as Brigida
The 4%: Film's Gender Problem
2016
as Self
Superstore
2015
as Amy Dubanowski
Dragons: Race to the Edge
2015
as Astrid (voice)
Lip Sync Battle
2015
as Self
Dragons: Dawn of the Dragon Racers
2014
as Astrid (voice)
How to Train Your Dragon 2
2014
as Astrid (voice)
X/Y
2014
as Silvia
Cesar Chavez
2014
as Helen Chavez
Six by Sondheim
2013
as Self / Mary
It's a Disaster
2013
as Hedy Galili
Half the Sky: Turning Oppression Into Opportunity for Women Worldwide
2012
as Self
End of Watch
2012
as Officer Orozco
DreamWorks Dragons
2012
as Astrid (voice)
Dragons: Gift of the Night Fury
2011
as Astrid Hofferson (voice)
Book of Dragons
2011
as Astrid (voice)
The Latino List
2011
as Self
Me Facing Life: Cyntoia's Story
2011
as Self - Narrator
How to Train Your Dragon - Legends
2010
as Astrid (voice)
Legend of the BoneKnapper Dragon
2010
as Astrid Hofferson (voice)
The Dry Land
2010
as Sarah
How to Train Your Dragon
2010
as Astrid (voice)
Our Family Wedding
2010
as Lucia Ramirez
Who Do You Think You Are?
2010
as Self
The Good Wife
2009
as Natalie Flores
Tinker Bell
2008
as Fawn (voice)
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2
2008
as Carmen Lowell
Under the Same Moon
2007
as Martha
La Lupe: Queen of Latin Soul
2007
as Self
Towards Darkness
2007
as Luiza
Muertas
2007
as Rebecca
Ugly Betty
2006
as Betty Suarez
Steel City
2006
as Amy Barnes
Lords of Dogtown
2005
as Thunder Monkey
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
2005
as Carmen Lowell
How the Garcia Girls Spent Their Summer
2005
as Blanca
Plainsong
2004
as Victoria Roubideaux
Darkness Minus Twelve
2004
as Luiza
Real Women Have Curves
2002
as Ana Garcia
Gotta Kick It Up!
2002
as Yolanda
Curb Your Enthusiasm
2000
as Lin's Wife
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
as April Perez
Independent Lens
1999
Touched by an Angel
1994
as Charlee Wells
The Oscars
1953
as Self
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Victoria Roubideaux
The Emmy Awards
1949
as Self - Presenter
The Lost Bus
as Mary Ludwig