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