America Ferrera
Known for Acting · 89 credits
- Born
- 1984-04-18 (age 42)
- Place of birth
- Los Angeles, California, USA
- Also known as
- America Georgina Ferrera
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).
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Known For
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
as April Perez
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self - Guest
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self / Self - Guest
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
as Self
TV Shows (41)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
as April Perez
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self - Guest
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self / Self - Guest
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
as Self
Conan
2010
as Self
Real Time with Bill Maher
2003
as Self
The Good Wife
2009
as Natalie Flores
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015
as Self - Guest
Curb Your Enthusiasm
2000
as Lin's Wife
The View
1997
as Self / Self - Guest
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
as Self - Guest
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
2014
as Maternity
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
as Self
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Self - Guest
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
Touched by an Angel
1994
as Charlee Wells
What If...?
2021
as Ranger Morales (voice)
Superstore
2015
as Amy Dubanowski
Dragons: Race to the Edge
2015
as Astrid (voice)
Ugly Betty
2006
as Betty Suarez
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015
as Self
Independent Lens
1999
Lip Sync Battle
2015
as Self
The Oscars
1953
as Self
A Little Late with Lilly Singh
2019
as Self
DreamWorks Dragons
2012
as Astrid (voice)
WeCrashed
2022
as Elishia Kennedy
Entertainment Tonight
1981
as Self
Who Do You Think You Are?
2010
as Self
History 101
2020
as Self (archive footage)
The Early Show
1999
as Self
The Emmy Awards
1949
as Self - Presenter
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Victoria Roubideaux
America Divided
2016
as Self
Gentefied
2020
as Andy Cruz
Phoning It In
2024
as Self (voice)
Shine On with Reese
2018
as Self
Angel City
2023
as Self
Movies (48)
Barbie
2023
as Gloria
How to Train Your Dragon
2010
as Astrid (voice)
How to Train Your Dragon 2
2014
as Astrid (voice)
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
2019
as Astrid (voice)
Tinker Bell
2008
as Fawn (voice)
The Lost Bus
2025
as Mary Ludwig
How to Train Your Dragon: Homecoming
2019
as Astrid (voice)
End of Watch
2012
as Officer Orozco
Dumb Money
2023
as Jenny Campbell
Lords of Dogtown
2005
as Thunder Monkey
The Cat in the Hat
2026
as The Mother (voice)
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2
2008
as Carmen Lowell
Legend of the BoneKnapper Dragon
2010
as Astrid Hofferson (voice)
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
2005
as Carmen Lowell
Dragons: Gift of the Night Fury
2011
as Astrid Hofferson (voice)
Family Feud
2018
as Foremother
Under the Same Moon
2007
as Martha
Dragons: Dawn of the Dragon Racers
2014
as Astrid (voice)
X/Y
2014
as Silvia
Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It
2021
as Self (archive footage)
Six by Sondheim
2013
as Self / Mary
Book of Dragons
2011
as Astrid (voice)
Special Correspondents
2016
as Brigida
The Words That Built America
2017
as Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence
Cesar Chavez
2014
as Helen Chavez
Our Family Wedding
2010
as Lucia Ramirez
100 Years
2017
as Narrator (voice)
Real Women Have Curves
2002
as Ana Garcia
Katy Perry: Will You Be My Witness?
2017
as Self
Plainsong
2004
as Victoria Roubideaux
The 4%: Film's Gender Problem
2016
as Self
Sid the Science Kid: The Movie
2013
as Dr. Cordova (voice)
Half the Sky: Turning Oppression Into Opportunity for Women Worldwide
2012
as Self
Gotta Kick It Up!
2002
as Yolanda
The Dry Land
2010
as Sarah
It's a Disaster
2013
as Hedy Galili
Steel City
2006
as Amy Barnes
How to Train Your Dragon: Legends
2010
as Astrid (voice)
Towards Darkness
2007
as Luiza
The Latino List
2011
as Self
How the Garcia Girls Spent Their Summer
2005
as Blanca
3:52
2005
as Kate
Every Vote Counts: A Celebration of Democracy
2020
as Self - Host
Get the Fire!
2003
as Narrator
Darkness Minus Twelve
2004
as Luiza
La Lupe: Queen of Latin Soul
2007
as Self
Me Facing Life: Cyntoia's Story
2011
as Self - Narrator
Muertas
2007
as Rebecca
About America Ferrera
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… With 89 credits spanning from 1949 to 2026, America Ferrera has appeared in 48 films and 41 TV shows.
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Most Popular America Ferrera Movies
- Barbie (2023) — as Gloria
- How to Train Your Dragon (2010) — as Astrid (voice)
- How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014) — as Astrid (voice)
- How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (2019) — as Astrid (voice)
- Tinker Bell (2008) — as Fawn (voice)
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