America Ferrera
Acting
Born: April 18, 1984 (age 42) · Los Angeles, California, USA
Highest Rated
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 Traveling 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.
Known for
How to Train Your Dragon
2010
Barbie
2023
How to Train Your Dragon 2
2014
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
2019
What If...?
2021
End of Watch
2012
Tinker Bell
2008
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
2005
How to Train Your Dragon: Homecoming
2019
Curb Your Enthusiasm
2000
Superstore
2015
Photos (10)
Movies (36)
How to Train Your Dragon
Astrid (voice)
Barbie
Gloria
How to Train Your Dragon 2
Astrid (voice)
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
Astrid (voice)
Dumb Money
Jenny Campbell
Tinker Bell
Fawn (voice)
The Lost Bus
Mary Ludwig
End of Watch
Officer Orozco
How to Train Your Dragon: Homecoming
Astrid (voice)
Lords of Dogtown
Thunder Monkey
Dragons: Gift of the Night Fury
Astrid Hofferson (voice)
Legend of the BoneKnapper Dragon
Astrid Hofferson (voice)
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
Carmen Lowell
Under the Same Moon
Martha
Dragons: Dawn of the Dragon Racers
Astrid (voice)
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2
Carmen Lowell
Special Correspondents
Brigida
Book of Dragons
Astrid (voice)
X/Y
Silvia
Family Feud
Foremother
Cesar Chavez
Helen Chavez
Real Women Have Curves
Ana Garcia
Our Family Wedding
Lucia Ramirez
Gotta Kick It Up!
Yolanda
100 Years
Narrator (voice)
It's a Disaster
Hedy Galili
The Dry Land
Sarah
Steel City
Amy Barnes
Towards Darkness
Luiza
Plainsong
Victoria Roubideaux
How to Train Your Dragon: Legends
Astrid (voice)
Sid the Science Kid: The Movie
Dr. Cordova (voice)
How the Garcia Girls Spent Their Summer
Blanca
Darkness Minus Twelve
Luiza
Get the Fire!
Narrator
3:52
Kate
TV Shows (17)
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
April Perez · 1 eps
The Good Wife
Natalie Flores · 4 eps
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Lin's Wife · 1 eps
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Maternity · 1 eps
What If...?
Ranger Morales (voice) · 1 eps
Touched by an Angel
Charlee Wells · 1 eps
Superstore
Amy Dubanowski · 102 eps
Ugly Betty
Betty Suarez · 85 eps
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
3 eps
Dragons: Race to the Edge
Astrid (voice) · 77 eps
Independent Lens
278 eps
DreamWorks Dragons
Astrid (voice) · 39 eps
WeCrashed
Elishia Kennedy · 2 eps
Entertainment Tonight
1 eps
Sid the Science Kid
Dr. Rosalinda (voice) · 67 eps
Gentefied
Andy Cruz · 1 eps
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Victoria Roubideaux · 1 eps
Self / Appearances (37)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self · 1 eps
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest · 2 eps
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self · 3 eps
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest · 3 eps
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self · 1 eps
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self · 2 eps
Real Time with Bill Maher
Self · 1 eps
Conan
Self · 1 eps
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self · 4 eps
The View
Self · 4 eps
The View
Self - Guest · 1 eps
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest · 5 eps
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest · 2 eps
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self · 2 eps
A Little Late with Lilly Singh
Self · 1 eps
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Self · 1 eps
The Oscars
Self · 2 eps
Lip Sync Battle
Self · 1 eps
Who Do You Think You Are?
Self · 1 eps
Entertainment Tonight
Self · 1 eps
History 101
Self (archive footage) · 1 eps
Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It
Self (archive footage)
America Divided
Self · 8 eps
The Early Show
Self · 1 eps
Angel City
Self · 2 eps
The Emmy Awards
Self - Presenter · 1 eps
Shine On with Reese
Self · 1 eps
The Words That Built America
Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence
Six by Sondheim
Self / Mary
Half the Sky
Self · 2 eps
The Latino List
Self
The 4%: Film's Gender Problem
Self
Katy Perry: Will You Be My Witness?
Self
Every Vote Counts: A Celebration of Democracy
Self - Host
Me Facing Life: Cyntoia's Story
Self - Narrator
