America 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 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

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

Late Night with Seth Meyers

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Kelly Clarkson Show

All Movies (48)

The Cat in the Hat2026 · as The Mother (voice)
The Lost Bus2025 · as Mary Ludwig
Dumb Money2023 · as Jenny Campbell
Barbie2023 · as Gloria
Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It2021 · as Self (archive footage)
Every Vote Counts: A Celebration of Democracy2020 · as Self - Host
How to Train Your Dragon: Homecoming2019 · as Astrid (voice)
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World2019 · as Astrid (voice)
Family Feud2018 · as Foremother
Katy Perry: Will You Be My Witness?2017 · as Self
The Words That Built America2017 · as Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence
100 Years2017 · as Narrator (voice)
Special Correspondents2016 · as Brigida
The 4%: Film's Gender Problem2016 · as Self
Dragons: Dawn of the Dragon Racers2014 · as Astrid (voice)
How to Train Your Dragon 22014 · as Astrid (voice)
X/Y2014 · as Silvia
Cesar Chavez2014 · as Helen Chavez
Six by Sondheim2013 · as Self / Mary
It's a Disaster2013 · as Hedy Galili
Sid the Science Kid: The Movie2013 · as Dr. Cordova (voice)
Half the Sky: Turning Oppression Into Opportunity for Women Worldwide2012 · as Self
End of Watch2012 · as Officer Orozco
Dragons: Gift of the Night Fury2011 · as Astrid Hofferson (voice)
Book of Dragons2011 · as Astrid (voice)
The Latino List2011 · as Self
Me Facing Life: Cyntoia's Story2011 · as Self - Narrator
How to Train Your Dragon: Legends2010 · as Astrid (voice)
Legend of the BoneKnapper Dragon2010 · as Astrid Hofferson (voice)
The Dry Land2010 · as Sarah
How to Train Your Dragon2010 · as Astrid (voice)
Our Family Wedding2010 · as Lucia Ramirez
Tinker Bell2008 · as Fawn (voice)
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 22008 · as Carmen Lowell
Under the Same Moon2007 · as Martha
La Lupe: Queen of Latin Soul2007 · as Self
Towards Darkness2007 · as Luiza
Muertas2007 · as Rebecca
Steel City2006 · as Amy Barnes
3:522005 · as Kate
Lords of Dogtown2005 · as Thunder Monkey
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants2005 · as Carmen Lowell
How the Garcia Girls Spent Their Summer2005 · as Blanca
Plainsong2004 · as Victoria Roubideaux
Darkness Minus Twelve2004 · as Luiza
Get the Fire!2003 · as Narrator
Real Women Have Curves2002 · as Ana Garcia
Gotta Kick It Up!2002 · as Yolanda

All TV Shows (46)

Phoning It In2024 · as Self (voice)
Angel City2023 · as Self
WeCrashed2022 · as Elishia Kennedy
What If...?2021 · as Ranger Morales (voice)
History 1012020 · as Self (archive footage)
Gentefied2020 · as Andy Cruz
A Little Late with Lilly Singh2019 · as Self
The Kelly Clarkson Show2019 · as Self
Shine On with Reese2018 · as Self
America Divided2016 · as Self
Superstore2015 · as Amy Dubanowski
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert2015 · as Self - Guest
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert2015 · as Self
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter2015 · as Self
Dragons: Race to the Edge2015 · as Astrid (voice)
Lip Sync Battle2015 · as Self
The Late Late Show with James Corden2015 · as Self - Guest
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver2014 · as Maternity
Late Night with Seth Meyers2014 · as Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers2014 · as Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon2014 · as Self
Half the Sky2012 · as Self
DreamWorks Dragons2012 · as Astrid (voice)
Conan2010 · as Self
Who Do You Think You Are?2010 · as Self
The Good Wife2009 · as Natalie Flores
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen2009 · as Self - Guest
Ugly Betty2006 · as Betty Suarez
The Ellen DeGeneres Show2003 · as Self
Real Time with Bill Maher2003 · as Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!2003 · as Self
Curb Your Enthusiasm2000 · as Lin's Wife
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation2000 · as April Perez
The Early Show1999 · as Self
Independent Lens1999
The View1997 · as Self
The View1997 · as Self - Guest
Touched by an Angel1994 · as Charlee Wells
Late Night with Conan O'Brien1993 · as Self - Guest
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno1992
LIVE with Kelly and Mark1988 · as Self - Guest
Entertainment Tonight1981 · as Self
Entertainment Tonight1981
The Oscars1953 · as Self
Hallmark Hall of Fame1951 · as Victoria Roubideaux
The Emmy Awards1949 · as Self - Presenter