America Ferrera
Known for: Acting
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.
Filmography
Series
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
2009
Series
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
2014
Series
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
April Perez
2000
Series
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest
2015
Series
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self
2015
Series
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self
2014
Series
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest
2014
Series
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
2019
Series
Conan
Self
2010
Series
Real Time with Bill Maher
Self
2003
Series
The Good Wife
Natalie Flores
2009
Series
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Maternity
2014
Series
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Lin's Wife
2000
Series
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Self - Guest
2015
Series
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self
2003
Series
The View
Self
1997
Series
The View
Self - Guest
1997
Series
What If...?
Ranger Morales (voice)
2021
Series
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest
1988
Series
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
Series
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
1993
Series
Superstore
Amy Dubanowski
2015
Series
Dragons: Race to the Edge
Astrid (voice)
2015
Series
A Little Late with Lilly Singh
Self
2019
Film
Barbie
Gloria
2023
Series
Touched by an Angel
Charlee Wells
1994
Series
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self
2003
Series
Independent Lens
1999
Series
Ugly Betty
Betty Suarez
2006
Film
How to Train Your Dragon
Astrid (voice)
2010
Series
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Self
2015
Series
DreamWorks Dragons
Astrid (voice)
2012
Series
Lip Sync Battle
Self
2015
Series
The Oscars
Self
1953
Film
How to Train Your Dragon 2
Astrid (voice)
2014
Film
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
Astrid (voice)
2019
Series
WeCrashed
Elishia Kennedy
2022
Film
The Lost Bus
Mary Ludwig
2025
Film
Tinker Bell
Fawn (voice)
2008
Series
Who Do You Think You Are?
Self
2010
Film
Dumb Money
Jenny Campbell
2023
Series
History 101
Self (archive footage)
2020
Film
End of Watch
Officer Orozco
2012
Film
How to Train Your Dragon: Homecoming
Astrid (voice)
2019
Film
The Cat in the Hat
The Mother (voice)
2026
Series
Entertainment Tonight
Self
1981
Series
Entertainment Tonight
1981
Film
Lords of Dogtown
Thunder Monkey
2005
Film
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
Carmen Lowell
2005
Film
Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It
Self (archive footage)
2021
Film
Legend of the BoneKnapper Dragon
Astrid Hofferson (voice)
2010
Film
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2
Carmen Lowell
2008
Film
Under the Same Moon
Martha
2007
Film
Dragons: Gift of the Night Fury
Astrid Hofferson (voice)
2011
Series
The Emmy Awards
Self - Presenter
1949
Phoning It In
Self (voice)
2024
Series
Gentefied
Andy Cruz
2020
Series
The Early Show
Self
1999
Series
Angel City
Self
2023
Series
America Divided
Self
2016
Series
Shine On with Reese
Self
2018
Film
Dragons: Dawn of the Dragon Racers
Astrid (voice)
2014
Film
Our Family Wedding
Lucia Ramirez
2010
Film
Book of Dragons
Astrid (voice)
2011
Film
The Words That Built America
Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence
2017
Film
It's a Disaster
Hedy Galili
2013
Film
Cesar Chavez
Helen Chavez
2014
Series
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Victoria Roubideaux
1951
Film
Special Correspondents
Brigida
2016
Film
Real Women Have Curves
Ana Garcia
2002
Film
Family Feud
Foremother
2018
Army of Shadows
Film
X/Y
Silvia
2014
Film
Gotta Kick It Up!
Yolanda
2002
Film
100 Years
Narrator (voice)
2017
Film
Six by Sondheim
Self / Mary
2013
Film
The Latino List
Self
2011
Film
The 4%: Film's Gender Problem
Self
2016
Film
Katy Perry: Will You Be My Witness?
Self
2017
Film
Plainsong
Victoria Roubideaux
2004
Film
How the Garcia Girls Spent Their Summer
Blanca
2005
Film
How to Train Your Dragon: Legends
Astrid (voice)
2010
Film
The Dry Land
Sarah
2010
Film
Steel City
Amy Barnes
2006
Film
Half the Sky: Turning Oppression Into Opportunity for Women Worldwide
Self
2012
Series
Half the Sky
Self
2012
Film
Towards Darkness
Luiza
2007
Muertas
Rebecca
2007
Film
Sid the Science Kid: The Movie
Dr. Cordova (voice)
2013
Film
Get the Fire!
Narrator
2003
Film
3:52
Kate
2005
La Lupe: Queen of Latin Soul
Self
2007
Film
Darkness Minus Twelve
Luiza
2004
Film
Me Facing Life: Cyntoia's Story
Self - Narrator
2011
Film
Every Vote Counts: A Celebration of Democracy
Self - Host
2020
Justice Hearts: Battle of the Five Demons
Astrid (voice)
2027