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America Ferrera

America Georgina Ferrera (born April 18, 1984) is a Honduran American actress, best known for playing the lead role in the television comedy series Ugly Betty. Her portrayal garnered critical acclaim, and she won the Golden Globe Award for "Best Actress in a Comedy Series", the Screen Actors Guild Award for "Best Female Actor in a Comedy Series", and the Emmy Award for "Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series". She has also starred in Real Women Have Curves, The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, its sequel Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2, and The Dry Land, and had a small role in the skateboard biopic Lords of Dogtown (2005). In addition, she was the voice of Astrid the Viking in the Dreamworks animated picture How to Train Your Dragon.


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Born:
Apr 18, 1984 In Los Angeles, California, USA
Movie/TV Credits:
53
First Appeared:
In the series Hallmark Hall of Fame 1951-12-24
Latest Project:
Movie Elio 2025-06-12
Known For
Poster of Superstore
Poster of End of Watch
Poster of The Latino List
Poster of Independent Lens
Filmography
Movie Elio Olga Solis (voice) 2025-06-12
Movie Barbie Gloria 2023-07-19
Movie Dumb Money Jenny Campbell 2023-09-15
Movie Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It Self (archive footage) 2021-06-18
Movie How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World Astrid (voice) 2019-01-03
Movie The Words That Built America Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence 2017-07-04
Movie 100 Years Narrator (voice) 2017-01-17
Movie Katy Perry: Will You Be My Witness? Self 2017-10-04
Movie Special Correspondents Brigida 2016-04-22
Movie The 4%: Film's Gender Problem Self 2016-03-08
Series America Divided Herself 2016-10-29
Series Dragons: Race to the Edge Astrid (voice) 2015-06-26
Series Superstore Amy Dubanowski 2015-11-30
Movie Cesar Chavez Helen Chavez 2014-03-28
Movie X/Y Silvia 2014-04-19
Movie Dragons: Dawn of the Dragon Racers Astrid (voice) 2014-11-01
Movie How to Train Your Dragon 2 Astrid (voice) 2014-06-05
Movie It's a Disaster Hedy Galili 2013-04-12
Movie Six by Sondheim Self / Mary 2013-12-09
Movie End of Watch Officer Orozco 2012-09-20
Series DreamWorks Dragons Astrid (voice) 2012-08-07
Movie Half the Sky: Turning Oppression Into Opportunity for Women Worldwide Self 2012-10-03
Movie The Latino List Self 2011-09-29
Movie Book of Dragons Astrid (voice) 2011-11-15
Movie Dragons: Gift of the Night Fury Astrid Hofferson (voice) 2011-11-15
Movie How to Train Your Dragon Astrid Hofferson (voice) 2010-03-18
Movie Our Family Wedding Lucia Ramirez 2010-03-12
Movie The Dry Land Sarah 2010-07-30
Movie Legend of the BoneKnapper Dragon Astrid Hofferson (voice) 2010-10-14
Movie The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 Carmen Lowell 2008-08-06
Movie Tinker Bell Fawn (voice) 2008-09-11
Movie Muertas Rebecca 2007-03-08
Movie Under the Same Moon Martha 2007-07-27
Movie Towards Darkness Luiza 2007-04-28
Movie Steel City Amy Barnes 2006-01-01
Series Ugly Betty Betty Suarez 2006-09-28
Movie Lords of Dogtown Thunder Monkey 2005-06-03
Movie How the Garcia Girls Spent Their Summer Blanca 2005-01-23
Movie The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants Carmen Lowell 2005-06-01
Movie Plainsong Victoria Roubideaux 2004-04-25
Series Jimmy Kimmel Live! Unknown 2003-01-26
Series The Ellen DeGeneres Show Unknown 2003-09-08
Movie Gotta Kick It Up! Yolanda 2002-07-26
Movie Real Women Have Curves Ana Garcia 2002-10-18
Series CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Unknown 2000-10-06
Series Independent Lens Unknown 1999-08-09
Series The Early Show Unknown 1999-11-01
Series The View Unknown 1997-08-11
Series Touched by an Angel Unknown 1994-09-21
Series Late Night with Conan O'Brien Unknown 1993-09-13
Series The Tonight Show with Jay Leno Unknown 1992-05-25
Series LIVE with Kelly and Mark Unknown 1988-09-05
Series Hallmark Hall of Fame Unknown 1951-12-24