America Ferrera is an American actress, voice actress, producer, and director who is well known for her role as Betty Suarez on ABC’s “Ugly Betty”(2006-2010). Ferrera came into prominence with her debut film, “Real Women Have Curves”(2002), and garnered modest early career success with her role in “Gotta Kick It Up!”(2002) and “The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants”(2005).
Since then she has worked in several movies and television series. With her performances, Ferrera has earned numerous accolades including an Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Award. Ferrera also provided the voice of Astrid the Viking in the DreamWorks animated film, “How to Train Your Dragon”. She currently co-produces and stars as Amy Sosa in the NBC comedy series, “Superstore”(2015–present). She was also named as one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2007.
Besides, she is quite active on social media sites with over 1 million followers on Instagram: @americaferrera and over 238k followers on Twitter: @AmericaFerrera.
What is America Ferrera’s most well-known achievement?
As an Emmy Award-winning actress, she is well-known.
Betty Suarez on ABC’s “Ugly Betty” is her most well-known role.
America Ferrera was born in the United States.
America Ferrera was born in the United States on April 18, 1984, in Los Angeles. America Georgine Ferrera is her given name. Her country of birth is the United States of America. Ferrera is of mixed race, and her zodiac sign is Aries.
América Griselda Ayes (mother) and Carlos Gregorio Ferrera (father) had six children when America Ferrera was born (father). His parents were born in the Honduran city of Tegucigalpa. Her mother worked for one of the Hilton Hotels as the head of housekeeping. Her parents divorced, and her father moved back to Honduras when America was just seven years old.
Ferrera grew up in the Woodland Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles, where she attended Calabash Street Elementary School, George Ellery Hale Middle School, and El Camino Real High School with her five older siblings. She took acting classes and worked odd jobs to pay for her high school tuition.
She then earned a presidential scholarship to the University of Southern California (USC), where she double majored in theatre and international relations. She dropped out to focus on her acting career, but she graduated in May 2013 with a bachelor’s degree.
She appeared in school plays and community theater in Los Angeles during her childhood. When she was seven years old, she landed a small part in a school production of Hamlet, and when she was eleven, she landed the role of the Artful Dodger in “Oliver!” Romeo and Juliet was her first play, which she earned in third grade.
Highlights of America Ferrera’s Career
In 2002, America Ferrera made her first appearance in the television movie “Gotta Kick It Up!”
She made her feature film debut in the same year with “True Women Have Curves.”
In 2005, she appeared in “Lords of Dogtown” and “How the Garcia Girls Spent Their Summer.”
She received the best actress award for her part in “The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants.”
In 2005, she was cast in “Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead,” an Off-Broadway comedy.
In 2006, Ferrera landed her first lead role as Betty Suarez in ABC’s comedy-drama “Ugly Betty.” With the film, she made her breakthrough and stayed on for over four years, until 2010.
She then starred in films such as “The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2,” “The Dry Land,” and “Our Family Wedding,” all of which were released in 2008.
In 2010, she was cast as Astrid the Viking in the DreamWorks animated film “How to Train Your Dragon.”
Ferrera made her London stage debut on November 7, 2011, in the West End production of Chicago, portraying Roxie Hart.
In 2012, she was cast in the documentary “Half the Sky: Turning Inequality into Opportunity for Women Around the World.”
In 2013, she appeared in the crime thriller “End of Watch” as well as the dark comedy “It’s a Disaster.”
Since 2015, Ferrera has been starring in the NBC sitcom “Superstore” as Amy, a veteran floor supervisor at a superstore.
She also worked on the Netflix comedy-drama series “Gentefied” in 2020 as an executive producer and director.
Awards and Honors
- 1 Sundance Film Festival
- 3 Imagen Award
- 1 ALMA Award
- 1 Primetime Emmy Award
- 1 Golden Globe Award
- 1 Satellite Award
- 1 Screen Actors Guild Award
- 1 Teen Choice Award
- 1 NAACP Image Award
- 1 Gracie Awards
America Ferrera’s Husband
America Ferrera has been married for once throughout her life to date. Her first and only marriage is with Ryan Piers Williams. Williams is also a successful actor, director, and writer with whom she met when he cast her in a student film at USC. Soon after the couple began dating and got engaged in June 2010, eventually got married on June 27, 2011.
Ferrera and Williams announced expecting their first child on January 1, 2018. They welcomed their first son named Sebastian Piers Williams in May 2018. Two years later. on May 4, 2020, she gave birth to their second child, a daughter named Lucia. On July 1, 2020, Ferrera announced that she and Williams had been together for a total of 15 years.
Besides, Ferrera has been politically active as she even has attended the 2012 Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina, and the 2016 Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia.
America Ferrera’s Net Worth
America Ferrera has quite good earnings from her professional career as an actress. Having her career started in 2002, Ferrera has managed to come a long way up becoming one of the popular actresses in her decade long career. Her source of income is surely her movies and series. Including her incomes, Ferrera has a healthy net worth estimated to be around $16 million with her salary as $2.5 million.
America Ferrera’s Height
America Ferrera is a gorgeous lady with a well maintained hour-glass body physique in her 30s. She stands tall with a height of 5ft.(1.55 m) while her body weighs around 59kg(130 lbs). Her body measurement is around 37-26-37 inches with a bra size of 37B, and 12 US as her dress size. She has a brown complexion with brown hair and brown eyes.
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