America Ferrera
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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
Credits
Barbie (2023)
as Gloria
How to Train Your Dragon (2010)
as Astrid (voice)
How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014)
as Astrid (voice)
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (2019)
as Astrid (voice)
The Lost Bus (2025)
as Mary Ludwig
Dumb Money (2023)
as Jenny Campbell
Tinker Bell (2008)
as Fawn (voice)
The Cat in the Hat (2026)
as Carmen (voice)
End of Watch (2012)
as Officer Orozco
How to Train Your Dragon: Homecoming (2019)
as Astrid (voice)
Lords of Dogtown (2005)
as Thunder Monkey
Dragons: Dawn of the Dragon Racers (2014)
as Astrid (voice)
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (2005)
as Carmen Lowell
Dragons: Gift of the Night Fury (2011)
as Astrid Hofferson (voice)
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 (2008)
as Carmen Lowell
Legend of the BoneKnapper Dragon (2010)
as Astrid Hofferson (voice)
Under the Same Moon (2007)
as Martha
Book of Dragons (2011)
as Astrid (voice)
Our Family Wedding (2010)
as Lucia Ramirez
Gotta Kick It Up! (2002)
as Yolanda
Real Women Have Curves (2002)
as Ana Garcia
Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It (2021)
as Self (archive footage)
Cesar Chavez (2014)
as Helen Chavez
The Words That Built America (2017)
as Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence
It's a Disaster (2013)
as Hedy Galili
Family Feud (2018)
as Foremother
Katy Perry: Will You Be My Witness? (2017)
as Self
Special Correspondents (2016)
as Brigida
Six by Sondheim (2013)
as Self / Mary
X/Y (2014)
as Silvia
The Latino List (2011)
as Self
100 Years (2017)
as Narrator (voice)
How to Train Your Dragon: Legends (2010)
as Astrid (voice)
The 4%: Film's Gender Problem (2016)
as Self
Sid the Science Kid: The Movie (2013)
as Dr. Cordova (voice)
The Dry Land (2010)
as Sarah
Towards Darkness (2007)
as Luiza
How the Garcia Girls Spent Their Summer (2005)
as Blanca
Steel City (2006)
as Amy Barnes
Me Facing Life: Cyntoia's Story (2011)
as Self - Narrator
Plainsong (2004)
as Victoria Roubideaux
Every Vote Counts: A Celebration of Democracy (2020)
as Self - Host
3:52 (2005)
as Kate
La Lupe: Queen of Latin Soul (2007)
as Self
Get the Fire! (2003)
as Narrator
Darkness Minus Twelve (2004)
as Luiza
Muertas (2007)
as Rebecca