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.
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 Travelling 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).
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Filmography (Movies)
The Cat in the Hat
Character:The Mother (voice)
Release Date:05/11/2026
The Lost Bus
Character:Mary Ludwig
Release Date:19/09/2025
Dumb Money
Character:Jenny Campbell
Release Date:15/09/2023
Barbie
Character:Gloria
Release Date:19/07/2023
Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:18/06/2021
Every Vote Counts: A Celebration of Democracy
Character:Self - Host
Release Date:29/10/2020
How to Train Your Dragon: Homecoming
Character:Astrid (voice)
Release Date:03/12/2019
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
Character:Astrid (voice)
Release Date:03/01/2019
Family Feud
Character:Foremother
Release Date:04/01/2018
Katy Perry: Will You Be My Witness?
Character:Self
Release Date:04/10/2017
The Words That Built America
Character:Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence
Release Date:04/07/2017
100 Years
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:17/01/2017
Special Correspondents
Character:Brigida
Release Date:22/04/2016
The 4%: Film's Gender Problem
Character:Self
Release Date:08/03/2016
Dragons: Dawn of the Dragon Racers
Character:Astrid (voice)
Release Date:01/11/2014
How to Train Your Dragon 2
Character:Astrid (voice)
Release Date:05/06/2014
X/Y
Character:Silvia
Release Date:19/04/2014
Cesar Chavez
Character:Helen Chavez
Release Date:28/03/2014
Six by Sondheim
Character:Self / Mary
Release Date:09/12/2013
It's a Disaster
Character:Hedy Galili
Release Date:12/04/2013
Sid the Science Kid: The Movie
Character:Dr. Cordova (voice)
Release Date:02/04/2013
Half the Sky: Turning Oppression Into Opportunity for Women Worldwide
Character:Self
Release Date:03/10/2012
End of Watch
Character:Officer Orozco
Release Date:20/09/2012
Dragons: Gift of the Night Fury
Character:Astrid Hofferson (voice)
Release Date:15/11/2011
Book of Dragons
Character:Astrid (voice)
Release Date:15/11/2011
The Latino List
Character:Self
Release Date:29/09/2011
Me Facing Life: Cyntoia's Story
Character:Self - Narrator
Release Date:01/03/2011
How to Train Your Dragon: Legends
Character:Astrid (voice)
Release Date:15/11/2010
Legend of the BoneKnapper Dragon
Character:Astrid Hofferson (voice)
Release Date:14/10/2010
The Dry Land
Character:Sarah
Release Date:30/07/2010
How to Train Your Dragon
Character:Astrid (voice)
Release Date:18/03/2010
Our Family Wedding
Character:Lucia Ramirez
Release Date:12/03/2010
Tinker Bell
Character:Fawn (voice)
Release Date:11/09/2008
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2
Character:Carmen Lowell
Release Date:06/08/2008
Under the Same Moon
Character:Martha
Release Date:27/07/2007
La Lupe: Queen of Latin Soul
Character:Self
Release Date:05/06/2007
Towards Darkness
Character:Luiza
Release Date:28/04/2007
Muertas
Character:Rebecca
Release Date:08/03/2007
Steel City
Character:Amy Barnes
Release Date:01/01/2006
3:52
Character:Kate
Release Date:15/09/2005
Lords of Dogtown
Character:Thunder Monkey
Release Date:03/06/2005
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
Character:Carmen Lowell
Release Date:01/06/2005
How the Garcia Girls Spent Their Summer
Character:Blanca
Release Date:23/01/2005
Plainsong
Character:Victoria Roubideaux
Release Date:25/04/2004
Darkness Minus Twelve
Character:Luiza
Release Date:13/04/2004
Get the Fire!
Character:Narrator
Release Date:23/12/2003
Real Women Have Curves
Character:Ana Garcia
Release Date:18/10/2002
Gotta Kick It Up!
Character:Yolanda
Release Date:26/07/2002
Television Appearances
Phoning It In
Character:Self (voice)
Angel City
Character:Self
WeCrashed
Character:Elishia Kennedy
What If...?
Character:Ranger Morales (voice)
History 101
Character:Self (archive footage)
Gentefied
Character:Andy Cruz
A Little Late with Lilly Singh
Character:Self
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Character:Self
Shine On with Reese
Character:Self
America Divided
Character:Self
Superstore
Character:Amy Dubanowski
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Character:Self
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Character:Self
Dragons: Race to the Edge
Character:Astrid (voice)
Lip Sync Battle
Character:Self
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Character:Self - Guest
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Character:Maternity
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Character:Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Character:Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Character:Self
DreamWorks Dragons
Character:Astrid (voice)
Conan
Character:Self
Who Do You Think You Are?
Character:Self
The Good Wife
Character:Natalie Flores
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Character:Self - Guest
Ugly Betty
Character:Betty Suarez
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Character:Self
Real Time with Bill Maher
Character:Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Character:Self
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Character:Lin's Wife
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Character:April Perez
The Early Show
Character:Self
Independent Lens
Character:
The View
Character:Self
The View
Character:Self - Guest
Touched by an Angel
Character:Charlee Wells
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Character:Self - Guest
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Character:
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Character:Self - Guest
Entertainment Tonight
Character:Self
Entertainment Tonight
Character:
The Oscars
Character:Self
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Character:Victoria Roubideaux
The Emmy Awards
Character:Self - Presenter
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