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