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America Ferrera
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| Born | America Georgine Ferrera April 18, 1984 Los Angeles, California, USA |
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| Occupation | actress | ||||||||||||||||||
| Years active | 2001 - Present | ||||||||||||||||||
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America Georgine Ferrera (born April 18, 1984) is an American actress.
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America Ferrera, the youngest of six siblings, was born in Los Angeles, California, to parents who immigrated to the United States from Honduras in the mid-1970s. Her mother is a hotel executive in charge of housecleaning staff. Later, her mother divorced her father and raised six children – five girls, one boy – while stressing the importance of higher education.[1] Five have graduated from college and America is working on earning her degree.[2]
She was raised by her mother in the Woodland Hills section of Los Angeles. She started acting at age eight in school plays and community theater. She attended George Ellery Hale Middle School and El Camino Real High School in Woodland Hills.[3] From the time she was seven years old, when she landed a small role in a school production of Hamlet, Ferrera knew that she wanted to be a performer. She acted in school plays and community theater in Los Angeles throughout her youth, but with little help from her mother, who insisted that she pursue other interests because she was concerned whether or not her daughter would get a fair shake. Ferrera was forced to take the bus to auditions, though eventually her mother saw her daughter’s dedication and began to drive her.[1]
In interviews Ferrera has observed the contrast between the image of the “typical Latina” experience and her own childhood, noting that growing up in a mostly Jewish, non-Latino neighborhood, she attended 52 bar mitzvahs and not a single quinceañera.[4] She was raised speaking English and is now learning to speak Spanish.
Ferrera’s famous smile is insured by Aquafresh[5] through Lloyd's of London for US$10 million/GB£5million [6] to generate sales/donations for their Smile For Success campaign. The campaign is a program plans to cover part of the cost for dental care for women trying to get off welfare. Aquafresh claims they will donate $1 to Smiles for Success for each box of Aquafresh White Trays that was purchased through August 31, 2007.
Ferrera is the youngest of six siblings which include one brother and four sisters. Her long-term boyfriend since college is Ryan Piers Williams. Williams is from Texas and is an aspiring film director. In 2007 he was an assistant to director Steven Soderbergh. They first met while working on his student film at USC. Ferrera has repeatedly denied rumors that they are engaged.[7] Rumors that they had split up in January 2008 were notcitation needed denied but Ferrera and Williams attended the NAACP Awards together in February 2008. The two have been seen together throughout Spring 2008 in California.[8] In April 2008 they purchased a home together.[9] They have two dogs — Buddy the Golden Retriever and a lady Great Dane.
Ferrera attends the University of Southern California, where she is majoring in International Relations; as of January 2007, she lacked only one semester’s coursework to earn her degree.[4] She spent the autumn of 2004 studying in the American University Washington Semester Program[10] and also attended New York University as a part of their Spring in New York program in the spring of 2006 while she was performing in Dog Sees God.
In January 2008, Ferrera announced her endorsement of Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton's run for president and joined the senator and her daughter Chelsea Clinton during several campaign events in Nevada and Pennsylvania.[11] She has been quoted as saying that the United States should take responsibility for illegal immigration and provide more help to immigrants.[12]
At the 2007 Independent Spirit Awards, Ferrera said that America won't be free until 2009 when George W. Bush leaves office.[13]
In July 2002, she made her first TV movie, Gotta Kick It Up! for The Disney Channel. That same year, she made her feature film debut in the indie sleeper hit Real Women Have Curves. Ferrera followed this with roles in both television (Touched by an Angel) and film (The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants and Lords of Dogtown). Ferrera received a 2005 Movieline Breakthrough Award. In December 2005, she appeared in the off-Broadway play Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead, directed by Trip Cullman.
She landed the lead role in Ugly Betty in 2006. Ugly Betty is an adaptation of the Colombian hit telenovela Betty La Fea, in which she portrays a girl whom her peers find extremely unattractive, thus the series title. As Betty Suarez, Ferrera wears braces, has bushy eyebrows and a disheveled wig, and make-up and clothing intended to downplay her own looks. It’s in contrast to the rest of the show, where everybody else is "glammed up"; Ferrera herself coined the term “Bettification” to describe the process of creating her onscreen persona.[14]
For her role in Ugly Betty, Ferrera won the 2007 Golden Globe for Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Comedy or Musical, beating out fellow nominees Marcia Cross, Felicity Huffman, Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Mary-Louise Parker. As a result of the award, she was congratulated by the U.S. House of Representatives as being a role model for young Hispanics.[15] On 28 January 2007 Ferrera won the prestigious Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Female Actor in a Comedy Series. She also starred in and executive produced the poignant short film Muertas.
In 2007, Time Magazine chose Ferrera as one of the top artists and entertainers in their “Time 100: The Most Influential People In The World” issue.[16] In July 2007, America Ferrera also won Imagen Foundation’s Creative Achievement Award.[17] On September 16, 2007, Ferrera won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress - Comedy Series for her role of Betty Suarez on ABC’s Ugly Betty. In the summer of 2007, she wrapped filming on The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2, the sequel to the 2005 film The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants.She played Carmen.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2002 | Real Women Have Curves | Ana Garcia | Lead Role |
| Gotta Kick It Up! | Yolanda | made for television (Disney Channel) | |
| 2004 | $5.15/Hr. | TBA | made for television (HBO) |
| Darkness Minus Twelve | Luiza | Lead Role | |
| Plainsong | Victoria Roubideaux | made for television (CBS) | |
| 2005 | How the Garcia Girls Spent Their Summer | Blanca | Lead Role |
| The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants | Carmen Lowell | ||
| Lords of Dogtown | Thunder Monkey | Appearance | |
| 3:52 | Kate | Lead Role | |
| 2006 | Steel City | Amy Barnes | |
| 2007 | Muertas | Rebecca | |
| Hacia la oscuridad | Luiza | ||
| La Misma Luna | Marta | ||
| 2008 | The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 | Carmen Lowell | |
| Tinker Bell | Fawn | Voice | |
| 2010 | How to Train Your Dragon | Astrid |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2006—present | Ugly Betty | Beatriz "Betty" U. Suarez | Lead Role |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2002 | Touched by an Angel | Charlee | "The Word" (episode 4, season 9) |
| 2004 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | April Perez | "Harvest" (episode 3, season 5) |
| Year | Award | Category | Result |
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| 2008 | NAACP Image Awards | Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series | Won |
| 2008 | Golden Globe Awards | Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Comedy or Musical | Nominated |
| 2007 | Golden Globe Awards | Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Comedy or Musical | Won |
| 2007 | Satellite Awards | Best Actress in a Series - Comedy or Musical | Won |
| 2008 | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Comedy Series | Nominated |
| 2008 | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble Cast in a Comedy Series | Nominated |
| 2007 | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Comedy Series | Won |
| 2007 | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble Cast in a Comedy Series | Nominated |
| 2007 | NAACP Image Awards | Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series | Nominated |
| 2008 | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series | Nominated |
| 2007 | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series | Won |
| 2007 | 1st Annual Wave Awards, Academy of Wireless Arts, Video and Entertainment | 2007 Favorite Clipped (from television) Comedy Artist | Won |
| 2008 | Image Awards | Favorite Actress in a Comedy Series | Won |
| 2007 | Teen Choice Awards | Choice TV: Breakout | Won |
| 2007 | Teen Choice Awards | Choice TV Actress-Comedy | Nominated |
| 2008 | Teen Choice Awards | Choice TV Actress-Comedy | Nominated |
| 2007 | Imagen Foundation Awards | Best Television Actress | Won |
| 2007 | Imagen Foundation Awards | Outstanding Achievement Award | Won |
| 2007 | Time Magazine | 100 Most Influential People | Won |
| 2008 | ALMA Awards | Chevrolet Entertainer of the year | Won |
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| Preceded by Felicity Huffman for Desperate Housewives |
Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Actress - Comedy Series 2006 for Ugly Betty |
Succeeded by Tina Fey for 30 Rock |
| Preceded by Mary-Louise Parker for Weeds |
Golden Globe Award for Best TV Actress in a Comedy or Musical 2007 for Ugly Betty |
Succeeded by Tina Fey for 30 Rock |
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| NAME | Ferrera, America |
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| DATE OF BIRTH | April 18, 1984 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Los Angeles, California, United States |
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