America Ferrera
Biography
America Ferrera was born on April 18, 1984 in Los Angeles, California, USA as America Georgine Ferrera. She is an actress, known for Ugly Betty (2006), How to Train Your Dragon (2010) and How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014). She has been married to Ryan Piers Williams since June 27, 2011.
42years old
Turns 43 on April 18in 158 days
- Born Los Angeles
- Star sign: AriesThe sign runs March 21 to April 19
- America Georgine Ferrera (birth name)Also credited as America Georgina Ferrera and Georgina Ferrera
Movie Career
- Films
- 23
- Career span
- 23 years2002 to 2025
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Behind the award
Ferrera received the Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series, plus the Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Television Series Musical or Comedy and the Screen Actors Guild honor for a female actor in a comedy. She became the first Latina to take the Outstanding Lead Actress Award.
First role
Ferrera made her feature film debut in Real Women Have Curves while attending a theater program at Northwestern University in 2002.
Getting ready for a role
Ferrera invented the term "Bettification" for the process of creating Betty Suarez's onscreen look on Ugly Betty, which included braces, bushy eyebrows and a disheveled wig.
A first
In the musical Chicago, Ferrera took on the role of Roxie Hart, and that part marked her London stage debut on November 7, 2011, in the West End.
Early training
Ferrera won a presidential scholarship to the University of Southern California, where she studied theater and international relations as a double major. She left school to concentrate on acting.
America Ferrera movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
- How to Train Your Dragon2010 Action, Adventure, Animation, Familyas Astridvoice
IMDb rating 8.1909K votes
Most often with
Dean DeBlois directed three of these films. Three actors appear in five of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Jay Baruchel's page
Craig Ferguson's page
Christopher Mintz-Plasse's page
Kristen Wiig's page
Gerard Butler's page
Jonah Hill's page
Dean DeBloisDirector, 3 films, 2010 to 2019
All films by Dean DeBlois
Box office
What America Ferrera's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$3.3 billion
12 of the 23 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 23 films: 12 worldwide figure; 2 us gross only; 3 never in cinemas; 1 streaming, short cinema run; 5 figure not found.
- 12Worldwide figure
- 2US gross only
- 3Never in cinemas
- 1Streaming, short cinema run
- 5Figure not found
Top grosser
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 99% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$1.4B43.7% of the total
- 2$622M18.8% of the total
- 3$540M16.3% of the total
- 4$495M15.0% of the total
- 5$55M1.7% of the total
- 6$44M1.3% of the total
- 7$39M1.2% of the total
- 8$21M0.6% of the total
$44.3 millionfrom the other 4 films with a worldwide figure, 1% of the total
Awards
Five awards and honors from 2007 to 2023, three of them major.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Globes | |||
| 2007 | Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy | Ugly Betty | Won |
| Emmy Awards | |||
| 2007 | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series | Ugly Betty | Won |
| SAG Awards | |||
| Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series | Won | ||
| Other honors | |||
| 2023 | BBC 100 Women | Won | |
| 2023 | Jane Fonda Humanitarian Award | Won | |
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