America Ferrera

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America Ferrera (2010)

America Georgine Ferrera (born April 18, 1984 in Los Angeles , California ) is an American actress . Her parents are from Honduras .

Career

She began to appear in theater productions at the age of eight. She made her film debut in 2002 with the lead role in the comedy Real Women Have Curves , for which she was nominated for the Young Artist Award in 2003 . This was followed by guest appearances in television series such as CSI: Vegas and other cinema roles in Eine für 4 and Dogtown Boys .

From 2006 to 2010 she played the title role in the series Alles Betty! , the US version of Yo soy Betty, la fea , for which she became the first Latina to win the Golden Globe Award for Best Leading Role in a TV Series / Comedy . A year later she received at the Primetime Emmy Awards in 2007 and the award for Best Actress in a Comedy Series and at the Screen Actors Guild Awards 2007 the award for Best Actress in a TV Series - Comedy .

In 2008 a sequel to Eine für 4 ran in the cinema. Since 2010 she has spoken in the animated film series How To Train Your Dragon , and from 2012 to 2018 in 118 episodes of the series DreamWorks Dragons , the role of Astrid Hofferson . As of 2015, Ferrera starred in the series Superstore , which airs on NBC , and has also directed a few episodes. She has announced that she will be leaving after the 5th season in 2020.

In addition to acting, she studied international relations at the University of Southern California and earned a bachelor's degree in 2013. In June 2011 she married actor Ryan Piers Williams. In May 2018, she became the mother of a son.

Filmography (selection)

Awards

  • 2002: Sundance Film Festival : Special Jury Prize as Ana Garcia in Real Women Have Curves
  • 2006: Imagen Award : Best Actress as Carmen Lowell in Eine für 4
  • 2007: Teen Choice Awards : Choice TV Breakout as Betty Suarez in Everything Betty!
  • 2007: Screen Actors Guild Awards : Best Actress in a Comedy Series as Betty Suarez in Ugly Betty
  • 2007: Satellite Awards : Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy Series as Betty Suarez in Ugly Betty
  • 2007: Imagen Award: Creative Achievement Award
  • 2007: Imagen Award: Best Actress in a Series as Betty Suarez in Ugly Betty
  • 2007: Golden Globe Award : Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy Series as Betty Suarez in Ugly Betty
  • 2007: Emmy Awards : Best Actress in a Comedy Series (Primetime) as Betty Suarez in Ugly Betty
  • 2007: ALMA Awards : Best Actress in a TV Series, Miniseries or TV Movie as Betty Suarez in Ugly Betty
  • 2008: NAACP Image Awards : Best Actress in a Comedy Series as Betty Suarez in Ugly Betty
  • 2010: Imagen Award: Best Actress in a TV Series as Betty Suarez in Ugly Betty

Web links

Commons : America Ferrera  - Collection of Images, Videos and Audio Files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Ralf Döbele: America Ferrera with a leading role in comedy pilot "Superstore". In: fernsehserien.de. imfernsehen GmbH, March 17, 2015, accessed on February 29, 2020 .
  2. ↑ Ralf Döbele: "Superstore": America Ferrera gets out - fernsehserien.de. In: fernsehserien.de. imfernsehen GmbH, February 29, 2020, accessed on February 29, 2020 .
  3. ↑ Pamela J. Johnson: Laboratories of love for America Ferrera. In: news.usc.edu. USC News, May 20, 2013, accessed February 29, 2020 .
  4. ↑ aar / dpa: America Ferrera: "Ugly Betty" star is mother - Baby Baz is here. In: spiegel.de. May 30, 2018, accessed February 29, 2020 .
personal data
SURNAME Ferrera, America
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Ferrera, America Georgine (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION US-american actress
DATE OF BIRTH April 18, 1984
PLACE OF BIRTH Los Angeles , California , USA