America Ferrera

American actress (born 1984)
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America Georgina Ferrera 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, the youngest of six children, was born in Los Angeles, California. Her parents, América Griselda Ayes and Carlos Gregorio Ferrera, were originally from Tegucigalpa, Honduras, and immigrated to the United States in the mid-1970s. Ferrera has stated that she has Lenca ancestry. Her mother worked as the director of the housekeeping staff for one of the Hilton Hotels, and stressed the importance of higher education. When Ferrera was seven, her parents divorced and her father returned to Honduras. Ferrera was estranged from her father when he died there in 2010.

Ferrera was raised in the Woodland Hills section of Los Angeles, where she attended Calabash Street Elementary School, George Ellery Hale Middle School and El Camino Real High School. At age seven she played a small role in a school production of Hamlet, and when she was 10 she played the Artful Dodger in Oliver!.

While at El Camino High School, she took acting lessons. She entered the University of Southern California (USC) on a presidential scholarship, double-majoring in theatre and international relations. She dropped out to focus on her acting career, but completed her bachelor's degree in May 2013.

Date of Birth18th April 1984
Age40 Years
Zodiac SignAries
CountryUnited States of America
Current CityLos Angeles
Birth PlaceLos Angeles
NationalityUnited States of America
CitizenshipUnited States of America
LanguageAmerican English
ReferenceIMDB
SpousesRyan Piers Williams
ChildrenSebastian Ferrera
Education
University of Southern California, American University, University of Southern California School of International Relations, El Camino Real High School
Occupationtelevision actor, film actor, stage actor, voice actor, television producer, television director
Awards
  • Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
  • Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy
  • BBC 100 Women

Movies / Shows by America Ferrera

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Dumb Money

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Barbie

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Special Correspondents

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Cesar Chavez

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It's a Disaster

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End of Watch

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Our Family Wedding