ACTOR · BORN 1984
America Ferrera
- Born
- 18 April 1984, Los Angeles, California, USA
- Known for
- How to Train Your Dragon (2010), The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (2005), Dumb Money (2023), The Lost Bus (2025)
17 archived facts 5 topics 1 source Last reviewed Nov 2026
America Ferrera (born 18 April 1984) is an actor best known for How to Train Your Dragon, The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants and Dumb Money.
America Ferrera over the years
17 Interesting Facts About America Ferrera
Interesting Facts (6)
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America Ferrera's parents come from Honduras.
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Her smile is insured by Lloyd's of London, for 10 million US dollars.
America Ferrera: portraitImage: Wikimedia Commons · Georges Biard, CC BY-SA 3.0 - #003
In a Latina Magazine interview with her The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (2005) co-star Alexis Bledel, America Ferrera was amazed to find out that Alexis spoke Spanish and had been speaking it throughout the shoot.
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Time magazine listed America Ferrera among its 50 Most Influential People of 2006.
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Maxim magazine ranked America Ferrera 84th on its 2008 Hot 100.
Behind the Scenes (4)
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She appeared in a film selected by the Library of Congress for the National Film Registry as "culturally, historically or aesthetically" significant: Real Women Have Curves (2002).
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Two of her films, Lords of Dogtown (2005) and The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (2005), were released in the US on the same day: Friday, June 3, 2005.
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She was reportedly set to star in An Invisible Sign (2010), but Jessica Alba took her place before filming began.
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Between 1994 and 1995 she attended Calabash Elementary School in the San Fernando Valley, where she played one of the lead characters in the 5th grade graduation play "Oliver." She played the "Artful Dodger" in the production.
Characters & Cast (1)
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America Ferrera plays "Betty Suarez" in ABC's Ugly Betty (2006) (aka "Betty La Fea" - USA), a modern take on the ugly duckling story.
Career & Awards (3)
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At 23, America Ferrera became the youngest winner of the Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series.
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America Ferrera started acting at eight, in community theater and school plays.
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Off-Broadway, at New York's Century Center for the Performing Arts, she played "CB's Sister" in "Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead."
Life & Family (3)
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America Ferrera and her husband, Ryan Piers Williams, have a son, Sebastian Piers Williams (b. May 29, 2018), and a daughter, Lucia Marisol Williams (b. May 4, 2020).
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America Ferrera is the youngest of 6 children.
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On June 27, 2011, America Ferrera married Ryan Piers Williams, her boyfriend of 6 years, after a year's engagement.
Sources & editorial notes
Reference databases
- Wikipedia
- IMDb
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