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America Ferrera Birthday: 18.04.1984 America Georgine Ferrera (born April 18, 1984) is an American actress. She plays the lead role in the television series Ugly Betty. She also starred in the movie Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants and its sequel Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2.
[>>] Source: Wikipedia America Georgine Ferrera (born April 18, 1984) is an American actress. She plays the lead role in the television series Ugly Betty. She also starred in the movie Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants and its sequel Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2.
Early life Ferrera, the youngest of six children, was born in Los Angeles, California, as America Georgina Ferrera, to parents who immigrated to the United States from Honduras in the mid-1970s. Her mother worked as a housecleaning staff director for a Hilton hotel. Her mother divorced her father and raised six children on a diet of Mexican rice, refried beans, and tortillas, always stressing the importance of higher education. Ferrera was raised in the Woodland Hills section of Los Angeles, where she attended George Ellery Hale Middle School and El Camino Real High School. From the time she was seven years old, when she landed a small role in a school production of Hamlet and then at age 10 a much bigger role as the Artful Dodger in Oliver!, Ferrera knew that she wanted to be a performer. She acted in school plays and community theater in Los Angeles throughout her youth, though with little help from her mother, who insisted that she pursue other interests because she was concerned her daughter would not 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. Ferrera disliked her first name as a child and went by her middle name, "Georgine", until she began acting professionally. Career In July 2002, Ferrera made her first TV movie, Gotta Kick It Up! for The Disney Channel. That same year then her uncle died, 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 of Betty 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, in contrast to most of the "glammed up" characters; Ferrera herself coined the term "Bettification" to describe the process of creating her onscreen persona. 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. 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 was the executive producer for the poignant short film Muertas. Her co-star, Eric Mabius, has regularly said of her, "She's only 24 and will take over the planet in a few years time!" 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. In July 2007, America Ferrera also won Imagen Foundation's Creative Achievement Award. 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 as Carmen. She also is the voice of one of the nature fairies in Tinkerbell (2008). As of May 2009, she is filming a movie in Albuquerque, New Mexico and west Texas called American Tragic or The Dry Land. Filmography Films Year Film Role Notes 2002 Real Women Have Curves Ana Garcia 2004 Darkness Minus Twelve Luiza 2005 How the Garcia Girls Spent Their Summer Blanca The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants Carmen Lowell Lords of Dogtown Thunder Monkey 3:52 Kate 2006 Steel City Amy Barnes 2007 Muertas Rebecca Also executive producer Towards Darkness (Hacia la oscuridad) Luiza Also executive producer La Misma Luna Marta 2008 The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 Carmen Lowell Tinker Bell Fawn Voice Direct-to-video 2010 The Dry Land Sarah post-production Also executive producer How to Train Your Dragon Astrid Voice post-production Our Family Wedding Lucia Ramirez post-production Television Year Film Role Notes 2002 Touched by an Angel Charlee Episode: "The Word" 2004 $5.15/Hr. TV film Plainsong Victoria Roubideaux TV film CSI: Crime Scene Investigation April Perez Episode: "Harvest" 2006-2010 Ugly Betty Betty Suarez Awards and nominations America became the first ever TV Actress to have won all 3 major Lead Actress Awards in a single year,including the Emmy Awards, the Golden Globe Awards, and the Screen Actors Guild Awards. On December 9th, 2009, Ferrera became one of recipients of NYWIFT Muse Awards 09, along with 3 other women, Julianna Margulies, Allison Silverman, and Andrea Wong. Year Nominated work Award Result 2002 Real Women Have Curves Sundance Film Festival - Special Jury Prize: Dramatic for acting won 2003 Real Women Have Curves Independent Spirit Awards - Best Debut Performance nominated Young Artist Awards - Best Performance in a Feature Film - Leading Young Actress nominated 2005 The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants Satellite Awards: Best Supporting Actress - Musical or Comedy nominated Teen Choice Awards - Choice Movie Breakout Performance - Female nominated Teen Choice Awards - Choice Movie Hissy Fit - Female nominated 2006 The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants ALMA Awards - Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture nominated Imagen Awards - Best Actress won Ugly Betty Satellite Awards - Best Actress in a Series, Comedy or Musical nominated 2007 Ugly Betty Image Awards - Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series nominated Screen Actors Guild Awards - Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series nominated Screen Actors Guild Awards - Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series won Teen Choice Awards - Choice TV Actress: Comedy nominated Teen Choice Awards - Choice TV: Breakout won Television Critics Association Awards - Individual Achievement in Comedy nominated ALMA Awards - Outstanding Actress - Television Series, Mini-Series or Television Movie won Emmy Awards - Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series won Golden Globes - Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy won Imagen Awards - Creative Achievement Award won Imagen Awards - Best Actress - Television won Satellite Awards - Best Actress in a Series, Comedy or Musical won 2008 Ugly Betty Emmy Awards - Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series nominated Golden Globes - Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy nominated Screen Actors Guild Awards - Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series nominated Screen Actors Guild Awards - Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series nominated Teen Choice Awards - Choice TV Actress: Comedy nominated Image Awards - Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series nominated Imagen Awards - Best Actress - Television nominated 2009 Ugly Betty Peoples Choice Awards - Choice TV Actress Comedy nominated Golden Globes - Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy nominated Image Awards - Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series nominated Imagen Awards - Best Actress - Television nominated Kids' Choice Awards - Favorite Television Actress nominated Screen Actors Guild Awards - Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series nominated Teen Choice Awards - Choice TV Actress: Comedy nominated References ^ Cindy Pearlman (2008-08-03). . Reading Eagle. . Retrieved 2010-01-12. ^ Comita, Jenny (May, 2007). . W Magazine. . Retrieved 2009-02-01. ^ America Ferrera's family background ^ ^ Davis, Peter (August 2009). . Gotham. . Retrieved 19 September 2009. "Named after her mother, Ferrera says she detested the name America as a child. ... 'So I used my middle name, Georgina.' ... When she started acting professionally, she decided to go with her real first name again.". ^ , USA Today, October 4, 2006 ^ , January 19, 2007 ^ White, Kate. . Time Magazine. . Retrieved 2007-10-26. ^ ^ , Entertainment Weekly, January 27, 2010 External links - at the Internet Movie Database - - v • d • Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress - Comedy Series Patricia Heaton (2001) · Jennifer Aniston (2002) · Debra Messing (2003) · Sarah Jessica Parker (2004) · Felicity Huffman (2005) · Julia Louis-Dreyfus (2006) · America Ferrera (2007) · Tina Fey (2008) · Toni Collette (2009) Complete list: (1950-1975) · (1976-2000) · (2001-present) v • d • Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Television Series Musical or Comedy Kirstie Alley (1990) · Candice Bergen (1991) · Roseanne Barr (1992) · Helen Hunt (1993) · Helen Hunt (1994) · Cybill Shepherd (1995) · Helen Hunt (1996) · Calista Flockhart (1997) · Jenna Elfman (1998) · Sarah Jessica Parker (1999) · Sarah Jessica Parker (2000) · Sarah Jessica Parker (2001) · Jennifer Aniston (2002) · Sarah Jessica Parker (2003) · Teri Hatcher (2004) · Mary-Louise Parker (2005) · America Ferrera (2006) · Tina Fey (2007) · Tina Fey (2008) · Toni Collette (2009) Complete List · (1969-1989) · (1990-2009) v • d • Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series Helen Hunt (1994) · Christine Baranski (1995) · Julia Louis-Dreyfus (1996) · Julia Louis-Dreyfus (1997) · Tracey Ullman (1998) · Lisa Kudrow (1999) · Sarah Jessica Parker (2000) · Megan Mullally (2001) · Megan Mullally (2002) · Megan Mullally (2003) · Teri Hatcher (2004) · Felicity Huffman (2005) · America Ferrera (2006) · Tina Fey (2007) · Tina Fey (2008) · Tina Fey (2009) Persondata NAME Ferrera, America ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION Actress DATE OF BIRTH April 18, 1984 PLACE OF BIRTH Los Angeles, California, U.S. DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH [<<] This text is based on a article from the open encyclopedia Wikipedia and stands under GNU license for free documentation. 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