2002
Real Women Have Curves
Played Ana in her feature film debut.
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FERRERA
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Stories of ambition, work and being seen
America Ferrera’s work ranges from Real Women Have Curves and Ugly Betty to Barbie.
Los Angeles, California, USA
Characters finding their place
America Ferrera was born in Los Angeles on 18 April 1984. Her feature film debut came in Real Women Have Curves, playing Ana, a young woman negotiating her ambitions and family expectations.
As Betty Suarez in Ugly Betty, Ferrera played an ambitious young woman navigating the fashion industry. The role earned her an Emmy Award for lead actress in a comedy series.
She later played Gloria in Greta Gerwig’s Barbie and received an Academy Award nomination for supporting actress. Her work also includes the workplace comedy Superstore and the How to Train Your Dragon films.
Selected screen roles
2006
Ugly Betty
Played Betty Suarez and earned an Emmy Award.
2023
Barbie
Played Gloria and received an Oscar nomination.
Performance readings are FLM.RED editorial interpretation.
Films in FLM.RED
Titles in this collection; not a complete filmography.
Sources & image notes
Portrait illustration: FLM.RED.