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America Ferrera
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Executive Producer, Actor
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April 18, 1984 in Woodland Hills, CA
Biography:Few aspiring actresses could ever hope to experience the early career success of Ugly Betty starlet America Ferrera. In the scant four years after earning a Sundance Jury Award, an Independent Spirit Award nomination, and a Young Artist Award nomination for her role as a first-generation Mexican-American girl teetering on the cusp of womanhood for Real Women Have Curves, the hardworking actress rose quickly through the ranks to become one of television's brightest young stars.

A Los Angeles native and the youngest of six siblings born to Honduran parents, Ferrera was raised by her mother in Woodland Hills, CA. Though at first hesitant to pursue a career on camera, the natural-born actress and high school valedictorian displayed an instinctive talent on the stage that seemed to signal she had found her true calling. It was during this time that Ferrera began working as a waitress to fund her classes... Full Biography

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America Ferrera wins the Golden Globe for Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series...
America Ferrera attends the Dolce & Gabbana and Penelope Cruz Charity Auction to benefit he Art...
America Ferrera stars as Betty Suarez on ABC's award-winning comedy "Ugly Betty."
Alexis Bledel, Amber Tamblyn and America Ferrera at the premiere of "The Sisterhood of the Traveling...
America Ferrera attends the Hollywood Foreign Press Association 2005 Installation Luncheon in...
America Ferrera and Amaury Nolasco ("Prison Break") present at the 2006 NCLR ALMA Awards at the...
America Ferrera arrives at the AIDS Healthcare Foundation Presents "Hot in Hollywood" in Hollywood,...
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