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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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Actress America Ferrera arrives to the 15th Annual Screen Actor's Guild Awards at the Shrine...
America Ferrera arrives for the opening night performance of "God Of Carnage" at the Bernard B....
America Ferrera attends the 66th Annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los...
America Ferrera attends the world premiere of "Enchanted" at the El Capital Theatre in Los Angeles...
America Ferrera arrives for the Golden Globe Awards in Los Angeles on Jan. 15, 2007.
Salma Hayek and America Ferrera of the television show "Ugly Betty" together in Los Angeles on Nov....
Actress America Ferrera poses for pictures on Main Street in Park City, Utah on Jan. 21, 2006.
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