Ferrera America

Ferrera America was born on April 18, 1984 in Los Angeles, California, to immigrants from Honduras. The parents had six children, the mother worked as a cleaner for the hotel director and from a young age taught the children that they must get higher education if they want to achieve anything in life. America attended George Ellery Hale Middle School and El Camino Real High School, and she showed early acting skills. At the age of seven, she played a small role in Shakespeare's Hamlet, and at the more

Ferrera America was born on April 18, 1984 in Los Angeles, California, to immigrants from Honduras. The parents had six children, the mother worked as a cleaner for the hotel director and from a young age taught the children that they must get higher education if they want to achieve anything in life.
America attended George Ellery Hale Middle School and El Camino Real High School, and she showed early acting skills. At the age of seven, she played a small role in Shakespeare's Hamlet, and at the age of 10 - the role of the Clever Dodger in the play Oliver Twist. The desire to become a real actress was the most important thing for her.
In 2002, America was featured in the Disney Channel TV commercial Gotta Kick It Up!, and in the same year she made her film debut in Real Women Have Curves. Then there were works in the TV series “Touch of an Angel” and the film “Mascot Jeans”.
In 2005, America received its first Movieline Breakthrough Award.
In 2006, the series “Ugly Betty” (adaptation of the Colombian telenovela “Yo Soy Betty, la fea”) began, in which she plays Betty – an ugly girl with braces on her teeth and thick eyebrows, completely ignoring makeup and fashionable clothes.
After "Ugly Betty" - the main project in the film career of America - the girl continues to receive a lot of offers. One of the last works of the actress in a big movie – a role in the film "Family wedding" (Our Family Wedding), where she starred with Forest Whitacker.
In 2011, the actress married her longtime lover Ryan Pierce Williams. /