Who is America Ferrera?
America Georgina Ferrera better known as America Ferrera is an American actress, film producer, and director by profession. She has won a Primetime Emmy Award, Golden Globe Award, Screen Actors Guild Award, and many other notable awards for her acting. Back in 2007, she was even included in the list of the hundred most influential people in the world by Time. From portraying characters in school plays to making her place in Hollywood, here is all about America Ferrera’s life, career, children, and so on.
America Ferrera Bio – age, height, weight, and more
Name – America Georgina Ferrera
Nickname – She used to go by Georgina in her school days
Age – 37 years old this year
Gender – Female
Date of Birth – April 18, 1984
Zodiac sign – Aries
Marital status – Married
Height – 155 cm
Weight – 55 kg
Body type – Slim
Hair color – Dark brown
Eye color – Dark brown
Nationality – American
Religion – Not known
Ethnicity – Not known
Ancestry – Honduran Americans
Food habit – Not known
Birthplace – Los Angeles, California, United States
Hometown – Not known
Current home – New York City
America Ferrera’s childhood, school, college, and educational qualifications
America was born to Carlos Gregorio Ferrera and America Griselda Ayes on April 18 in 1984. The couple originally belonged to Honduras but moved to the United States back in the 1970s. However, they got divorced when they were only 7 years old. With the divorce, her father decided to move back to Honduras while her mother stayed in the US. While growing up, Ferrera grew apart from her father and was not close to him. Even at the time of his death in 2010, she remained unaffected by the news.
Ferrera was the youngest of six children. Like every immigrant parent, America’s mother who was the director of housekeeping at one of the Hilton Hotels emphasized getting higher education. When Ferrera was young, she never liked her first name and instead used her middle name, Georgine most of the time. From a very young age, Ferrera was clear about what she wanted to do in life. She wanted to be a performer. Her liking for acting developed at the time she played in Hamlet, her school play. After that participated in more plays like Oliver, Romeo, and Juliet.
Although America was fascinated by acting and performing, her mother did not like it. She discouraged her from pursuing a theatre career but America continued performing over the years. After graduating high school, she went to the University of Southern California as she got a presidential scholarship for a double degree in theatre as well as international relations which took almost ten years.
America Ferrera’s acting career and achievements so far
Ferrera started her career with minor roles in movies like Gotta Kick It Up. She made her actual film debut with a movie called Real Women Have Curves. In 2005, the actress got a role in films like Lords of Dogtown, How the Garcia Girls Spent Their Summer, and award-winning The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants. For this role, she received the best actress and also a nomination at the ALMA Awards.
She then got offers for playing roles in Dog Sees God and a lead role in Ugly Betty which proved to be a big break for her in 2006. Ferrera started getting more recognition. The actress proceeded with her successful career in acting with films such as The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2, The Dry Land, Our Family Wedding, and many more around 2011.
In 2013, she was featured in a serial drama called Pedro & Maria which unfortunately was never aired on television. In 2015, she was cast in Superstone, a sitcom by NBC. Fast forward to 2017, Ferrera and Teri Weinberg who was the executive producer of Ugly Betty joined together for a new production company. In 2019, Ferrera got to present herself at TEDTalk.
America Ferrera’s political career
Ferrera is one of the few actresses active in politics. Back in 2008, she took part in Hillary Clinton’s campaign, and in 2012, she attended the Democratic National Convention in North Carolina as well as Charlotte. Similarly, she went to the Democratic National Convention in 2016 and supported the re-election of Barack Obama. She has been an active member of the Latino organization which is why she has a lot of backing from the Latino community. In 2017, she became an open speaker for the Women’s March in Washington. She then was made an ambassador of ‘Save the Children’ and worked towards spreading awareness about sex trafficking and other social evils. In the same year, she also disclosed the incident when she was sexually assaulted in her childhood during the MeToo campaign. Recently, in 2020, she invested in a female soccer group which was later awarded as an LA-based franchise during the National women’s soccer league.
America Ferrera’s love life – relationships, partner, and kids
Ferrera is married to Ryan Piers Williams who is an actor, writer, and director by profession. The couple first met during their days at the University of Southern California. They got engaged around 2010 and got married the next year. In 2018, they revealed that they are expecting their first child who turned out to be a boy whom they named Sebastian. In 2020, they had another child, their daughter Lucia. The same year, the couple announced that they had completed 15 years of their relationship.
Controversies around America Ferrera’s life
Ferrera was surrounded by controversies when she revealed the sexual assault that she faced when she was nine years old. The actress didn’t reveal much about her assaulters which left many in doubt. But that is not all, the actress has been vigorous in Hollywood. She had mocked the industry for the lack of diversity and even talked about the isolation that she feels for being a Latina in this industry.
How much is America Ferrera’s net worth in 2022?
As of 2022, America makes about $20 million. She is one of the most successful actresses in the entertainment industry. Most of her earnings come from acting in films and series. It is estimated that she charges around $125,000 for an episode. Although has not disclosed anything publicly.