America Ferrera
Milestones
- Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, USA
- Birthday: April 18, 1984
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2009
Nominated for the 2009 Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Actress: Comedy
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2008
Cast in the ensemble feature, "How the Garcia Girls Spent Their Summer" (filmed in 2003)
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2008
Reprised role of Carmen in the sequel "The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2"
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2006 to 0000
Played Betty Suarez an unattractive but efficient secretary at a fashion magazine in "Ugly Betty" (ABC); earned Golden Globe (2008, 2009), SAG (2008, 2009) and Emmy (2008) nominations for Best Actress in a Comedy Series
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2005
Cast in the Catherine Hardwicke directed "Lords of Dogtown" a fictionalized take on a group of skateboarders that originated in Venice, California during the 1970's
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2005
Joined an ensemble cast in "The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants" playing Carmen
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2004
Appeared in the CBS TV-movie "Plainsong" co-starring Aidan Quinn
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2002
First gained national attention for the HBO film "Real Women Have Curves"; earned an Independent Spirit Award nomination
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2002
Starred in the Disney Channel movie "Gotta Kick It Up!"
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Started acting in community theater and school plays at the age of eight