The actress who portrayed the epic monologue in the Barbie movie: Who is America Ferrera?
One of the famous names that came to the fore again with the Barbie movie: American movie actress America Ferrera! She is among the most talked about actresses of recent times. In fact, many of us know her from the TV series Ugly Betty.
Ferrara, who represents Betty, a worldwide iconic character, came to the fore again with the sensational production Barbie.
The famous actor was born on April 18, 1984, in Los Angeles, California. Her family's origins are based in Honduras. It is shared that she is approximately 1.55 m tall and weighs 50 kg.
She was born as the youngest of 6 siblings. While growing up, she showed interest in acting at a young age and stepped into the theater stage of school plays at the age of eight. After high school, she studied International Relations at the University of Southern California. In 2002, she starred in the movie "Real Women Have Curves", which was selected for the National Film Registry.
America Georgina Ferrera (born April 18, 1984) is an American actress, director and television producer. She has received numerous accolades, including a Primetime Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Award, in addition to a nomination for an Academy Award. In 2007, Time named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world and in 2023, she was named in BBC's 100 Women list.
The two films in which she appeared, "Lords of Dogtown" and "The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants", were released on the same day in the USA in 2005. America Ferrera's breakthrough in front of the camera came with her role as Betty Suarez in the American Broadcasting Company's comedy-drama television series "Ugly Betty" (2006).
Her outstanding performance in the series earned her widespread recognition and critical acclaim. Betty Suarez received many awards for her performance, including the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Television Series Musical or Comedy category, the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Actress (Comedy), and the Primetime Emmy Award in the same category. Notably, she became the youngest person to win an Emmy for Lead Actress in a Comedy Series at the age of 23.
After this success, she became a sought-after name, especially in comedy productions, and did voice-over work in many animation projects. The actress, who recently played the character of "Elishia Kennedy" in the mini-series We Crashed (2022), starring Jared Leto and Anne Hathaway, appeared before the audience with the character of Gloria in the box office leader Barbie movie in 2023 and won the Academy Awards for Best Supporting Role for this role. She was nominated in the actress category.
One of Ferrera's last works was her performance as Jenny in the movie Keriz Parası (2023). Known for her radiant smile and plump physique, Ferrera's smile was insured for 10 million dollars by Lloyd's of London insurance company. Ferrera was ranked #84 on Maxim magazine's 2008 Hot 100 list.
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