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America Ferrera
America Ferrera’s screen credits include Astrid (voice) in How to Train Your Dragon, Astrid (voice) in How to Train Your Dragon 2, and The Mother (voice) in The Cat in the Hat.
Born April 18, 1984 Los Angeles, California, USA4 movies on MoviHero
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America Georgina Ferrera (/fəˈrɛərə/; 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 and 2024, 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. Ferrera developed an interest in acting at a young age, performing in several stage productions at her school. She made her feature film debut in 2002 with the comedy-drama Real Women Have Curves, earning praise for her performance. She achieved modest success early in her career with roles in films such as the comedy-dramas Gotta Kick It Up! (2002) and The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (2005). She garnered further critical acclaim and recognition for her starring role as Betty Suarez in the ABC comedy-drama series Ugly Betty (2006–2010). …
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For her performance, she won a Golden Globe Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series, the first for a Latina woman in the category.
Ferrera's other film roles include the drama The Dry Land (2010), the romantic comedy Our Family Wedding (2010), the crime drama End of Watch (2012), and the fantasy comedy Barbie (2023), which earned her a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. She also voiced Astrid Hofferson in the How to Train Your Dragon franchise (2010–2019) and co-produced and starred in the NBC workplace comedy series Superstore (2015–2021).
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- 2026The Cat in the Hat1h 48m · Adventure · AnimationThe Mother (voice)
- 2019How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World1h 44m · Adventure · AnimationAstrid (voice)
- 2014How to Train Your Dragon 21h 42m · Action · AdventureAstrid (voice)
- 2010How to Train Your Dragon1h 38m · Adventure · AnimationAstrid (voice)
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- 2025The Lost BusMary Ludwig
- 2023Dumb MoneyJenny Campbell
- 2023BarbieGloria
- 2021Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for ItSelf (archive footage)
- 2020Every Vote Counts: A Celebration of DemocracySelf - Host
- 2019How to Train Your Dragon: HomecomingAstrid (voice)
- 2018Family FeudForemother
- 2017Katy Perry: Will You Be My Witness?Self
- 2017The Words That Built AmericaSelf - Reader: Declaration of Independence
- 2017100 YearsNarrator (voice)
- 2016Special CorrespondentsBrigida
- 2016The 4%: Film's Gender ProblemSelf
- 2014Dragons: Dawn of the Dragon RacersAstrid (voice)
- 2014X/YProducer · Silvia
- 2014Cesar ChavezHelen Chavez
- 2013Six by SondheimSelf / Mary
- 2013It's a DisasterHedy Galili
- 2013Sid the Science Kid: The MovieDr. Cordova (voice)
- 2012End of WatchOfficer Orozco
- 2011Book of DragonsAstrid (voice)
- 2011Dragons: Gift of the Night FuryAstrid Hofferson (voice)
- 2011The Latino ListSelf
- 2011Me Facing Life: Cyntoia's StorySelf - Narrator
- 2010How to Train Your Dragon: LegendsAstrid (voice)
- 2010Legend of the BoneKnapper DragonAstrid Hofferson (voice)
- 2010The Dry LandProducer · Sarah
- 2010Our Family WeddingLucia Ramirez
- 2008Tinker BellFawn (voice)
- 2008The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2Carmen Lowell
- 2007Under the Same MoonMartha
- 2007La Lupe: Queen of Latin SoulSelf
- 2007Towards DarknessProducer · Luiza
- 2007MuertasProducer · Rebecca
- 2006Steel CityAmy Barnes
- 20053:52Kate
- 2005Lords of DogtownThunder Monkey
- 2005The Sisterhood of the Traveling PantsCarmen Lowell
- 2005How the Garcia Girls Spent Their SummerBlanca
- 2004PlainsongVictoria Roubideaux
- 2004Darkness Minus TwelveLuiza
- 2003Get the Fire!Narrator
- 2002Real Women Have CurvesAna Garcia
- 2002Gotta Kick It Up!Yolanda
- I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican DaughterDirector
- My What If YearProducer
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Astrid
How to Train Your Dragon · How to Train Your Dragon 2 · How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
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