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  America Ferrera Trivia - America Ferrera Facts - America Ferrera Notes
America Ferrera is slated to reprise her role in the second Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants.
America: (on her feelings when her father abandoned her family while she was a child) It wasn't easy, but as a kid you find ways to make sense of it.
America: (The moment when she knew she was a success) I was in Texas at a movie theater and on the elevator, these people were like, “You look so much like that girl who plays Ugly Betty.” So they started talking about how much they loved the show.
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 Full Coverage: 'Ugly Betty' on ABC Is TV's ...   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The comedy, which stars Ferrera as a plain Queens girl who pushed her way into the fashion world, was seen by 16.1 million people in its ABC debut on Thursday night, according to Nielsen Media Research.
America may be falling for America Ferrera, the star of ABC's " Ugly Betty," an underdog that has become the most-watched new series of the fall television season so far.
America may be falling for America Ferrera, the star of ABC's "Ugly Betty," an underdog that has become the most-watched new series of the fall television season so far.
www.topix.net /who/america-ferrera?full=a2904ceb07   (602 words)

  
 Actress America Ferrera offers a message determination to Catholic youth | The-Tidings.com
Ferrera keynoted a diversity conference Jan. 26 at all-girls Marymount High School in Westwood, which brought together 150 female and male students from 17 Catholic high schools.
Ferrera, the youngest of six children raised by a single mother, recalled begging her mother to let her take studio acting classes.
Ferrera said she was able to sign on with a small agency as a teenager, but then spent a year auditioning for parts and never being called back.
www.the-tidings.com /2008/020108/ferrera.htm   (1296 words)

  
 ABC.com: Ugly Betty   (Site not responding. Last check: )
This summer Ferrera will begin production on the bilingual independent film "Towards Darkness." She will also serve as executive producer on the film.
Ferrera plays a young woman who has a complicated relationship with the young hostage.
Ferrera recently completed work in a Spanish speaking role in the independent film "Boy, Immigrant." Directed by Patricia Riggen, the story chronicles a nine-year-old Mexican boy's journey to the United States to find his migrant mother after the grandmother who is taking care of him passes away.
abc.go.com /primetime/uglybetty/bios/america_ferrera.html   (278 words)

  
 Celeb Watch: Ferrera is going back to the 'Betty' basics; see video - USATODAY.com
Ferrera, who celebrated her own 24th birthday Friday, faced disillusionment, too, with the direction her show was taking.
Entering her trailer, Ferrera is welcomed with slobbery licks from her Great Dane, Lucy, who has been known to do her business on the lawn in front of the writers' office.
Ferrera raves, "She has such incredible warmth and energy in person." And in Clinton's daughter, Chelsea, Ferrera has found a friend.
www.usatoday.com /life/people/celebwatch/2008-04-20-america-ferrera_N.htm   (1166 words)

  
 America Ferrera Biography | Ugly Betty | Bio | Pictures | Lords of Dogtown | Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants   (Site not responding. Last check: )
She may not fit the mold of your ordinary Hollywood actress, but that doesn't mean America Ferrera isn't on her way to being a top star.
America Ferrera was born in LA and raised in San Fernando Valley.
America Ferrera was given an advance copy of Girls in Pants: The Third Summer of the Sisterhood by her co-star, Amber Tamblyn.
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 America Ferrara as Ana: HBO Films: Real Women Have Curves
The youngest of six children born to Honduran parents, Ferrera was raised in a single parent household in Woodland Hills, a middleclass area of the San Fernando Valley.
Ferrera herself, a valedictorian - "we had a few" -- of her high school class, will soon enter the University of Southern California on a Presidential scholarship.
Ferrera perceives her tough-love movie mother played by Lupe Ontiveros as similar to her own.
www.hbo.com /films/realwomen/cast/america_ferrara.html   (614 words)

  
 America Ferrera - News
There’s America Ferrera, Kate Winslet and Oprah, all of whom aren’t conforming to the skinny model look that used to be the in thing.
Ugly Betty star America Ferrera has laughed off reports she is engaged to longtime beau Ryan Piers Williams.
Actress America Ferrera is hoping her new movie role will draw attention to the kidnapping crisis in Colombia.
www.imdb.com /name/nm1065229/news   (1535 words)

  
 America Ferrera - AskMen.com
America Ferrera has spoken of her anguish at being abandoned by her father when she was a child.
America Ferrera claims the paparazzi aren't interested in taking her picture because she is "boring".
Ferrera added more indie film roles to her resume in 2005, including another Sundance Festival favorite, How The Garcia Girls Spent Their Summer, as well as the teen drama The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants with Alexis Bledel, and the ‘70s skateboard flick Lords of Dogtown with Heath Ledger.
www.askmen.com /women/actress_300/380_america_ferrera.html   (949 words)

  
 ABC News: America Ferrera Makes 'Ugly' Beautiful
While viewers love Ferrera on the screen, they don't always know who she is away from the camera.
Ferrera was pleased to see her character become a popular costume on Halloween.
For now, though, Ferrera will be spending much of her time with the cast and crew of the show, turning "ugly" into a smash hit week after week.
abcnews.go.com /GMA/Entertainment/story?id=2778379   (465 words)

  
 America Ferrera Biography, Photos, News for America Ferrera | TVGuide.com
Full-figured and effortlessly fabulous, Ferrera was 18 when she made her auspicious film debut in the delightful 2002 indie comedy Real Women Have Curves.
There are no group posts for America Ferrera.
There are no forum posts for America Ferrera.
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 America Ferrera - Large & Lovely
Born and raised in the San Fernando Valley, America Ferrera and her five siblings (four sisters and one brother) were raised by their mother who instilled a good work ethic.
America is the youngest and will graduate from the University of Southern California (USC) where she is studying International Relations.
At seventeen, America first came into prominence when she appeared in Real Women Have Curves in the starring role of Ana.
www.bellaonline.com /articles/art48963.asp   (548 words)

  
 E! News - Ugly Betty Squeezed into Pants Sequel - America Ferrera | Amber Tamblyn | Blake Lively | Alexis Bledel | ...
That's more or less what the producers of The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants are telling America Ferrera, who is reportedly not too happy about having to take time out this summer to shoot a sequel to the 2005 coming-of-age dramedy.
Ferrera, 23, is also said to be in talks to star in An Invisible Sign of My Own for Ugly Betty co-executive producer Salma Hayek's new Ventanazul production company at MGM.
The Hollywood Reporter compared Ferrera's situation to Halle Berry's, when the actress was coming off an Oscar win for Monster's Ball and had reservations about reprising her role as Storm for X2: X-Men United.
www.eonline.com /news/article/index.jsp?uuid=1dd24bca-bf59-4306-bc7e-8d4e58e6f9ec   (417 words)

  
 Surprise! She's a bombshell (and you can be one too): News: glamour.com
America Ferrera, star of Ugly Betty, is climbing Hollywood’s A-list—and she’s ignoring the unwritten rule that says stars must be blond and Twizzler-thin.
A year ago, when America Ferrera was moving out of her apartment, she tried to sell her furniture on Craigslist.
For Ferrera, staying grounded comes easy: When she was growing up—as one of six kids being raised by a single mom—there was no room for diva behavior.
www.glamour.com /news/articles/2007/09/americaferrera?currentPage=1   (825 words)

  
 America Ferrera at Hollywood.com
Ferrera was forced to take the bus to auditions, though eventually her mom saw her daughter’s dedication and began to drive her.
On the strength of her performance, Ferrera landed the lead in “Real Women Have Curves,” playing a young Latina determined to go to college to pursue her writing dreams rather than stay with her close-knit family and work in a dressmaking factory.
Ferrera gave a strong performance as the introspective, but volatile Carmen who spends the summer with her absentee father.
www.hollywood.com /celebrity/America_Ferrera/1612128   (1404 words)

  
 America Ferrera- an unofficial fan site
America's internet movie database information has been updated, and it shows her new movie and her new HBO series (I'm not totally sure if the fast food thing will be a regular series or what.
Also, I got this picture from someone who works in the area where America is shooting her newest movie.
There is a small picture of America in that article, but it's from somewhat far away.
www.thebluesite.com /america   (470 words)

  
 America Ferrera - Photos, Bio and News for America Ferrera | TVGuide.com
Full-figured and effortlessly fabulous, Ferrera was 18 when she made her auspicious film debut in the delightful 2002 indie comedy Real Women Have Curves.
The tabloid target tried to rehabilitate her image with a role in a high-school flashback as a mean girl who uses Betty (America Ferrera) as a "human shield" in a game of dodgeball, but she made no impact.
Chris O'Donnell, America Ferrera, J.J. Abrams and more took center stage to honor those on the cusp of breaking through, purely on the basis of their talent.
www.tvguide.com /celebrities/america-ferrera/139348   (718 words)

  
 Emmy Contender: America Ferrera - Entertainment News, Road to the Emmys: The Actress 2007, Media - Variety
America Ferrera could be the happiest actress on primetime television.
Despite knowing what a phenomenon "Betty" was throughout Latin America, Ferrera had no idea how quickly and easily the adapted "Betty" would become a freshman hit.
A self-proclaimed "romantic comedy freak," Ferrera loves that Betty has gotten a chance to develop an old-fashioned, hand-tingling romance with chivalrous accountant Henry (Christopher Gorham) this season.
www.variety.com /article/VR1117966370.html?categoryId=2591&cs=1   (584 words)

  
 6abc.com: America Ferrera Receive Another Accolade 10/04/07
The publications will honor Ferrera and the 25 most powerful Hispanic women in film, television and music at their inaugural Hispanic Women in Entertainment breakfast at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel on Tuesday.
Ferrera "is a leader for all women, but especially those in the Hispanic community," publisher John Kilcullen said in a statement.
Ferrera has won Golden Globe, Emmy and Screen Actors Guild awards for her portrayal of Betty Suarez on the ABC show.
abclocal.go.com /wpvi/story?section=news/entertainment&id=5690359   (184 words)

  
 America Ferrera - The TIME 100 - TIME
America Ferrera, 23, is a lot like her character (though the word ugly would never apply).
A child of Honduran immigrants, she grew up in a mostly Caucasian neighborhood and knows what it's like to be an outsider.
But as she set out to become an actress, America unloaded the Ugly Betty feelings and discovered the power that came from being herself.
www.time.com /time/specials/2007/time100/article/0,28804,1595326_1595332_1616652,00.html   (447 words)

  
 America Ferrera - the star of Ugly Betty
America Ferrera (born America Georgine Ferrera April 18, 1984) is an American actress who currently stars in the ABC dramedy series, Ugly Betty.
Find more information about America Ferrera in her biography section and about her filmography here.
We have great collection of America Ferrera pictures - with pictures from her acting and modelling here in our gallery section.
www.americaferrera.org   (109 words)

  
 America Ferrera
Born in Los Angeles, America Ferrera began acting in community theater and school plays at the age of eight.
Since then America has appeared in several TV movies, including the Hallmark Hall of Fame’s Plainsong (2004), starring Aidan Quinn and major motion pictures such as The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (2005) with Alexis Bledel and Lords of Dogtown (2005) starring Heath Ledger.
When not on a set, America is studying for a double-major in International Relations and Theater at the University of Southern California.
www.tribute.ca /bio.asp?id=12967   (162 words)

  
 America Ferrera is Hot Betty | America Ferrera, Ryan Piers Williams : Just Jared
america is cute and pretty..and ugly betty is a good show and people need to stop hating on girls who are curvier than nicole richie people are never happy how people look if your too skinny you have eating disorder and if your curvy they’re claiming your a obese.
I’m profiling her in a student newspaper, and I typed in “America Ferrera” in a search engine and was led to this website.
I don’t know the rest of America, but I’m glad for people like America, we all needed to see something different on TV other than collar bones, ribs, and knee caps.
justjared.buzznet.com /2007/04/04/america-ferrera-w-magazine   (1203 words)

  
 the TV addict » America Ferrera
America gives it her all as Betty and has you rooting for her from the minute she graces the screen.
Surrounding America is a fantastic cast including the newly appointed editor-in-chief of ‘Mode Magazine’ Daniel Meade (the far from ugly Eric Mabius) as well a Wilhelmin (played deliciously by Vanessa L. Williams), the scheming second-in-command who it seems will stop at nothing to get Daniel’s job.
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 A new role for America Ferrera | America Ferrera | The Q&A | Movies | Entertainment Weekly
America Ferrera talks about her role as the executive producer and star of the new indie film, ''Towards Darkness''
FERRERA ''I love playing Betty, but it's refreshing to be able to go to different places in my head.''
God bless AmericaFerrera, that is. Last week, the Golden Globe winner had barely wrapped the season finale of ABC's Ugly Betty in California before jumping on a plane to New York City.
www.ew.com /ew/article/0,,20038220,00.html   (904 words)

  
 America Ferrera News & Pictures | Hollyscoop
It's safe to say that "Ugly Betty" star America Ferrera is gonna vote for Hillary Clinton in the 2008 presidential elections.
America Ferrera attended a voter registration rally at 32 Degrees Luxe Lounge in Philadelphia to support Hillary Clinton.
Ugly Betty' star America Ferrera is urging Britney Spears and Lindsay Lohan to "get a job." Ferrera says, "My advice to anyone who gets into too much trouble is, 'Get a job!' I can't get into trouble because I'm working all the time...
www.hollyscoop.com /america-ferrera/396.aspx   (585 words)

  
 America Ferrera - Overview - MSN Movies
A Los Angeles native and the youngest of six siblings born to Honduran parents, Ferrera was raised by her mother in Woodland Hills, CA.
Though at first hesitant to pursue a career on camera, the natural-born actress and high school valedictorian displayed an instinctive talent on the stage that seemed to signal she had found her true calling.
It was during this time that Ferrera began working as a waitress to fund her classes...
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 Interviews & Features | TVGuide.com
This was the year that America fell in love with America.
Ferrera: Betty wears a lot of clothes — tights, parkas, all these shirts buttoned up to her neck.
Ferrera: I was in Texas at a movie theater and, on the elevator, these people were like, "You look so much like that girl who plays Ugly Betty." So they started talking about how much they loved the show.
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 SPLICEDwire | America Ferrera interview for "Real Women Have Curves" (2002)
Ferrera had a supporting role as a cheerleader in the Disney Channel movie "Gotta Kick It Up."
That's a quote from 18-year-old America Ferrera, whose winning portrayal of a plus-sized, astute and beautiful high school grad in the body-image-themed coming-of-age film "Real Women Have Curves," helped win the picture the Audience Award at last January's Sundance Film Festival.
An upcoming double-major freshman (international relations and theater) at the University of Southern California, she is smart enough to have learned not to mix work and school.
www.splicedonline.com /02features/aferrera.html   (1468 words)

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