Profile
Famous as :
ActressBirth Name :
America Georgine FerreraBirth Date :
April 18, 1984Birth Place :
Los Angeles, California, USAClaim to fame :
As Ana Garcia in "Real Women Have Curves" (2002)
America Ferrera Is a Giant Hotdog on 'Ugly Betty'
August 26, 2009 02:08:28Entering its fourth season, "Ugly Betty" is still nowhere near pretty. America Ferrera was spotted filming an outdoor scene on Tuesday, August 25 with a giant hotdog as her costume. She was accompanied on the lower Manhattan set by Michael Urie who became the hotdog bun.
Daily Mail reported that the costume was uncomfortable enough to cause Ferrera pulling angry faces during the filming. Furthermore, due to the complication of the outfit, the actress asked her assistant to feed her banana during the break between scenes.
2009 ALMA Awards Honorees in TV
August 26, 2009 12:08:55ALMA Awards is back for the fourth time to present honors to the Hispanic community specializing in entertainment business. National Council of La Raza's CEO Janet Murguira announced on Tuesday, August 25 with the assistance of Executive Producer Eva Longoria, the names of people crowding the honorees list.
The category in TV is divided into two according to the show's genre, comedy and drama. Showing a domination in the former category is the cast ensemble of "Ugly Betty". Meanwhile in drama, "Lost" and "Dexter" each brought in three of their actors.
'Beverly Hills Chihuahua' Took 2009 Imagen Awards' Top Honor
August 22, 2009 02:08:26Honoring positive portrayals of Latinos and Latino culture in entertainment, the Imagen Foundation has
announced the winners of the 24th annual Imagen Awards. At the event held at Beverly Hilton on Friday night, August 21, Walt Disney Pictures' "Beverly Hills Chihuahua" has been hailed as Best Feature Film.
The adventure comedy film also nailed a Best Supporting Actor prize for the actor who plays Sam Cortez, Manolo Cardona. Though grabbing two kudos at the awards, "Chihuahua" failed to secure the Best Actor prize despite the fact that two of its leading stars, George Lopez and Andy Garcia, were nominated for the category. The prize went to Luis Guzman of "Maldeamores".
TV Winners for 22nd Nickelodeon's Kids' Choice Awards
March 30, 2009 09:03:52The kids have voted and the TV favorites at the 22nd annual Kids' Choice Awards are revealed. Nabbing the coveted Favorite TV Show is "iCarly" that beat heavy contenders such as "Hannah Montana", "The Suite Life of Zack and Cody" as well as "Zoey 101".
Selena Gomez, additionally, was voted Favorite TV Actress for her role as teen witch in "Wizards of Waverly Place". She won over others such as Miley Cyrus ("Hannah Montana"), America Ferrera ("Ugly Betty") and Miranda Cosgrove ("iCarly"). The Favorite TV Actor in the mean time, was grabbed by Dylan Sprouse who beat his twin brother, Cole Sprouse, "My Name is Earl" actor Jason Lee and "The Naked Brothers Band" star Nat Wolff.
Full List of 15th SAG Awards Nominees in Primetime Television
December 19, 2008 01:12:59The list of TV series and made for TV movies that fill in the nominations of Screen Actors Guild Awards next year is unraveled. This time around, NBC's comedy series "30 Rock" has shown another domination by taking three nominations, including a nod each for its two lead actors, Alec Baldwin and Tina Fey.
Also triumphing on the primetime television is the Paul Giamatti-starring miniseries "John Adams". Like "30 Rock", the show accumulates 3 nominations, the same amount that other series like "Mad Men", "The Closer" and "Boston Legal" gather. This time the network that earns most of the nomination is HBO with 9 while ABC and NBC follow behind with 8.
Miley Cyrus and Zac Efron Among People's Choice Favorite Star Under 35 Noms
November 11, 2008 09:11:00Nominations for the yearly People's Choice Awards have been unveiled and young stars, like Miley Cyrus and Zac Efron, are counted among many of the award's contenders. Both Disney stars will compete for a new award category, Favorite Star Under 35, which is presented to mark the award show's 35th anniversary and People magazine's 35th year in existence.
Totally, there are 32 names listed in the new award category. Some other famous celebs who also make the list include Taylor Swift, Shia LaBeouf, Rihanna, Chace Crawford, Blake Lively, Eva Mendes, and Daniel Radcliffe just to name a few.
Star-Studded Extravaganza for 'Filth and Wisdom' New York Premiere
October 14, 2008 01:10:00In anticipation of the theatrical release of Madonna's directorial debut, "Filth and Wisdom" has been brought to New York City to celebrate its premiere. Hosted by The Cinema Society and Dolce and Gabbana, the comedy drama held a star-studded special screening event at the Sunshine Cinema on Monday, October 13, in New York City.
Hitting the red carpet solo without her director husband Guy Ritchie, Madonna came in wearing a conservative black dress completed with a pair of black stilettos. Of her movie, the legendary pop singer who is circling the globe for her Sticky & Sweet tour shared, "I'm so happy with the finished product. Writing it was actually my favorite part because it is so different from everything I do and deep down inside I'm really a writer."
America Ferrera Claims 'The Hills' and 'Gossip Girl' Condition People to Be Mean
September 13, 2008 02:09:22Gracing the cover of Seventeen magazine's October 2008 issue, America Ferrera has become talk of the town, not because of her pose but for the comment she made about hit TV series "The Hills" and "Gossip Girl," making both as examples of bad shows that can condition people to be mean. She, however, still shows positive attitude towards the cast, claiming Blake Lively as a wonderful friend of hers.
Being asked by the magazine on "Gossip Girl" being a bad influence, she openly outed her opinion, saying "Close, genuine female relationships are not what generally gets depicted in movies and TV shows. Like, if you're watching The Hills or 90210, all the backstabbing shapes the way we act - you go to school, and you think your job is to find a sworn enemy and be jealous of each other." She, nevertheless, went on adding "I mean, I love Blake [Lively]; she's a wonderful friend of mine, but shows like Gossip Girl kind of condition us to be mean."
Celeb Friends Send Congrats for Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi
August 19, 2008 01:08:36The wedding of Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi was a private one but that didn't prevent it from media coverage, prompting many celebrity friends of them to offer their congratulations for the newlyweds. Joshua Radin, who was invited to the wedding by Ellen in a bid to surprise Portia, opened up about his feeling of singing in wedding for the first time ever.
The singer-songwriter told People, "I cannot imagine topping that experience. I've never played a wedding before, and I probably won't again until it's my own." During the nuptials, he performed acoustic renditions of several new tracks and also sang the ballad "They Bring Me To You."
Winners of 2008 ALMA Awards in TV Categories
August 18, 2008 11:08:38Winners of the 2008 ALMA Awards, which recognize achievements by Hispanic artists, have been announced Sunday, August 17, less than a month after the full nominees were unveiled. ABC's comedy series "Ugly Betty" was a big winner in the TV categories, winning the awards for directing and best performance by a Latino-led ensemble cast. Its star America Ferrera as well took home one additional award which was for the category of Chevy Entertainer of the Year for her on-screen work as Betty Suarez and her off-screen efforts in encouraging young people to get involved in the political process.
TV actress Eva Longoria had her hands full during the awards show, serving both as its executive producer as well as host. She was seen on Friday, August 15 attending an early celebration to mark the coming of the annual awards show held at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Pasadena, Calif. Her basketball player husband Tony Parker was with her.
Hollywod Celebs Sign on to Lend a Helping Hand for Cancer Telethon
July 29, 2008 02:07:02Acting, singing, and hosting are not the only things many of Hollywood celebrities could do. In real life, they actually can do more, taking part in cancer telethon for example. Jennifer Aniston, Scarlett Johansson, and Charlize Theron are just some of the public figures who have agreed to lend a helping hand for the project.
They will be joined by fellow celebs, including American Idol champion David Cook, Christina Applegate, Meryl Streep, Sally Field, Lance Armstrong, Josh Brolin, Casey Affleck, and America Ferrera, all of whom have signed on to help work the phonebank during an upcoming benefit for Stand Up to Cancer, slated for September 5 later this year. The event will be simultaneously aired on ABC, CBS and NBC to raise money for cancer research and treatment.
HBO's 'John Adams' Nabs a Leading 23 Emmy Nominations
July 18, 2008 09:07:46The complete list of nominees for the 2008 Primetime Emmy Awards was announced Thursday morning, July 17. The 60th annual awards event, which is set to be aired live on ABC from NOKIA Theatre L.A. LIVE, Los Angeles on September 21 later this year, witnessed HBO's miniseries "John Adams" nabbed a leading 23 nominations, namely Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie for its star Paul Giamatti and Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie for Laura Linney just to name a few.
Comedy series "30 Rock" followed close behind with 17 nominations and the drama series "Mad Men" was the other big nominee with 16 nods in total. Below is the list of some of the awards nominees. The complete list, meanwhile, can be viewed at Emmy's official site.
Tyler Perry's 'House of Payne' Took Top Honors at the 39th Annual NAACP Image Awards
February 15, 2008 11:02:06Winners of the 39th annual NAACP Image Awards have been unveiled. The awards show, took place Thursday, February 14 at the Shrine Auditorium, saw TBS' sitcom "Tyler Perry's House of Payne" won three top honors in the TV categories, mainly for Comedy Series, Actor in a Comedy Series for LaVan Davis, and Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series for Lance Gross.
CW Network's sitcom "Everybody Hates Chris" which was one of the leading award nominees with six nods, unfortunately, walked away with just one award which was for the category of Writing in a Comedy Series for Ali LeRoi. The other leading nominee "Girlfriends" which was up for six nods as well, sad to say, experienced worse fate as it won none.
Sequel Flicks Coming in 2008
December 28, 2007 04:12:58As the year 2007 is closing up, AceShowbiz.com feels obliged to list movie sequels that will battle among themselves towards the box office. As part of the trend that put animations and special effect-infused pics on top of the agenda, those deemed 'highly-anticipated' may come quite predictable.
The earliest sequel movie coming within the calendar may be 'Step Up 2 the Streets', but minus its original cast (Channing Tatum, Jenna Dewan), its anticipation may be overshadowed by 'The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian' that retains its original cast and 'The Incredible Hulk' which is hopeful with its new star, Edward Norton.
2007 Satellite Awards TV Winners Unveiled
December 18, 2007 02:12:03Winners of the 12th annual Satellite Awards have been unveiled. With teen pregnancy drama "Juno" earned the most honors in the Motion Picture category, Showtime Networks' "Dexter" was the biggest winner for the TV category.
The popular drama series nabbed three awards all at once, they were Television Series, Drama; Actor in a Series Drama which went to Michael C. Hall; and Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television for David Zayas.
2007 Satellite Awards TV Nominees Revealed
December 01, 2007 08:12:13In the wake of the 59th Annual Bambi Awards, here it comes the annual Satellite Awards, which acknowledge achievements in film, television, DVD and new media. Nominations for the 12th annual ceremony, divided in 49 categories, are in already.
As of the Television Miniseries, the 5 leading contenders are "Jane Eyre" (BBC/WGBH), "The Starter Wife" (USA Network), "The Company" (TNT), "Five Days" (HBO), and "The Amazing Mrs. Pritchard" (BBC/Kudos Productions).
'Ugly' America Ferrera Is Latina Leader
October 04, 2007 02:10:03
Not only America Ferrera is an actress, but also a leader for the Latina and is one of the influential Hispanics as well. The "Ugly Betty" star has been honored with the Latina Leader award by the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute for her contribution to the Latina community.
Ferrera received the honor at a ceremony held at the Washington Convention Center on Tuesday October 2nd. In her acceptance speech, the actress promised to continue to use her fame for the betterment of the "wider community", emphasising that she doesn't take her success for granted.
59th Annual Primetime Emmy Award Winners Unveiled
September 17, 2007 10:09:59
It's fresh from the 59th annual Primetime Emmy Awards, which is still going on at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California. Katherine Heigl is one among the many names mentioned as the early award winners, taking home the award for Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Drama Series, thanks to her role as Izzie Stevens on ABC's "Grey's Anatomy."
Besides Heigl, the award show being hosted by Ryan Seacrest, also honored Jeremy Piven of HBO's "Entourage" with the Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Comedy Series award. Naming some other early winners, including Terry O'Quinn of ABC's "Lost" who wins the Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Drama Series award and Jaime Pressly who takes away the Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Comedy Series prize, thanks to his role Joy Turner on NBC's "My Name Is Earl".
Ugly Betty Won Top Honors at the 22nd Annual Imagen Awards
July 30, 2007 01:07:10
"Ugly Betty" adding more awards into its collection as the TV dramedy won top honors at the 22nd annual Imagen Awards, held Saturday July 28th at the sold out Walt Disney Concert Hall.
A Golden Globe- and Peabody Award-winning series, ABC's "Ugly Betty" was named Best Prime-time Series while won its stars America Ferrera the Best Actress award; and Ana Ortiz the Best Supporting Actress award. Ferrera, moreover, also brought home the Creative Achievement award.
Freddy Rodriguez Is 'Ugly Betty''s New Love Interest
July 14, 2007 09:07:35
'Betty' is no longer searching for love, she's found one. And the lucky man is Freddy Rodriguez.
A Puerto Rican-American actor known for playing sensitive Hector Federico "Rico" Diaz on HBO's "Six Feet Under", Rodriguez is joining the cast of ABC's comedy-drama series "Ugly Betty," being tipped to play the role of Gio, the new love interest for Betty.
Nominees of 59th Primetime Emmy Awards Leak Online
July 03, 2007 07:07:49
Of what could be ruled as a violation to awards event rule, an early nomination list of Primetime Emmy Awards has found its way on the Internet. TheEnvelope.com suddenly posted 2 categories of TV series potentially to triumph in the event.
Under drama category, among the top 10 finalists are “24”, “Grey Anatomy”, “Lost” and “The Sopranos”. Meanwhile in comedy genre, predicted “The Office”, “Desperate Housewife” and “Ugly Betty” have to compete with unexpected Showtime series “Weed”.
The 2007 Television Critics Association (TCA) Award Nominees
June 07, 2007 12:06:37
The Television Critics Association (TCA) has on Tuesday June 5th announced numbers of nominees for this year annual award event. Among the programs vie for Program of the Year prize are "American Idol" (Fox), "Friday Night Lights" (NBC), "Heroes" (NBC), "Planet Earth" (Discovery), "The Wire" (HBO), and "When the Levees Broke" (HBO).
For Outstanding Achievement in Comedy category, NBC leads with two, mainly for its "30 Rock" and "The Office" to compete with HBO's "Entourage", Comedy Central's "The Daily Show", and ABC's "Ugly Betty". For the Outstanding Achievement in Drama, NBC earns two for "Friday Night Lights" and "Heroes", while HBO also gets two for "The Sopranos" and "The Wire", in race with ABC's "Lost".
Quirky TV Comedy "Ugly Betty" Topped ALMA Awards
June 04, 2007 02:06:19
"Ugly Betty" was not that ugly at this year American Latino Media Arts (ALMA) Awards at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium, California Friday June 1st. The American television dramedy series won four out of the seventh categories it was nominated for.
The hit TV series earned the awards for the categories of Outstanding Television Series, Mini-series, or TV Movie; Outstanding Actress Television Series, Mini-series, or TV Movie for its star America Ferrera who plays the role of Betty Suarez; Outstanding Supporting Actress Television Series, Mini-series, or TV Movie for Ana Ortiz for portraying Hilda Suarez; and Outstanding Writing Television Series, Mini-series, or TV Movie for Silvio Horta.
America Ferrera Has Had Her Smile Insured for $10 Million
May 12, 2007 10:05:55
While a picture is worth a thousand words, the smile of America Ferrera is worth million of dollars. The "Ugly Betty" actress has just had her smile insured for $10 million by New Aquafresh White Trays through Lloyd's of London policy Thursday May 10th during a New York charity awareness event.
Ferrera is teaming up with Aquafresh White Trays, a teeth whitening product manufacturer, to help raise money for Smiles for Success, a charity that helps women going from welfare to the workforce who cannot afford the cost of dental care.
Entertainers Making Time Magazine's List of 100 Most Influential
May 04, 2007 09:05:59
Among the newsmakers on Time magazine's list of 100 people who shape the world, there are some celebrities who make the cut. Leonardo DiCaprio is the one entertainment newsmaker included in the magazine's annual list of 100 Most Influential.
Besides the hunk, there are also the likes of Rosie O'Donnell, Sacha Baron Cohen, Martin Scorsese, Kate Moss, Oprah Winfrey, George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Justin Timberlake, Tyra Banks, Cate Blanchett, and America Ferrera. The list, which includes 71 men and 29 women from 27 countries, also naming Tina Fey, John Mayer, Brian Williams, and Michael J. Fox among others.
Hit TV Sitcom "Ugly Betty" Is About to Get Musical
May 03, 2007 01:05:29
A musical, what a brilliant idea. Following the success of hit TV series "Ugly Betty," producers are now working on its musical.
America Ferrera, who plays the series' lead role, claims she and her cast mates already asked writers and producers to create an all-singing, all-dancing episode of the show.
Nominees for the 2007 ALMA Awards of Television Categories
April 18, 2007 12:04:29
Nominations for this year American Latino Media Arts (ALMA) Awards had been announced Monday April 16th during a press conference at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California with Eva Longoria served as host alongside best friend Mario Lopez and NCLR President and CEO Janet Murguia.
On the television category, HBO's "Walkout", plus ABC's "George Lopez" and "Ugly Betty" are the nominees vying for the Outstanding TV Series, Mini-Series, or TV Movie award. The series' male stars, including the likes of George Lopez and Michael Pena, are nominated for the Outstanding Actor- TV Series, Mini-Series, or TV Movie award.
Correction, the "Ugly Betty" Is Not Engaged
February 16, 2007 10:02:16
Contrary to tabloid and Internet reports, America Ferrera is not engaged. Not for now at least.
In response to the engagement report, Ferrera's rep, Carrie Byalick, sent an e-mail to The ShowBuzz Thursday Feb 15th, read Ferrera "is not engaged."
The "Ugly Betty" Proposed by Boyfriend
February 15, 2007 02:02:22
America Ferrera, best known for her Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Award-winning role as the title character of the ABC comedy/drama series "Ugly Betty", has just got engaged to longtime boyfriend Ryan Piers Williams.
Per American publication Life & Style, it is reported that Williams popped the question last month. And now the couple is busy preparing for their wedding.
Several Winning Names and Titles at the 64th Golden Globes
January 16, 2007 11:01:28
The list of winners at the 64th Golden Globe Awards grows larger as a handful of names and titles have been announced as the prize recipients to be lined up with the previously-announced honorees.
In the big screen slot, Sacha Baron Cohen, and Martin Scorsese gloriously took home an award each, the former scoring in Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical Or Comedy category through his role in "Borat" while the latter being deemed Best Director - Motion Picture for his work in mob saga "The Departed."
One of Six Executive Producers on "Ugly Betty" Is Salma Hayek
July 19, 2006 02:07:45
Rose to prominence through her acting career, Salma Hayek is now venturing into another field. The actress is bringing her own comedic take on one to network television.
Hayek is one of six executive producers on "Ugly Betty," debuting Sept. 22 on ABC. Based on "Yo Soy Betty La Fea," a Colombian telenovela, the show will follow Betty Suarez, America Ferrera's role, a plump, decidedly unhip girl from New York City's borough of Queens who works as an assistant to a fashion magazine publisher.
Nominees of the 21st annual Imagen Awards Announced
July 01, 2006 11:07:27
Being consistent in recognizing positive portrayals of Latinos in entertainment industry, Imagen Awards once more comes to the surface this year with notable names included in the nomination list announced Thursday, June 29. In category of Best Leading Actor, there lined up the likes of Antonio Banderas, Andy Garcia, and John Leguizamo while that of Best Leading Actress put together Jessica Alba, Cameron Diaz, Ines Sastre, also America Ferrera, who received praise from her performance in acclaimed teen flick "The Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants."
Other stars who nabbed nomination at the event included Alexa Vega, Vanessa Anne Hudgens, Michael Pena, Jimmy Smits, and Danny Pino, the latter three being nominated in the same category of Best Lead TV Actor. Meanwhile, "The Lost City", "Take the Lead", and "The Adventures of Shark Boy and Lava Girl in 3-D" have been mentioned as the three finalists for the Best Picture category.
