11 interesting America Ferrera facts

America Ferrera

1. America Georgine Ferrera was born on April 18, 1984 in Los Angeles, California.
2. America Ferrera played the lead role in the television series Ugly Betty from 2006 to 2010.
3. When America Ferrera was eight years old she began her career after playing in community theater and school plays.
4. Ferrera, the youngest of six children, was born in Los Angeles, California, to parents who immigrated to the United States from Honduras in the mid-1970s.
5.  In 2002 America Ferrera made her debut in the movie "Gotta Kick It Up!". After that she was seen in "Real Women Have Curves", "The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants" and "Lords of Dogtown".
6.  Ferrera disliked her first name as a child and went by her middle name, "Georgine", until she began acting professionally.
   
   
   
7. America Ferrera acted in an play in the off-Broadway named "Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead".
8.  Her mother worked as a housecleaning staff director for a hotel.
9. Her smile is insured for 10 million dollars.
10. The role in "Ugly Betty" brought her a Golden Globe for Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Comedy or Musical.
11. Height: 155 cm.