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'''America Georgin<!--- Please discuss on the talk page before changing from "a" to "e" --->a<!-- See sources provided, Ferrera herself states her middle name is "Georgina", NOT "Georgine" --> Ferrera'''<ref name="Georgina">{{cite web |last=Davis |first=Peter |date=August 2009 |title=Miss America |work=Gotham |url=http://www.gotham-magazine.com/GOT_MA09_102_MIS.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090228110456/http://www.gotham-magazine.com/GOT_MA09_102_MIS.html |archive-date=February 28, 2009 |access-date=September 19, 2009 |quote=Named after her mother, Ferrera says she detested the name America as a child. ... 'So I used my middle name, Georgina.' ... When she started acting professionally, she decided to go with her real first name again.}}</ref> ({{IPAc-en|f|ə|ˈ|r|ɛər|ə}}; born April 18, 1984)<ref>{{cite news |title=UPI Almanac for Sunday, April 18, 2021 |url=https://www.upi.com/Top_News/2021/04/18/UPI-Almanac-for-Sunday-April-18-2021/5291618711795/ |date=April 18, 2021 |access-date=May 25, 2021 |work=[[United Press International]] |quote=actor America Ferrera in 1984 (age 37) |archive-date=May 25, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210525203712/https://www.upi.com/Top_News/2021/04/18/UPI-Almanac-for-Sunday-April-18-2021/5291618711795/ |url-status=live }}</ref> is an American actress, director and television producer. She has received [[List of awards and nominations received by America Ferrera|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 (magazine)|Time]]'' named her one of the [[Time 100|100 most influential people in the world]] and in 2023, she was named in [[BBC]]'s [[100 Women (BBC)|100 Women]] list.<ref name=BBC>{{Cite web|title=BBC 100 Women 2023: Who is on the list this year?|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-02d9060e-15dc-426c-bfe0-86a6437e5234|website=[[BBC News]]|date=November 23, 2023|access-date=November 24, 2023|language=en-GB}}</ref>

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 (film)|The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants]]'' (2005). She garnered further critical acclaim and recognition for her starring role as [[Betty Suarez]] in the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] comedy-drama series ''[[Ugly Betty]]'' (2006–2010). For her performance, she won a [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy|Golden Globe Award]], a [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series|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 (film)|Barbie]]'' (2023), which earned her a nomination for the [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress]]. She has also performedvoiced aAstrid voice roleHofferson in the ''[[How to Train Your Dragon]]'' franchise since 2010,(2010–2019) and has co-produced and starred in the [[NBC]] workplace comedy series ''[[Superstore (TV series)|Superstore]]'' (2015–2021).

Ferrera, the youngest of six children, was born in [[Los Angeles, California]].<ref name=biography.com>{{cite web |title=America Ferrera: Activist, Television Actress, Film Actress (1984–) |url=http://www.biography.com/people/america-ferrera-201266 |website=[[Biography.com]] |publisher=[[A&E Networks]] |access-date=April 22, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181231122603/https://www.biography.com/people/america-ferrera-201266 |archive-date=December 31, 2018}}</ref> Her parents, América Griselda Ayes and Carlos Gregorio Ferrera, were originally from [[Tegucigalpa]], Honduras, and immigrated to the United States in the mid-1970s.<ref>{{cite web |urllast=http://www.elheraldo.hn/Vida/Ediciones/2010/08/Arias |first=Gladis |date=August 25/Noticias/America-Ferrera-cambia-de-patito-feo-a-diva, 2010 |title=América Ferrera cambia de patito feo a diva |trans-title=America Ferrera changes from ugly duckling to diva |publisherurl=Elheraldohttp://www.elheraldo.hn |language=es |date=August /Vida/Ediciones/2010/08/25, 2010 |access/Noticias/America-date=April 8, 2013Ferrera-cambia-de-patito-feo-a-diva |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100831052233/http://www.elheraldo.hn/Vida/Ediciones/2010/08/25/Noticias/America-Ferrera-cambia-de-patito-feo-a-diva |archive-date=August 31, 2010 |access-date=April 8, 2013 |publisher=Elheraldo.hn |language=es}}</ref> Ferrera has stated that she has [[Lenca]] ancestry.<ref>{{Cite web |title=America Ferrera on Instagram: "Tonight, I bring my own warrior ancestors with me, the indigenous Lenca tribe of Honduras. |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/B8XNYXKhTlQ/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/instagram/americaferrera/2240318188384762192_2240318185708789970 |archive-date=December 23, 2021 |url-access=subscription |date=February 9, 2020 |access-date=August 10, 2021 |website=Instagram |language=en}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Her mother worked as the director of the housekeeping staff for one of the [[Hilton Hotels]],<ref name="Comita2007">{{cite web |last=Comita |first=Jenny |title=America Ferrera, Hot Betty |work=W |date=May 2007 |url=http://www.wmagazine.com/celebrities/2007/05/america_ferrera?currentPage=1 |access-date=February 1, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100628211946/http://www.wmagazine.com/celebrities/2007/05/america_ferrera?currentPage=1 |archive-date=June 28, 2010 |url-status=dead}}</ref> and stressed the importance of higher education.<ref name=autogenerated1>{{cite web |url=https://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1807809245/bio |title=America Ferrera's family background |publisher=Yahoo! Movies |access-date=April 8, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130816001857/http://movies.yahoo.com/person/america-ferrera/biography.html |archive-date=August 16, 2013}}</ref> When Ferrera was seven, her parents divorced and her father returned to Honduras.<ref name="Biography Today">Biography Today, p. 78</ref> Ferrera was estranged from her father when he died there in 2010.<ref>{{cite web |last=Rosario |first=Mariela |date=August 24, 2010 |title=America Ferrera's Father Passes Away |url=http://www.latina.com/entertainment/celebrity/america-ferreras-father-passes-away |work=Latina |title=America Ferrera's Father Passes Away |date=August 24, 2010 |accessurl-datestatus=December 8, 2011 |archive-date=August 7, 2017live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170807192441/http://www.latina.com/entertainment/celebrity/america-ferreras-father-passes-away |urlarchive-statusdate=liveAugust 7, 2017 |access-date=December 8, 2011 |work=Latina}}</ref>

Ferrera was raised in the [[Woodland Hills, California|Woodland Hills]] section of Los Angeles, where she attended Calabash Street Elementary School, [[George Ellery Hale Middle School]] and [[El Camino Real High School]].<ref>{{cite web |author=Buchanan |first=Jason |year=2013 |title=Movies: Biography for America Ferrera |url=https://movies.nytimes.com/person/302580/America-Ferrera/biography |title=Movies: Biography for America Ferrera |accessurl-datestatus=December 1, 2018dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131008025014/http://movies.nytimes.com/person/302580/America-Ferrera/biography |archive-date=October 8, 2013 |urlaccess-statusdate=deadDecember |department=Movies1, & TV Dept.2018 |work=[[The New York Times]] |authordepartment=JasonMovies Buchanan& |year=2013TV Dept.}}</ref> At age seven she played a small role in a school production of ''[[Hamlet]]'', and when she was 10 she played the [[Artful Dodger]] in ''[[Oliver!]]''.

In 2006, Ferrera landed the lead role of [[Betty Suarez]] in ABC's new comedy-drama ''[[Ugly Betty]]'', an adaptation of the successful Colombian [[telenovela]] ''[[Yo soy Betty, la fea]]'' (1999–2001), in which Ferrera portrays a girl whom her peers find extremely unattractive, thus the series title. As [[Betty Suarez]], Ferrera wears braces, has bushy eyebrows and a disheveled wig, and cosmetics and clothing intended to downplay her own looks, in contrast to most of the "glammed up" characters; Ferrera herself invented the term "Bettification" to describe the process of creating her onscreen persona.<ref name="usatoday">{{cite web |last=Keveney |first=Bill |date=October 4, 2006 |title=It's a 'Bettification' project |url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/television/news/2006-10-04-betty-transform-main_x.htm |title=It's a 'Bettification' project |work=USA Today |date=October 4, 2006 |accessurl-datestatus=August 24, 2017 |archive-date=February 5, 2012live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120205111843/http://www.usatoday.com/life/television/news/2006-10-04-betty-transform-main_x.htm |urlarchive-statusdate=liveFebruary 5, 2012 |access-date=August 24, 2017 |work=USA Today}}</ref> In 2007, Ferrera won numerous accolades for her performance in the series; she also won the "triple crown" for acting in television; she won the [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy]], the [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series]], and the [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series]], becoming the first Latina woman to win the Outstanding Lead Actress Award.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.emmys.com/celebrities/america-ferrera |title=America Ferrera Emmy Award Winner |publisher=Emmys.com |access-date=April 8, 2013 |archive-date=July 25, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130725102748/http://www.emmys.com/celebrities/america-ferrera |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sagawards.org/awards/nominees-and-recipients/13th-annual-screen-actors-guild-awards |title=The 13th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards |publisher=Screen Actors Guild |access-date=September 19, 2011 |archive-date=December 4, 2012 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20121204191422/http://www.sagawards.org/awards/nominees-and-recipients/13th-annual-screen-actors-guild-awards |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Berkshire |first=Geoff |title=America Ferrera Recalls 'Ugly Betty' Emmy Win, Breaking Ground for Latinas |url=https://variety.com/2016/tv/awards/america-ferrera-emmy-win-ugly-betty-latina-1201787912/ |website=Variety |access-date=November 28, 2016 |date=June 3, 2016 |archive-date=November 28, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161128200131/http://variety.com/2016/tv/awards/america-ferrera-emmy-win-ugly-betty-latina-1201787912/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

On May 17, 2013, ABC announced that Ferrera was cast in a limited-run telenovela titled ''Pedro & Maria'', a modern-day take on ''[[Romeo and Juliet]]'' set in [[Washington, D.C.]] The series had been in development at [[MTV]] since 2010 with Ferrera serving as a director on the project, which would have interactive participation online content from viewers.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Hibberd |first=James |url=http://insidetv.ew.com/2013/05/17/america-ferrera-abc/ |title=America Ferrera eyes ABC return in 'Romeo and Juliet'-inspired series – EXCLUSIVE |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |date=May 17, 2013 |access-date=May 16, 2014}}</ref> ABC later decided not to move forward with the series. On March 16, 2015, Ferrera was added to the cast of the upcoming [[NBC]] sitcom ''[[Superstore (TV series)|Superstore]]'', portraying Amy, a 10-year veteran floor supervisor at a superstore named ''Cloud 9''. In addition to her main role, Ferrera also had co-production duties for the series.<ref>{{cite web |last=Goldberg |first=Lesley |date=March 16, 2015 |title=America Ferrera to Star in NBC Comedy 'Superstore' |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/america-ferrera-star-nbc-comedy-781732 |title=America Ferrera to Star in NBC Comedy 'Superstore' |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=March 16, 2015 |accessurl-datestatus=May 10, 2015 |archive-date=April 23, 2016live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160423055230/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/america-ferrera-star-nbc-comedy-781732 |urlarchive-statusdate=liveApril 23, 2016 |access-date=May 10, 2015 |work=The Hollywood Reporter}}</ref> After NBC had initially announced a sixth season of the series, the network revealed on February 28, 2020, that Ferrera would be departing the series at the end of the fifth season citing new projects and spending time with family.<ref>{{cite web |last=Andreeva |first=Nellie |date=February 28, 2020 |title=America Ferrera To Leave 'Superstore' After 5 Seasons |url=https://deadline.com/2020/02/america-ferrera-leaves-superstore-after-5-seasons-exit-1202870788/ |title=America Ferrera To Leave 'Superstore' After 5 Seasons |work=Deadline |date=February 28, 2020 |accessurl-datestatus=February 28, 2020 |archive-date=February 6, 2021live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210206194113/https://deadline.com/2020/02/america-ferrera-leaves-superstore-after-5-seasons-exit-1202870788/ |urlarchive-statusdate=liveFebruary 6, 2021 |access-date=February 28, 2020 |work=Deadline}}</ref> Due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]] shutting down ''Superstore''<nowiki/>'s fifth season with one episode left to film, her departure was delayed into season 6 in order to give her character's arc a proper closure.<ref>{{cite web |urllast=https://www.tvinsider.com/923828/superstore-season-5-production-america-ferrera-exit-amy/Jacobs |first=Meredith |date=March 14, 2020 |title='Superstore' Shuts Down Production Due to Coronavirus: Will It Affect America Ferrera's Exit? |workurl=TV Insider |date=March 14, 2020 |accesshttps://www.tvinsider.com/923828/superstore-date=March 16, 2020season-5-production-america-ferrera-exit-amy/ |archiveurl-datestatus=February 6, 2021live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210206194123/https://www.tvinsider.com/923828/superstore-season-5-production-america-ferrera-exit-amy/ |urlarchive-statusdate=liveFebruary 6, 2021 |access-date=March 16, 2020 |work=TV Insider}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.tvfanatic.com/2020/03/superstore-season-5-cut-short-what-does-this-mean-for-america-fe/ |title=Superstore Season 5 Cut Short: What Does This Mean for America Ferrera's Farewell Episode? |work=TV Fanatic |date=March 16, 2020 |access-date=March 16, 2020 |archive-date=February 6, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210206194137/https://www.tvfanatic.com/2020/03/cbs-march-madness-replacement-plan-shuffles-hawaii-5-0-series-fi/ |url-status=live }}</ref> On March 10, 2021, NBC announced that Ferrera would return for the show's one-hour series finale.<ref>{{cite web |last=Mauch |first=Ally |title=America Ferrera Will Return to Superstore for Series Finale: 'A Joyful and Bittersweet Goodbye' |url=https://people.com/tv/america-ferrera-will-return-to-superstore-for-series-finale/ |date=March 10, 2021 |access-date=March 14, 2021 |website=[[People (magazine)|People]] |archive-date=March 15, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210315205623/https://people.com/tv/america-ferrera-will-return-to-superstore-for-series-finale/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

In February 2021, it was announced that Ferrera would make her feature length directorial debut with ''[[I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter]]'', based on the young adult novel of the same name by [[Erika L. Sánchez]]. Adapted by Linda Yvette Chávez, the film will be a co-production with [[Netflix]], [[Anonymous Content]], Aevitas Creative Management and MACRO.<ref>{{cite web |author=Rubin |first=Rebecca |date=February 24, 2021 |title=America Ferrera sets feature film directorial debut with Netflix's 'I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter' |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/movies/ct-ent-america-ferrera-i-am-not-your-perfect-mexican-daughter-20210224-vtqoc72ixfatjh2d6shgyfh6oq-story.html |title=America Ferrera sets feature film directorial debut with Netflix's 'I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter' |author=Rebecca Rubin |work=[[The Chicago Tribune]] |date=February 24, 2021 |accessdate=March 25, 2021 |archiveurl-datestatus=April 19, 2021live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210419191629/https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/movies/ct-ent-america-ferrera-i-am-not-your-perfect-mexican-daughter-20210224-vtqoc72ixfatjh2d6shgyfh6oq-story.html |urlarchive-statusdate=liveApril 19, 2021 |accessdate=March 25, 2021 |work=[[The Chicago Tribune]]}}</ref>

In 2023, Ferrera appeared as Gloria in the film ''[[Barbie (film)|Barbie]]'', for which she wasreceived nominated[[Academy Award for anBest Supporting Actress|Academy Award]], [[AcademyScreen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture|SAG]], and two [[Critics' Choice Movie Awards|Critic's Choice]] nominations ([[Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Supporting Actress|Supporting Actress]] and [[Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Acting Ensemble|Ensemble Cast]]).<ref>{{cite news |last1=Reichard |first1=Lola Méndez,Raquel |title=America Ferrera Was Nominated For An Oscar. That's The Barbie Story That Matters |url=https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/america-ferrera-barbie-oscar-nomination |access-date=28 February 2024 |work=www.refinery29.com |language=en}}</ref>

In February 2024 it was announced that Ferrera would star in and executive produce an [[Amazon Prime Video]] series about artist [[Ana Mendieta]]. The work is based on a book by [[Robert Katz]], to be scripted by [[Charise Castro Smith|Cherise Castro Smith]] and co-executive produced by [[Amazon MGM Studios]] and [[Plan B Entertainment]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Nayyar |first=Rhea |date=February 26, 2024 |title=America Ferrera to Play Cuban Artist Ana Mendieta in New Series |url=https://hyperallergic.com/873938/america-ferrera-to-play-cuban-artist-ana-mendieta-in-new-series/ |access-date=March 13, 2024 |work=Hyperallergic}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite news |last=Grobar |first=Matt |date=February 23, 2024 |title=America Ferrera Set For Series 'Naked By The Window' In Development At Amazon MGM Studios |url=https://deadline.com/2024/02/america-ferrera-naked-by-the-window-series-amazon-mgm-studios-1235835616/ |access-date=March 13, 2024 |work=Deadline}}</ref> She will appear in the [[What If...? season 3|third season]] of Marvel Studios' ''[[What If...? (TV series)|What If...?]]'' as Ranger Morales, a brand-new original character.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Marvel's What If...? Casts Barbie's America Ferrera in Mysterious Season 3 Role (Exclusive) |url=https://comicbook.com/tv-shows/news/marvel-what-if-cast-barbies-america-ferrera-season-3-role-morales/ |access-date=2024-08-14 |website=TV Shows |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Dick |first=Jeremy |date=2024-01-05 |title=Barbie's America Ferrera Joins the Marvel Cinematic Universe |url=https://www.cbr.com/america-ferrera-what-if-season-3/ |access-date=2024-08-14 |website=CBR |language=en}}</ref> She was originally set to star in [[Pixar]]'s upcoming sci-fi adventure film ''[[Elio (film)|Elio]]'', but left the project in August 2024 due to scheduling conflicts.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pillot |first=Dempsey |date=2024-08-11 |title=Pixar's 'Elio' Loses Its Director And America Ferrera |url=https://thedisinsider.com/2024/08/11/pixars-elio-loses-its-director-and-america-ferrera/ |access-date=2024-08-14 |website=Daily Disney News |language=en-us}}</ref>

Ferrera attended both the [[2012 Democratic National Convention]] in Charlotte, North Carolina, and the [[2016 Democratic National Convention]] in [[Philadelphia]].<ref>{{cite web |worklast=James |first=Kyleen |date=September 6, 2012 |title=Celebrities Attend The HollywoodDemocratic ReporterNational Convention |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/gallery/celebrities-attend-democratic-national-convention-368457 |title=Celebrities Attend The Democratic National Convention |date=September 6, 2012 |accessurl-datestatus=April 16, 2014 |archive-date=January 24, 2014live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140124072919/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/gallery/celebrities-attend-democratic-national-convention-368457 |urlarchive-statusdate=liveJanuary 24, 2014 |access-date=April 16, 2014 |work=The Hollywood Reporter}}</ref> At the 2016 convention, she addressed the delegates as a speaker, sharing the stage with [[Lena Dunham]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Actresses Lena Dunham and America Ferrera bash Trump at the DNC |url=http://www.latimes.com/nation/politics/trailguide/la-na-democratic-convention-2016-live-actresses-slash-at-1469582088-htmlstory.html |first=Seema |last=Metha |work=Los Angeles Times |date=July 27, 2016 |access-date=January 8, 2018 |archive-date=January 8, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180108233520/http://www.latimes.com/nation/politics/trailguide/la-na-democratic-convention-2016-live-actresses-slash-at-1469582088-htmlstory.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

Ferrera has been active, through her involvement with the organization [[Voto Latino]] and by appearing on various news programs, in getting Latinos in the United States to vote.<ref>{{cite web |worklast=LatinoCastellanos Post|first=Melissa |date=December 21, 2013 |title=America Ferrera Visits POLITICO to Voice her Opinions on Immigration Reform |url=http://www.latinpost.com/articles/5045/20131221/america-ferrera-voto-latino-politico-politico-immigration-reform.htm |title=America Ferrera Visits POLITICO to Voice her Opinions on Immigration Reform |date=December 21, 2013 |accessurl-datestatus=April 16, 2014 |archive-date=December 27, 2013live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131227022831/http://www.latinpost.com/articles/5045/20131221/america-ferrera-voto-latino-politico-politico-immigration-reform.htm |urlarchive-statusdate=liveDecember 27, 2013 |access-date=April 16, 2014 |work=Latino Post}}</ref> Ferrera also works with [[Eva Longoria]] to co-host She Se Puede, a digital lifestyle platform which encourages voting within the Latina community. As a continuation of their work prior to the 2020 presidential campaign, Ferrera and Longoria recently held a textbanking event with [[VoteRiders]] to educate voters about Georgia's strict Voter ID laws ahead of the Georgia Senate runoff.<ref>{{cite web |last=Hinchliffe |first=Emma |date=September 5, 2020 |title=Eva Longoria and America Fererra have a plan to get more Latinas to the polls in November |url=https://fortune.com/2020/09/05/america-ferrera-latina-voter-turnout-gap-get-out-the-vote/ |accessurl-datestatus=February 26, 2021 |website=Fortune |archive-date=April 18, 2021live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210418070136/https://fortune.com/2020/09/05/america-ferrera-latina-voter-turnout-gap-get-out-the-vote/ |urlarchive-statusdate=liveApril 18, 2021 |access-date=February 26, 2021 |website=Fortune}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Chuba |first=Kirsten |date=December 19, 2020 |title=Eva Longoria, America Ferrera To Textbank for Latina Georgia Voters Ahead of Runoffs |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/eva-longoria-america-ferrera-to-textbank-for-latina-georgia-voters-ahead-of-runoffs |accessurl-datestatus=February 26, 2021 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |archive-date=January 24, 2021live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210124170357/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/eva-longoria-america-ferrera-to-textbank-for-latina-georgia-voters-ahead-of-runoffs |urlarchive-statusdate=liveJanuary 24, 2021 |access-date=February 26, 2021 |website=The Hollywood Reporter}}</ref>

Ferrera spoke at the [[Families Belong Together]] protest on June 30, 2018.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ferrera: This fight belongs to all of us |date=June 30, 2018 |url=https://edition.cnn.com/videos/us/2018/06/30/immigration-protest-america-ferrera-separated-family-letter-nr-vpx.cnn |publisher=CNN |access-date=July 1, 2018 |archive-date=July 1, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180701172139/https://edition.cnn.com/videos/us/2018/06/30/immigration-protest-america-ferrera-separated-family-letter-nr-vpx.cnn |url-status=live }}</ref> Ferrera signed an October 2023 open letter of [[Artists4Ceasefire]] during the Israeli bombardment of Gaza.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Artists4Ceasefire |url=https://www.artists4ceasefire.org/ |access-date=2023-12-17 |website=Artists4Ceasefire |language=en-US}}</ref>

Ferrera first met actor, director, and writer [[Ryan Piers Williams]] when he cast her in a student film at USC in 2005.<ref name="People3">{{cite web |url=https://people.com/celebrity/america-ferrera-is-engaged/ |title=America Ferrera Is Engaged! |work=People |first=Julie |last=Jordan |date=June 17, 2010 |access-date=February 23, 2010 |archive-date=January 1, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170101124557/http://people.com/celebrity/america-ferrera-is-engaged/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The couple got engaged in June 2010,<ref name="People3"/> and married on June 27, 2011.<ref name="People2">{{cite web |last=Zuckerman |first=Blaine |last2=Schwartz |first2=Alison |date=June 28, 2011 |title=America Ferrera Is Married! |url=https://people.com/celebrity/america-ferrera-married-to-ryan-piers-williams/ |title=America Ferrera Is Married! |work=People |date=June 28, 2011 |accessurl-datestatus=February 24, 2019 |archive-date=February 24, 2019live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190224115818/https://people.com/celebrity/america-ferrera-married-to-ryan-piers-williams/ |urlarchive-statusdate=liveFebruary 24, 2019 |access-date=February 24, 2019 |work=People}}</ref> On January 1, 2018, Ferrera and Williams revealed that they were expecting their first child.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-et-entertainment-news-updates-america-ferrera-baby-pregnant-1514933363-htmlstory.html |title='Superstore' star America Ferrera is pregnant with her first child |date=January 2, 2018 |first=Nardine |last=Saad |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |access-date=January 4, 2018 |archive-date=January 4, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180104192644/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-et-entertainment-news-updates-america-ferrera-baby-pregnant-1514933363-htmlstory.html |url-status=live }}</ref> She announced on her [[Instagram]] page on May 29, 2018, that she had given birth that month to a boy, Sebastian.<ref>{{cite instagram |user=americaferrera |last=Ferrera |first=America |postid=BjXlwQCDh6W |title=When 2 become 3... |date=May 29, 2018}}{{deadlink|date=July 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://people.com/parents/america-ferrera-welcomes-son-sebastian/ |title=America Ferrera Welcomes Son Sebastian |first=Karen |last=Mizoguchi |magazine=People |date=May 29, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/29/entertainment/america-ferrera-baby-born-sebastian-piers-williams/index.html |title=America Ferrera welcomes first child |first=Sandra |last=Gonzalez |date=May 29, 2018 |publisher=[[CNN]] |access-date=February 3, 2019 |archive-date=July 10, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180710195632/https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/29/entertainment/america-ferrera-baby-born-sebastian-piers-williams/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref> On May 4, 2020, Ferrera gave birth to a girl, Lucia.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-moms/news/america-ferrera-gives-birth-to-2nd-child-with-ryan-piers-williams/ |title=America Ferrera Gives Birth, Welcomes 2nd Child With Husband Ryan Piers Williams |magazine=Us Weekly |access-date=May 10, 2020}}</ref> On June 27, 2020, Ferrera acknowledged the couple's fifteenth anniversary since becoming a couple.<ref>{{cite Instagram |user=americaferrera |last=Ferrera |first=America |postid=CB8xxq7hfqC |title=15 years ago today, these baby faces fell hard and fast in love. They grew up together. |date=June 27, 2020}}</ref>

Ferrera was a guest narrator at [[Disney's Candlelight Processional]] at [[Walt Disney World]] in 2015.<ref>[{{cite web | url=https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2015/10/chandra-wilson-daniel-dae-kim-america-ferrera-join-narrators-for-2015-candlelight-processional-at-epcot/] | title=Chandra Wilson, Daniel Dae Kim, America Ferrera Join Narrators for 2015 Candlelight Processional at Epcot | date=October 15, 2015 }}</ref>

In 2018, her edited anthology of stories, ''American Like Me: Reflections on Life Between Cultures'', was published by [[Gallery Publishing Group]].<ref>[https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1044574082{{Cite book |title=American like me : reflections on life between cultures], Worldcat|publisher=Gallery Books |year=2018 |isbn=978-1501180910 |editor-last=Ferrerra |editor-first=America |oclc=1044574082}}</ref> In April 2019, Ferrera gave a [[TEDTalk]] entitled "My Identity is a Superpower".<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.ted.com/talks/america_ferrera_my_identity_is_a_superpower_not_an_obstacle/up-next?language=en |title=My identity is a superpower -- not an obstacle |date=May 23, 2019 |access-date=May 16, 2021 |archive-date=November 12, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112031003/https://www.ted.com/talks/america_ferrera_my_identity_is_a_superpower_not_an_obstacle/up-next?language=en |url-status=live }}</ref> In July 2020, Ferrera was announced as an investor in a primarily female group that was awarded a Los Angeles-based franchise in the [[National Women's Soccer League]].<ref>{{cite press release |url=https://www.nwslsoccer.com/news/article/national-womens-soccer-league-awards-expansion-team-rights-to-los-angeles |title=National Women's Soccer League awards expansion team rights to Los Angeles |publisher=National Women’s Soccer League |date=July 21, 2020 |access-date=July 21, 2020}}</ref> The new team, since unveiled as [[Angel City FC]],<ref>{{cite press release |url=https://www.nwslsoccer.com/news/article/angel-city-confirms-name-as-angel-city-football-club-and-officially-joins-national-womens-soccer-league |title=Angel City Confirms Name as Angel City Football Club and Officially Joins National Women's Soccer League |publisher=National Women’s Soccer League |date=October 21, 2020 |access-date=October 21, 2020}}</ref> started playing in 2022.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Baxter |first1=Kevin |title=Angel City's Christen Press has torn ACL and will miss rest of season ... maybe more |url=https://www.latimes.com/sports/soccer/angel-city-fc/story/2022-06-13/angel-citys-christen-press-has-torn-acl-and-will-miss-rest-of-season-maybe-more |access-date=June 15, 2022 |work=Los Angeles Times |date=June 14, 2022 |archive-date=June 15, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220615022546/https://www.latimes.com/sports/soccer/angel-city-fc/story/2022-06-13/angel-citys-christen-press-has-torn-acl-and-will-miss-rest-of-season-maybe-more |url-status=live }}</ref>

| Vanessa Nadal (Lin's wife)

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