America Ferrera has an estimated net worth of $8 million dollars
American actress American Ferrera has an estimated net worth of $8 million dollars. She is 5’1″ and weighs 160 pounds. America Georgine Ferrera was born April 18, 1984 in Los Angeles, California. She is of Honduran descent,and grew up in the San Fernando Valley with her five siblings. Ferrera began acting at the age of seven in local theater productions. Her first play was Hamlet. Ferrera’s mother initially did not support her decision to act, for fear of her daughter not being accepted. Ferrera would have to take the bus to auditions. After America’s mother saw her child’s determination, she began to support her daughter’s dream. By the age of sixteen, she signed with a boutique talent agency. After graduating high school, Ferrera went on to attend the University of Southern California where she would audition for roles in between classes. She graduated with a degree in Theater and Public Relations.
In 2001, Ferrera got her big break when she starred in the film, Real Women Have Curves. The film earned her the Jury Award for Best Actress at the Sundance Film Festival. In 2002, Disney cast the starlet in the film, Gotta Kick It Up! In 2005, Ferrera starred as Blanca in the film The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants. 2006 was a great year for the actress, because she was cast as Betty Suarez in ABC’s series Ugly Betty. The series was an adaptation of the popular telenovela Yo Soy Betty,La Fea. Ferrera’s work on the series earned her a 2007 Golden Globe Award for Best Performance in a Television Series-Comedy or Musical and a 2007 Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Female Actor in a Comedy Series. In addition, the U.S. House of Representatives congratulated the actress for being a positive role model for young Latinos.
In May of 2013, ABC network announced that America Ferrera will star in a limited-run series called Pedro & Maria,which is a modern day take on the classic Romeo & Juliet story. The series will take place in Washington, DC, and is slated to run during the 2013-2014 television season. On June 27, 2011 Ferrera married actor and director Ryan Piers Williams. They met when he cast her in a student film at the University of Southern California. The couple are still happily married.
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3. 26,845.6 Michael Kors Medium Selma Top-Zip Satchels ($298 each)
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