#America Ferrera
America Ferrera Directing “I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter” Adaptation for Netflix
America Ferrera broke out playing a college-bound young woman struggling to connect with her mother in Patricia Cardoso’s “Real Women Have Curves” — and now she’s set to...
Natalie Portman, Jennifer Garner, America Ferrera, & More Bringing Women’s Soccer Team to LA
Natalie Portman and some of her colleagues/fellow soccer fans are bringing a women’s team to Los Angeles in 2022. According to Variety, Portman has teamed up with tech venture capitalist Kara...
Time’s Up Joins Forces with Latinx House Initiative
Time’s Up is supporting The Latinx House in its efforts “to create community, engagement, and further opportunities for Latinx voices in and outside of Hollywood.” The Hollywood...
Netflix Orders Bilingual Latinx Dramedy “Gente-fied” Exec Produced by America Ferrera
America Ferrera made history as the first Latina actress to win an Emmy for lead actress in a comedy series, and she’s working to ensure others follow in her footsteps. The...
Watch: Film Community Speaks Out About Hollywood’s Gender Problem
As we reported back in January, a new docu-series from director Caroline Suh will interrogate gender inequality in Hollywood. A video featuring interview clips with a host of high-profile names has...
The 15 Best Quotes About Working in Hollywood as a Non-Straight White Male
Mindy Kaling, America Ferrera, Eva Longoria, directors Kimberly Peirce and Karyn Kusama and many, many others contributed to a fantastic NY Times feature published yesterday called “What It’s...
Quote of the Day: America Ferrera Says “The Playing Field Isn’t Level and Equal”
America Ferrera is weighing in on Hollywood’s diversity problem(s), and not for the first time. The former “Ugly Betty” star’s bit with Eva Longoria at this year’s Golden Globes was easily...
America Ferrera Launches Production Company, Quickly Sells Two Projects
Former “Ugly Betty” star America Ferrera has launched a new production company called Take Fountain. The Emmy-winning star of the upcoming NBC comedy “Superstore” signed an overall deal with...
Finalists Announced for ‘The Next (Female) MacGyver’ Competition
Twelve finalists have been announced in The Next MacGyver competition. A joint initiative of the National Academy of Engineering and the USC Viterbi School of Engineering, the contest hopes to offer...
America Ferrera Returns to TV in NBC’s Single-Cam Comedy ‘Superstore’
America Ferrera’s finally back! The Emmy and Golden Globe winner has signed on to her first TV series since “Ugly Betty” wrapped up its four-season run in 2010. Ferrera will star in and...
New & Noteworthy Women-Centric VOD Releases: Salma Hayek, America Ferrera, Teresa Palmer
VOD titles are in the midst of a breakthrough moment, with many films being released to theaters and available to stream simultaneously. The blockbuster format is still tried and true, but the...
America Ferrara to Host Latino Documentary Series ‘Panoramica’
America Ferrera is returning to TV — this time, in a much more serious role than “Ugly Betty.” Best known for her Emmy- and Golden Globe-winning portrayal of the titular character in Ugly...
Third Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants Movie Planned
Fans of magical jeans, rejoice! A third installment of The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants is in the works, with the planned movie picking up ten years after the events of the last movie. The...
America Ferrera Heads Back to Television
America Ferrera is heading back to television screens in her first leading role since Ugly Betty. Ferrera will headline Damascus, playing a nun in law school who uses her studies to benefit the...
Must Watch — Half the Sky — Turning Oppression Into Opportunity
Forty plus years into the modern women’s movement there are still undeniable atrocities happening to girls and women throughout the world. For centuries these atrocities have gone on as part of...
Nicole Kidman, Julianne Moore, America Ferrera and Gabrielle Union Join The Respect Challenge
Some of our favorite actresses have joined The Respect Challenge, a campaign created by the non-profit Futures Without Violence. The campaign is designed to celebrate everyday heroes — someone...