America Ferrera

Personal context

Summary

America Ferrera is an actor, producer, and director known for Ugly Betty, Real Women Have Curves, Superstore, and Barbie. Her work and public comments have repeatedly focused on women’s experiences and the representation of Latinas in entertainment; she has described wanting Latina experiences to be treated as valid stories and has spoken about feminism and #MeToo. She co-founded HARNESS and Poderistas, has campaigned for Latino civic participation, and has spoken at the Women’s March and Democratic National Convention in support of Hillary Clinton while criticizing Donald Trump’s rhetoric. No public statements opposing these causes are on record.