Not Ugly At All: America Ferrera as Betty Suarez
September 7, 2007 by Tom
Quick Facts about America Ferrera:
Born: April 18, 1984
Family: The youngest of six siblings. One brother and four sisters. Her parents are Honduran.
School: Went to Calabash Elementary School in the San Fernando Valley from 1994-1995 where she played one of the lead characters in her 5th grade graduation play called “Oliver.” She played the “Artful Dodger” in the production. Went to El Camino Real High School in Woodland Hills. ECR is renowned for his its drama program, cited as one of LAUSD’s finest theatre programs. Other famous alums: Keith Green (gospel singer), Brad Garrett, MadTV’s Lisa Arch, Christopher Knight of the Brady Bunch, Jamal Anderson (NFL player).
Given Name: America Georgine Ferrera
Height: 5′ 1″ . Weight: None of your business. 
Cool Quote: “I think it’s hilarious when people call Jessica Alba or Eva Longoria curvy. Come on. They’re not curvy. They’re small. I’m curvy.”
Breakout Performance: Real Women Have Curves.
Awards:
| Year | Award | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Golden Globe Awards | Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series – Comedy or Musical | Won |
| 2007 | Satellite Awards | Best Actress in a Series – Comedy or Musical | Nominated |
| 2007 | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Comedy Series | Won |
| 2007 | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series | Nominated |
| 2007 | NAACP Image Awards | Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series | Nominated |
(Not to mention the Emmy she’s up for in a week or so)
Reason she kicks Peyton Manning’s butt: She’s not overexposed.
Quick Facts about Betty Suarez:
Residence: Jackson Heights, NY.
Employment: Assistant to Daniel Meade, Editor in Chief, Mode Magazine.
Education: Queenstown North HS, Queenstown, NY. Salutatorian, Yearbook editor. Graduated 2001. Won Music Association Award for Cymbals and Triangle. Mid-Town College, Flushing, NY. Graduated Cum Laude, BFA in Media 2005. Treasurer of Latina Women’s League.
Family: Lives with father (Ignacio), sister (Hilda), and nephew (Justin). Her mother (Rosa) is deceased. Her grandmother (Yolanda Salazar) lives in Guadalajara, Mexico. As of this writing, her father Ignacio was trapped in Guadalajara due to an immigration problem (he was in the US illegally, and, oh… he killed a man), and he has a hit man chasing him.
Interesting Physical Fact: Betty has “Thighs of Steel”.
Number of times she’s quit Mode (so far): 2.
Interesting childhood fact: She was a New York Mets bat boy.
Sources: Wikipedia, IMDB, BettySuarez.Com
She went to calabash ementary i go there and im in 5th grade and an ade (Mrs. Wise) told me that she would wok with her.