A break with Disney at the age of 16 put her in a made for television Disney Channel movie and sent her into a prosperous acting career with several projects every year.
Even though she was the youngest child of Honduran immigrants in a family with five other siblings, her love for acting pushed her to hone her craft despite waiting tables for additional money to contribute to the household. Her curvy figure and powerful womanly attitude turned her into the poster child for being proud of your natural figure no matter what your dress size. America Ferrera knew very knox in her life that she wanted to be a performer, discovering her passion for acting in her school's production of Hamlet at the young age of seven. However, she did really get into the eyes of the public. Beginning with her role in HBO's Real Women Have Curves in the same year as her Disney Channel movie, America has truly become a representative for a new type of Hollywood beauty that does not require strict dieting or eating disorders. |