Archive for the 'Interviews' Category

America Ferrera: We are still just fighting to be visible
November 27, 2023  •  Interviews

From starring in comedy favourite Ugly Betty, to a lead role in this year’s blockbuster Barbie, America Ferrera has had a “fairy tale” journey to success. She’s the first – and only – Latina to win an Emmy for a leading role. But she’s also keenly aware that she’s almost unique in carving out these […]


“Barbie” Movie Panel
November 18, 2023  •  Appearances, Interviews, Videos

America Ferrera moderated a panel discussion for “Barbie” on November 17th in Los Angeles. You can watch it in the video below!


America Ferrera Recalls Struggling to ‘Fit In’ Growing Up: ‘That Meant Leaving My Heritage Behind’
November 10, 2023  •  Interviews

America Ferrera just helped power Barbie into a billion-dollar success story, but growing up, she says, there were “no successful actresses like me.” Speaking at the Academy Women’s Luncheon, presented by Chanel, which was held at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles Thursday, Ferrera, 39, recalled how remote her aspirations seemed as […]


America Ferrera on reconstructing Barbie for a new generation of young women
September 12, 2023  •  Interviews

America Ferrera was never a Barbie girl. Born to Honduran parents in LA, the actor wasn’t interested in the blue-eyed, blonde-haired doll. “I didn’t play with Barbies for a number of reasons,” she says. “We couldn’t afford them. And they just didn’t resonate with me. I didn’t see myself reflected in that world in a […]


America Ferrera: Life Lessons
July 28, 2023  •  Interviews, Magazines, Videos

If you’re yet to see the Barbie movie, then we won’t spoil it for you – but those who have will know that there’s a pivotal scene involving America Ferrera’s character, Gloria; one which has since spawned countless social-media tributes and online think pieces. It’s reported that Ferrera and the film’s director, Greta Gerwig, rehearsed […]


America Ferrera’s Kids Think She Works In Barbieland
July 28, 2023  •  Interviews, Videos

America Ferrera is spilling details on her experience making “Barbie”! Access Hollywood’s Zuri Hall spoke to the actress, before the SAG-AFTRA strike started, about her first reaction to reading the movie’s script and how she relates to the film’s themes. She also gushed over working with Margot Robbie and said she “gasped” seeing her as […]


America Ferrera on Expanding the Barbie Narrative: ‘More of Us Get to Feel Seen’
July 27, 2023  •  Interviews

DISCLAIMER: This interview took place prior to the SAG-AFTRA strike. America Ferrera is all dolled up. Or, well, I imagine she is. We’re on the phone together and it’s nerve-wracking, talking to someone who ostensibly shaped my childhood. Real Women Have Curves, Ugly Betty, Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants. Ferrera was a north star of […]