"BETTY SUAREZ" Daniel's assistant, anything but ordinary, intelligent, hard working and sweet as she tries to please everyone; is devoted to her family and ambitious about life and her job. AMERICA FERRERA America Ferrera stars as the title character in the hit ABC series "Ugly Betty." Her portrayal of Betty has earned her an Emmy for Best Actress in a Comedy Series, a Golden Globe for Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series-Musical or Comedy, a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance for a Lead Actress in a Comedy Series, as well as ALMA and Imagen Awards. Ferrera secured her place as one of Hollywood's most vibrant young talents with her starring role in the Patricia Cardoso film "Real Women Have Curves." Her performance earned her a Sundance Jury Award for Best Actress, an Independent Spirit Award nomination for Best Debut Performance, and a Young Artist Award nomination for Best Performance for a Leading Young Actress. Recent feature film work includes Warner Bros. "The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2," the sequel to the hit 2005 film in which she starred. She also starred in the bilingual independent film "Towards Darkness," which she executive-produced. Directed by Antonio Negret, the film follows the last 90 minutes in a kidnapped hostage's life and the frustration that his family, a man in charge of delivering the ransom money and a special ops team all feel as they rush to save him. Ferrera plays a young woman who has a complicated relationship with the young kidnapping victim. Ferrera also appeared in Fox Searchlight's independent film "Under the Same Moon." Directed by Patricia Riggen, the story chronicles a nine-year-old Mexican boy's journey to the United States to find his migrant mother after the grandmother who is taking care of him passes away. The film, slated for a March 2008 release, also stars Mexican actors Kate Del Castillo and Eugenio Derbez. Other work includes the Brian Jun film "Steel City," which premiered in Dramatic Competition at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival. Ferrera also appeared off-Broadway in "Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead," directed by Trip Cullman, in Catherine Hardwicke's "Lords of Dogtown" and in the 2005 Sundance Film Festival entry "How the Garcia Girls Spent Their Summer," written and directed by Georgina Riedel and co-starring Elizabeth Peņa. In recognition of her work, she received a 2005 Movieline "Breakthrough" Award. Source: ABC.com AMERICA-LINKS • Fansite: America Ferrera Online • IMDb.com profile