America Ferrera was stunned by the reaction she got from the 9,500 ladies attending the sold-out 19th annual Massachusetts Conference for Women in Boston on Thursday.
The audience recited the feminist speech delivered by the 39-year-old Emmy winner’s character in Greta Gerwig’s critically-acclaimed, $1.442B-grossing Barbie movie.
America – who boasts 1.9M Instagram/Twitter followers – Instastoried a video of the moment captioned: ‘The part where 10K women recited my Barbie monologue back to me!’
For her role as Mattel employee Gloria, Ferrera will compete for the best supporting actress trophy at the 29th Critics’ Choice Awards, which air January 14 on The CW.
The Dumb Money actress faces heavy competition against Emily Blunt, Danielle Brooks, Jodie Foster, Julianne Moore, and Da’Vine Joy Randolph.
America Ferrera was stunned by the reaction she got from the 9,500 ladies attending the sold-out 19th annual Massachusetts Conference for Women in Boston on Thursday
The audience recited the feminist speech delivered by the 39-year-old Emmy winner’s character in Greta Gerwig’s critically-acclaimed, $1.442B-grossing Barbie movie
For her public appearance, America was dressed conservatively in a white crew-neck top beneath a black skirt suit and matching knee-high boots selected by stylist Karla Welch.
‘We’re told so often that no one is interested in women’s stories, whether that’s in film, or books or business or politics or power,’ Ferrera said onstage the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center – according to PR Newswire.
‘And when I read the [Barbie] script, I just got this tingling sensation of, oh my god, they’re really going to improve on that old story. And they did.’
The Angel City FC investor continued: ‘We’ve spent a lot of time admiring the problem of diversity. But we know what we have to do. We just have to hire more people that look like more of us, and we have to give them power and resources to do what they do and what they do well.’
America – whose big message was ‘Love the women in your life so hard’ – was especially excited to meet ‘icon’ Jacinda Ardern, who was replaced by Christopher Luxon as Prime Minister of New Zealand on November 27.
Ferrera will next voice Major Olga Solis – the mother of a boy abducted by aliens – in Adrian Molina’s animated sci-fi comedy Elio, which Disney/Pixar won’t release in US theaters until June 13, 2025.
On the personal front, the Golden Globe winner has two children – son Sebastian, 5; and daughter Lucia, 3 – from her 12-year marriage to painter Ryan Piers Williams.
America and the 42-year-old Sundance Grand Jury Prize nominee – who directed her in his 2010 indie The Dry Land – originally began dating in 2005.
America – who boasts 1.9M Instagram/Twitter followers – Instastoried a video of the moment captioned: ‘The part where 10K women recited my Barbie monologue back to me!’
For her role as Mattel employee Gloria, Ferrera will compete for the best supporting actress trophy at the 29th Critics’ Choice Awards, which air January 14 on The CW
The Dumb Money actress faces heavy competition against Emily Blunt, Danielle Brooks, Jodie Foster, Julianne Moore, and Da’Vine Joy Randolph
For her public appearance, America was dressed conservatively in a white crew-neck top beneath a black skirt suit and matching knee-high boots selected by stylist Karla Welch
Ferrera said onstage the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center: ‘We’re told so often that no one is interested in women’s stories, whether that’s in film, or books or business or politics or power’
![The Angel City FC investor continued: 'And when I read the [Barbie] script, I just got this tingling sensation of, oh my god, they're really going to improve on that old story. And they did.'](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/12/15/04/78988161-12866981-image-a-49_1702613618019.jpg "America Ferrera glows with pride as 9,500 women perform her Barbie monologue at the Massachusetts Conference for Women in Boston 19")
The Angel City FC investor continued: ‘And when I read the [Barbie] script, I just got this tingling sensation of, oh my god, they’re really going to improve on that old story. And they did.’
America added: ‘We’ve spent a lot of time admiring the problem of diversity. But we know what we have to do. We just have to hire more people that look like more of us, and we have to give them power and resources to do what they do and what they do well’
Ferrera – whose big message was ‘Love the women in your life so hard’ – was especially excited to meet ‘icon’ Jacinda Ardern (R), who was replaced by Christopher Luxon as Prime Minister of New Zealand on November 27
The Golden Globe winner will next voice Major Olga Solis – the mother of a boy abducted by aliens – in Adrian Molina’s animated sci-fi comedy Elio, which Disney/Pixar won’t release in US theaters until June 13, 2025
On the personal front, America has two children – son Sebastian, 5; and daughter Lucia, 3 (pictured in 2022) – from her 12-year marriage to painter Ryan Piers Williams
Ferrera and the 42-year-old Sundance Grand Jury Prize nominee (L, pictured November 7) – who directed her in his 2010 indie The Dry Land – originally began dating in 2005
