Ugly Betty (2006–2010)

Betty Suarez is smart, sweet and hard working. The only problem is that she's not thin and beautiful like all her coworkers at Mode, the high-fashion magazine where she works. The only ... See full summary »

Stars:

America Ferrera, Eric Mabius, Tony Plana

Won 2 Golden Globes. Another 43 wins & 92 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
America Ferrera	...	Betty Suarez (85 episodes, 2006-2010)
Eric Mabius	...	Daniel Meade (85 episodes, 2006-2010)
Tony Plana	...	Ignacio Suarez (85 episodes, 2006-2010)
Ana Ortiz	...	Hilda Suarez (85 episodes, 2006-2010)
Becki Newton	...	Amanda Tanen (85 episodes, 2006-2010)
Michael Urie	...	Marc St. James (85 episodes, 2006-2010)
Mark Indelicato	...	Justin Suarez (85 episodes, 2006-2010)
Vanessa Williams	...	Wilhelmina Slater (85 episodes, 2006-2010)
Judith Light	...	Claire Meade (71 episodes, 2006-2010)
Ashley Jensen	...	Christina McKinney (66 episodes, 2006-2010)
Christopher Gorham	...	Henry Grubstick (35 episodes, 2006-2010)

Storyline

Betty Suarez is smart, sweet and hard working. The only problem is that she's not thin and beautiful like all her coworkers at Mode, the high-fashion magazine where she works. The only reason the publisher hired her to be his son's secretary, is that he thought Betty was someone who Daniel would never sleep with. Betty's hard work and determination earns Daniel's respect, as she helps him find his way through the shark infested waters of the fashion industry. Ugly Betty is based on a Colombian telenovela "Yo Soy Betty La Fea".

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Plot Keywords:

magazine | fashion | new york city | sister sister relationship | manhattan new york city | 

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Taglines:

Ugly is the new beautiful.

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Official Sites:

ABC [us]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Also Known As:

Betty the Ugly

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Silent H Productions, Ventanarosa Productions, Reveille Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Show creator Silvio Horta, who is openly gay, addressed rumors about Justin's sexuality by confirming (in a February 2007 USA Today interview) that as Justin ages, he will experience "the journey." Horta also said, "I see myself in him. Growing up, I certainly felt like an outsider at times. But there's this sweet innocence in Justin that sees the positive." In 2008, Horta expanded on this statement, telling a different interviewer that when he started to create the character of Justin, "it really just popped into my head....I tried five different types of kids, and they all felt the same. Then suddenly, I thought - What if you had a little gay kid? I wrote him that way, and it was like: This is fun! This is interesting and different." Toward the end of the final season, Justin did get his first kiss from another boy, Austin, and he and Austin started dating.

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Quotes

Amanda Tanen: Hey, what's different about you? Did you get your hair cut?
Betty Suarez: I'm wearing an eye patch.
Amanda Tanen: You didn't always have that?

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Connections

Referenced in Southland: Underwater (2012)

User Reviews

Great new show

I just watched "Ugly Betty" Thurs. night and I have to say that I think it is a wonderful new series.

Star America Ferrara makes the show completely worthwhile. I have seen most of the new show's that have premiered this season so far and, in my opinion, Ferrara gives hands-down the best new female performance out there. The portrait that she paint's as Betty is realistic, humorous, and makes you feel for her in everything that she does or wants to do. I doubt there is anybody that won't root for this lovely girl (and yes, she is lovely and MORE, even in the "Betty" get-up because she is such a sweet, intelligent, accomplished, and kind person).

The show as a whole is a bit formulaic, but what show isn't up to a certain degree? The rest of the characters are pretty well done (most especially the girls who become Betty's friends at the magazine), though it will take some time to make them as interesting as the main character.

My wife wanted to watch this first episode more than I did, but I'm very glad I watched with her. This will easily be classified as a "chick show" but I believe that anybody will like it once they give it half a chance. Everybody has felt the way Betty feels at some point in there life & that will be a drawing point into her world, I think.

All I can say is WATCH IT. It won't be for everyone but many will be pleasantly surprised. America Ferrara is brilliant. I think she should get her Emmy speech ready now.