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

Although Alexis is supposed to be Daniel's older "brother," Eric Mabius is actually 19 months older than Rebecca Romijn.

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Quotes

Marc St. James: [Marc and Amanda are writing a song for Gene Simmons] If Gene Simmons were here right now, what would you say to him from your heart?
Amanda Tanen: [Amanda improvises a song] A psychic told me your name, and I was glad / You didn't return my calls and I got sad/ I promise if you meet me, I won't be bad / I just want the chance to call you my father
Marc St. James: I can only hope that one day I'll have an illegitimate daughter who will sing me a song thats that beautiful.

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Connections

Referenced in Degrassi: The Next Generation: Pass the Dutchie (2008)

User Reviews

Ugly Betty

This is one of the best programs on television. Its such a refreshing break from all the other garbage that is on t.v. today. What I find funny is the title "Ugly Betty" In spite of her bushy eye brows, braces and glasses and the way they dress her....when she gets treated so badly by all the beautiful people, it turns out that Betty is the beautiful one and all the others are Ugly. What a wonderful team of actors. I do hope this program will be on for a VERY long time and I hope the show sweeps the Golden Globes. I think the first season should come out on DVD now so I can add this program to my library. Two BIG thumbs WAY up on this one.