Ugly Betty 

A young, smart and wise woman named Betty Suarez goes on a journey to find her inner beauty. The only problem is that it's hard for a slightly less attractive woman to find her beauty ... See full summary »

Creators:

Silvio Horta, Fernando Gaitán

Stars:

America Ferrera, Eric Mabius, Tony Plana

Won 2 Golden Globes. Another 48 wins & 118 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

A young, smart and wise woman named Betty Suarez goes on a journey to find her inner beauty. The only problem is that it's hard for a slightly less attractive woman to find her beauty surrounded by tall skinny models at a fashion magazine but Betty doesn't let this stop her or her positive attitude towards her work.

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Plot Keywords:

cult tv | family relationships | workplace | transsexual | magazine | 

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Taglines:

There's Ugly. Then There's Betty

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Details

Official Sites:

ABC [United States]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

28 September 2006 (USA)

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 Dolby Digital

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

Daniel Meade: Maybe instead of Christmas we do other winter holidays... Kwanzaa?
Wilhelmina Slater: Did you just gesture at me when you said Kwanzaa?

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Connections

Spin-off Mode After Hours (2008)

User Reviews

Ugly Betty: A Diamond In The Rough

I fell in love with this show! Executively produced by Salma Hayek and starring the always lovely America Ferrera as Betty Suarez, a young woman who breaks into the fashion industry as an assistant to the editor-in-chief of Mode magazine Daniel Meade (sexy Eric Mabius). Betty is sweet, smart, and always on top of things, but of course she is not the most beautiful girl, but when they say that beauty is in the eye of the beholder they were not kidding. Squaring off against Daniel Meade is the conniving Wilhemina (Vanessa Williams...I smell Emmy) who covets the title of editor-in-chief. I just saw the pilot episode and this show is a winner and I hope it stays on the air because of America Ferrera who is lovely and spirited as Betty. She is without question the female heroine that all young women need in times where women are expected to be sexy and beautiful under superficial means.