- “Ugly is the new beautiful.”
Ugly Betty is an American comedy-drama television series developed by Silvio Horta, which premiered on ABC on September 28, 2006, and ended on April 14, 2010. The series revolves around the character Betty Suarez and is based on Fernando Gaitán's Colombian telenovela soap opera Yo soy Betty, la fea.
About the show
Betty Suarez is a quirky, 22-year-old Mexican American woman from Queens, New York who is sorely lacking in fashion sense. She is known to be bold, good-hearted, and slightly naïve. She is abruptly thrust into a different world when she lands a job at Mode, a trendy, high fashion magazine based in Manhattan that is part of the publishing empire of the wealthy Bradford Meade. Bradford's son Daniel has been installed as Editor-in-Chief of Mode following the death of Fey Sommers (Bradford's longtime mistress).
Bradford hires the inexperienced Betty as his womanizing son's newest personal assistant to curb his habit of sleeping with his assistants. As time goes by, Betty and Daniel become friends and help each other navigate their individual professional and personal lives.
Life at Mode is made difficult for both Betty and Daniel by their co-workers. Their most serious threat comes from Creative Director Wilhelmina Slater, a vindictive schemer who devices numerous plots to steal Daniel's job and seize control of the Meade empire.
In addition, Wilhelmina's loyal assistant Marc St. James and Mode receptionist Amanda Tanen continually mock and humiliate Betty for her lackluster physical appearance, awkward nature, and initial lack of taste in fashion, though they both ultimately warm to Betty in later seasons.
However, not everyone at Mode is against Betty; she gains loyal friends in Scottish seamstress Christina McKinney and nerdy accountant Henry Grubstick. She also receives strong support from her father Ignacio, older sister Hilda, and nephew Justin.
Cast
Main Cast
- America Ferrera as Betty Suarez
- Eric Mabius as Daniel Meade
- Vanessa L. Williams as Wilhelmina Slater
- Michael Urie as Marc St. James
- Tony Plana as Ignacio Suarez
- Ana Ortiz as Hilda Suarez
- Mark Indelicato as Justin Suarez
- Judith Light as Claire Meade
Former Cast
- Ashley Jensen as Christina McKinney (Seasons 1-3)
- Christopher Gorham as Henry Grubstick (Seasons 1-2)
- Alan Dale as Bradford Meade (Seasons 1-2)
- Rebecca Romijn as Alexis Meade (Seasons 1-2)
Seasons
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