It is proposed that this article be deleted because of the following concern:
If you can address this concern by improving, copyediting, sourcing, renaming, or merging the page, please edit this page and do so. You may remove this message if you improve the article or otherwise object to deletion for any reason. Although not required, you are encouraged to explain why you object to the deletion, either in your edit summary or on the talk page. If this template is removed, do not replace it . The article may be deleted if this message remains in place for seven days, i.e., after 08:13, 16 September 2023 (UTC). Find sources: "List of Ugly Betty cast members" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR Nominator: Please consider notifying the author/project: {{ subst:proposed deletion notify |List of Ugly Betty cast members|concern=the page is entirely redundant since all information is already included on the pages for Ugly Betty, its seperate seasons and the “List of Ugly Betty Characters” page; it does not add a single thing to the information already mentioned there. In addition, the page is extremely incomplete as it does omits an entire seasons and seemingly random cast members have been selected or omitted from the mentioned seasons.}} ~~~~ |
This is a list of cast members and guest stars on Ugly Betty .
The season(s) during which each actor has been included in the main cast are marked in black. Note that the actors don't necessarily appear in every episode during their time as a main star.
When a starring actor also has appeared as a guest star during other seasons, this is marked in gray.
1 Promoted from guest star to main cast in season 1, episode 14, " I'm Coming Out "
2 Became main cast in season 1, episode 13, " In or Out "
3 Left the main cast in season 2, episode 10, " Bananas for Betty "
4 Left the main cast in season 4, episode 11 " Back In Her Place "
5 Left the main cast in season 3, episode 4 " Betty Suarez Land "
6 Left the main cast in season 3, episode 21 " The Born Identity "
Actor | Role |
---|---|
Stelio Savante | Steve |
Ava Gaudet | Gina Gambarro |
Salma Hayek | Sofia Reyes |
Kevin Alejandro | Santos |
Jowharah Jones (Season 1) Yaya DaCosta (Season 4) | Nico Slater |
Octavia Spencer | Constance Grady |
Gina Gershon | Fabia |
Jayma Mays | Charlie |
Bailey Chase | Beckett "Becks" Scott |
Max Greenfield | Nick Pepper |
Lindsay Lohan | Kimmie "Kim" Keegan |
Max Ehrich | Randy |
Freddy Rodriguez | Gio Rossi |
Actor | Role |
---|---|
Cicily Daniels | Zelda |
Kristen Schaal | Nancy (in the pilot) |
Corinne Dekker | Nancy (in second episode) |
Christine Jones | Fey Sommers (in TV clips) |
Sal Landi | Mr. Green |
Debi Mazar | Leah Stillman |
Ninel Conde | telenovela actress |
Alec Mapa | Suzuki St. Pierre (Byron Wu) |
Eddie Cibrian | "Coach" Tony Diaz |
Notes
Actor | Role | Episode |
---|---|---|
Lucy Davis | Fashion TV host | "The Box and the Bunny" |
Isaac Mizrahi | Fashion TV host | "Lose the Boss" |
William Abadie | Philippe Michel | "Pilot (aka I Am Not Going To Sell Herbalux)" |
Sarah Jones | Natalie Whitman | "The Box and the Bunny" |
Martha Stewart | Herself | "Four Thanksgivings and a Funeral" |
Patrick Fabian | Fashion TV host | "The Lyin', the Watch and the Wardrobe" |
Cleo King | Anne Fraiser | "Fey's Sleigh Ride" |
Miranda Frigon | Carol | "Fey's Sleigh Ride" |
Ron Canada | Senator Slater | "Queens for a Day" |
Greg Proops | Fashion TV host | "Queens for a Day" |
Thea Vidale | Choli | "Queens for a Day" |
Teddy Sears | Hunter | "Four Thanksgivings and a Funeral" and "Sofia's Choice" |
Kathy Griffin | Fashion TV host | "In or Out" |
Tim Gunn | Fashion TV host | "I'm Coming Out" and "Brothers" |
Katharine McPhee | Herself | "I'm Coming Out" |
Lucy Liu | Grace Chin | "Derailed" and "Icing On The Cake" |
Jesse Tyler Ferguson | Dr. Gabe Farkas | "Icing On The Cake" |
Jerry O'Connell | Joey | "Derailed" |
Patti LuPone | Ms. Jean Weiner | "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" |
Leslie Jordan | Quincy Combs | "Punch Out" |
Ivana Miličević | Lena | "Punch Out" and "Petra-Gate" |
AnnaLynne McCord | Petra | "Punch Out" and "Petra-Gate" |
Cristian de la Fuente | Rodrigo | "Petra-Gate" and "Secretaries' Day" |
Mykel Shannon-Jenkins | Tavares | "Petra-Gate" and "A Tree Grows in Guadalajara" |
Shayna Rose | "Replacement Serving Wench" (at "Middle Ages") | "Secretaries' Day" |
Rachel Roberts | Marla | "Secretaries' Day" |
Lorraine Toussaint | Yoga¹ | "Secretaries' Day" and "East Side Story" |
Rita Moreno | Mirta | "A Tree Grows in Guadalajara" |
Justina Machado | Clara | "A Tree Grows in Guadalajara" |
Rebecca Gayheart | Jordan | "A Tree Grows in Guadalajara" |
Lillian Hurst | Yolanda Salazar | "A Tree Grows in Guadalajara" |
Arap Bethke | Antonio Barrerio | "A Tree Grows in Guadalajara" |
Lilyan Chauvin | "The Curandera" | "A Tree Grows in Guadalajara" |
Kristin Chenoweth | Diane | "East Side Story" |
Angélica Vale | Angelica | "East Side Story" |
Notes ¹—To be recurring regulars in Second Season.
Actor | Role | Episode |
---|---|---|
Kurt Fuller | Mr. Tanen | "How Betty Got Her Grieve Back" |
Stephanie Faracy | Rosemary Tanen | "How Betty Got Her Grieve Back" |
Justina Machado | Clara | "Family/Affair" |
Rick Fox | Duane | "Family/Affair", "Betty's Wait Problem" and "A Nice Day for a Posh Wedding" |
Kenneth Cole | Himself | "Betty's Wait Problem" |
Victor Garber | Professor Barrett | "Grin and Bear It" |
James Van Der Beek | Luke Carnes | "Grin and Bear It" |
Marlo Thomas | Jennifer | "Something Wicked This Way Comes" |
Victoria Beckham | Herself | "A Nice Day for a Posh Wedding" |
Vera Wang | Herself | "A Nice Day for a Posh Wedding" |
Eden Espinosa | Elphaba / Herself | "Something Wicked This Way Comes" |
Megan Hilty | Glinda / Herself | "Something Wicked This Way Comes" |
Kristoffer Cusick | Fiyero | "Something Wicked This Way Comes" |
Derek Riddell | Stuart McKinney | "A Nice Day for a Posh Wedding", "Zero Worship" and "Betty's Baby Bump" |
Eliza Dushku | Cameron Ashlock | "Giving Up the Ghost" |
Betty White | Herself | "Bananas for Betty" |
Bow Wow | Himself | "Zero Worship" |
Omarion | Himself | "Zero Worship" |
Annie Potts | Linda | "Zero Worship" |
Barry Bostwick | Roger Adams | "Odor in the Court" |
Paul McCrane | District Attorney Weitz | "Odor in the Court" |
Gene Simmons | Himself | "A Thousand Words Before Friday", "The Kids Are Alright" |
Christian Siriano | Himself | "Burning Questions" |
Nina Garcia | Herself | "Burning Questions", "Jump" |
Larry King | Himself | "The Kids Are Alright" |
Lindsay Lohan | Kimmie Keegan | "Jump" |
Naomi Campbell | Herself | "Jump" |
Gabrielle Union | Renee Slater | "Burning Questions", "Twenty-Four Candles", "A Thousand Words Before Friday" |
Actor | Role | Episode |
---|---|---|
Lindsay Lohan | Kimmie Keegan | "The Manhattan Project", "Granny Pants", "Ugly Berry" |
Regis Philbin | Himself | "The Manhattan Project" |
Kelly Ripa | Herself | "The Manhattan Project]]" |
Kate Reinders | Ginger | "The Manhattan Project", "Filing for the Enemy" |
Derek Riddell | Stuart McKinney | "Filing for the Enemy", "Crimes of Fashion", "Rabbit Test", "The Born Identity" |
Heather Tom | Holly Wright | "Filing for the Enemy", "Crimes of Fashion" |
Mark Consuelos | Detective Averaimo | "Crimes of Fashion" |
Adriana Lima | Herself | "Ugly Berry" |
Nikki Blonsky | Tery | "Dress for Success" |
Christine Baranski | Victoria Hartley | "A Mother of a Problem", "In the Stars", "Curveball" |
David Rasche | Calvin Hartley | "Rabbit Test", "The Born Identity", "Curveball", "The Fall Issue" |
Adele | Herself | "In the Stars" |
Joy Behar | Herself | "Curveball" |
Elisabeth Hasselbeck | Herself | "Curveball" |
Billie Jean King | Herself | "Curveball" |
Rachel Dratch | Penny/Mindy Meadows | "The Fall Issue" |
Antonio Sabàto, Jr. | Himself | "The Fall Issue" |
Nigel Barker | Himself | "The Fall Issue" |
Robert Verdi | Himself | "The Fall Issue" |
Rachel Maddow | Herself | "The Fall Issue" |
Rebecca Alie O'Connell is an American actress and former model. She is known for her role as Mystique in the original trilogy (2000–2006) of the X-Men film series, as Joan from The Punisher (2004), the dual roles of Laure Ash and Lily Watts in Femme Fatale (2002), and Una Chin-Riley on Star Trek: Discovery (2019) and Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (2022–present). She has also had a recurring role as Alexis Meade on the television series Ugly Betty. Her other major roles include Eve Baird on the TNT series The Librarians, voicing Lois Lane in the DC Animated Movie Universe, and as the host of the reality competition show Skin Wars.
Jerry O'Connell is an American actor and television host. He is known for his roles as Quinn Mallory in the television series Sliders, Andrew Clements in My Secret Identity, Vern Tessio in the film Stand by Me (1986), Joe in Joe's Apartment (1996), Frank Cushman in Jerry Maguire (1996), Derek in Scream 2 (1997), Michael in Tomcats (2001), Charlie Carbone in Kangaroo Jack (2003), and Detective Woody Hoyt on the drama Crossing Jordan. He starred as Pete Kaczmarek in the single 2010–2011 season of The Defenders. He also had a starring role in the comedy horror film Piranha 3D (2010). Currently, he voices Commander Jack Ransom on the animated series Star Trek: Lower Decks, is co-host of The Talk, and hosts a version of Pictionary syndicated on Fox stations.
Boston Legal is an American legal drama and comedy drama television series created by former lawyer and Boston native David E. Kelley, produced in association with 20th Century Fox Television for ABC. The series aired from October 3, 2004, to December 8, 2008. The series stars James Spader, William Shatner and Candice Bergen. It is a direct spin-off and continuation of the TV series The Practice, with several characters from the eighth season of that series moving to Boston Legal. While never a Nielsen ratings smash hit, the show was critically acclaimed. It received 26 Primetime Emmy Awards nominations, including for Outstanding Drama Series in 2007 and 2008.
A recurring character is a fictional character, usually in a prime time TV series, who frequently appears from time to time during the series' run. Recurring characters often play major roles in more than one episode, sometimes being the main focus. They may be contrasted with "regular" characters, who typically appear in every or almost every episode of a series. Recurring characters appear less frequently than regulars, but more frequently than guest star characters, who may appear in only one or two episodes without being expected to return.
Third Watch is an American crime drama television series created by John Wells and Edward Allen Bernero that aired on NBC from September 26, 1999, to May 6, 2005, with a total of 132 episodes spanning over six seasons. It was produced by John Wells Productions, in association with Warner Bros. Television.
Alan Hugh Dale is a New Zealand actor. As a child, Dale enjoyed theatre and rugby. After retiring from the sport, he took on a number of occupations, before deciding to become a professional actor at age 27. Dale subsequently moved to Australia, where he played Dr. John Forrest in The Young Doctors from 1979 to 1982. He later appeared as Jim Robinson in Neighbours, a part he played from 1985 until 1993. He left the series when he fell out with the producers over the pay he and the rest of the cast received. In 2018, it was revealed that Dale would reprise his role as Jim for one episode of Neighbours, 25 years after his last appearance.
Christopher David Gorham is an American actor. He is best known for his work on television, particularly for playing Henry Grubstick on the ABC comedy-drama series Ugly Betty, Auggie Anderson on the action-drama series Covert Affairs, Bob Barnard on the dark comedy-drama series Insatiable, Harrison John on The WB’s teen comedy-drama series Popular, Henry Dunn in the limited horror series Harper's Island, and Trevor Elliott on the legal drama series The Lincoln Lawyer.
Ugly Betty is an American comedy-drama television series developed by Silvio Horta, which was originally broadcast on ABC. It premiered on September 28, 2006, and ended on April 14, 2010. The series is based on Fernando Gaitán's Colombian telenovela Yo soy Betty, la fea, which has had many other international adaptations. It revolves around the character Betty Suarez, who – despite her lack of style – lands a job at a prestigious fashion magazine. It was produced by Silent H, Ventanarosa, and Reveille Productions partnered with ABC Studios, with Salma Hayek, Horta, Ben Silverman, Jose Tamez, and Joel Fields serving as executive producers. The pilot was filmed in New York City; seasons one and two were filmed in Los Angeles and seasons three and four were filmed in New York City.
Ana Ortiz is an American actress and singer. Having pursued a career in ballet and singing from a young age, she eventually attended University of the Arts. Ortiz began her acting career in theatre, in early 2000s starred in the short-lived NBC sitcoms Kristin (2001) and A.U.S.A. (2003), and had recurring roles on Over There and Boston Legal.
The first season of the American dramedy television series Ugly Betty began airing on September 28, 2006 and concluded on May 17, 2007.
The third season of the American comedy-drama television series Ugly Betty was confirmed by ABC on February 11, 2008. The season premiere aired on September 25, 2008, while the season ended with a special double episode on May 21, 2009.
"Jump" is the 18th episode in the second season, the 41st episode overall, and the second-season finale of the American dramedy series Ugly Betty, which aired on May 22, 2008. The episode was written by Silvio Horta and directed by Victor Nelli, Jr.
"The Manhattan Project" is the first episode in the third season, the 42nd episode overall, and the third-season premiere of the American dramedy series Ugly Betty, which aired on September 25, 2008.
"The Born Identity" is the 21st episode in the third season, the 62nd episode overall, of the American dramedy series Ugly Betty, which aired on May 7, 2009.
The fourth and final season of the American comedy-drama television series Ugly Betty was picked up for a full season on April 23, 2009. The season premiered on October 16, 2009 and ended with the series finale on April 14, 2010.