Find out what happened to the stylish stars of this fish-out-of-water tale. Has there ever been a sitcom heroine as inspiring as Betty Suarez? Talented, driven, and blessed with a fashion sense entirely her own, the mindful, demure star of Ugly Betty held her own in a high-pressure job, surrounded by catty co-workers eager to tear her down.
Based on a Colombian telenovela, this satire of the high-fashion world proved that having a strong mind and an open heart is more important than what's on the surface.
Read on to learn what became of the Ugly Betty cast after the series concluded in America Ferrera won an Emmy and a Golden Globe for playing Betty Suarez, the fashion-backward assistant at Mode who's determined to follow her dreams. Ferrera first learned about the part from executive producer Salma Hayek. At the time, Ferrera was primarily known as one of the four leads in the coming-of-age film The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants , though she also earned a handful of awards for her debut in Real Women Have Curves She returned to TV for the workplace comedy Superstore β before landing her biggest movie role yet: stressed working mom and Barbie enthusiast Gloria in the billion-dollar blockbuster Barbie The role earned Ferrera her first Oscar nomination.
Eric Mabius played Betty's boss Daniel Meade, a nepo baby whose father handed him the editor-in-chief job at Mode. He later appeared in the diabolical teen melodrama Cruel Intentions and unleashed vengeance in the title role of The Crow: Salvation opposite Kirsten Dunst. He also featured prominently in the original Resident Evil On the small screen, the actor popped up on The L Word and Chicago Fire before landing a long-term leading-man gig with the Hallmark Channel series Signed, Sealed, Delivered.
Mabius married his high school sweetheart, interior designer Ivy Sherman, in The pair split in and share two children. Alan Dale was Bradford Meade, the hard-headed magazine mogul who hired Betty as Daniel's assistant so his son wouldn't be distracted by her looks.
