I DID almost forget to tell you this (thanks for the reminder, Anna).  Ugly Betty’s America Ferrera is nominated for a People’s Choice Award for Favorite TV Comedy Actress.  I think she has a pretty good chance; here is the complete list of nominees:

Alyson Hannigan
America Ferrera
Amy Poehler
Eva Longoria Parker
Tina Fey

If this were not the People’s Choice Awards, we could go ahead and crown Tina Fey, but when you get outside of NY/LA entertainment circles, things aren’t quite so one-sided.  Tina Fey is seen as smart, but not necessarily the genius who should automatically get every comedy award.  She’s funny, …read more

As promised, here are some set photos of America Ferrera on location filming Ugly Betty. 

A couple of small children, who are quite adorable, joined Ferrera as she exited the trailer.  I don’t think they are part of the shoot – but they sure are cute.
America, in the deep red coat, is beautiful and stylish (love the butterfly pin). I THINK the photos I’ve included with Ferrera totally in costume are from the same shoot.  The shoes, scarf, and gloves “Betty-fy” the outfit, although much more subtlety than in the past (especially Ugly Betty season 3).  Of course, in …read more

Ugly Betty’s America Ferrera recently rekindled the Sisterhood, joining Traveling Pants costars Amber Tamblyn and Alexis Bledel at the release party for Tamblyn’s new book, “Bang Ditto”. 
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Amber’s book is a collection of poetry and prose about about her observations on life in Hollywood. This book exposes a lot of Amber’s personal feelings and experiences.
Amber pulls no punches in her characterization of young life in Hollywood:
We’d all love to stop eating the poisonous parts of our wildness.
I cannot imagine America Ferrera not liking this book, whether it was written by her friend or not.  …read more

I’m not even going to guess what this is about.  OK, not really – that’s what we do here.  What is known is this: America Ferrera was in Midtown NYC today filming an Ugly Betty scene dressed as a hot dog.

When you think about it, the ridiculous cultural confusion of “Taj Mah Hot Dog” is classic Ugly Betty.  Of course, the menu behind Ferrera actually says “Delicious Meat Substitute Hot Dogs”, so I guess that makes a little more sense.
Ferrera is wearing a bit of an Indian costume to go with the hot dog she’s wearing.  Although I have …read more

Here are some new photos from the set of Ugly Betty filming on location in midtown Manhattan.  Hat tip, B&B (and UglyBettyFan).

It appears that Eric Mabius’ beard will indeed end up onscreen, at least for a while.  Daniel is obviously distraught (as expected), and Betty seems to need comforting, too.
This outfit is more season 3 Betty than the new, more stylish Betty we’ve been promised for season 4.  It’s not that the top doesn’t match in general, but the floral pattern and crazy shoes just seem overdone.  Betty’s hair IS perfectly straight, though. 
I’ve said it before, Mabius looks …read more

Just Jared has some pics of America Ferrera checking her cell phone during a break in filming Ugly Betty.  Is this the new Betty?
As you can see, she is gorgeous, as exemplified by this one.  One of the photos is zoomed out a little, and you can see most of Betty’s coordinated outfit.  Yes, her clothes are no longer a fashionable but clashy mish-mash. 
She is striking, and almost indistinguishable from the glamorous Ferrera who graced the cover of Seventeen Magazine (shown above).
But, is this really Betty, or just America being her usual beautiful self?  This pic is zoomed in a …read more

Michael Urie’s run with ‘The Tempermentals’ is going extremely well – they even moved to a bigger hall earlier this summer. 
Recently, Urie’s Ugly Betty co-star America Ferrera came to see the show, and we’ve got a couple of backstage pics!

What a beautiful pair!
It’s great that Ferrera is back in town after filming the comedy Family Wedding in Los Angeles with Forest Whitaker, Carlos Mencia, and Lance Gross.  Not only is she back for Ugly Betty filming, but it allowed the opportunity for her to come see Urie’s well-reviewed (can I say acclaimed?) work, and give him some Ugly …read more

Ugly Betty star America Ferrera is putting every spare minute of the show’s offseason to good use.  She’s in in LA, filming an as yet unnamed comedy film about two families who clash while trying to throw together a wedding in two short weeks.
It was just announced recently that Lance Gross is the leading man in the Fox Searchlight project.  The House of Payne star will apparently be the groom to Ferrera’s bride.
Already announced as part of the project are Forest Whitaker and Carlos Mencia.  I think it’s a pretty good assumption to say they are playing the fathers …read more

Today, Ugly Betty star America Ferrera turns 25!  Ahh, to be young and famous in New York!
She shares April 18th as a birthday with James Woods, Conan O’Brien, Melissa Joan Hart, and even Kourtney Kardashian.
I hope she takes it easy with partner Ryan Piers Williams, or parties it up with Becki Newton, or does whatever she wants today.  And hopefully, she’ll get back to filming the final episodes of Ugly Betty season 3 very soon.  I miss the NY set photos!
As many of you have noted in the comments here, this has been a very confusing year for Ferrera’s …read more

Here are some pics of America Ferrera making her annual appearance at Nickelodeon’s Kids’ Choice Awards on March 28.

This is a very, very good color for Ms Ferrera.  Wow. 
Just as a side note, I wonder if Ferrera will attend next year’s awards.  Considering the fact that iCarly won Favorite TV Show, and Selena Gomez (Wizards of Waverly Place) won Favorite TV Actress, perhaps at 25, Ferrera will be considered  “old”, at least for the Kids’ Choice Awards.  But then again, Dwayne Johnson hosted, and he’s, like, ancient   .
If you want to know the full list of …read more