The great Lynn Redgrave will guest star on Ugly Betty’s 2-hour season premiere October 9th, TV Guide Magazine reports.
Much-acclaimed Redgrave will appear as Olivia, a jewelry designer whom Betty meets while Betty is working on a story as Mode’s new features editor.
Olivia, Redgrave’s eccentric character, designs beautiful ornaments that look like bugs. As she shares her story, Olivia inspires Betty to come out of her own cocoon and blossom in her appearance. 
It looks like Redgrave’s Olivia is going to be the catalyst for Betty’s transformation into a more fashionable woman.  I was wondering how they were going to …read more

Adam Rodriguez, who most recently has played Eric Delko on CSI Miami, will join the Ugly Betty cast in season four.
Rodriguez will play Bobby, an old flame of Hilda. "He’s an old high school boyfriend, and  [he comes] back into their lives," said Rodriguez.
Certainly, this is the character we’ve heard about – the one that is “mobbed up” and has a Hilda-related storyline, right?
"A little romance buds, and there’s some drama to go along with it.", he adds.
When asked which sister he would be involved with (Hilda or Betty), Rodriguez was purposefully vague. 
"Maybe a little bit of both," …read more

It looks like the character Nico, Wilhelmina’s stubborn daughter, is returning to Ugly Betty.  However, she won’t be played by Jowharah Jones, who played Nico in season 1, but by America’s Next Top Model year three runner-up Yaya DaCosta.
OK, I was wrong.  At the end of Ugly Betty episode 3.24, The Fall Issue, Wilhelmina is stopped dead in her tracks when someone appears at her door.  I said at the time that the “who” couldn’t have been Wilhelmina’s daughter.  With this news, I’d say it’s all but certain.
I also said that the young, beautiful African American woman being cast …read more

Not only do we have a new character cast for Ugly Betty, a casting call has gone out for three guest starring roles on the show, all of them for episode 4.03.  SpoilerTV has the scoop.  A summary:

[DETECTIVE CASTELAR] male, early-mid 30’s, very good looking, masculine, a crime investigator. RECURRING GUEST STAR
[TRANSLATOR] male or female sptv050769, 30s-50s, Translator at United Nations. Must speak fluent Russian. 1 scene. CO-STAR.
[BUILDING SUPER] male, 30-50’s, landlord of a New York City apartment building.  CO-STAR.

Each of these are intriguing in their own way.
Adding a recurring detective tells me the show will have either a …read more

Casting is falling into place for season four of Ugly Betty, with several new characters (and plot twists).  I’ve been wondering who would get this part for a while now, and now it is cast.
According to TV Guide, actress Smith Cho has been pegged to play Megan, Betty’s “quirky new office mate.”  I’m going to go out on a limb to say that this is the same character we previously told you about – who at the time was called Amber.  If you’ll recall, Ausiello said she was “in her 20s, she’s Asian, and is a master at the …read more

Move over America, there’s another Ferrera coming to Ugly Betty.  Actually, a Ferrara.
In Ausiello’s latest Ausiello FIles, hidden in some news those who read here already know, Ausiello tells us about another new casting (that at least I didn’t know about).
Rescue Me’s Adam Ferrara is going to guest star as a “Queens contractor who crosses paths with Hilda.”  I guess this character will introduce Hilda’s run-in with the mob that we’ve heard about.
Ferrara currently plays Chief “Needles” Nelson on FX’s highly acclaimed Rescue Me. He is also a stand-up comedian, performing at some of the top clubs around the …read more

We now know who will be playing Natalie, Daniel’s new assistant:   according to EW’s Ausiello, it’s Jamie-Lynn Sigler!  This is interesting news, they went for a bigger name than I thought they would.
Sigler is best know for her role as Meadow Soprano, daughter of Tony Soprano in, of course, The Sopranos.  She’s also done Entourage, and, interesting, starred as Heidi Fleiss in “Hollywood Madam”.  She’s a Long Island girl, so I’d love to see he interact with Hilda, if that ever happens.
One thing we know about this character, Natalie, is that she meets Daniel at a bereavement support group, …read more

TV Guide is reporting  quite a few new characters joining Ugly Betty this fall for season four.  Casting is now underway for these characters:

Natalie, Daniel’s sexy 20-something new assistant (remember, Betty FINALLY got promoted to feature editor, and apparently Amanda, who always wanted the job, is way too valuable at the front desk.  Except for a short time, she was replaced by a clipboard and a flower )  Natalie will meet Daniel at a bereavement support group.  She has a secret – something which might pit her against Betty.   At first I thought this was the young …read more

Upon further review, it seems that Britain’s Got Talent star Susan Boyle will NOT be appearing on Ugly Betty.
A representative of ABC has told EW that the rumors are not true.  EW blames Perez Hilton for the false report, but my source was British tabloid The Sun.  I should have known better, and for that I am truly sorry.  I had actually gotten some credible info from The Sun before, but they are no longer a source for this blog, as of now.
Anyway, it would have been nice and interesting if Boyle had appeared on the show – …read more

Ausiello has some casting news about Ugly Betty, and it’s big enough to give it top billing in this week’s Ask Ausiello column.
Question: Will Daniel Eric Gold, who plays Betty ex-BF/boss Matt, be returning to Ugly Betty next season? –Janeen Ausiello: Not only is he returning, but sources confirm to me exclusively that he’s been promoted to a full-fledged series regular! But don’t take that to mean Matt and Betty will reunite and live happily ever after. In fact, I hear Betty producers are already cooking up a fresh obstacle for the …read more