Although most of the buzz about Ugly Betty lately has been about the October 9 season premiere or the November sweeps Bahamas episode, the show is still filming other episodes.  Here are some photos of recent shooting in New York City.  This is a scene with Vanessa Williams and Michael Urie.

You’ll notice in some of these pics that Marc (Urie) looks worried or hard-pressed, and Wilhelmina (Williams) seems angry.  In a way, this is a good thing.  If Wilhelmina looked happy and cheerful, something would definitely be wrong.  The last thing we need is a contented or happy Willi.
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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