Betty Suarez (America Ferrera) Bio - Ugly Betty

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Betty Suarez

AMERICA FERRERA

OCCUPATION:
Features Editor at Mode magazine

RELATIONSHIPS:
Daughter Ignacio and the late Rosa, sister of Hilda, aunt of Justin

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I'm not your charity.

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Amanda Tanen Sommers
to Betty on Matt:
"We're just getting coffee, coworker coffee, not 'I want to sleep with you' coffee."
Matt Hartley
to Betty:
"Maybe the problem isn't that I don't have enough passion, it's that you don't feel it enough."
Amanda Tanen Sommers
to Matt:
"If you still have feelings for Betty, now would be a really good time to tell her."

CHARACTER BIO

Meet Mode magazines’ newest Editor, Betty Suarez. She may not fit the fashion world’s expectations of beauty but she has a style all her own. Often mocked by her “frenemies” for her colorful fashion sense, Betty started out as assistant extraordinaire to Daniel Meade, Editor-In-Chief of Mode. She proves that you can be sweet, smart and hard-working and still get ahead in this back-stabbing, superficial industry.

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ACTOR BIO

From her red frames to her terminal case of the people-pleasing disease, we know how terminally endearing America Ferrera is as the star of the hit ABC series Ugly Betty.

Her portrayal of Betty is not only a show-stopper with you—her fans—but also with critics and industry insiders alike: She has won several awards for her portrayal as Daniel’s more-than-ordinary assistant including an Emmy, a Golden Globe and a Screen Actors Guild Award.

We bet you remember when Ferrera first landed in our hearts and minds—as one of Hollywood's most vibrant young talents with her starring role in the Patricia Cardoso film Real Women Have Curves. Her performance earned her a Sundance Jury Award for Best Actress, an Independent Spirit Award nomination for Best Debut Performance, and a Young Artist Award nomination for Best Performance for a Leading Young Actress.

And we know you can’t forget her work on other films including The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (one and two). She has also starred in the bilingual independent film, Towards Darkness, which she executive-produced, and Fox Searchlight's independent film, Under the Same Moon.

Ms. Ferrera has also appeared in the Brian Jun film Steel City and the off-Broadway play Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead.

Ferrera was also in Catherine Hardwicke's Lords of Dogtown, and in the 2005 Sundance Film Festival entry, How the Garcia Girls Spent Their Summer.

In recognition of her work, Ferrera received a 2005 Movieline Breakthrough Award.

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WHAT'S BETTY UP TO?

The Fall Issue
May 21, 2009
Betty is promoted and Matt becomes her boss.
Born Identity
May 07, 2009
Betty hides Christina and baby William from the police.
Rabbit Test
April 30, 2009
Betty sneaks behind Matt's back to set up a business meeting between Daniel and Matt's billionaire dad.
The Sex Issue
March 19, 2009
Betty is trying to take her relationship with Matt to a new place -- the bedroom.