List of Ugly Betty cast members
This is a list of cast members and guest stars on Ugly Betty.
Core regulars
The season during which each actor has been included in the main cast are marked in black. Note that the actors don't necessarily appear in every episode during their time as a main star.When a starring actor also has appeared as a guest star during other seasons, this is marked in gray.
1 Promoted from guest star to main cast in season 1, episode 14, "I'm Coming Out"
2 Became main cast in season 1, episode 13, "In or Out"
3 Left the main cast in season 2, episode 10, "Bananas for Betty"
4 Left the main cast in season 4, episode 11 "Back In Her Place"
5 Left the main cast in season 3, episode 4 "Betty Suarez Land"
6 Left the main cast in season 3, episode 21 "The Born Identity"
Recurring
| Actor | Role |
| Stelio Savante | Steve |
| Ava Gaudet | Gina Gambarro |
| Salma Hayek | Sofia Reyes |
| Kevin Alejandro | Santos |
| Jowharah Jones Yaya DaCosta | Nico Slater |
| Octavia Spencer | Constance Grady |
| Gina Gershon | Fabia |
| Jayma Mays | Charlie |
| Bailey Chase | Beckett "Becks" Scott |
| Max Greenfield | Nick Pepper |
| Lindsay Lohan | Kimmie "Kim" Keegan |
| Max Ehrich | Randy |
| Freddy Rodriguez | Gio Rossi |
Other/minor roles
| Actor | Role |
| Cicily Daniels | Zelda |
| Kristen Schaal | Nancy |
| Corinne Dekker | Nancy |
| Christine Jones | Fey Sommers |
| Sal Landi | Mr. Green |
| Debi Mazar | Leah Stillman |
| Ninel Conde | telenovela actress |
| Alec Mapa | Suzuki St. Pierre |
| Eddie Cibrian | "Coach" Tony Diaz |
Notes
- - Listed as "Guest Starring" in opening credits, but became full-time regular after episode "Sofia's Choice".
- - Became recurring regulars after their second appearance.
- - Gorham and Light became recurring regulars in the first season; Both became full-time regulars in the second season.
- - Alexis Meade was initially played by Elizabeth Penn Payne. Rebecca Romijn took over the role in In or Out.
- - Newton plays the most characters on the show. In one episode, she played Ruthie, the equivalent of Betty who works at MYW, and she took over the role of Fey Sommers to better resemble Amanda.
- - Listed as "Guest Starring" in opening credits, but became a full-time regular after episode "Sofia's Choice"; Still listed in credits as a regular but has not been seen since "Brothers".
- - Romijn will be demoted to recurring during Season 3.
Season One guest stars
| Actor | Role | Episode |
| Lucy Davis | Fashion TV host | "The Box and the Bunny" |
| Isaac Mizrahi | Fashion TV host | "Lose the Boss" |
| William Abadie | Philippe Michel | "Pilot " |
| Sarah Jones | Natalie Whitman | "The Box and the Bunny" |
| Martha Stewart | Herself | "Four Thanksgivings and a Funeral" |
| Patrick Fabian | Fashion TV host | "The Lyin', the Watch and the Wardrobe" |
| Cleo King | Anne Fraiser | "Fey's Sleigh Ride" |
| Miranda Frigon | Carol | "Fey's Sleigh Ride" |
| Ron Canada | Senator Slater | "Queens for a Day" |
| Greg Proops | Fashion TV host | "Queens for a Day" |
| Thea Vidale | Choli | "Queens for a Day" |
| Teddy Sears | Hunter | "Four Thanksgivings and a Funeral" and "Sofia's Choice" |
| Kathy Griffin | Fashion TV host | "In or Out" |
| Tim Gunn | Fashion TV host | "I'm Coming Out" and "Brothers" |
| Katharine McPhee | Herself | "I'm Coming Out" |
| Lucy Liu | Grace Chin | "Derailed" and "Icing On The Cake" |
| Jesse Tyler Ferguson | Dr. Gabe Farkas | "Icing On The Cake" |
| Jerry O'Connell | Joey | "Derailed" |
| Patti LuPone | Ms. Jean Weiner | "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" |
| Leslie Jordan | Quincy Combs | "Punch Out" |
| Ivana Miličević | Lena | "Punch Out" and "Petra-Gate" |
| AnnaLynne McCord | Petra | "Punch Out" and "Petra-Gate" |
| Cristian de la Fuente | Rodrigo | "Petra-Gate" and "Secretaries' Day" |
| Mykel Shannon-Jenkins | Tavares | "Petra-Gate" and "A Tree Grows in Guadalajara" |
| Shayna Rose | "Replacement Serving Wench" | "Secretaries' Day" |
| Rachel Roberts | Marla | "Secretaries' Day" |
| Lorraine Toussaint | Yoga¹ | "Secretaries' Day" and "East Side Story" |
| Rita Moreno | Mirta | "A Tree Grows in Guadalajara" |
| Justina Machado | Clara | "A Tree Grows in Guadalajara" |
| Rebecca Gayheart | Jordan | "A Tree Grows in Guadalajara" |
| Lillian Hurst | Yolanda Salazar | "A Tree Grows in Guadalajara" |
| Arap Bethke | Antonio Barrerio | "A Tree Grows in Guadalajara" |
| Lilyan Chauvin | "The Curandera" | "A Tree Grows in Guadalajara" |
| Kristin Chenoweth | Diane | "East Side Story" |
| Angélica Vale | Angelica | "East Side Story" |
| Angélica Vale | - | - |
Notes
¹—To be recurring regulars in Second Season.
Season Two guest stars
| Actor | Role | Episode |
| Kurt Fuller | Mr. Tanen | "How Betty Got Her Grieve Back" |
| Stephanie Faracy | Rosemary Tanen | "How Betty Got Her Grieve Back" |
| Justina Machado | Clara | "Family/Affair" |
| Rick Fox | Duane | "Family/Affair", "Betty's Wait Problem" and "A Nice Day for a Posh Wedding" |
| Kenneth Cole | Himself | "Betty's Wait Problem" |
| Victor Garber | Professor Barrett | "Grin and Bear It" |
| James Van Der Beek | Luke Carnes | "Grin and Bear It" |
| Marlo Thomas | Jennifer | "Something Wicked This Way Comes" |
| Victoria Beckham | Herself | "A Nice Day for a Posh Wedding" |
| Vera Wang | Herself | "A Nice Day for a Posh Wedding" |
| Eden Espinosa | Elphaba / Herself | "Something Wicked This Way Comes" |
| Megan Hilty | Glinda / Herself | "Something Wicked This Way Comes" |
| Kristoffer Cusick | Fiyero | "Something Wicked This Way Comes" |
| Derek Riddell | Stuart McKinney | "A Nice Day for a Posh Wedding", "Zero Worship" and "Betty's Baby Bump" |
| Eliza Dushku | Cameron Ashlock | "Giving Up the Ghost" |
| Betty White | Herself | "Bananas for Betty" |
| Bow Wow | Himself | "Zero Worship" |
| Omarion | Himself | "Zero Worship" |
| Annie Potts | Linda | "Zero Worship" |
| Barry Bostwick | Roger Adams | "Odor in the Court" |
| Paul McCrane | District Attorney Weitz | "Odor in the Court" |
| Gene Simmons | Himself | "A Thousand Words Before Friday", "The Kids Are Alright" |
| Christian Siriano | Himself | "Burning Questions" |
| Nina Garcia | Herself | "Burning Questions", "Jump" |
| Larry King | Himself | "The Kids Are Alright" |
| Lindsay Lohan | Kimmie Keegan | "Jump" |
| Naomi Campbell | Herself | "Jump" |
| Gabrielle Union | Renee Slater | "Burning Questions", "Twenty-Four Candles", "A Thousand Words Before Friday" |
Season Three guest stars
| Actor | Role | Episode |
| Lindsay Lohan | Kimmie Keegan | "The Manhattan Project", "Granny Pants", "Ugly Berry" |
| Regis Philbin | Himself | "The Manhattan Project" |
| Kelly Ripa | Herself | "The Manhattan Project" |
| Kate Reinders | Ginger | "The Manhattan Project", "Filing for the Enemy" |
| Derek Riddell | Stuart McKinney | "Filing for the Enemy", "Crimes of Fashion", "Rabbit Test", "The Born Identity" |
| Heather Tom | Holly Wright | "Filing for the Enemy", "Crimes of Fashion" |
| Mark Consuelos | Detective Averaimo | "Crimes of Fashion" |
| Adriana Lima | Herself | "Ugly Berry" |
| Nikki Blonsky | Tery | "Dress for Success" |
| Christine Baranski | Victoria Hartley | "A Mother of a Problem", "In the Stars", "Curveball" |
| David Rasche | Calvin Hartley | "Rabbit Test", "The Born Identity", "Curveball", "The Fall Issue" |
| Adele | Herself | "In the Stars" |
| Joy Behar | Herself | "Curveball" |
| Elisabeth Hasselbeck | Herself | "Curveball" |
| Billie Jean King | Herself | "Curveball" |
| Rachel Dratch | Penny/Mindy Meadows | "The Fall Issue" |
| Antonio Sabàto, Jr. | Himself | "The Fall Issue" |
| Nigel Barker | Himself | "The Fall Issue" |
| Robert Verdi | Himself | "The Fall Issue" |
| Rachel Maddow | Herself | "The Fall Issue" |