SEASON PREMIERE

BETTY'S LIFE IS IN CHAOS AS SHE DEALS WITH UPHEAVAL AT HOME AND AT WORK, ON THE SEASON PREMIERE OF "UGLY BETTY," THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 27 ON ABC

"How Betty Got Her Grieve Back"� Betty's life is in chaos after a series of very unfortunate events, but despite all that's happened, she's still in denial about one thing -- how much Henry's departure has affected her. Meanwhile, Amanda turns to junk food and to Marc in dealing with the revelation that Fey Sommers was her real mother, and Wilhelmina schemes to turn the tragic Meade family events to her advantage, on the season premiere of ABC's award-winning "Ugly Betty," THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 27 (8:00-9:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network.

"Ugly Betty" stars America Ferrera as Betty Suarez, Eric Mabius as Daniel Meade, Alan Dale as Bradford Meade, Tony Plana as Ignacio, Ana Ortiz as Hilda, Ashley Jensen as Christina, Becki Newton as Amanda, Mark Indelicato as Justin, Michael Urie as Marc, Judith Light as Claire Meade, Christopher Gorham as Henry, Rebecca Romijn as Alexis and Vanessa Williams as Wilhelmina Slater. Freddy Rodriguez is a recurring guest star as Gio.

Guest starring are Kevin Alejandro as Santos, Jayma Mays as Charlie, Max Greenfield as Nick Pepper, Lorraine Toussaint as Yoga, Illeana Douglas as Sheila, Kurt Fuller as Mr. Tanen, Stephanie Faracy as Mrs. Tanen, Matt Riedy as Mr. Klein, Kat Sawyer as Mrs. Klein and Alec Mapa as Suzuki St. Pierre.

"How Betty Got Her Grieve Back" was written by Silvio Horta & Marco Pennette and directed by James Hayman.

"Ugly Betty" is broadcast in 720 Progressive (720P), ABC's selected HDTV format, with 5.1-channel surround sound and Spanish audio via SAP.

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