There's a new Betty coming to town - "Golden Girl" Betty White,
who will guest star on an episode of "Ugly Betty" that begins
filming next week.
The beloved television actress will play herself in the episode
entitled "Bananas for Betty," which finds Wilhelmina (Vanessa
Williams) trying to change her image as the queen of mean, only to be met
with a major setback when she manhandles an older woman in an effort to
take the lady's cab away from her. The victim: None other than Betty
White, with the incident filmed by bystanders on their camera phones. Will
Willie ever live this down?
"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, Rebecca Romijn as
Alexis Meade, Judith Light as Claire Meade, Christopher Gorham as Henry
and Vanessa Williams as Wilhelmina Slater.
"Ugly Betty" airs THURSDAYS from 8:00-9:00 p.m., ET, on the
ABC Television Network.
Source:
ABC Press Release