Ugly Betty's Vanessa Williams Joins Desperate Housewives Cast

Vanessa Williams
Vanessa Williams — who played diva Wilhelmina Slater on Ugly Betty — will be moving onto Wisteria Lane as a regular on next season's Desperate Housewives, TVGuide.com has confirmed.
Desperate Housewives searching for the new Edie
Details of her role have not been released, although producers have been searching for a saucy replacement for Nicollette Sheridan since she left the series in Season 5.
Ugly Betty's Vanessa Williams: Wilhelmina "got everything she wanted" in finale
You can still catch Williams' Wilhelmina in encore presentations of Ugly Betty on Saturdays at 7/6c on TV Guide Network.