Sofía Vergara
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| Born | Sofía Margarita Vergara Vergara July 10, 1972 Barranquilla, Atlántico, Colombia |
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| Years active | 1995–present |
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| Children | 1 |
| Relatives | Sandra Vergara (cousin, adopted sister) |
| Website | www |
Sofía Margarita Vergara Vergara (Spanish: [soˈfi.a βeɾˈɣaɾa]; born July 10, 1972)[1][2] is a Colombian and American actress and television personality who has received five nominations each at the Primetime Emmy Awards and the Golden Globe Awards. She is one of the highest-paid actresses in the United States.[3][4][5]
Vergara is known for her role as Gloria Delgado-Pritchett in the ABC sitcom Modern Family (2009–2020) and Griselda Blanco in the Netflix miniseries Griselda (2024). She rose to prominence when co-hosting two television shows for the Spanish-language television network Univision in the late 1990s. After acting in the English-language film Chasing Papi (2003), she subsequently appeared in Four Brothers (2005), and Tyler Perry's comedies Meet the Browns (2008) and Madea Goes to Jail (2009). Vergara also acted in New Year's Eve (2011), The Three Stooges (2012), Machete Kills (2013), Fading Gigolo (2013), Chef (2014), and Hot Pursuit (2015). She has also had voice-over roles in the animated films Happy Feet Two (2011), The Emoji Movie (2017), and Despicable Me 4 (2024).
Since 2020, Vergara has been a judge on the television talent show America's Got Talent.[6] She is also known as a businesswoman and a brand ambassador. Vergara designs her own fashion line for Walmart, and signed with both Pepsi and CoverGirl in 2011. She launched her first fragrance "Sofia by Sofia Vergara" in 2014, and has since released four more fragrances.[7]
- ^ "Monitor". Entertainment Weekly. No. 1215. July 13, 2012. p. 20.
- ^ "Entre pitufos mexicanos, Sofía Vergara celebró sus 39 años / Among Mexican Smurfs, Sofia Vergara celebrated her 39 years". El Heraldo (in Spanish). July 11, 2011. Archived from the original on October 4, 2013. Retrieved March 29, 2015.
Sofía Margarita Vergara Vergara nació el 10 de julio de 1972 en Barranquilla. / Sofía Margarita Vergara Vergara was born on 10 July 1972 in Barranquilla.
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- ^ Berg, Madeline. "The Highest-Paid Actresses 2020: Small Screen Stars Like Sofia Vergara, Ellen Pompeo And Elisabeth Moss Shine". Forbes. Archived from the original on October 2, 2020. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
- ^ Matt Donnelly; Joe Otterson (February 27, 2020). "Sofia Vergara, Heidi Klum Set as America's Got Talent Season 15 Judges". Variety. Archived from the original on March 5, 2020. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
- ^ "How A Business-First Mentality Earned Sofia Vergara $43 Million This Year". Forbes. Archived from the original on February 4, 2023. Retrieved January 11, 2023.