Sofía Vergara Explained

Sofía Vergara
Birth Name:Sofía Margarita Vergara Vergara
Birth Date:10 July 1972
Birth Place:Barranquilla, Atlántico, Colombia
Yearsactive:1995–present
Children:1
Relatives:Sandra Vergara (cousin, adopted sister)

Sofía Margarita Vergara Vergara (pronounced as /es/; born July 10, 1972)[1] [2] is a Colombian and American actress and television personality. She 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 received a combined five Primetime Emmy Award nominations for both, while the former also earned her four Golden Globe Award nominations. The former role also established her as one of the highest-paid actresses in the United States.[3] [4]

Vergara rose to prominence while co-hosting two television shows for 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), receiving an ALMA Award nomination for the latter. 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), Escape from Planet Earth (2013), and The Emoji Movie (2017).

Since 2020, Vergara has been a judge on the television talent show America's Got Talent.[5] She is also known as a businesswoman, and brand ambassador. Vergara designs her own fashion line for Kmart and signed with both Pepsi and CoverGirl in 2011. Vergara launched her first fragrance "Sofia by Sofia Vergara" in 2014 and has since released four more fragrances.[6]

Early life

Vergara was born to a Roman Catholic family[7] in Barranquilla. Her mother, Margarita Vergara de Vergara, was a homemaker, and her father, Julio Enrique Vergara Robayo, was a cattle rancher for the meat industry.[8] [9] [10] She was nicknamed "Toti" by her five siblings and many cousins.[11]

Vergara initially studied dentistry for three years at National University of Colombia, but she left two semesters away from completing her degree to pursue opportunities in modeling and show business.[12] In 1998, her older brother Rafael was murdered in Colombia during an attempt to kidnap him.[13] Not wanting to be caught in the unrest that resulted in the murder, Vergara emigrated to the United States, settling in Miami, Florida.[14] Her cousin and adopted sister, Sandra, is also a television actress in the United States.[15] [16]

Career

Vergara was discovered by a photographer while walking on a beach in Colombia, and she was quickly presented with offers of modeling and television work.[17] [18] She was "apprehensive about doing her first television commercial—until her Catholic schoolteachers gave her their personal permission to take the assignment."[19] She made her first appearance, aged 17, in a Pepsi commercial aired in Latin America.[20] She then began studies at the Creative Workshops School of Acting, where Gloria Estefan also trained.[21]

In 2009, Vergara appeared in Chicago on Broadway as Matron Mama Morton for six weeks.[22] [23] She was scheduled to star in The Paperboy, an independent drama directed by Lee Daniels. However shooting was delayed and the revised resumption conflicted with her shooting schedule for the third season of Modern Family and she dropped out.[24] In July 2011, she finished filming the Farrelly brothers' The Three Stooges, her first leading role in a major film. She said, "I play a mean woman that tries to manipulate the Three Stooges into killing her husband so that she gets all the money."[25] In April 2012, she appeared in her son Manolo's YouTube web series Vida con Toty.[26] She starred on the ABC sitcom Modern Family as Gloria Delgado-Pritchett, for which she was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series from 2010 to 2013.[27] Vergara was the highest-earning woman in U.S. television, earning $19 million for the previous 12 months, according to a list released by Forbes.com on July 18, 2012.[28] [29] Vergara was named one of People magazine's "50 most beautiful people", and named by The Hollywood Reporter and Billboard as one of the most influential Latin women in Hollywood.[30] Vergara received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on May 7, 2015.[31] [32] In 2015, Forbes estimated Vergara's annual income at $28.5 million.[33]

In June 2016, the Human Rights Campaign released a video in tribute to the victims of the Orlando nightclub shooting; in the video, Vergara and others told the stories of the people killed there.[34] [35] As of September 2016, Forbes reported that Vergara was the highest-paid actress in television, bringing in $43 million in the past year.[36] In February 2020, it was announced that Vergara would be a judge on America's Got Talent, starting with its fifteenth season. She returned for her second season in 2021, her third in 2022, her fourth in 2023, and her fifth in 2024.[37]

In 2024 Vergara became the first Latina born in a Latin American country nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie, for playing Griselda Blanco in the miniseries Griselda.[38]

Business ventures

In 2011, it was announced that Vergara was designing a clothing line for Kmart targeting soccer moms.[39] In 2011, Vergara was named the face of CoverGirl, with the first advertisements appearing in January 2012. In April 2011, she appeared in a Diet Pepsi commercial with David Beckham[40] and another in January 2012.[41] Also in 2011, she appeared in a number of commercials for Comcast's Xfinity brand and State Farm.[42] In 2013, she signed endorsement contracts with Diet Pepsi, Rooms To Go, and the medicine Synthroid. Vergara launched a furniture line with Rooms To Go in 2013.[43] She wanted to create well-made and affordable furniture, saying: "Everyone should be able to make their home look amazing and be proud of their home." In 2014, Vergara became a brand ambassador for the American anti-dandruff shampoo brand Head & Shoulders.[44]

In March 2017, she reached a settlement with Venus Concept for alleged improper use of her likeness, which Vergara said created the false impression that she endorsed their beauty products.[45] She launched her first fragrance "Sofia by Sofia Vergara" in 2014 and has since released four more fragrances.[46] [47] In June 2023, Vergara launched the beauty brand Toty.[48] [49] [50] The brand is named after her childhood nickname.

List of product lines by Sofia Vergara!Year!Title!Brand!Notes
2005"EBY by Sofia Vergara"EBY (Empowered By You)Clothing collection[51]
2011–2015"Sofia by Sofia Vergara"KmartClothing collection
2013–present"Sofia Vergara Furniture Collection"Rooms To GoFurniture line[52]
2018"Sofia by Sofia Vergara" (Latin America Exclusive)PaylessShoe and bag collection[53]
2019–present"Sofía Jeans by Sofía Vergara"WalmartClothing collection[54]
2020–present"Sofia Vergara x Foster Grant"Foster GrantEyewear collection[55] [56]
2021"Sofia Intimates by Sofia Vergara"WalmartIntimate apparel line[57]
2022"Sofia Jewelry by Sofia Vergara"WalmartJewelry line
2022"Sofía Home by Sofía Vergara"WalmartHome decoration line
2023"Toty"Vergara's own beauty brand

Personal life

Vergara has naturally blonde hair. For movies and television, she is sometimes asked to color her hair dark brown or black to make her look more stereotypically Hispanic.[58] [59] Vergara was married at the age of 18 to her high-school sweetheart, Joe Gonzalez. They have a son named Manolo, who was born in Colombia on September 16, 1991.[60] They divorced in 1993.[61] Vergara and her boyfriend Nick Loeb became engaged in 2012 after dating for two years. On May 23, 2014, Vergara announced that the engagement had been called off.[62] Vergara and True Blood star Joe Manganiello became engaged on Christmas Eve 2014 after dating for six months.[63] They married in Palm Beach, Florida, on November 21, 2015.[64] [65] On July 17, 2023, Vergara and Manganiello announced to Page Six that they have separated and are planning to divorce after seven years of marriage.[66] The divorce was finalized in February 2024.[67] Since October 2023, she has been dating orthopedic surgeon Justin Saliman.[68] [69]

Vergara was diagnosed with thyroid cancer in 2000 at the age of 28.[70] [71] [72] She had her thyroid removed, underwent radioiodine therapy, and made a full recovery.[73] She takes medication to prevent hypothyroidism.[74] On May 9, 2011, Vergara's younger brother Julio was deported from the United States to Colombia after being arrested in April that year; Julio also had a longtime drug addiction and previous brushes with the law.[75] [76] Vergara told Parade magazine, "To see somebody dying over 10 years, little by little, that's the worst punishment. Now he's like another person."[77] During her December 2014 appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Vergara revealed that she had become a United States citizen after getting a perfect score on her citizenship test.[78] [79]

From 2015 to 2017, Vergara was involved in a legal dispute regarding the future of two fertilized embryos produced by in vitro fertilization while she was still in a relationship with Loeb;[80] the embryos were kept in storage in cryopreservation in a medical clinic in California. Following the couple's split in 2014, Loeb filed a lawsuit for custody of the embryos in a California court, but he later dropped that lawsuit when the court demanded that Loeb identify two women who had abortions after he had impregnated them.[81] In December 2016, a right-to-life lawsuit against Vergara was initiated in Louisiana with Vergara's embryos as plaintiffs.[82]

The embryos were named "Emma" and "Isabella" in the lawsuit, and their "trustee" was listed as James Charbonnet, a New Orleans resident of no relation to Vergara.[83] The intent of the suit was to give the embryos a chance to further develop using a surrogate carrier, hence to be born, and to benefit from an inheritance trust that had been created for them and is administered by Charbonnet.[84] Loeb had written "Keeping them frozen forever is tantamount to killing them," in a 2015 op-ed in The New York Times.[85] The suit also tried to terminate parental rights of Vergara because by keeping them in cryopreservation in a medical clinic she allegedly abandoned and neglected the embryos. The legal case was novel and took advantage of Louisiana's embryo laws; the state passed a law in 1986 that declares embryos to be "juridical persons", giving embryos the right to sue or be sued.[86] In August 2017, a Louisiana judge dismissed the case on the grounds that the court had no jurisdiction over the embryos, which were conceived in California.[87] [88]

In 2024, Vergara launched Dios Mios Coffee, a brand devoted to elevating female Colombian growers. [89]

She has Italian origins[90]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2002Collateral DamageAirplane HijackerDeleted scene[91]
Big TroubleNina
2003Chasing PapiCici
2004The 24th DayIsabella
Soul PlaneBlanca
2005Lords of DogtownAmelia
Four BrothersSofi
2006GrilledLoridonna
National Lampoon's Pledge This!Herself
2008Tyler Perry's Meet the BrownsCheryl
2009Madea Goes to JailT.T.
2011The SmurfsOdile Anjelou
New Year's Eve[92] Ava
Happy Feet TwoCarmenVoice role
2012The Three StoogesLydia Harter
2013Escape from Planet EarthGabby BabblebrookVoice role
Fading GigoloSelima
Machete KillsMadame Desdemona
2014ChefInez
2015Wild CardD. D.
Hot PursuitDaniella RivaAlso executive producer
2017The Female BrainLisa
The Emoji MovieFlamenco DancerVoice role[93]
2018BentRebecca
The Con Is OnVivien
2019Bottom of the 9thAngela Ramirez
2021KoatiZaina[94] Voice role; also executive producer
2023StraysDolores the CouchVoice role
2024Cancer
Despicable Me 4ValentinaVoice role

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1995Acapulco, cuerpo y almaIrasemaTelenovela
1995–1998Fuera de serieHerselfCo-host
1999A que no te atreves
BaywatchEpisode: "Boys will be Boys"
2000Club La BombaHerselfHost
2002My Wife and KidsSelmaEpisode: "Samba Story"
2004EveApril PerezEpisode: "Party All the Time"
RodneyCarmenEpisode: "Dream Lover"
2005Hot PropertiesLola HernandezMain role (13 episodes)
Punk'd[95] HerselfSeason 5, episode 4
2007EntourageVillage GirlEpisode: "Welcome to the Jungle"
Amas de Casa DesesperadasAlicia Oviedo23 episodes
The Knights of ProsperityEsperanza VillalobosMain role (13 episodes)
Dirty Sexy MoneySofía Montoya4 episodes
2008Fuego en la sangreLeonora10 episodes
Men in TreesPilar Romero2 episodes
2009Dancing with the StarsHerselfGuest appearance
2009–2020Modern FamilyGloria Delgado-PritchettMain role, 250 episodes
2011Sesame StreetHerselfGuest appearance
2012Saturday Night LiveHerself (Host)Episode: "Sofia Vergara/One Direction"
2013The Cleveland ShowSeñora Chalupa / Herself (voice)2 Episodes: "The Essence of Cleveland" "Wide World of Cleveland Show"
2013–2017Family GuyFlower Saleswoman / Hispanic Woman / Herself (voice)2 Episodes, "The Giggity Wife" "Emmy Winning Episode"
2014Killer WomenExecutive producer
2016The SimpsonsCarol Berrera (voice)Episode: "Teenage Mutant Milk-Caused Hurdles"
2020A Modern FarewellHerselfModern Family documentary
2020–presentAmerica's Got TalentHerself/JudgeSeason 15–present
2023Germany's Next TopmodelHerself/Guest JudgeSeason 18
2024GriseldaGriselda BlancoLead role, also executive producer[96]

Music video

YearTitleArtist
1997 "Que Diera" Carlos Vives
2013"Aura"Lady Gaga
2020 "Yo Visto Así" Bad Bunny

Theatre

Awards and nominations

In 2014, Vergara was ranked as the 32nd most powerful woman in the world by Forbes; her position was 38 the previous year.[97]

YearAssociationCategoryNominated workResult
2006Black Reel AwardsOutstanding Ensemble (shared with the rest of the cast)Four Brothers
2009ALMA AwardsActress in FilmMadea Goes to Jail
Screen Actors Guild AwardsOutstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy SeriesModern Family
2010Golden Globe AwardsBest Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film
Imagen Foundation AwardsBest Actress – Television
Primetime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Screen Actors Guild AwardsOutstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
2011ALMA AwardsFavorite TV Actress – Leading Role in a Comedy
Golden Globe AwardsBest Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film
NAACP Image AwardsOutstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series[98]
Critics' Choice Television AwardsBest Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Primetime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Satellite AwardsBest Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film
Screen Actors Guild AwardsOutstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series
2012
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
ALMA AwardsFavorite Movie Actress – Supporting RoleThe Three Stooges
Favorite TV Actress – Leading Role in a ComedyModern Family
NAACP Image AwardsOutstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Primetime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Golden Globe AwardsBest Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film
Kids' Choice AwardsFavorite Movie ActressThe Smurfs
Glamour AwardsComedy Actress of the Year[99]
2013Screen Actors Guild AwardsOutstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy SeriesModern Family
Golden Globe AwardsBest Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film
Primetime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
People's Choice AwardsFavorite Comedic TV Actress
2014NAACP Image AwardsOutstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Kids' Choice AwardsFavorite Funny Star
Screen Actors Guild AwardsOutstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
2015NAACP Image AwardsOutstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
People's Choice AwardsFavorite Comedic TV Actress
Screen Actors Guild AwardsOutstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
2016
Imagen Foundation AwardsBest Actress – Television
Kids' Choice AwardsFavorite Family TV Actress
Premios JuventudActriz Que Se Roba La Pantalla
People's Choice AwardsFavorite Comedic TV Actress[100]
Favorite Comedic Movie ActressHot Pursuit
2017Favorite Comedic TV ActressModern Family[101]
2018Favorite Comedy TV Star[102]
2020Favorite Female TV Star[103]
Favorite Comedy TV Star
2024Primetime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or MovieGriselda

Notes and References

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  5. Sofia Vergara, Heidi Klum Set as America's Got Talent Season 15 Judges. Variety. Matt Donnelly. Joe Otterson. February 27, 2020. March 7, 2020. March 5, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200305154626/https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/americas-got-talent-season-15-sofia-vergara-heidi-klum-1203517969/. live.
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