Sofía Vergara

Sofía Margarita Vergara Vergara (; born July 10, 1972) 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 drug lord Griselda Blanco in the miniseries ''Griselda'' (2024). For the former, she was nominated for four Golden Globe Awards and four Primetime Emmy Awards. The role established her as one of the highest-paid actresses in America.

Vergara rose to prominence while co-hosting two television shows for Spanish-language television network Univision in the late 1990s. Her first notable acting job in English was in the 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. She also acted in ''New Year's Eve'' (2011), ''The Three Stooges'' (2012), ''Machete Kills'' (2013), ''Fading Gigolo'' (2013), ''Chef'' (2014), and ''Hot Pursuit'' (2015). Vergara 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''. She is also known as a businesswoman, and brand ambassador. She 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. She is one of the few Latinas in ad campaigns in the United States. Provided by Wikipedia