Sofía Vergara (Colombian Actress) Biography

Quick Info

Profession	Actress
Nationality	Colombian
Date of Birth	10/07/1972
Age	53 years
Birthplace	Barranquilla, Atlántico, Colombia

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Full Name	Sofía Margarita Vergara Vergara
Nickname	La Toti Palillo

School	Marymount School, Barranquilla, Colombia
College/University	National University of Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia
Educational Qualification	Dentistry (dropout)

Affairs/Boyfriends	Joe Gonzalez Chris Paciello Nick Loeb Enrique Iglesias Joe Manganiello Justin Saliman
Marriage	Spouse: Joe Gonzalez Duration: 1990 - 1993 Spouse: Joe Manganiello Duration: November 2015 - July 2023

Father

Julio Enrique Vergara Robayo

Mother

Margarita Vergara de Vergara

Siblings

Brothers	Rafael Vergara (deceased) Julio Vergara
Sisters	Sandra Vergara (adopted) Veronica Vergara

Children

Son - Manolo (b. 1991)

Debut

Film	Collateral Damage (2002) as Airplane Hijacker
TV	Muchachitas (1991) as Herself

Awards & Achievements

Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series at Screen Actors Guild Awards (2010)
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series at NAACP Image Awards (2011)
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series at Screen Actors Guild Awards (2011)
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series at Screen Actors Guild Awards (2012)
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series at Screen Actors Guild Awards (2013)
Favorite Comedic TV Actress at People's Choice Awards (2017)
Favorite Comedy TV Star at People's Choice Awards (2020)
Hispanic Woman of the Year (1999)
The Hollywood Reporter’s 25 Most Powerful Hispanic Woman in the Entertainment Industry (2007)
Gold Derby Awards’ Ensemble of the Year (2010)
Online Film & Television Association’s Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series (2011)
The Hollywood Reporter’s Power 100 (2011)
Forbes’ World’s 100 Most Powerful Women (2012)
Comedy Actress of the Year at Glamour Awards (2012)
Forbes reported her as the highest-paid woman on U.S. TV, earning $19 million in a year (2012)
The Hollywood Reporter’s Top 25 Latinos in Entertainment (2014)
Variety’s Power of Latinos: 20 Most Influential Stars List (2014)
Variety’s Top 10 Latino Actors and Actresses (2014)
Forbes’ The Most Powerful Women in Entertainment (2015)
Screen Actors Guild Foundation’s Actors Inspiration Award (2015)
Kids’ Choice Awards’ Favorite Female TV Star, Family Show (2016)

Car Collection	Land Rover Range Rover Porsche Boxster

Instagram	https://www.instagram.com/sofiavergara/
Facebook	https://www.facebook.com/SofiaVergara/
YouTube	https://www.youtube.com/c/SofiaVergara
Twitter	https://x.com/sofiavergara
LinkedIn	https://www.linkedin.com/in/sofia-vergara/

1. Sofía Vergara's career began when she was scouted by a photographer while walking on a beach in Colombia.
2. She was married at 18 years old to her high school friend, Joe Gonzalez.
3. She co-founded Latin World Entertainment (LWE) in 1994.
4. Sofía was diagnosed with thyroid cancer in 2000 and underwent successful treatment.
5. She began her role as Gloria Delgado-Pritchett in the television series Modern Family in 2009.
6. In 2015, she became the first Latina to be nominated for an Emmy for Best Lead Actress in a Limited Series.
7. Sofía is an animal lover and shares her pet dog on social media.
8. She has Italian ancestry and has worked as a brand ambassador for various charities.