Sofía Margarita Vergara Vergara was born and raised in Barranquilla, Colombia. Her mother, Margarita Vergara Dávila de Vergara, is a housewife. Her father, Julio Enrique Vergara Robayo, provides cattle to the meat industry. She has five siblings. She was educated at a private bilingual Spanish/English school. She then went on to study pre-dentistry. However, Sofía was discovered by a photographer, whilst at the beach, and this led to various jobs in modeling and television. At age 23, she was a runway model. From 1995 to 1998, she co-hosted a travel show, Fuera de serie (1995), which gave her exposure in the United States. Her first film role was the criminal comedy El gran lío(2002). Her breakthrough role was as Gloria Delgado-Pritchett on the American television series Modern Family (2009). In 2010-2013, she received four Emmy nominations for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for this role. Sofía resides in Los Angeles, California with her son, Manolo. - IMDb Mini Biography By: Kad
Spouse
Joe Gonzalez (1991 - 1993) (divorced) (1 child)
Trade Mark
Seductive deep voice
Trivia
Ranked #56 in Stuff magazine's "102 Sexiest Women in the World" (2002).
Ranked #23 on Maxim magazine's Hot 100 Women of 2002 list.
Ranked #30 in Ask men's top 99 "most desirable" women of 2002.
Ranked #38 in Stuff magazine's "102 Sexiest Women in the World" (2003).
Ranked #98 in the 2001 FHM-USA list of "100 Sexiest Women in the World".
Ranked #66 in the 2002 FHM-USA list of "100 Sexiest Women in the World".
Her son is named Manolo after the character of the same name from El precio del poder(1983).
Ranked #25 on Maxim magazine's Hot 100 Women of 2005 list.
Ranked #80 in FHM magazine's "100 Sexiest Women in the World 2005" supplement.
Was featured as #23 on Maxim magazine's Hot 100 Women of 2002 supplement.
Ranked #39 on Maxim magazine's Hot 100 Women of 2008 list.
Ranked #47 on Maxim magazine's Hot 100 Women of 2010 list.
Her younger sister is actress Sandra Vergara.
After she divorced, she studied pre-dentistry at a Colombian university for three years.
Attended Marymount School Barranquilla, a private bilingual Spanish/English school.
Was diagnosed with thyroid cancer in 2000, but after treatment has had a full recovery.
Ranked #1 in Ask men's top 99 "most desirable" women of 2012.
On the set of Los tres chiflados (2012), perennial prankster and director Peter Farrellyused to affectionately refer to her as Sofia Viagra.
While still living in her native Colombia, Sofía used to watch the Spanish-dubbed version of Matrimonio con hijos (1987) featuring her co-star-to-be Ed O'Neill. After she landed the role as Ed's wife Gloria on Modern Family (2009), she was disappointed to learn that Ed 'spoke' no Spanish.
As a young girl, Sofía was so self-conscious of her thin frame, she used to wear two pairs of jeans to fill out her figure.
As of July 18, 2012, Vergara was the highest-earning woman in American television, taking in $19 million for the past 12 months on a list released by Forbes.com.
Ranked #12 in Ask men's top 99 "most desirable" women of 2013.
Gave birth to her 1st child at age 20, a son Manolo Gonzalez on September 16, 1992. Child's father is her now ex-husband, Joe Gonzalez.
Was engaged to Nick Loeb, from July 2012 until May 2014. They had been in a relationship since 2010.
Despite having played her daughter on Modern Family (2009), Vergara was just 13 years younger than the late Elizabeth Peña.
Ranked #54 on Maxim magazine's Hot 100 Women of 2014 list.
Engaged to Joe Manganiello after five months together. [December 2014]
Announced on Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003) that she had become a United States citizen. [December 2014]
Her older brother was murdered in a bungled kidnapping attempt in 1998. She later brought her son, mother and sister with her to live in the United States.
Her younger brother was deported from the United States to Columbia on May 9, 2011 after being arrested in April; he also had a longtime drug addiction.
Already a prominent celebrity in her native Colombia, in 1994 and 1995, she was a guest host at the Viña del Mar International Song Festival, one of Latin America's most important music competitions.
Received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 7013 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on May 7, 2015.
Personal Quotes
I'm a natural blonde. But when I started acting, I would go to auditions and they didn't know where to put me because I was voluptuous and had the accent--but I had blonde hair. It was ignorance: they thought every Latin person looks like Salma Hayek.
If you see me without mascara, my eyelashes are completely blonde, I'm very, very fair-skinned.
My father told me if I did anything artistic, I would look like a hooker. I told him, "With these huge boobs that I inherited from your mother, I already look like a hooker!".
[on turning down the controversial role of Charlotte Bless in El chico del periódico(2012)]: It was a fun role. I was so glad that I didn't have to pee in anyone's face, though. I was glad it was not me. For [Nicole Kidman], that's nothing. For me, it would have been three weeks of stress. How am I going to pee in there?
[on her discomfort with her breasts at age 13] I wanted surgery. I told my mom, "As soon as I'm older, please take these boobs away." She said, "Sofia, shut up. When you're 18, it will be different." I was like "Why would I want these huge boobs?". I'm a 34DD. It's hard to dress. No matter what I wear, I look like a stripper.
[on her current feelings about her breasts] I'm grateful I have them, and honestly, they've helped me a lot in my career. And I've always felt sexy.
[on her role in Los tres chiflados (2012)] I play a mean woman that tries to manipulate the Three Stooges into killing her husband so that she gets all the money.
[on her younger brother deported after being arrested] To see somebody dying over 10 years, little by little, that's the worst punishment. Now he's like another person.
Los Angeles is crazy. The women all look the same now. That thing with the cheeks. Like Madonna. Who do they think they're fooling? It doesn't make them look young. You end up looking like a freak.
People shouldn't stay married because of the kids. That's torture for everyone.
With so many bad things happening, it creates a tough skin. You just have to take a deep breath and keep on going.
Latins, we're like that! We're very passionate and very loud and we scream and shout, but then we forget.
Salary
Modern Family (2009) $190.000 per episode ...............................................................................................
