Sofia Vergara is Colombian and a US citizen. Sofía’s full name is “Sofía Margarita Vergara Vergara” and she is an actress and model. She was born on July 10, 1972, and she become 50 years old in 2022. Sofia started her career when she was 17 years old. One day when she was on the beach, a photographer suggest her modeling. Here on this page, we are trying to answer most of the most asked questions related to Sofia like her age, husband, boyfriend, net worth, height, etc.
Sofia Vergara biography (Sofia Vergara Wiki) in short
Full name | Sofía Margarita Vergara Vergara |
Other names / Nicknames | Sofia Vergara, La Toti |
Gender | Female |
Date of birth | July 10, 1972 |
Birthplace | Barranquilla, Colombia |
Age | 50 years |
Profession | Actress, Model, Businesswoman |
Zodiac Sign | Cancer |
Sofia Vergara Husband | Joe Gonzalez (1991 to 1993), Joe Manganiello (married in 2015) |
Sofia Vergara Boyfriend | Nick Loeb (2010–2014) |
Brother/Sister/Siblings/Children | 1 Child and 5 siblings including her |
Religion | Christianity (Roman Catholic) |
Language she speaks | Columbian/Spanish & English |
Nationality | Columbian (Colombians / Colombianos), US Citizen |
Education & Career
Sofia attended Marymount School Barranquilla, a private bilingual Spanish/English school. She got admission to the National University of Columbia for dental medicine but she left before completing her graduation. She was eager to get into a modeling & acting career.
She worked in Chasing Papi (2003). Her first English movie. Later, “Four Brothers (2005)”, Meet the Browns (2008) and the “Madea Goes to Jail (2009)”.
Sofía Margarita Vergara Vergara She was the highest-paid actress in American television from 2013 to 2020.
She is the judge of “America’s Got Talent” in Season 17. She was also the judge of seasons 15 and 16.
Sofia has more than 5000+ photos, videos, and reels on her Instagram handle. She has a huge number of followers and the numbers are 26.8+ million. No doubt, she is earning money through her social media platforms as well. Not regularly, but promoting brands as well through her social media profiles/pages.
Why she is famous?
Sofia Vergara is famous for her acting career in Colombia and the US. She was highest paid TV actress from 2013 to 2020. She is best known for a TV show titled “Modern Family” from 2009 to 2020.
Viral images / Photos
Height, Weight, Hair color, eye color, etc.
Sofia Vergara Height | 5 feet 7 inches (approx) |
Weight | 60 kg approx |
Hair Color | Brown |
Eye color | Black |
Health
In 2000, Sofía Vergara suffered from thyroid cancer. The Thyroid was removed and she went for radioiodine therapy and recovered completely.
Availability on social media & other platforms?
Instagram – Available
YouTube – Available
Twitter – Available
Facebook – Available
Awards
In the US, she worked in the ABC comedy series “Modern Family”. She was nominated for 4 times Golden Globe Awards, 4 Primetime Emmy Awards, and eleven Screen Actors Guide Awards.
Favorite/hobbies
Favorite Actor/Actress | — |
Favorite Food | — |
Hobbies | selfie/photo lover, traveling, etc. |
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Sofia Vergara Family
Sofia was born in a Roman Catholic family. Sofia’s father’s name is Julio Enrique Vergara Robayo who was a cattle rancher in the meat industry. Sofia’s mother was a homemaker and her name is Margarita Vergara de Vergara.
Her child’s name is Manolo Gonzalez Vergara and he is 30+ years of age. She was 20 years when Manolo Gonzalez Vergara was born.
Controversy
In 2011, Sofia’s younger brother was deported to Colombia back. He was arrested and has a long-time drug addiction and previous brushes with the law.
According to IMDB, Sofia’s elder 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.
In 2011, her younger brother was deported back to Colombia permanently. He was arrested many times by police and he was a drug-addicted. Later Sofia said about this incident that “his brother is like another person.”
Relationships of Sofia Vergara
Sofía Vergara was married to Joe Gonzalez in 1991 and divorced in 1993. Later, she started dating Nick Loeb from 2010 to 2014. Later on, she married Joe Manganiello in 2015. She has a child.
She was married at the age of 18 to her school boyfriend “Joe Gonzalez ” and they had a boy they named “Manolo”.
US Citizenship
At present, she is an actress, model, and businesswoman. She has citizenship from Colombia and the US. In an interview at Jimmy Kimmel Live!, she revealed that the faced 100 question test and gave all the right answers to all 100 questions. She said it took so much time for her to become a US citizen, she is working long in the US. She got an awesome score to become the US citizen
Sofia Vergara Net Worth
According to Forbes, she was the highest-paid TV actor from 2013 to 2020 with $43 million.
Unknown facts & more about Sofia
- Sofia was ranked #56 by Stuff magazine’s “102 Sexiest Women in the World” in 2002. In 2003, she was ranked #38.
- Sofia was ranked #23 on Maxim magazine’s Hot 100 Women of 2002 list. In 2005, she was ranked #25. In 2008, she was ranked 39 number in the list. In 2010 she was ranked 47th number.
- Vergara was ranked #30 in Ask Men’s top 99 “most desirable” women of 2002. In 2012, she was ranked number 1 on the list. In 2013, she was ranked number 13.
- Sofia’s first and second husband has the same first name “Joe”.
Is Sofia Vergara a US Citizen?
Yes. She is a US citizen. In an interview, she revealed that she faced 100 questions to become a citizen of the US.