Sofía Vergara (born July 10, 1972, in Barranquilla, Colombia) is a Colombian-American actress who has become one of the highest-paid actresses in U.S. television, earning five Primetime Emmy and five Golden Globe nominations. She is best known for her breakout role as Gloria Delgado-Pritchett on the hit ABC sitcom Modern Family (2009–2020) and for starring as Griselda Blanco in the Netflix miniseries Griselda (2024). Discovered at age 17 for a Latin American Pepsi commercial, she moved to Miami in 1998 after her brother's murder and began her career on the Spanish-language network Univision, later appearing in films like Four Brothers and Hot Pursuit. Since 2020, Vergara has been a judge on America's Got Talent and has also voiced characters in animated movies such as The Emoji Movie and Despicable Me 4. Beyond acting, she is a successful businesswoman, launching a fashion line for Walmart, partnering with Pepsi and CoverGirl, and releasing several fragrances like "Sofia by Sofia Vergara."