Sofía Vergara is a woman.
Sofía Margarita Vergara Vergara ( [ soˈfi.a βerˈɣaɾa ] ; born July 10 , 1972 ) is a Colombian-American actress and model . Her first notable acting job in English was in the film Chasing Papi ( 2003 ) . Vergara 's success on television has earned her roles in films The Smurfs ( 2011 ) , New Year 's Eve ( 2011 ) , Happy Feet Two ( 2011 ) , The Three Stooges ( 2012 ) , Escape from Planet Earth ( 2013 ) , Machete Kills ( 2013 ) , Chef ( 2014 ) , and Hot Pursuit ( 2015 ) . Vergara stars on the ABC series Modern Family as Gloria Delgado-Pritchett , for which she has been nominated for four Golden Globe Awards , four Primetime Emmy Awards , and seven Screen Actors Guild Awards . In 2014 , she was ranked as the 32nd most powerful woman in the world by Forbes .