While she may originally be from Colombia, she’s now a citizen of the United States. The actress really knows her stuff when it comes to the U.S – probably more than most natives. During an appearance on “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” the actress revealed she went through the citizenship process and even scored a 100% on her test, which isn’t very common.
“They give you like a hundred questions you have to learn, and then they give you a quiz, like a test,” she said. She first moved to the country back in the 1990s to pursue her career in modeling and entertainment.
The Perfect Spokesmodel
Vergara has come a long way since her first Pepsi ad (which she did when she was just 17-years old, by the way!) Now, she’s literally the highest-paid actress on American television, and brands can’t get enough of her as a spokesmodel.
Recently, she appeared in a crossover P&G Bounty and Charmin ad for the Superbowl, in which one woman slips and falls, drops a giant bucket of chili, which someone flies upwards, hits the fan. Well – it goes everywhere – except on Sofia, thanks to another woman who jumps in front of her to protect her!
A True Trendsetter
These days, it’s hard to turn on the TV and get through a single show without seeing her face on some major ad. She’s worked with pretty much every major corporation on the planet And; it’s no wonder they keep asking her to be their spokesmodel.
Executives have found beauty and comedy to make a devastating duo when pitching and selling products. Who doesn’t want to use the same kind of shampoo as Sofia Vergara? That’s what the people at Head and Shoulders thought, too.
Her Slow Beginning
Slowly making her mark in Hollywood, Vergara stunned on-screen as Sofi in the 2005 film, "Four Brothers." Sofia plays the girlfriend of Angel Mercer, who stays with her boyfriend at his house.
In the film, she helps the brothers plan and pulls off stunts, and talks to the cops for them.
In Big Trouble
Vergara may be most well-known for her sitcom work, but she’s done plenty of films and commercial work as well. Since 2002, she’s appeared in over 20 of them, starting with her role as Nina in 2002’s "Big Trouble."
Some of the other titles she’s done since then include "Soul Plane," "Tyler Perry’s Meet the Browns," "Madea Goes to Jail," "The Smurfs," "Machete Kills," "Hot Pursuit," "The Emoji Movie," and, in 2019, "Bottom of the 9th."