Sofia is the highest-paid US television actress by a long shot. According to “Forbes,” she made more than $43 million this year – that’s nearly twice what the second-highest-paid TV actress, Kaley Cuoco, made. But it isn’t just TV stars that she’s got beat.
Vergara made even more than film star Angelina Jolie, who earned around $31 million. And it’s easy to see why she’s making the big bucks if you follow her work on “Modern Family.”
The End of an Era
Modern Family made us laugh and cry for more than a decade during its stint on the air. But as we enjoyed the 2019-2020 season, they announced that it would be its final run (at least, as far as new episodes go.)
Originally, they were actually set to end it after season 10, but it still had a little left to give. Although we’re sad to see it go, it gives all of the actors the chance to break free of their known personas on the show to go off in search of something different – which Sofia didn’t have any trouble doing!
A Hefty Paycheck
Although there’s probably going to be a lot she misses about the show, including sharing time with her on-set family, but one of the main things will likely be the paychecks.
During her time on "Modern Family," she was getting paid a whopping $500,000 per episode, five days per week! Of course, that wasn’t her only source of income because the whole time, she was signing different endorsement deals with major brands. Still, she raked in an estimated $10 million per season.
The Biggest Honor
The actress was honored by The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce in May of 2015 when they gave her her very own star on the Walk of Fame.
“The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce is proud to add some spice to the Walk of Fame by immortalizing Sofia Vergara’s fame onto our iconic walk,” said Ana Martinez, Producer of ceremonies on the WOF. Unfortunately, not everyone was as thrilled about the new addition to the walk.
#embryodefense
The June after Sofia’s star was added to the Walk of Fame in front of the Marshall’s Department Store, protesters decided to add some very unwelcome artwork to the face of it.
After they’d already harassed her after hearing she’d frozen some of her embryos in hopes of future procreation with her ex-fiance, Nick Loeb, they took to the Walk, spraying her star with graffiti. The vandals even signed it with the name of their group, “#embryodefense.”